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Elmer E. Smith 1862–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1862

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1943

Death Location: Washington County, Oregon, USA

Father: Irwin Smith

Mother: Mary Mathews

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Elmer E. Smith was born in 1862 in Illinois, USA, the child of Irwin Lucien Smith And Mary Mathews. In 1870, Elmer E. Smith was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA. In 1880, Elmer E. Smith was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA. Elmer E. Smith passed away in 1943 in Washington County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer E. Smith was born in 1862 in Illinois, USA, the child of Irwin Lucien Smith And Mary Mathews.
  • In 1870, Elmer E. Smith was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA.
  • In 1880, Elmer E. Smith was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA.
  • Elmer E. Smith passed away in 1943 in Washington County, Oregon, USA.

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Elmer Smith's Ancestors

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Elmer Smith
1862–1943
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Irwin Lucien Smith
1827–1908
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Mary Mathews
1831–1897
Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Thadeus Smith
1804–1881
New York, USA
Mary Ross
–1834
Ohio, USA
James Matthews
1803–1898
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Eliza (Pierce) Brown
1806–1872
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1777–1843
Anna Carter
1764–1823
Alexander Ross
–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elmer Smith's Timeline

5 Records

1862
1862
Birth of Elmer E. Smith in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 8
Elmer E. Smith appeared in census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Elmer E. Smith appeared in census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
1908
JAN 1908
Age 46
Elmer E. Smith resided here in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA
Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA
1943
1943
Age 81
Death of Elmer E. Smith in Washington County, Oregon, USA
Washington County, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Photograph: tombstone, Elmer E. Smith, Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    [2] 1880 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Cornelius, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 Schedule; Online Images, ED 128, Sheet 13A
    [3] 1870 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Forest Grove, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Photograph: tombstone, Elmer E. Smith, Mountain View Memorial Gardens

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Photograph: tombstone, Elmer E. Smith, Mountain View Memorial Gardens

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1870 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Forest Grove, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: JAN 1908
    Event Place: Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Washington County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illustrated History of the State of Oregon: Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World
    [2] Photograph: tombstone, Elmer E. Smith

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA

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