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Van Smith 1880–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1880

Birth Location: Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia

Death Date: 12 Jun 1965

Death Location: Braman, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Silas Smith

Mother: Mary McCray

Spouse(s): Edith Gilbert, Pearl Eller

Children(s): Eldon Smith, Leola Smith, Wilma Smith, Mary Smith, Vernon Smith, Hutone Smith, Julia Smith

In 1880, Van Smith entered the world in Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, born to Silas L Smith And Mary Jane Mccray. In 1880, Van Smith resided in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. Van Smith married Edith May Gilbert, Pearl Eller, and had children including Eldon Leslie Smith, Hutone Smith, Julia Smith, Leola Faye Smith, Mary Lon Smith, Vernon Smith, Wilma Jean Smith. Van Smith passed away in 1965 in Braman, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Van Smith entered the world in Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, born to Silas L Smith And Mary Jane Mccray.
  • In 1880, Van Smith resided in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • Van Smith married Edith May Gilbert, Pearl Eller, and had children including Eldon Leslie Smith, Hutone Smith, Julia Smith, Leola Faye Smith, Mary Lon Smith, Vernon Smith, Wilma Jean Smith.
  • Van Smith passed away in 1965 in Braman, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Smith
1855–1923
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia
SS
Mary McCray
1857–1930
Birth Location: Beaver, Pennsylvania
MM

Spouses(s)

Edith Gilbert
1891–1980
Birth Location: Missouri
EG
Pearl Eller
1885–1904
Birth Location: –
PE

Children(s)

Eldon Smith
1919–1985
Birth Location: Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma
ES
Leola Smith
1916–2009
Birth Location: Oklahoma
LS
Wilma Smith
1925–1971
Birth Location: Oklahoma
WS
Mary Smith
1930–2017
Birth Location: Braman, Kay, Oklahoma
MS
Vernon Smith
1914–1995
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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Hutone Smith
1916–1976
Birth Location: Oklahoma
HS
Julia Smith
1919–2000
Birth Location: Oklahoma
JS

Van Smith's Ancestors

Self
Van Smith
1880–1965
Birth Place: Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia
Parents
Silas L. Smith
1855–1923
Ritchie, West Virginia
Mary (Jane) McCray
1857–1930
Beaver, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Barnes Smith
1821–1885
West Virginia
Harriet Dye
1832–1915
Ritchie, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Dennis Dye
1801–1866
Anna Webb
1809–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Dye
1758–1828
Mary Riggs
1762–
Benjamin Webb
1789–1879
Martha Stuart
1789–1870

Van Smith's Descendants

1.
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Van Smith (10 Mar 1880–12 Jun 1965) m. Edith (May) Gilbert (Nov 1891–1980) m. Pearl Eller (Abt. 1885–28 May 1904)
  1. 1. Eldon (Leslie) Smith 1919–1985 m. Betty (June) Henson 1922–2004
    1. 1. Lois (Janenne) Smith 1950–1950
  2. 2. Leola (Faye) Smith 1916–2009 m. Anthony (Jack) Ford 1915–1982
    1. 1. Gaylord (Joe) Ford 1940–2016
    2. 2. Anthony (Jack) Ford 1943–2018
  3. 3. Wilma (Jean) Smith 1925–1971 m. Frank (Cornelious) Vasseur 1921–1992
  4. 4. Mary (Lon) Smith 1930–2017 m. Donald (E) Chrisenberry 1926–2013
  5. 5. Vernon Smith 1914–1995 m. Virgie (Lois) Harrington 1913–2010
    1. 1. Gerald Smith 1936–2008
    2. 2. Thomas (Joe) Smith 1939–2017
  6. 6. Hutone Smith 1916–1976 m. Melvin (T) Carriger 1912–
    1. 1. Lonnie (Lae) Carriger 1934–2006
  7. 7. Julia Smith 1919–2000 m. Vernon (Russell) Harris 1913–1993
    1. 1. Wadonna (Joan) Harris 1936–2018 m. Jimmie (Rex) Corn 1935–2007

Van Smith's Timeline

15 Records

1880
10 Mar 1880
Birth of Van Smith in Ritchie, West Virginia
Ritchie, West Virginia
1880
10 Mar 1880
Birth of Van Smith in Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia
Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia
1880
1880
Van Smith resided here in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Van Smith resided here in Lincoln, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA
Lincoln, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA
1903
Abt 1903
Age 23
Van Smith resided here in Garber
Garber
1910
1910
Age 30
Van Smith resided here in Greenwood, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
Greenwood, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
Van Smith resided here in Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA
Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Van Smith resided here in Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Van Smith resided here in Lowe, Lowe, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Lowe, Lowe, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Van Smith resided here in Rural, Kay, Oklahoma
Rural, Kay, Oklahoma
1937
Abt 1937
Age 57
Van Smith resided here in of the City
of the City
1940
1940
Age 60
Van Smith resided here in Kildare, Kildare, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Kildare, Kildare, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
1946
Abt 1946
Age 66
Van Smith resided here in Blackwell
Blackwell
1951
Before 1951
Age 71
Van Smith resided here in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1965
12 Jun 1965
Age 85
Death of Van Smith in Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma
Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Ritchie, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lincoln, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Garfield, Oklahoma; Roll: 1336; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1241336

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1903
    Event Place: Garber
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Enid Daily Wave; Publication Date: 8 Jul 1903; Publication Place: Enid, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.25998896,0.31644288,0.3643334&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greenwood, Ellis, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenwood, Ellis, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1251; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1375264

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Ellis County

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 238

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lowe, Lowe, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lowe, Kay, Oklahoma; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341642

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Kay, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kildare, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03300; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 36-19

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1937
    Event Place: of the City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kildare, Kildare, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kildare, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03300; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 36-19

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1946
    Event Place: Blackwell
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    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 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kildare Township, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1965
    Event Place: Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Braman, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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