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Walter Sumpter Smith 1897–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1897

Birth Location: Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 24 Jan 1943

Death Location: Green Pond, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Joseph Smith

Mother: Sarah Tatum

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Walter Sumpter Smith was born in 1897 in Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Joseph D Smith And Sarah Jane Tatum. Walter Sumpter Smith passed away in 1943 in Green Pond, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Sumpter Smith was born in 1897 in Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Joseph D Smith And Sarah Jane Tatum.
  • Walter Sumpter Smith passed away in 1943 in Green Pond, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Walter Smith's Ancestors

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Walter Smith
1897–1943
Birth Place: Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Joseph D. Smith
1871–1931
Green Pond, Bibb County, Alabama
Sarah (Jane) Tatum
1874–1960
Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
George (A) Smith
1847–1921
Centerville, Bibb, Alabama, United States
Mary (F) Smith
1833–1909
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1804–1861
Jane Polock
1800–1880
Zedock Shackelford
1804–1845
Nancy Shackelford
1811–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1785–1885
Mary Crawford
1787–1856
Thomas POLLOCK
1792–
Jean OLIVER
1832–
Stephen Shackelford
1775–1821
Martha Mann
1779–1860
Joseph Hickman
1787–1861
Martha Pullen
1790–1878

Walter Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1897
12 February 1897
Birth of Walter Sumpter Smith in Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
1943
24 Jan 1943
Age 46
Death of Walter Sumpter Smith
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1943
    Record Source: WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1897
    Event Place: Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Green Pond, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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