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Thelma Smith 1914 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1914

Birth Location: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1995

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Father: Marshall Smith

Mother: Cordella Riddle

Spouse(s): Fred Tipton

Children(s):

The story of Thelma Smith began in 1914 in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Thelma Smith resided in District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Thelma Smith resided in Rural, Dyer, Tennessee. Thelma Smith married Fred Tipton. Thelma Smith passed away in 1995 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thelma Smith began in 1914 in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Thelma Smith resided in District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Thelma Smith resided in Rural, Dyer, Tennessee.
  • Thelma Smith married Fred Tipton.
  • Thelma Smith passed away in 1995 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marshall Smith
1879 – 1968
Birth Location: Tennessee
MS
Cordella Riddle
1885 – 1974
Birth Location: Union City, Obion, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Fred Tipton
1914 – 1990
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Thelma Smith's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Smith
1914 – 1995
Birth Place: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Marshall Smith
1879 – 1968
Tennessee
Cordella (Ridley) Riddle
1885 – 1974
Union City, Obion, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Samuel ((Sam) Monk) Smith
1849 – 1942
Dyer, Tennessee
Ellen McCorkle
1852 – 1921
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Lafayett Smith
1813 – 1888
Sophia (Sofy)
1815 – 1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1795 –
Cherokee Woman
1790 –

Thelma Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1914
16 Sep 1914
Birth of Thelma Smith in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Thelma Smith resided here in District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Thelma Smith resided here in Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 26
Thelma Smith resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Thelma Smith resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1995
12 May 1995
Age 81
Death of Thelma Smith in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 23-9
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Dyer, Tennessee; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341979
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 144; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Dyer, Tennessee; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341979

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 23-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 23-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, 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: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 144; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1995
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Millsfield, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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