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| 1. | Leslie R Smith (son of Henry Rufus Smith and Margaret Jane Marshall). Family/Spouse: Sandra H Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 2. | Henry Rufus Smith was born on 6 Feb 1917 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Jul 1995 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Henry married Margaret Jane Marshall on 28 Nov 1941 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret (daughter of Alexander Leslie Marshall and Margaret I Blalock) was born on 28 Sep 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Mar 2005 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 3. | Margaret Jane Marshall was born on 28 Sep 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Alexander Leslie Marshall and Margaret I Blalock); died on 12 Mar 2005 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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| 6. | Alexander Leslie Marshall was born on 5 Jan 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of William Howard Marshall and Mary L "Bessie" Dennie); died on 2 Feb 1942 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Services Thursday for Dr. A. Leslie Marshall Funeral Alexander married Margaret I Blalock on 6 Jul 1916. Margaret (daughter of Martin Luther Blalock and Bettie Elizabeth Scott) was born on 9 Jan 1888 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA; died on 28 Jun 1978 in Susquehanna, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 7. | Margaret I Blalock was born on 9 Jan 1888 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA (daughter of Martin Luther Blalock and Bettie Elizabeth Scott); died on 28 Jun 1978 in Susquehanna, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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| 12. | William Howard Marshall was born on 1 Jan 1866 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Elisha B Marshall, I and Harriet McClintock); died on 20 Mar 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
Notes: The Rev. Dr. William H. Marshall was born in Harrisburg on January 1, 1866 to Elisha B. Marshall and Harriet McClintock Marshall. At a young age, William showed an interest in the work of the church and became active in the Wesley AME Zion Church. He was one of the first two black males to graduate from a Harrisburg High School in 1883. In 1884, many prominent citizens petitioned the school board thereby requesting his appointment as a teacher, shortly thereafter Marshall began teaching at the Wickersham and Calder Buildings (teaching and serving as a principal for twenty-nine years where black children attended classes). In the Harrisburg School District's directory for the 1910-1911 school year identified William H. Marshall as Principal of Calder Building (Sixth Ward)). William married Mary L "Bessie" Dennie in 1887. Mary (daughter of Alexander William Dennee and Annie Francis Johnson) was born on 25 Jan 1856 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 20 Jun 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 13. | Mary L "Bessie" Dennie was born on 25 Jan 1856 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Alexander William Dennee and Annie Francis Johnson); died on 20 Jun 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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| 14. |  Martin Luther Blalock was born on 4 Aug 1858 in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA (son of Father Unknown Blalock and Margaret Blaylock, son of Henry Williams and Margaret Blaylock); died on 21 Jan 1942 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Buried: Martin married Bettie Elizabeth Scott on 16 Dec 1892 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Bettie (daughter of Arthur Fett Scott and Not Ascertainable Scott) was born on 25 Jul 1874 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 9 Sep 1951 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 15. | Bettie Elizabeth Scott was born on 25 Jul 1874 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA (daughter of Arthur Fett Scott and Not Ascertainable Scott); died on 9 Sep 1951 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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