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Dorothy Benes Smith 1923 – 2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1923

Birth Location: Cross Plains, Callahan County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Mar 2008

Death Location: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Colie Smart

Mother: Mary Clement

Spouse(s): Anton Benes, Roland White, Earl McCoy

Children(s): Susan Torrez, Ann Blevins, Johnnie White, Rommy White, Serena White, Tommie White, Judy White, Roma White, Virginia White, Roland White, Meylessa White, Cecil White

The birth of Dorothy Benes Smith Jr took place in 1923 in Cross Plains, Callahan County, Texas, United States of America, to Colie C Smart and Mary A Clement. Dorothy Benes Smith Jr married Anton Benes, Roland White and Earl Curtiss McCoy, and together they had Susan Torrez, Ann Blevins, Johnnie L White, Rommy Austin White, Serena L White, Tommie C White, Judy R White, Roma Lee White, Virginia L White, Roland White, Meylessa A White and Cecil Delane White. Dorothy Benes Smith Jr's death occurred in 2008 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America.

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Parents

Colie Smart
1899 – 1977
Birth Location: Texas
CS
Mary Clement
1902 – 1973
Birth Location: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America
MC

Spouses(s)

Anton Benes
1929 – 2017
Birth Location: Gonzales
AB
Roland White
1919 – 1982
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Franklin, Texas, USA
RW
Earl McCoy
Birth Location: –
EM

Children(s)

Susan Torrez
Birth Location: –
ST
Ann Blevins
Birth Location: –
AB
Johnnie White
1939 –
Birth Location: Texas
JW
Rommy White
1941 – 2012
Birth Location: Big Spring, Texas
RW
Serena White
1943 –
Birth Location: Texas
SW
Tommie White
1944 –
Birth Location: Texas
TW
Judy White
1944 –
Birth Location: Texas
JW
Roma White
1947 – 1947
Birth Location: Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America
RW
Virginia White
1948 –
Birth Location: Texas
VW
Roland White
1949 –
Birth Location: Texas
RW
Meylessa White
1950 –
Birth Location: Texas
MW
Cecil White
1955 – 1955
Birth Location: Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America
CW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Cross Plains, Callahan County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: , Coahoma, Howard, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Howard, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1993
    Event Place: Brownwood, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1995
    Event Place: Brownwood, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1997-2002
    Event Place: Brownwood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brownwood, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brownwood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Mar 2008
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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