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Walter James Smith 1947 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1947

Birth Location: Greenville, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1993

Death Location: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Father: Walter Smith

Mother: Lee Scott

Spouse(s): Victoria Collins

Children(s):

According to available records, Walter James Smith was born in 1947 in Greenville, Mississippi, USA, the child of Walter Lee Smith and Lee Ethel Scott. Following those early years, Walter James Smith married Victoria E Collins. In the later years of life, Walter James Smith died in 1993 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

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Parents

Walter Smith
1915 – 1998
Birth Location: Benoit, Mississippi, USA
WS
Lee Scott
1923 – 1970
Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Victoria Collins
1946 –
Birth Location: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
VC

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Sep 1947
    Event Place: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019, U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Date: 1993-10-16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1986
    Event Place: Oakland
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1992
    Event Place: Oakland, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1993
    Event Place: Oakland, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oakland, CA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Oct 1993
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Date: 1993-10-16

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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