Basil E. Smatts (1923 - 2009)

Born 26 Aug 1923 in Michigan, United States

Husband of Rose Alma (Merrill) O'Donley — married 23 Aug 1946 (to before 12 Oct 1967) in Maine, United States

Died 12 Aug 2009 at age 85 in California, United States

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Biography

Birth

According to his death record, Basil E. Smatts was born on 26 Aug 1923.^[1] In 1930, he was living with his mother, Pearl L. Smatts, and two brothers at Los Angeles, California, with his birthplace shown as Michigan.^[2]

Marriages

1. Basil E. Smatts of Los Angeles, California, married the divorcee Rose Alma (Merrill) Ames of Portland, Maine, in Maine on 23 Aug 1946.^[3] The marriage ended in divorce; Basil remarried in 1967, and Rose had remarried by 1975.
2. Basil E. Smatts, 44, married Ranchnel D. Abney, 44, at Los Angeles, California, on 12 Oct 1967.^[4]

Sources

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2. ↑ Basil E. Smatts in the Pearl L. Smatts household, family #480, in United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch > California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles (Districts 0501-0750) > ED 724 > image 53 of 63; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
3. ↑ FamilySearch transcription of the marriage record of Basil E. Smatts and Rose Alma Ames, in Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996, database, FamilySearch > Basil E Smatts and Rose Alma Ames, 23 Aug 1946; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
4. ↑ FamilySearch transcription of the marriage record of Basil E. Smatts and Ranchnel D. Abney, in California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, database, FamilySearch > Basil E Smatts and Ranchnel D Abney, 12 Oct 1967; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles City, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.