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Sam Smith 1909–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1909

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Sep 1988

Death Location: Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Lee Smith

Mother: Ella Smith

Spouse(s): Annie Sherbert

Children(s): William Smith, Rudolph Smith, Betty Taylor, Harold Sr.

The story of Sam Smith began in 1909 in Union County, South Carolina, USA. Sam Smith married Annie Lee Sherbert, and had children including Betty Taylor, Harold Dean Smith Sr, Rudolph Smith, William Ralph Smith. Sam Smith passed away in 1988 in Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sam Smith began in 1909 in Union County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Sam Smith married Annie Lee Sherbert, and had children including Betty Taylor, Harold Dean Smith Sr, Rudolph Smith, William Ralph Smith.
  • Sam Smith passed away in 1988 in Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Sam Smith's Ancestors

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Sam Smith
1909–1988
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Lee Hollond Smith
1888–1968
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Ella (Mae) Smith
1891–1917
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1859–1932
South Carolina, USA
Emma Sherbert
1860–1928
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Casper Smith
1828–1896
Amanda Holcombe
1831–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1787–1854
Amanda Duke
1787–1878

Sam Smith's Descendants

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Sam Smith (25 Sep 1909–25 Sep 1988) m. Annie (Lee) Sherbert (21 Jul 1908–16 Dec 1991)
  1. 1. William (Ralph) Smith 1929–2001
  2. 2. Rudolph Smith 1927–2000
  3. 3. Betty Taylor 1932–2012
  4. 4. Harold (Dean Smith) Sr. 1934–2001

Sam Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1909
25 Sep 1909
Birth of Sam Smith in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA
1988
25 Sep 1988
Age 79
Death of Sam Smith in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1988
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesnee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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