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Ruth Smith 1898 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Dec 1898

Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 05 Jun 1996

Death Location: Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

Father: Sanford Smith

Mother: Emily Woodson

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The story of Ruth Smith began in 1898 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA. Ruth Smith passed away in 1996 in Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Smith began in 1898 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Smith passed away in 1996 in Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Ruth Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Smith
1898 – 1996
Birth Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Sanford LaFayette Smith
1874 – 1937
Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Emily (SMITH) Woodson
1877 – 1955
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Fielding (S) Smith
1822 – 1921
South Carolina
Matilda (Caroline Callie) Darby
1839 – 1918
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1898
05 Dec 1898
Birth of Ruth Smith in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1996
05 Jun 1996
Age 98
Death of Ruth Smith in Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1898
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1996
    Event Place: Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

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