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Ruth Jeanett Smith 1913 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 October 1913

Birth Location: Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 27 September 1987

Death Location: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA

Father: William Smith

Mother: Vera Bannister

Spouse(s): Coy Sprayberry

Children(s): Annie Sprayberry, Robert Sprayberry, Mary Sprayberry, Guy Sprayberry, Barbara Sprayberry, Larry Sprayberry, Jack Sprayberry

In 1913, Ruth Jeanett Smith entered the world in Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA, born to William Joseph Smith and Vera Mae Bannister. Ruth Jeanett Smith married Coy Bennie Sprayberry, and had children including Annie Lou Sprayberry, Robert Edward Sprayberry, Mary Frances Sprayberry, Guy Bennie Sprayberry, Barbara Faye Sprayberry, Larry Gene Sprayberry, Jack Lynn Sprayberry. Ruth Jeanett Smith passed away in 1987 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Ruth Jeanett Smith entered the world in Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA, born to William Joseph Smith and Vera Mae Bannister.
  • Ruth Jeanett Smith married Coy Bennie Sprayberry, and had children including Annie Lou Sprayberry, Robert Edward Sprayberry, Mary Frances Sprayberry, Guy Bennie Sprayberry, Barbara Faye Sprayberry, Larry Gene Sprayberry, Jack Lynn Sprayberry.
  • Ruth Jeanett Smith passed away in 1987 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Smith
1913 – 1987
Birth Place: Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Joseph Smith
1886 – 1964
Chattooga, Georgia
Vera (Mae) Bannister
1893 – 1974
Floyd County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Uriah (Bryant) Smith
1840 – 1898
Alabama
Jane (Adaline "Vestor") Swann
1851 – 1931
Yorkville, York, South Carolina
John (J) Bannister
1840 – 1924
Georgia
Talitha (Elizabeth) Baugus
1855 – 1929
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1815 – 1860
Eleanor King
1820 –
Hugh Swann
1829 – 1863
Jane Latimer
1829 – 1901
William Bannister
1804 –
Prescilla Steward
1808 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Latimer
1798 – 1880
Sarah Davison
1800 – 1860

Ruth Smith's Descendants

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Ruth (Jeanett) Smith (24 October 1913 – 27 September 1987) m. Coy (Bennie) Sprayberry (28 April 1909 – 17 December 1977)
  1. 1. Annie (Lou) Sprayberry (22 Jan 1930 – 28 Jul 2012)
  2. 2. Robert (Edward) Sprayberry (29 Jul 1932 – 1 Sep 1993)
  3. 3. Mary (Frances) Sprayberry (14 Dec 1934 – 01 Jun 2011)
  4. 4. Guy (Bennie) Sprayberry (14 March 1937 – 16 September 2015)
  5. 5. Barbara (Faye) Sprayberry (7 Jul 1939 – 16 Apr 1995)
  6. 6. Larry (Gene) Sprayberry (9 July 1942 – 25 January 2014)
  7. 7. Jack (Lynn) Sprayberry (9 May 1945 – 15 May 2007)

Ruth Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1913
24 October 1913
Birth of Ruth Jeanett Smith in Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
1987
27 September 1987
Age 74
Death of Ruth Jeanett Smith in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1913
    Event Place: Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1987
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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