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Ruth Cecelia Smith 1911 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 APR 1911

Birth Location: Meridian, Mississippi

Death Date: 26 JUN 1993

Death Location: Caus Lauderdale Cty Mississippi

Father: John Smith

Mother: Sarah Irby

Spouse(s): Preston Stodard

Children(s): Dr. Stodard

In 1911, Ruth Cecelia Smith entered the world in Meridian, Mississippi, born to John Andrew Smith and Sarah Vollila Irby. Ruth Cecelia Smith married Preston Edward Stodard, and had children including Dr. Preston Ray Stodard. Ruth Cecelia Smith passed away in 1993 in Caus Lauderdale Cty Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Ruth Cecelia Smith entered the world in Meridian, Mississippi, born to John Andrew Smith and Sarah Vollila Irby.
  • Ruth Cecelia Smith married Preston Edward Stodard, and had children including Dr. Preston Ray Stodard.
  • Ruth Cecelia Smith passed away in 1993 in Caus Lauderdale Cty Mississippi.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Smith's Ancestors

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Ruth Smith
1911 – 1993
Birth Place: Meridian, Mississippi
Parents
John Andrew Smith
1883 – 1959
Choctaw, Alabama
Sarah (Vollila) Irby
1887 – 1949
Grandparents
James (Monroe) Irby
1854 – 1936
Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Louvisia (Ann) Brewster
1856 – 1924
Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Brewster
1824 – 1905
Sarah Edwards
1826 – 1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brewster
1787 – 1866
Mary Smith
– 1835
Stephen Edwards
1801 – 1863
Catharine Cox
1798 – 1881

Ruth Smith's Descendants

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Ruth (Cecelia) Smith (18 APR 1911 – 26 JUN 1993) m. Preston (Edward) Stodard (17 July 1905 – 22 August 1958)
  1. 1. Dr. (Preston Ray) Stodard (12 January 1930 – 31 Mar 2000)

Ruth Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1911
18 APR 1911
Birth of Ruth Cecelia Smith in Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian, Mississippi
1993
26 JUN 1993
Age 82
Death of Ruth Cecelia Smith in Caus Lauderdale Cty Mississippi
Caus Lauderdale Cty Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 APR 1911
    Event Place: Meridian, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1993
    Event Place: Caus Lauderdale Cty Mississippi

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