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Clara Eliza Smith 1923–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1923

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 24 Jul 2011

Death Location: Carter Lake, Iowa

Father: Albert Smith

Mother: Opal Bennett

Spouse(s): Donald Bain

Children(s): Carolyn Haines

In 1923, Clara Eliza Smith entered the world in Iowa, born to Albert Strange Smith And Opal Mamie Bennett. In 1925, Clara Eliza Smith resided in Franklin, Decatur, Iowa, USA. In 1940, Clara Eliza Smith resided in Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA. Clara Eliza Smith married Donald Duyane Bain, and had children including Becky Bain Kurmel, Carolyn J Bain Haines, Donald Duyane Bain Jr, Pamela Jo Bain, Ronald R Bain. Clara Eliza Smith passed away in 2011 in Carter Lake, Iowa.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Clara Eliza Smith entered the world in Iowa, born to Albert Strange Smith And Opal Mamie Bennett.
  • In 1925, Clara Eliza Smith resided in Franklin, Decatur, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1940, Clara Eliza Smith resided in Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA.
  • Clara Eliza Smith married Donald Duyane Bain, and had children including Becky Bain Kurmel, Carolyn J Bain Haines, Donald Duyane Bain Jr, Pamela Jo Bain, Ronald R Bain.
  • Clara Eliza Smith passed away in 2011 in Carter Lake, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara Smith's Ancestors

Self
Clara Smith
1923–2011
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Albert Strange Smith
1898–1960
Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Opal (Mamie) Bennett
1903–1988
Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (Albert) Smith
1862–1931
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Eliza (Alice) Strange
1867–1926
Chillicothe, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Strange
1831–1876
Eliza Clark
1839–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Clark
1806–1870
Elizabeth Hartley
1812–1897

Clara Smith's Descendants

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Clara (Eliza) Smith (6 Jun 1923–24 Jul 2011) m. Donald (Duyane) Bain (19 December 1923–15 August 1993)
  1. 1. Carolyn (J. Bain) Haines 1946–2018

Clara Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1923
6 Jun 1923
Birth of Clara Eliza Smith in Iowa
Iowa
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 2
Clara Eliza Smith resided here in Franklin, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Franklin, Decatur, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 17
Clara Eliza Smith resided here in Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Clara Eliza Smith resided here in Clio, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Clio, Wayne, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 28
Clara Eliza Smith resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1994
1994
Age 71
Clara Eliza Smith resided here in Carter Lake, IA
Carter Lake, IA
2011
24 Jul 2011
Age 88
Death of Clara Eliza Smith in Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1923
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Braman Mortuary & Cremation Services; Publication Date: 1 Jan 2022; Publication Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01211; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 93-4
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Omaha World-Herald; Publication Date: 26 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA; pid=152758207
    [8] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Illinois, USA
    [9] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 104103461
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Omaha World-Herald; Publication Date: 26 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA; ,0.49280635,0.18533674,0.5694825&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clio, Wayne, Iowa; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Franklin, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clinton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clinton, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01211; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 93-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clio, Wayne, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clio, Wayne, Iowa; R

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Carter Lake, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carter Lake, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carter Lake, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leon, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Omaha
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Braman Mortuary & Cremation Services; Publication Date: 1 Jan 2022; Publication Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Omaha World-Herald; Publication Date: 26 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA; pid=152758207

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 2011
    Event Place: Carter Lake, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Braman Mortuary & Cremation Services; Publication Date: 1 Jan 2022; Publication Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Omaha World-Herald; Publication Date: 26 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA; pid=152758207
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Illinois, USA
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Omaha World-Herald; Publication Date: 26 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA; ,0.49280635,0.18533674,0.5694825&xid=3355

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