Person:Edmund Kirby Smith (3)

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Col. Edmund Kirby Smith
b.9 Apr 1916 Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee
d.3 Sep 1994 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Jun 1903
  1. Reynold Marvin Kirby Smith, Jr.1904 - 1982
  2. Henry Tompkins Kirby Smith1907 - 1974
  3. Dr. Elizabeth Washington Kirby Smith1910 - 1993
  4. John Selden Kirby Smith1914 - 1990
  5. Col. Edmund Kirby Smith1916 - 1994
  6. Catherine Bethune Kirby Smith1917 - 1991
Spouse and Children
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m. 9 Nov 1944
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Col. Edmund Kirby Smith
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 9 Apr 1916 Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee
Marriage 9 Nov 1944 University of the South Chapel, Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee(at least 2 children)
to Maria Gaillard Cortes
Death[1][2][3] 3 Sep 1994 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee(but apparently a resident of Sewanee, Tennessee)
Burial[2] University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Find A Grave.

    Edmund Kirby-Smith

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. (Provo, Utah, United States: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011).
  4.   Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962
    25 Apr 1942.

    Clearance Delcaration, American Airlines, departed Miami, 25 Apr 1942, arrived San Juan, Puerto Rico, 25 Apr 1942.

    "U.S. Army under orders -- shore leave granted"
    Kirby-Smith, Edmund 26 yrs, U.S. citizen

  5.   Tennessee, United States. The Tennesseean (Nashville, Tennessee)
    9 Sep 1994.

    Sewanee, Tenn---Services for Col. Edmund Kirby-Smith, 78, Sewanee, a retired Army Engineer and graduate of West Point, will be at 4:30pm tomorrow at All Saints' Chapel. Burial in University Cemetery. He died Sunday in St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville.

    Col. Kirby-Smith attended Sewanee Military Academy, where he was Class Valedictorian in 1932. He attended the University of the South for three years, and while there, qualified for Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to graduate from West Point, 10th in his class and chose Panama as his first duty station.

    During World War ll, he was stationed at various forts, including Bragg, Belvoir, Leavenworth and Sam Houston, in addition to seeing action in Africa, Italy, France and Germany. Col. Kirby-Smith received numerous decorations, including the Star of Africa, two Legion of Merit Awards and the Bronze Star.

    Survivors: his wife, Maria Gaillard Cortes Kirby-Smith; son, Edmund Kirby-Smith of Washington, D.C., and daughter, Maria Kirby-Smith, Camden, S,C.

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