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Velma Mae Smith 1933–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1933

Birth Location: Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 31 Oct 2016

Death Location: Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Charles Smith

Mother: Opal Sheppard

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Children(s):

Velma Mae Smith was born in 1933 in Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA, the child of Charles Arthur Smith And Opal Mae Sheppard. In 1949, Velma Mae Smith resided in Unionville, Missouri, USA. Velma Mae Smith married Edwin Nelson, and had children including Phyllis Nelson. Velma Mae Smith passed away in 2016 in Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Velma Mae Smith was born in 1933 in Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA, the child of Charles Arthur Smith And Opal Mae Sheppard.
  • In 1949, Velma Mae Smith resided in Unionville, Missouri, USA.
  • Velma Mae Smith married Edwin Nelson, and had children including Phyllis Nelson.
  • Velma Mae Smith passed away in 2016 in Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Velma Smith's Ancestors

Self
Velma Smith
1933–2016
Birth Place: Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Parents
Charles Arthur Smith
1905–1979
Grundy County Mo Buried Maxey Cemetary Grudy Conty, Mo
Opal (Mae) Sheppard
1913–1994
Half Rock, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Garriott) Smith
1870–1948
Grundy County, Missouri, USA
Nancy (Merinda) Sims
1880–1951
Harris, Sullivan, Missouri, USA
William (Filmore) Sheppherd
1880–1949
Marion, Grundy, Missouri, USA
Carma (Bell) Wallace
1893–1958
Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1844–1913
Frances Humphreys
1846–1871
Daniel Sims
1853–1909
Ursula Thompson
1860–1941
Daniel Sheppard
1850–1914
Sarah McCray
1855–1934
Howard Wallace
1857–1927
Eva Sewell
1868–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen Smith
1823–1862
Martha Hodges
1821–1872
Garrard Humphreys
1820–1898
Margaret Constant
1821–1907
Jeramiah Sims
1823–1870
Mary Malone
1833–1906
Andrew Jr
1817–1901
Ursula Martin
1825–1875
Isaac Sheppard
1815–1893
Sarah Collin
1817–1859
James II
1828–1901
Sarah Webb
1824–1897
James Wallace
1806–1885
Susan Wallace
1816–1878
Samuel Sewell
1842–1910
Mary Spitler
1844–1925

Velma Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1933
3 Mar 1933
Birth of Velma Mae Smith in Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1949
31 Dec 1949
Age 16
Velma Mae Smith was married in Green City, Missouri
Green City, Missouri
1949
1949
Age 16
Velma Mae Smith resided here in Unionville, Missouri, USA
Unionville, Missouri, USA
2016
31 Oct 2016
Age 83
Death of Velma Mae Smith in Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1933
    Event Place: Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Arkansas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1949
    Event Place: Green City, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Unionville, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Unionville High School; Year: 1949

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lemons, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 2016
    Event Place: Searsboro, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Arkansas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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