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Wilma Smith 1920–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1920

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 8 February 2003

Death Location: Chesnee, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Julia Cox

Spouse(s): Jesse Dowda

Children(s): Julia Dowda, Patricia Dowdy, Eula Dowda

Wilma Smith was born in 1920 in South Carolina, the child of Thomas Jefferson Smith And Julia Ann Cox. In 1930, Wilma Smith resided in Glassy Mountain, Glassy Mountain, Greenville, Sout. In 1950, Wilma Smith resided in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Wilma Smith married Jesse David Dowda, and had children including Eula Lydia Dowda, Julia Louise Dowda, Patricia Ann Dowdy. Wilma Smith passed away in 2003 in Chesnee, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wilma Smith was born in 1920 in South Carolina, the child of Thomas Jefferson Smith And Julia Ann Cox.
  • In 1930, Wilma Smith resided in Glassy Mountain, Glassy Mountain, Greenville, Sout.
  • In 1950, Wilma Smith resided in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Wilma Smith married Jesse David Dowda, and had children including Eula Lydia Dowda, Julia Louise Dowda, Patricia Ann Dowdy.
  • Wilma Smith passed away in 2003 in Chesnee, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wilma Smith's Ancestors

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Wilma Smith
1920–2003
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Smith
1874–1958
Greenville C, South Carolina
Julia (Ann) Cox
1877–1957
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James (B) Smith
1850–1939
Nancy Wood
1847–1874
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Wood
1826–1900
Armon Vaughn
1827–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wood
1780–1868
Mary Moon
1790–1868

Wilma Smith's Descendants

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Wilma Smith (1 July 1920–8 February 2003) m. Jesse (David) Dowda (28 February 1911–3 September 1997)
  1. 1. Julia (Louise) Dowda 1940–2017 m. Glen (Herbert) Painter 1929–2010
  2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Dowdy 1943–1999
  3. 3. Eula (Lydia) Dowda 1947–2001

Wilma Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1920
1 July 1920
Birth of Wilma Smith in South Carolina
South Carolina
1930
1930
Age 10
Wilma Smith resided here in Glassy Mountain, Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mountain, Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Wilma Smith resided here in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
2003
8 February 2003
Age 83
Death of Wilma Smith
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1920
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Glassy Mountain, Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, 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: Glassy Mountain, Gre

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 2003
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesnee, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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