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Ruth Morene Smith 1913 – 2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1913

Birth Location: Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR

Death Date: 9 Dec 2010

Death Location: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas

Father: Roscoe Smith

Mother: Mahalia Burns

Spouse(s): Raymond Parks

Children(s): Bobby Parks, Ralph Parks

Ruth Morene Smith was born in 1913 in Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR, the child of Roscoe Dee Smith and Mahalia Belle Burns. In 1920, Ruth Morene Smith resided in Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas. In 1930, Ruth Morene Smith resided in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas. Ruth Morene Smith married Raymond Deig Parks, and had children including Bobby Gene Parks, Ralph Wayne Parks. Ruth Morene Smith passed away in 2010 in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Ruth Morene Smith was born in 1913 in Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR, the child of Roscoe Dee Smith and Mahalia Belle Burns.
  • In 1920, Ruth Morene Smith resided in Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas.
  • In 1930, Ruth Morene Smith resided in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas.
  • Ruth Morene Smith married Raymond Deig Parks, and had children including Bobby Gene Parks, Ralph Wayne Parks.
  • Ruth Morene Smith passed away in 2010 in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Smith
1913 – 2010
Birth Place: Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR
Parents
Roscoe Dee Smith
1877 – 1962
Alabama
Mahalia (Belle) Burns
1886 – 1960
Knoxville, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Smith's Descendants

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Ruth (Morene) Smith (14 May 1913 – 9 Dec 2010) m. Raymond (Deig) Parks (abt 1909 – 10 Mar 1992)
  1. 1. Bobby (Gene) Parks (1932 – )
  2. 2. Ralph (Wayne) Parks (27 Apr 1934 – 24 Sep 1991)

Ruth Smith's Timeline

5 Records

1913
14 May 1913
Birth of Ruth Morene Smith in Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR
Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR
1920
1920
Age 7
Ruth Morene Smith resided here in Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas
Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 17
Ruth Morene Smith resided here in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas
Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas
1996
1996
Age 83
Ruth Morene Smith resided here in Van Buren, AR
Van Buren, AR
2010
9 Dec 2010
Age 97
Death of Ruth Morene Smith in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas
Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 2010
    Event Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 430-30-2442; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] United States Obituary Collection, Newspaper: Southwest Times Record; Publication Date: 10 Dec 2010; Publication Place: Fort Smith , AR , USA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1913
    Event Place: Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 71; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 440.0.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_68; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: .
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 430-30-2442; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [5] United States Obituary Collection, Newspaper: Southwest Times Record; Publication Date: 10 Dec 2010; Publication Place: Fort Smith , AR , USA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Van Buren
    Record Source: United States Obituary Collection, Newspaper: Southwest Times Record; Publication Date: 10 Dec 2010; Publication Place: Fort Smith , AR , USA.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_68; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 71; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 440.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Van Buren, AR
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

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