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Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith 1914–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10-30-1914

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 29 Sep 2016

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Gussie Lipsey

Spouse(s): William Childress

Children(s): Gussie Childress, Raymond Childress, Beverly Childress, William Childress

In 1914, Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith entered the world in Mississippi, born to Thomas Felton Smith And Gussie Ross Lipsey. In 1920, Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith married Harris Agnew, William Sanford Childress, and had children including Beverly Childress, Gussie Edwinia Childress, Raymond Clay Childress, William Edward Childress. Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith passed away in 2016 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith entered the world in Mississippi, born to Thomas Felton Smith And Gussie Ross Lipsey.
  • In 1920, Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith married Harris Agnew, William Sanford Childress, and had children including Beverly Childress, Gussie Edwinia Childress, Raymond Clay Childress, William Edward Childress.
  • Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith passed away in 2016 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smith
1889–1963
Birth Location: Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, United States
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Gussie Lipsey
1891–1970
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Childress
1903–1973
Birth Location: Panola County, Mississippi
WC

Children(s)

Gussie Childress
1932–2019
Birth Location: –
GC
Raymond Childress
1933–2008
Birth Location: –
RC
Beverly Childress
1936–2002
Birth Location: Sardis Palon, Mississippi
BC
William Childress
1938–2006
Birth Location: Sardis Panol, Mississippi
WC

Sara Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sara Smith
1914–2016
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Thomas Felton Smith
1889–1963
Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, United States
Gussie (Ross) Lipsey
1891–1970
Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (Ford) Smith
1850–1922
GA
Paralee (Isabel Elizabeth Amanda) Rhodes
1861–1929
Mississippi
William (C) Lipsey
1861–1934
Desoto, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Rochester) Miller
1870–1948
Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jack Smith
1809–1867
Nancy Smith
1828–1910
Columbus Rhodes
1839–1860
Lucy Jackson
1843–1910
William Lipsey
1830–1862
Mary McKinney
1828–
David Young
1838–1899
Mary Gault
1840–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1782–1850
Drucilla Dunston
1790–
Daniel Ford
1792–1862
Elizabeth SMITH
1811–1849
Hiram Rhodes
1793–1850
Eve Hipp
1803–1857
Benjamin Jackson
1816–1896
Sarah Andrews
1824–1879
Hezekiah Lipsey
1795–1880
Elizabeth Walker
1808–1889
Alfred Mckinney
1800–1868
Rebecca Moreland
1803–1887
Rev Young
1815–1880
Sarah Redding
1810–1846

Sara Smith's Descendants

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Sara (Isabel (Ed Marie)) Smith (10-30-1914–29 Sep 2016) m. William (Sanford) Childress (13 December 1903–31 January 1973)
  1. 1. Gussie (Edwinia) Childress 1932–2019 m. James (D.) Lowe 1926–2004
  2. 2. Raymond (Clay) Childress 1933–2008 m. Marie Holland 1933–2021
  3. 3. Beverly Childress 1936–2002 m. Wayne (Thomas) Miller 1934–1968
  4. 4. William (Edward) Childress 1938–2006 m. Carmen (Ann) Thomas 1938–2023

Sara Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1914
10-30-1914
Birth of Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 6
Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1934
1934
Age 20
Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided here
None
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 26
Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith resided here in Panola, Mississippi, United States
Panola, Mississippi, United States
2016
29 Sep 2016
Age 102
Death of Sara Isabel (Ed Marie) Smith in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10-30-1914
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2056; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 54-4
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: T625_880; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 417
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 2278; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0128; Image: 719.0; FHL microfilm: 2342012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: T625_880; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 417

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 2278; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0128; Image: 719.0; FHL microfilm: 2342012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2056; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 54-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Panola, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2056; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 54-4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 2016
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
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