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John Shedric Smith 1866 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1866

Birth Location: McCracken County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 Mar 1946

Death Location: Trigg, Kentucky, USA

Father: Eldad Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Miles

Spouse(s): Nova Shrader, Martha Miles

Children(s): Ollie Smith, Jerome Smith

In 1866, John Shedric Smith entered the world in McCracken County, Kentucky, USA, born to Eldad T Smith and Elizabeth Miles. Years later, John Shedric Smith married Nova Zembla Shrader and Martha L "MATTIE" Miles, and the couple became parents to Ollie Mae Smith and Jerome Chesterfield Smith. John Shedric Smith died in 1946 in Trigg, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Eldad Smith
1836 – 1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Miles
1830 – 1866
Birth Location: United States
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Spouses(s)

Nova Shrader
1871 – 1947
Birth Location: Kentucky
NS
Martha Miles
1872 – 1953
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
MM

Children(s)

Ollie Smith
1896 – 1976
Birth Location: Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
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Jerome Smith
1889 – 1975
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Sep 1866
    Event Place: McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Sep 1866
    Event Place: McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: District 10, Wayne, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 4, Henderson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Long Hallow, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 6, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Trigg, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 6, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 10 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Linton, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Linton, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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