George Walter Smith
(1912-1990)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ida Virginia Victory

George Walter Smith 2 3 4

  • Born: 29 Jul 1912, Franklin, Williamson, TN 2 4
  • Marriage (1): Ida Virginia Victory on 20 Nov 1937 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN 1
  • Died: 1 Sep 1990, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN at age 78 2
  • Buried: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN 2

   FamilySearch ID: GDG3-MJH.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Daily News-Journal: Miss Virginia Victory Bride of G. W. Smith, 24 Nov 1937, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN. 5 MISS VIRGINIA VICTORY BRIDE OF G. W. SMITH
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Victory of this city announce the marriage of their daughter, Virginia, to G. W. Smith, also of this city, the ceremony having taken place November 20 at the home of the Rev. M. M. Ayers, pastor of Westvue Baptist church, on Battle avenue. The bride wore a sports dress of blue wool, blue accessories and chrysanthemums in a shoulder bouquet. The only attendants were the bride's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Travis. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will make their home In Buena Vista, Virginia, where he Is employed.

2. Residence: in Dec 1937 in Buena Vista, Buena Vista (city), VA.

3. Census in 1940 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN. 6 The 1940 census recorded at 125 Kings Highway: George W. Smith, carpenter for building contractor, 27, living with wife Virginia, 20. They were born in Tennessee and lived in the same place in 1935.

4. Occupation: Tennessee Powder Co., Millington, TN on 16 Oct 1940 in Millington, Shelby, TN. 4

5. Residence: on 16 Oct 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, TN. 4

6. Census in 1950 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN. 7 The 1950 census recorded George W. Smith, engineer at cheese plant, 38, living with wife Virginia, 30; daughter Carolyn, 9; and son Charles, 7. Everyone was born in Tennessee.


George married Ida Virginia Victory on 20 Nov 1937 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN.1 (Ida Virginia Victory was born on 13 Jun 1919 in , , TN,8 died on 20 Jun 2006 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN 8 and was buried on 22 Jun 2006 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN 8.)


Sources


1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2022), entry for Ida Virginia Victory, person ID GML7-7J5.

2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68631905.

3 "The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, TN)," 21 Jun 2006, page 10. Obituary of Virginia Victory Smith.

4 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), George Walter Smith, b. 29 Jul 1912 Franklin, TN.

5 "The Daily News-Journal (Murfreesboro, TN)," 24 Nov 1937, page 4. Victory-Smith Wedding.

6 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZG-JS8.

7 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSM-2YDY.

8 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203322489.



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