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Sylvia Auleen Smith 1927–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1927

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Mar 1992

Death Location: Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: James Sr

Mother: Virdie Brownley

Spouse(s): Warner Jr.

Children(s): Diane Edwards, Jean Edwards

Sylvia Auleen Smith was born in 1927 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of James Edwin Smith Sr And Virdie Alice Brownley. In 1935, Sylvia Auleen Smith resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1940, Sylvia Auleen Smith resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. Sylvia Auleen Smith married Warner Lewis Edwards Jr, and had children including Diane Lynn Edwards, James Warner Edwards, Jean Carole Edwards, Karen Dianne Edwards, Mark Carvel Edwards, Neal Vaughn Edwards, Suzanne Leigh Edwards. Sylvia Auleen Smith passed away in 1992 in Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Auleen Smith was born in 1927 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of James Edwin Smith Sr And Virdie Alice Brownley.
  • In 1935, Sylvia Auleen Smith resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Sylvia Auleen Smith resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Sylvia Auleen Smith married Warner Lewis Edwards Jr, and had children including Diane Lynn Edwards, James Warner Edwards, Jean Carole Edwards, Karen Dianne Edwards, Mark Carvel Edwards, Neal Vaughn Edwards, Suzanne Leigh Edwards.
  • Sylvia Auleen Smith passed away in 1992 in Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr
1904–1993
Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
JS
Virdie Brownley
1908–1952
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
VB

Spouses(s)

Warner Jr.
1917–2004
Birth Location: Cobbs Creek, Mathews, Virginia, USA
WJ

Children(s)

Diane Edwards
1948–1948
Birth Location: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
DE
Jean Edwards
1946–2011
Birth Location: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
JE

Sylvia Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Smith
1927–1992
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Edwin Smith Sr
1904–1993
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Virdie (Alice) Brownley
1908–1952
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charlie (Edwin) Smith
1872–1946
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth "Sadie Lizzie") Forrest
1877–1946
Mathews, Virginia, USA
George (Ashley) Brownley
1882–1951
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Julia (Rebecca) Dutton
1881–1957
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1831–1919
Eugenia Forrest
1844–1920
William Forrest
1846–1905
Laura Brownley
1850–1929
Charles Dutton
1849–1942
Mary Forrest
1862–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1800–
Mary Williams
1793–1880
Josiah Forrest
1802–1882
Sarah Hunley
1805–1880
William Forrest
1812–1883
Sarah Pugh
1812–1887
Joseph Forrest
1834–1900
Julia Winder
1833–1917

Sylvia Smith's Descendants

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Sylvia (Auleen) Smith (12 Jun 1927–19 Mar 1992) m. Warner (Lewis Edwards) Jr. (24 Aug 1917–04 Aug 2004)
  1. 1. Diane (Lynn) Edwards 1948–1948
  2. 2. Jean (Carole) Edwards 1946–2011

Sylvia Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1927
12 Jun 1927
Birth of Sylvia Auleen Smith in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Sylvia Auleen Smith resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 13
Sylvia Auleen Smith resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Sylvia Auleen Smith resided here in Warwick, Virginia, USA
Warwick, Virginia, USA
1954
1954
Age 27
Sylvia Auleen Smith resided here in Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1992
16 Mar 1992
Age 65
Death of Sylvia Auleen Smith in Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1992
19 Mar 1992
Age 65
Burial of Sylvia Auleen Smith in Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1927
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 230-02-0162; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1974
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 17 Mar 1992; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.6987073,0.18389067,0.75858

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Warwick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Warwick, Virginia; R

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1992
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 230-02-0162; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1974
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 17 Mar 1992; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.6987073,0.18389067,0.75858

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1992
    Event Place: Hudgins, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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