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William Burton Smith 1877 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1877

Birth Location: Cass County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1955

Death Location: Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

Father: William Smith

Mother: Sarah Long

Spouse(s): Ruby Easton

Children(s): Fern Smith, Hazel Smith, Mabel Smith, Sarah Silberman, William Smith

In 1877, William Burton Smith entered the world in Cass County, Indiana, USA, born to William B Smith and Sarah A. Long. William Burton Smith married Ruby May Easton, and had children including Fern Thelma Smith, Hazel Doris Smith, Mabel Marie Smith, Sarah Ethel Silberman, William Donald Smith. William Burton Smith passed away in 1955 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1877, William Burton Smith entered the world in Cass County, Indiana, USA, born to William B Smith and Sarah A. Long.
  • William Burton Smith married Ruby May Easton, and had children including Fern Thelma Smith, Hazel Doris Smith, Mabel Marie Smith, Sarah Ethel Silberman, William Donald Smith.
  • William Burton Smith passed away in 1955 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Smith's Ancestors

Self
William Smith
1877 – 1955
Birth Place: Cass County, Indiana, USA
Parents
William B Smith
1844 – 1935
Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
Sarah (A.) Long
1848 – 1901
Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (L) Smith
1818 – 1890
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Shaffer
1820 – 1906
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
William Long
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (A) Long
1811 –
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Shaffer
1787 – 1884
Elizabeth Kapp
1787 – 1872
Maria (Hayman)
1765 – 1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter (Sheaffer)
1751 – 1848
Anna Albert
1762 – 1812
George KAPP
1759 – 1832
Anna Dietrich
1755 – 1810
Anna Endt
1739 – 1828

William Smith's Descendants

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William (Burton) Smith (24 Apr 1877 – 1 Nov 1955) m. Ruby (May) Easton (26 Jan 1888 – 24 Mar 1937)
  1. 1. Fern (Thelma) Smith (21 Dec 1907 – 25 Nov 1959)
  2. 2. Hazel (Doris) Smith (31 Jul 1910 – 6 Oct 1983)
  3. 3. Mabel (Marie) Smith (18 May 1915 – 25 Aug 2011)
  4. 4. Sarah (Ethel) Silberman (3 May 1919 – 1 Feb 2011) m. Louis (Harry) Silberman (9 Jan 1916 – Abt 1994)
    1. 1. Donald (L) Silberman (29 Apr 1941 – ) m. Ruth (Carol) Beavers (5 Dec 1941 – )
      1. 1. Donald (Louis) Silberman (12 Dec 1962 – ) m. Tami (Lynn) Silberman (3 Jul 1966 – )
        1. 1. Melinda (sue) Silberman (18 Dec 1986 – )
        2. 2. Carol (Lynn) Silberman (2 Jan 1994 – )
      2. 2. Donna (Carol) Kirk (19 Aug 1967 – ) m. David (Wesley) Kirk (8 Jan 1962 – )
    2. 2. Connie Leap (abt 1956 – ) m. Ronald (James) Leap
    3. 3. Joyce Palladino
    4. 4. James
    5. 5. Roger
  5. 5. William (Donald) Smith (25 Feb 1923 – 31 Jul 1996)

William Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1877
24 Apr 1877
Birth of William Burton Smith in Cass County, Indiana, USA
Cass County, Indiana, USA
1955
1 Nov 1955
Age 78
Death of William Burton Smith in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Cass County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1955
    Event Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

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