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Velma Smith 1927–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1927

Birth Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2008

Death Location: Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, USA

Father: Andrew Smith

Mother: Veta Prater

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Children(s):

Velma Smith was born in 1927 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA, the child of Andrew Bonifer Smith And Veta Motee Prater. In 1950, Velma Smith resided in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. Velma Smith had children including Krista Mcgowan. Velma Smith passed away in 2008 in Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Velma Smith was born in 1927 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA, the child of Andrew Bonifer Smith And Veta Motee Prater.
  • In 1950, Velma Smith resided in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
  • Velma Smith had children including Krista Mcgowan.
  • Velma Smith passed away in 2008 in Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Velma Smith's Ancestors

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Velma Smith
1927–2008
Birth Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Parents
Andrew Bonifer Smith
1893–1968
Black Rock, Lawrence, Arkansas
Veta (Motee) Prater
1899–1977
Texas
Grandparents
Letitia (Gentry "Dock Lige") Smith
1866–1932
Black Rock, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Mary (Evelyn) Hardin
1868–1902
Lawrence County, Arkansas
Charles (Earl James) Prater
1868–1945
Rutherford Co, TN
Hattie (Sallie) Easterwood
1880–1958
Searcy, White, Arkansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1831–1897
Lettia Gentry
1835–1865
James Hardin
1833–1910
Wilhelmine Fredeking
1846–1933
Phillip Prater
1820–1898
Isabella Kelton
1834–1904
James Easterwood
1845–1910
Virginia Easterwood
1852–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Smith
1798–1881
John Gentry
1811–1858
Alvira Adams
1810–1887
Isaac Hardon
1791–
Martha Hardon
1801–
George Fredeking
1805–1860
Martha Marr
1815–1870
Phillip III
1778–1855
Catherine Eoff
1785–1832
Samuel Kelton
1805–1891
Margaret White
1808–1838
Charles Easterwood
1816–1846
Sara Shropshire
1814–1893
Martha Connelly
1833–1913

Velma Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1927
1927
Birth of Velma Smith in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Velma Smith resided here in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
2008
2008
Age 81
Death of Velma Smith in Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, USA
Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, 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: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 74; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 261-300A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, 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: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 74; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 261-300A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2008
    Event Place: Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, USA

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