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Willis Earl Smith 1919–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1919

Birth Location: Merino, Logan, Colorado, USA

Death Date: 19 Oct 1999

Death Location: Hermiston, Umatilla Co., Oregon, USA

Father: Willis Smith

Mother: Grace Cardwell

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In 1919, Willis Earl Smith entered the world in Merino, Logan, Colorado, USA, born to Willis Varandis Smith And Grace Malinda Moss Cardwell. Willis Earl Smith passed away in 1999 in Hermiston, Umatilla Co., Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1919, Willis Earl Smith entered the world in Merino, Logan, Colorado, USA, born to Willis Varandis Smith And Grace Malinda Moss Cardwell.
  • Willis Earl Smith passed away in 1999 in Hermiston, Umatilla Co., Oregon, USA.

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Willis Smith's Ancestors

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Willis Smith
1919–1999
Birth Place: Merino, Logan, Colorado, USA
Parents
Willis Varandis Smith
1890–1943
Goodland, Sherman, Kansas, USA
Grace (Malinda Moss-) Cardwell
1890–1939
Dearborn, Platte, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
William (David) Cardwell
1854–1922
St Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth "Jane") Moss
1857–1932
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Martin Moss
1826–1910
Martha Dooley
1830–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Jr
1778–1850
Palentine Dooley
1803–1877

Willis Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1919
2 Jul 1919
Birth of Willis Earl Smith in Merino, Logan, Colorado, USA
Merino, Logan, Colorado, USA
1999
19 Oct 1999
Age 80
Death of Willis Earl Smith in Hermiston, Umatilla Co., Oregon, USA
Hermiston, Umatilla Co., Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Merino, Logan, Colorado, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1999
    Event Place: Hermiston, Umatilla Co., Oregon, USA

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