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Wiley Oswell Smith 1870 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1870

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 10 May 1948

Death Location: Ben Hill, Georgia

Father: William SMITH

Mother: Eliza Smith

Spouse(s): Ann Smith

Children(s): John Smith

The story of Wiley Oswell Smith began in 1870 in Georgia. Wiley Oswell Smith married Ann Jeanne Merritt Smith, and had children including John Henry Smith. Wiley Oswell Smith passed away in 1948 in Ben Hill, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Wiley Oswell Smith began in 1870 in Georgia.
  • Wiley Oswell Smith married Ann Jeanne Merritt Smith, and had children including John Henry Smith.
  • Wiley Oswell Smith passed away in 1948 in Ben Hill, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiley Smith's Ancestors

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Wiley Smith
1870 – 1948
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
William "Bill" T. SMITH
1838 – 1926
Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
Eliza (Maloy Pridgen -) Smith
1840 – 1915
Irwin County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Margaret (A. LARKINS) (Pridgen)
1808 – 1850
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Hunt
1760 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiley Smith's Descendants

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Wiley (Oswell) Smith (May 1870 – 10 May 1948) m. Ann (Jeanne Merritt) Smith (1879 – 1961)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Smith (2 January 1890 – 3 November 1953) m. Ida (Merrett) Smith (Feb 1891 – 1954)
    1. 1. Ralph Smith (9 Apr 1920 – 15 Apr 1998) m. Vera (Mae Spell -) Smith (10 June 1923 – 21 August 1961)
      1. 1. Betty (J) Smith (abt 1943 – )
      2. 2. Barbara (A) Smith (abt 1945 – 31 Jan 2022)
        1. 1. Deborah Stallings (1962 – 14 Jan 2023) m. Cecil (Jerald) Grantham (30 Oct 1958 – 27 Feb 2024)
      3. 3. Raymond Smith (abt 1947 – )
      4. 4. Janice Smith (abt 1948 – )

Wiley Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1870
May 1870
Birth of Wiley Oswell Smith in Georgia
Georgia
1948
10 May 1948
Age 78
Death of Wiley Oswell Smith in Ben Hill, Georgia
Ben Hill, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1870
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1948
    Event Place: Ben Hill, Georgia

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