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Rutha Smith 1822–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1822

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Yalobusha, Ms

Father: William Howell

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): James Smith

Children(s): Leonidas Smith, Emmeline Sartain

The story of Rutha Smith began in 1822 in South Carolina. Rutha Smith married James A Smith, and had children including Emmeline Sartain, Leonidas Kirkland Smith. Rutha Smith passed away in 1880 in Yalobusha, Ms.

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Biography

  • The story of Rutha Smith began in 1822 in South Carolina.
  • Rutha Smith married James A Smith, and had children including Emmeline Sartain, Leonidas Kirkland Smith.
  • Rutha Smith passed away in 1880 in Yalobusha, Ms.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Howell
1772–1810
Birth Location: , Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
WH
Margaret Smith
1776–
Birth Location: South Carolina
MS

Spouses(s)

James Smith
1814–1880
Birth Location: , , South Carolina, USA
JS

Children(s)

Leonidas Smith
1838–1924
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
LS
Emmeline Sartain
1852–1915
Birth Location: Georgia
ES

Rutha Smith's Ancestors

Self
Rutha Smith
1822–1880
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
William Howell
1772–1810
, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Smith
1776–
South Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph Howell
1733–1835
Tarboro, Edgecombe Co, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Eleanor) Garmon
1753–1800
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Howell
1680–1750
Margaret Starling
1700–1808
John Garmon
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howell
1675–1750
Elizabeth Surbey
1653–1750
William Stirling
1667–1802
William Starling
1756–1826

Rutha Smith's Descendants

1.
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Rutha Smith (abt 1822–1880) m. James (A) Smith (1814–1880)
  1. 1. Leonidas (Kirkland) Smith 1838–1924
  2. 2. Emmeline Sartain 1852–1915 m. C. Sartain 1837–1882
    1. 1. E. (Della) Sartain 1876–1964
    2. 2. Loler Sartain 1885–
    3. 3. Della Sartain 1877–1878
    4. 4. Charles (L) Sartain 1876–
    5. 5. Thomas Sartain 1869–1885
    6. 6. James (Hiram) Sartain 1867–1953
    7. 7. Ida Sartain 1879–1880
    8. 8. Etna Sartain 1896–1982
    9. 9. Lola (Frances) Sartain 1886–1972
    10. 10. Robert (Lee) Sartain 1881–1970
    11. 11. Charles (Lafayette) Sartain 1875–1952
    12. 12. Joseph (Earl) Sartain 1888–1965
    13. 13. Ora Leming 1893–1969 m. Charles (Thomas) Leming 1881–1928 m. Charles (Thomas) Leming 1881–1928 m. Charles (T) Leming 1881–1928
      1. 1. Ella (Opal) Leming 1922–1997 m. Lewis Newman 1917–2003
      2. 2. Elvrit (Dennis) Leming 1910–1990
      3. 3. Charles (Grover) Leming 1912–1989

Rutha Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Rutha Smith in SC
SC
1817
1817
Birth of Rutha Smith in , , South Carolina, USA
, , South Carolina, USA
1822
abt 1822
Birth of Rutha Smith in South Carolina
South Carolina
1850
1850
Age 28
Rutha Smith resided here in Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia
Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 38
Rutha Smith resided here in Western Division, Walker, Alabama, United States
Western Division, Walker, Alabama, United States
1880
1880
Age 58
Death of Rutha Smith in Yalobusha, Ms
Yalobusha, Ms

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: SC
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Walker, Alabama; Roll: M653_26; Page: 830; Image: 68; Family History Library Film: 803026

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: , , South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1822
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: M432_65; Page: 461; Image: 120.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: M432_65; Page: 461; Image: 120.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division, Walker, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Walker, Alabama; Roll: M653_26; Page: 830; Image: 68; Family History Library Film: 803026

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Yalobusha, Ms
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