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Walter L Smith 1894 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1894

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 18 Jun 1978

Death Location: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA

Father: Walter Harrison

Mother: Fannie Clark

Spouse(s): Ollie Parnell, Vivian Ford, Auguster Strode

Children(s): George Smith, Deloris Littleton, Ruby Washington, Fannie Smith, Walter Smith

The story of Walter L Smith Sr began in 1894 in Mississippi, USA. In 1900, Walter L Smith Sr resided in Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Walter L Smith Sr resided in Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. Walter L Smith Sr married Ollie Parnell, Vivian Earline Ford, Auguster Elizabeth Robinson Strode, and had children including George Leon Smith, Deloris Smith Littleton, Ruby Gloria Smith Washington, Fannie Smith, Walter Lee Smith. Walter L Smith Sr passed away in 1978 in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter L Smith Sr began in 1894 in Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1900, Walter L Smith Sr resided in Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Walter L Smith Sr resided in Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • Walter L Smith Sr married Ollie Parnell, Vivian Earline Ford, Auguster Elizabeth Robinson Strode, and had children including George Leon Smith, Deloris Smith Littleton, Ruby Gloria Smith Washington, Fannie Smith, Walter Lee Smith.
  • Walter L Smith Sr passed away in 1978 in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Harrison
1860 –
Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
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Fannie Clark
1876 – 1896
Birth Location: Benoit, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
FC

Spouses(s)

Ollie Parnell
1894 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
OP
Vivian Ford
1902 – 1986
Birth Location: Mississippi
VF
Auguster Strode
1900 – 1957
Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

George Smith
1914 – 2014
Birth Location: Benoit, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
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Deloris Littleton
1937 – 1965
Birth Location: Mississippi
DL
Ruby Washington
1942 – 2024
Birth Location: Mississippi
RW
Fannie Smith
– 1978
Birth Location: –
FS
Walter Smith
1915 – 1998
Birth Location: Benoit, Mississippi, USA
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Walter Smith's Ancestors

Self
Walter Smith
1894 – 1978
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Walter Lee Harrison
1860 –
Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
Fannie Clark
1876 – 1896
Benoit, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Mintie Clark
1849 –
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Smith's Descendants

1.
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Walter (L) Smith (9 May 1894 – 18 Jun 1978) m. Ollie Parnell (abt 1894 – ) m. Vivian (Earline) Ford (6/16/1902 – 1986) m. Auguster (Elizabeth Robinson) Strode (Aug 1900 – 1957)
  1. 1. George (Leon) Smith (10 Apr 1914 – 20 Oct 2014) m. Hazel (Marie) Smith (abt 1914 – )
    1. 1. Janet (Marie Smith) Lewis (abt 1939 – )
    2. 2. Barbara (Jean) Smith (20 Aug 1942 – 5 Apr 2006)
    3. 3. Patricia (L.) Smith
  2. 2. Deloris (Smith) Littleton (abt 1937 – About 1965)
  3. 3. Ruby (Gloria Smith) Washington (abt 1942 – 2024) m. Fred Washington (9 May 1936 – 07 Jan 2017)
    1. 1. Fern Washington (6/30/1976 – )
    2. 2. Vivian Washington ( – 2024)
  4. 4. Fannie Smith ( – Bef. 1978)
  5. 5. Walter (Lee) Smith (12 Oct 1915 – 1998) m. Gennette (McDowell) Smith (24 Jun 1946 – 10 Aug 2000) m. Lee (Ethel) Scott (5 Jul 1923 – 26 Feb 1970)
    1. 1. Ozette (Bonita) Smith (16 01 1977 – )
    2. 2. Fudge (Cedric) Smith (23 Jan 1978 – )
    3. 3. Gennette (T) Kimber (16 Jun 1979 – ) m. Matthew Kimber (19 09 1970 – ) m. William Young (17 May 1977 – )
      1. 1. Melanie (Nicole) Kimber (30 Dec 2005 – )
      2. 2. Matthew (Xavier) Kimber (30 Nov 2006 – )
      3. 3. Juanita (Shanice) Wells (24 Aug 1994 – ) m. Gregory (Deonsavoy) Wells (27 Dec 1992 – )
        1. 1. Imani (Yvette Denise) Wells (18 11 2014 – )
        2. 2. Adonis (Jeremiah Savoy) Wells (January 11, 2016 – )
    4. 4. Richard (Lee) Smith (20 May 1941 – 17 Sep 2014) m. Bobby (Jean) Smith (31 Jan 1948 – ) m. Catherine Johnson
      1. 1. Troy (Darnell) Smith (10 Sep 1967 – ) m. Rhonda (L) Safley
      2. 2. Tyrone Smith (1971 – )
    5. 5. Bettye (Jean Smith) Aikens (23 Dec 1943 – ) m. Wilbert Aikens (1931 – )
    6. 6. Evelyn Smith (11 Nov 1945 – )
      1. 1. Christopher (Shawn) Brown (18 Oct 1981 – 21 Mar 2011)
    7. 7. Walter (James) Smith (10 Sep 1947 – 15 Oct 1993) m. Victoria (E) Collins (1946 – )
    8. 8. Willie (James) Smith (3 Apr 1949 – 11 July 2010) m. Toni (A) Robinson (27 Feb 1956 – ) m. Joann Smith
      1. 1. Kelli Smith (4 Mar 1981 – )
      2. 2. Kristian (Alexander) Smith (23 Feb 1984 – ) m. Pamela (Karen) Merritt (7 Nov 1978 – )
      3. 3. Willie (Smith) Jr (25 Oct 1969 – ) m. Kyeshia Allen
    9. 9. Ethel (Renee) Smith (17 Jul 1957 – )
      1. 1. Victoria (Dainelle) Thompson (10 Mar 1988 – )
      2. 2. Isaiah Lainer (3 Mar 1996 – )
    10. 10. Shanda Bradley (4 Nov 1971 – )

Walter Smith's Timeline

11 Records

1894
9 May 1894
Birth of Walter L Smith Sr in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Walter L Smith Sr resided here in Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Walter L Smith Sr resided here in Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 23
Walter L Smith Sr resided here in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
1931
15 Jul 1931
Age 37
Walter L Smith Sr - Ordination
None
1935
1935
Age 41
Walter L Smith Sr resided here in Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi
Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 46
Walter L Smith Sr resided here in Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Walter L Smith Sr resided here in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA
Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA
1954
1954
Age 60
Walter L Smith Sr resided here in Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
1956
1956
Age 62
Walter L Smith Sr resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1978
18 Jun 1978
Age 84
Death of Walter L Smith Sr in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA
Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1894
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [5] U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: T624_733; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374746
    [10] Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919
    [11] 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: Greenville, Washingt

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: T624_733; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374746

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Brest, France
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Ordination
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1931

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, 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: Greenville, Washingt

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benoit Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benoit, Bolivar, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benoit, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MS
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
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