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| Name | Virginia Jennie Smothers [1, 2, 3, 4] | ||||
| Born | 26 Oct 1872
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| Gender | Female | ||||
| Birth | 1873
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| Race | Black [1] | ||||
| Race | Colored [5] | ||||
| Race | Mulatto [8] | ||||
| Name | Jenie Smothers [9] | ||||
| Name | Jennie L Collier [8] | ||||
| Name | Jennie Palmer [5, 7] | ||||
| Name | Jennie Smothers [5] | ||||
| Name | Jennie Smothers Palmer [7] | ||||
| Name | Virginia Collier [6, 10] | ||||
| Name | Virginia Smothers [6] | ||||
| Residence | 1880
– Age: 7; Occupation: At Home; AttendedSchool: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 111; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter | ||||
| Residence | 1900
213 River Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[9]
– Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter | ||||
| Residence | 1920
103 Cherry street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[8]
– Age: 48; Occupation: Cook; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 65; HomeOwnership: Rented; Industry: Hospital; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head | ||||
| Died | 14 Aug 1958
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
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| Person ID | I5117
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Simon Peter Smothers, I (Age 81 years) b. 12 Aug 1834, Frederick County, Maryland, USA d. 8 Sep 1915, 101 Cherry, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Sarah K Jones (Age 91 years) b. Apr 1837, Burkittsville, Frederick, Maryland, USA d. 27 Sep 1928, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 91 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F1694
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| Family 1 | William Henry Palmer b. 1881 | |||
| Married | 2 May 1921
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||
| Family ID | F2203
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| Family 2 | John Collier b. Apr 1872, Virginia, USA | |||||
| Married | 14 Apr 1902
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||
| Family ID | F2205
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