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Wm. Laura Smith 1862–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1862

Birth Location: Sparta, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Nov 1895

Death Location: Pitt County, North Carolina

Father: Malachi Smith

Mother: Louisa Shivers

Spouse(s): William Thaway

Children(s): Sallie HATHAWAY

Wm. Laura Smith was born in 1862 in Sparta, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Malachi R Mack Smith And Louisa Lucy J Shivers. Wm. Laura Smith married William G Thaway, and had children including Sallie Ann Hathaway. Wm. Laura Smith passed away in 1895 in Pitt County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Wm. Laura Smith was born in 1862 in Sparta, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Malachi R Mack Smith And Louisa Lucy J Shivers.
  • Wm. Laura Smith married William G Thaway, and had children including Sallie Ann Hathaway.
  • Wm. Laura Smith passed away in 1895 in Pitt County, North Carolina.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wm. Smith's Ancestors

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Wm. Smith
1862–1895
Birth Place: Sparta, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Malachi R (Mack) Smith
1826–1870
Pitt County, North Carolina
Louisa ("Lucy J") Shivers
1830–1900
Pitt County, NC
Grandparents
Aaron (Baker Smith (Martin) Co.,)
1790–1836
Martin Co, North Carolina, USA
Keziah Manning
1796–1846
Martin Co, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wm. Smith's Descendants

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Wm. (Laura) Smith (6 Mar 1862–3 Nov 1895) m. William (G) Thaway (31 May 1859–31 Aug 1939)
  1. 1. Sallie (Ann) HATHAWAY 1883–1964 m. Jesse (William) Whitfield 1876–1956
    1. 1. Herman (Gerome) Whitfield 1919–2015 m. Doris (Evelyn) Ezell\Whitfield 1929–2012
    2. 2. Christine (Elizabeth) Thomas 1901–1946
    3. 3. Kermit (Eugene) Whitfield 1924–1982
    4. 4. Florence (Earline) Henry 1914–2005

Wm. Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1862
6 Mar 1862
Birth of Wm. Laura Smith in Sparta, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Sparta, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1877
29 November 1877
Age 15
Wm. Laura Smith was married in Township, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Township, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1895
3 Nov 1895
Age 33
Death of Wm. Laura Smith in Pitt County, North Carolina
Pitt County, North Carolina
1898
1898
Age 36
Wm. Laura Smith was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1862
    Event Place: Sparta, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 November 1877
    Event Place: Township, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1898

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Pitt County, North Carolina

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