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Sylvester Vesta R Smith 1905–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1905

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 22 Feb 1977

Death Location: Cañon

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Sarrah Rousey

Spouse(s): Thelma Bowers

Children(s): Robert Smith

Sylvester Vesta R Smith was born in 1905 in Georgia, the child of Thomas L Tommie Smith And Sarrah Ann Rousey. In 1910, Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided in Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA. In 1920, Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided in Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA. Sylvester Vesta R Smith married Thelma Bowers, and had children including Robert M Smith. Sylvester Vesta R Smith passed away in 1977 in Cañon.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Vesta R Smith was born in 1905 in Georgia, the child of Thomas L Tommie Smith And Sarrah Ann Rousey.
  • In 1910, Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided in Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1920, Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided in Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA.
  • Sylvester Vesta R Smith married Thelma Bowers, and had children including Robert M Smith.
  • Sylvester Vesta R Smith passed away in 1977 in Cañon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smith
1875–1963
Birth Location: Georgia
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Sarrah Rousey
1875–1929
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Thelma Bowers
1902–1962
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Robert Smith
1929–1987
Birth Location: Georgia
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Sylvester Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Smith
1905–1977
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Thomas L "Tommie' Smith
1875–1963
Georgia
Sarrah (Ann) Rousey
1875–1929
Georgia
Grandparents
William (Crawford) Smith
1849–1925
Georgia
Catherine (Rebecca) Howard
1854–1938
Georgia
Edward Rousey
1827–1880
Elbert County, GA
Mary (Ann) Jones
1830–1915
Franklin, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1819–
Eliza
1829–
Thomas Howard
1815–1863
Catharine Howard
1818–
William Rousey
1795–1850
Martha Burden
1807–1900
Balaam Jones
1799–1863
Rhoda Westbrook
1801–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Rowsey
1763–1838
Elizabeth Rousey
1778–
Archibald Jr
1782–1875
Mary Burden
1786–1872
Tignal Jones
1779–1864
Rhoda Mangum
1780–1863
Stephen Westbrook
1756–1819

Sylvester Smith's Descendants

1.
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Sylvester (Vesta R) Smith (2 August 1905–22 Feb 1977) m. Thelma Bowers (13 Jul 1902–5 Jul 1962)
  1. 1. Robert (M.) Smith 1929–1987 m. Lithell Parham 1928–2021

Sylvester Smith's Timeline

10 Records

1905
2 August 1905
Birth of Sylvester Vesta R Smith in Georgia
Georgia
1910
1910
Age 5
Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided here in Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided here in Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided here in Harrison, Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
Harrison, Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided here in Madison, Georgia
Madison, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 35
Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided here in MD 591 Harrison, Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
MD 591 Harrison, Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
1941
1941
Age 36
Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided here in Bowman, Madison, Georgia, USA
Bowman, Madison, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided here in Winter Garden, Orange, Florida, USA
Winter Garden, Orange, Florida, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 46
Sylvester Vesta R Smith resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1977
22 Feb 1977
Age 72
Death of Sylvester Vesta R Smith in Hart, Georgia, USA
Hart, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1905
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Georgia, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00693; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 97-19
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 005956
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Roll: T625_268; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 90
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Roll: T624_203; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1374216
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent; Publication Date: 24 Feb 1977; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.30400372,0.53101236,0.44527468&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Winter Garden, Orange, Florida; Roll: 3384; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 48-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Roll: T624_203; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1374216

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Roll: T625_268; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 90

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Harrison, Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340109

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Madison, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00693; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 97-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: MD 591 Harrison, Harrison, Madison, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00693; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 97-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Bowman, Madison, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Georgia, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Winter Garden, Orange, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Winter Garden, Orange, Florida; Roll: 3384; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 48-18

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Madison, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 005956

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Royston, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent; Publication Date: 24 Feb 1977; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.30400372,0.53101236,0.44527468&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1977
    Event Place: Hart, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 005956
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent; Publication Date: 24 Feb 1977; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.30400372,0.53101236,0.44527468&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cañon
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent; Publication Date: 24 Feb 1977; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.30400372,0.53101236,0.44527468&xid=3355
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