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Zelma Smith 1898–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1898

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 1969

Death Location: Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma, United States

Father: Claude Smith

Mother: Mary Unknown

Spouse(s): George Shotts

Children(s): Nathaniel Shotts, Laverne Shotts, George Shotts

In 1898, Zelma Smith entered the world in Texas, born to Claude J Smith And Mary Belle Unknown. Zelma Smith married George Dewey Shotts, and had children including George Dewey Shotts, Laverne A Shotts, Nathaniel Claude Shotts. Zelma Smith passed away in 1969 in Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Zelma Smith entered the world in Texas, born to Claude J Smith And Mary Belle Unknown.
  • Zelma Smith married George Dewey Shotts, and had children including George Dewey Shotts, Laverne A Shotts, Nathaniel Claude Shotts.
  • Zelma Smith passed away in 1969 in Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Zelma Smith's Ancestors

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Zelma Smith
1898–1969
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Claude J. Smith
1861–1918
Alabama
Mary (Belle) Unknown
1869–1957
Tennessee, United States,
Grandparents
Martha (Luella) Watson
1844–1901
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Harden Watson
1813–1854
Martha Watson
1819–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1763–1821
Sarah Houk
1780–1840
Charles Latham
1790–1840
Lucy Phillips
1796–1850

Zelma Smith's Descendants

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Zelma Smith (Feb 1898–1969) m. George (Dewey) Shotts (20 Mar 1898–May 1973)
  1. 1. Nathaniel (Claude) Shotts 1919–2003
  2. 2. Laverne (A.) Shotts 1924–
  3. 3. George (Dewey) Shotts 1926–

Zelma Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1898
Feb 1898
Birth of Zelma Smith in Texas
Texas
1969
1969
Age 71
Death of Zelma Smith in Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma, United States
Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1898
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1969
    Event Place: Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma, United States

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