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Wesley Gilmour Smith 1917–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1917

Birth Location: Venice, California

Death Date: 1 Aug 2001

Death Location: Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA

Father: Hildred Smith

Mother: Georgena Chapman

Spouse(s): Catherine Bidabe, Mary MacMillan

Children(s):

In 1917, Wesley Gilmour Smith entered the world in Venice, California, born to Hildred Freeman Smith And Georgena Chapman. In 1920, Wesley Gilmour Smith resided in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA. In 1930, Wesley Gilmour Smith resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Wesley Gilmour Smith married Catherine Bidabe, Mary Virginia Macmillan. Wesley Gilmour Smith passed away in 2001 in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Wesley Gilmour Smith entered the world in Venice, California, born to Hildred Freeman Smith And Georgena Chapman.
  • In 1920, Wesley Gilmour Smith resided in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • In 1930, Wesley Gilmour Smith resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Wesley Gilmour Smith married Catherine Bidabe, Mary Virginia Macmillan.
  • Wesley Gilmour Smith passed away in 2001 in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hildred Smith
1893–1929
Birth Location: Bancroft Nebraska
HS
Georgena Chapman
1894–1970
Birth Location: Washington, USA
GC

Spouses(s)

Catherine Bidabe
1926–
Birth Location: California
CB
Mary MacMillan
1910–1978
Birth Location: Eureka, Humboldt County, California, United States of America
MM

Children(s)

Wesley Smith's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Smith
1917–2001
Birth Place: Venice, California
Parents
Hildred Freeman Smith
1893–1929
Bancroft Nebraska
Georgena Chapman
1894–1970
Washington, USA
Grandparents
George (E.) Smith
1864–1944
Orwell, Bradford, Pennslvania
Daisy (Elouise) Marshall
1866–1959
Maryland
George (L.) Chapman
1867–1894
Brownsville, Houston, MN
Caroline ((Carrie) Matilda) Fristoe
1868–1931
Sheridan, Yamhill, OR
Great-Grandparents
Charles Chapman
1823–1881
Hanah Chapman
1824–1889
Thomas Fristoe
1831–1905
Caroline Woodson
1830–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Fristoe
1791–1872
Susan Withers
1796–1862
John Woodson
1805–1833

Wesley Smith's Timeline

11 Records

1917
3 Jul 1917
Birth of Wesley Gilmour Smith in Venice, California
Venice, California
1920
1920
Age 3
Wesley Gilmour Smith resided here in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Wesley Gilmour Smith resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Wesley Gilmour Smith resided here in Huntington Park, California, USA
Huntington Park, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Wesley Gilmour Smith resided here in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Wesley Gilmour Smith resided here in Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Wesley Gilmour Smith resided here in California
California
1980
14 Aug 1980
Age 63
Wesley Gilmour Smith - Divorce in Humboldt, California, USA
Humboldt, California, USA
1994
1994
Age 77
Wesley Gilmour Smith resided here in Gasquet, CA
Gasquet, CA
2001
1 Aug 2001
Age 84
Death of Wesley Gilmour Smith in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA
Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA
2002
2002
Age 85
Wesley Gilmour Smith resided here in Fremont, Nebraska, USA
Fremont, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Venice, California
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 812
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_116; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 604
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0492; FHL microfilm: 2339885
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_116; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 604

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0492; FHL microfilm: 2339885

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Huntington Park, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Huntington Park High School; Year: 1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 812

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, 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: Lancaster, Los Angel

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    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 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1952
    Event Place: Stockton, California
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Stockton Evening and Sunday Record - 8 Apr 1952 - Page 26, Marriage of Hill Eaideit 8 Apr 1952

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1980
    Event Place: Humboldt, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966-1984

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Gasquet, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Fremont, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Fremont; State: Nebraska; Year(s): 2002

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alameda, California
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gasquet, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancaster
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Stockton Daily Evening Record; Publication Date: 8 Apr/ 1952; Publication Place: Stockton, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 2001
    Event Place: Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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