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Wilford Adelbert Smith 1906–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1906

Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1981

Death Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA

Father: Hyrum Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Bricker

Spouse(s): Donna Shields, Ethel Ratcliffe

Children(s): Donald Smith, Kenneth Smith, Douglas Smith, _____ Stillborn, Sharron Smith, Alice Smith

The story of Wilford Adelbert Smith began in 1906 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Wilford Adelbert Smith married Donna Shields, Ethel Louise Ratcliffe, and had children including Alice Louise Smith, Donald Adelbert Smith, Douglas Ratcliffe Smith, Kenneth Wilford Smith, Sharron Lee Smith, Smith Stillborn. Wilford Adelbert Smith passed away in 1981 in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilford Adelbert Smith began in 1906 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
  • Wilford Adelbert Smith married Donna Shields, Ethel Louise Ratcliffe, and had children including Alice Louise Smith, Donald Adelbert Smith, Douglas Ratcliffe Smith, Kenneth Wilford Smith, Sharron Lee Smith, Smith Stillborn.
  • Wilford Adelbert Smith passed away in 1981 in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hyrum Smith
1870–1936
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Bricker
1871–1944
Birth Location: East Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
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Spouses(s)

Donna Shields
1917–1998
Birth Location: Pine Canyon, Tooele, Utah, USA
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Ethel Ratcliffe
1906–1978
Birth Location: Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
ER

Children(s)

Donald Smith
1925–1995
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
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Kenneth Smith
1929–1994
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
KS
Douglas Smith
1942–2016
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
DS
_____ Stillborn
1934–1934
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
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Sharron Smith
1941–2011
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
SS
Alice Smith
1927–2000
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
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Wilford Smith's Ancestors

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Wilford Smith
1906–1981
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Parents
Hyrum Smith
1870–1936
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Ida) Bricker
1871–1944
East Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Grandparents
William (George) Bricker
1832–1916
Studley Green, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Leather
1846–1883
Gorton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Leather
1808–1900
Mary Windus
1817–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Windus
1795–
Ann Ascroft
1797–1827

Wilford Smith's Descendants

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Wilford (Adelbert) Smith (10 Mar 1906–22 Sep 1981) m. Donna Shields (29 Oct 1917–27 Mar 1998) m. Ethel (Louise) Ratcliffe (06 Feb 1906–24 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Donald (Adelbert) Smith 1925–1995 m. Melba Lavin 1928–2014
  2. 2. Kenneth (Wilford) Smith 1929–1994
  3. 3. Douglas (Ratcliffe) Smith 1942–2016
  4. 4. _____ (Smith) Stillborn 1934–1934
  5. 5. Sharron (Lee) Smith 1941–2011
  6. 6. Alice (Louise) Smith 1927–2000

Wilford Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1906
10 Mar 1906
Birth of Wilford Adelbert Smith in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1981
22 Sep 1981
Age 75
Death of Wilford Adelbert Smith in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1981
    Event Place: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
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