hmtl5 George Alvin Smith b. 8 Aug 1931 Linneus, Linn County, Missouri d. 20 Jul 1950: Hedges Genealogy
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George Alvin Smith

George Alvin Smith

Male 1931 - 1950  (18 years)


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  • Name George Alvin Smith 
    Birth 8 Aug 1931  Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT died in the Korean War  [4] 
    Death 20 Jul 1950  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Korean War
    Burial Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I77  Hedges
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2023 

    Father Orra "Norman" Smith,   b. 22 Dec 1888, Browning, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1968, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Anna "Maude" Hedges,   b. 3 Jun 1889, Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1976, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 11 Sep 1906  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Aug 1931 - Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Orra and Maude Smith family    		Orra and Maude Smith family
    Hedges Reunion - best guess for date is before 1939    		Hedges Reunion - best guess for date is before 1939

    Headstones
    Smith Orra 'Norman', Anna Maude Hedges, and their son, George Alvin Smith    		Smith Orra "Norman", Anna Maude Hedges, and their son, George Alvin Smith

  • Notes 
    • PFC GEORGE SMITH died in action 20 July 1950, formerly listed as MIA. Telegram received by parents, Mr and Mrs ORA SMITH who survive with sisters RUTH McKENZIE, Meadville MO; LUCILLE HOAG, Fairmount IL; FRANCES DUNCAN, Purdin MO; ESSIE MAYE OERTWIG, Linneus MO; brothers JAY, Browning MO; GLENN, Meadville MO; FRANCIS and NORMAN, Purdin; and JOHN ROBERT of St Louis.
      The Browning Leader-Record, issue 26 April 1951, Browning MO.
      [3, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S8] Cemetery records.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S22] US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.

    5. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book, Library of Linda Hedges.

    6. [S50] Missouri Marriage Records: 1805-2002.

    7. [S9] Obituary.


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