SMITH, Jerry Gilbert

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Last Name
 
SMITH
Given Names
 
Jerry Gilbert
AKA's
 
Gilbert, MN
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
4/17/1951
Age at Death
 
27
Place of Birth
 
Los Angeles, California
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Male
Religion
 
Family Tree
 
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Partner
 
Children
 
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Jack Warren Smith Sr, Nadine House (parents); Jarilyn Theresa Newman (wife)
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
12/28/1977
Residence (US)
 
San Francisco, California 94117
Residence (JT)
 
Cottage 28
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
truck unloading (Maaga); rubbish worker, car tire changer, yarn factory, forklift driver, fry cook, construction, mixer, tractor driver, cashier, janitor, salesman (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1cc); construction (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-32b)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
Piggery (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1cc)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
Discrepancies
 
Remembrances
 
“Jerry was a wonderful and enthuiastic part of the Peoples Temple community. He would bound up any time he could be of help, and was very friendly to everyone. In both San Francisco and in Jonestown, he went out of his way to widen his circle of friends. He seemed to be delighted with the progress being made in Jonestown. ” - Laura Johnston Kohl