Ernest Paxton Smith

1929 - 2009  (79 years)

• Name	Ernest Paxton Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	28 Dec 1929	Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LVJQ-8KR
  Residence	1940	Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, USA   [10]
  Residence	1950	Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Burial	2009	Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  Death	25 Feb 2009	Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 6, 9]
  Person ID	I12676	Woodworth Ancestry | Elijah Lassiter_Sally Stephenson
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Hobart McKinley Smith,   b. 10 May 1897, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Jan 1965, Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Pearl Malinda Smith,   b. 29 Aug 1891, Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA d. 21 Sep 1958, Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	> 1. Deborah Lynette Smith,   b. 15 Mar 1954, Bristol, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 16 Mar 1954, Bristol, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Gary Lynn Smith,   b. 5 Aug 1955, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Aug 1955, Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Stephen Ernest Smith,   b. 3 Jun 1960, Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Sep 2007, Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Kevin Paxton Smith,   b. 6 Dec 1961, Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA d. 11 May 2006, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Living
  Family ID	F8110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 28 Dec 1929 - Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA Residence - 1940 - Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, USA Residence - 1950 - Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA Burial - 2009 - Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA Death - 25 Feb 2009 - Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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