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Willa Bell (Brady) Smith 1918–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1918

Birth Location: French Creek, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 2007

Death Location: McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Milroy Smith

Mother: Helen Smallridge

Spouse(s): Reuben Brady

Children(s):

The story of Willa Bell (Brady) Smith began in 1918 in French Creek, Upshur, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided in Meade, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA. Willa Bell (Brady) Smith married Reuben Jerome Brady. Willa Bell (Brady) Smith passed away in 2007 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willa Bell (Brady) Smith began in 1918 in French Creek, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided in Meade, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.
  • Willa Bell (Brady) Smith married Reuben Jerome Brady.
  • Willa Bell (Brady) Smith passed away in 2007 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Milroy Smith
1880–1936
Birth Location: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
MS
Helen Smallridge
1886–1972
Birth Location: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
HS

Spouses(s)

Reuben Brady
1915–2000
Birth Location: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
RB

Children(s)

Willa Smith's Ancestors

Self
Willa Smith
1918–2007
Birth Place: French Creek, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Milroy Clinton "Roy" Smith
1880–1936
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Helen (Jane (Smith) (Cox) (Werner)) Smallridge
1886–1972
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Smallridge) Sr
1835–1908
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Mary (A (Smallridge)) Haddock
1844–1900
Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elza Jr
1816–1899
Sophronia Perry
1824–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elza Sr
1776–1856
Margaret
1786–1872
Elias Jr
1804–1845
Adelia Phillips
1803–1866

Willa Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1918
12 Jul 1918
Birth of Willa Bell (Brady) Smith in French Creek, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
French Creek, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided here in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided here in Meade, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Meade, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided here in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia
Meade, Upshur, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 22
Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided here in Meade Mag District, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Meade Mag District, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided here in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Willa Bell (Brady) Smith resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
2007
22 Feb 2007
Age 89
Death of Willa Bell (Brady) Smith in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1918
    Event Place: French Creek, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Meade, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04449; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 49-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Meade Mag District, Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04449; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 49-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, 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: Painesville, Lake, O

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia
    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: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 2007
    Event Place: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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