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Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. 1905–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1905

Birth Location: Newark, New Jersey

Death Date: 24 Jul 1980

Death Location: Bloomfield, New Jersey

Father: Matthew Sr

Mother: Helena Smith

Spouse(s): Martha Staeglick

Children(s): Marilyn Smith, John Smith, Matthew III

The story of Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. began in 1905 in Newark, New Jersey. In 1905, Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA. In 1910, Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided in Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. married Martha L Staeglick, and had children including John Lewis Smith, Marilyn Ann Smith, Matthew Jackson Smith Iii. Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. passed away in 1980 in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. began in 1905 in Newark, New Jersey.
  • In 1905, Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1910, Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided in Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
  • Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. married Martha L Staeglick, and had children including John Lewis Smith, Marilyn Ann Smith, Matthew Jackson Smith Iii.
  • Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. passed away in 1980 in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Sr
1871–
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
MS
Helena Smith
1876–
Birth Location: Germany
HS

Spouses(s)

Martha Staeglick
1910–1969
Birth Location: New York
MS

Children(s)

Marilyn Smith
1933–
Birth Location: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
MS
John Smith
1940–2016
Birth Location: East Orange, New Jersey, USA
JS
Matthew III
1931–1938
Birth Location: Marcy, Oneida, New York, USA
MI

Matthew Jr.'s Ancestors

Self
Matthew Jr.
1905–1980
Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey
Parents
Matthew Jackson Smith Sr
1871–
Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Helena (Marion) Smith
1876–
Germany
Grandparents
Lewis (Michael Smith) Sr
1833–1907
Sompolno, Kolo, Kalisz, Germany
Mary Smith
1836–1876
United States
Diechmann
1845–
Germany
unknown
1850–
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Michael Schmidt
1790–1851
Caroline Henitz
1805–1870
James Miller
1807–1876
Rebecca Miller
1804–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christina Schmidtin
1780–1820

Matthew Jr.'s Descendants

1.
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Matthew (Jackson Smith) Jr. (31 May 1905–24 Jul 1980) m. Martha (L) Staeglick (About 1910–24 Nov 1969)
  1. 1. Marilyn (Ann) Smith 1933– m. William (Horatio) King 1932–2016
  2. 2. John (Lewis) Smith 1940–2016
  3. 3. Matthew (Jackson Smith) III 1931–1938

Matthew Jr.'s Timeline

18 Records

1905
31 May 1905
Birth of Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
1905
1905
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1915
1915
Age 10
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Newark, New Jersey, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1932
1932
Age 27
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Montclair;Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
Montclair;Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey
Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey
1937
1937
Age 32
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
1939
1939
Age 34
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1941
1941
Age 36
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
1945
1945
Age 40
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 46
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in New York
New York
1955
1955
Age 50
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
1959
1959
Age 54
Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. resided here in Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
1980
24 Jul 1980
Age 75
Death of Matthew Jackson Smith Jr. in Bloomfield, New Jersey
Bloomfield, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1905
    Event Place: Newark, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New Jersey, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 618
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02330; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7-64A
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1037; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 246
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0351; FHL microfilm: 2341063
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newark Ward 9, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T624_877; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374890
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T624_881; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1374894
    [8] New Jersey, U.S., Birth Index, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Births, 1878-1890
    [9] New Jersey, Death Index, Year Range: 1980; Surname Range: R-Z; Title: New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
    [10] New Jersey, State Census, 1905, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-04; Film Number: 11
    [11] New Jersey, State Census, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1915; Reference Number: L-05; Film Number: 22
    [12] 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: Bloomfield, Essex, N

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, State Census, 1905, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-04; Film Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newark Ward 9, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T624_877; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374890
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T624_881; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1374894

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, State Census, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1915; Reference Number: L-05; Film Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newark Ward 13, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1037; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 246

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0351; FHL microfilm: 2341063

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Montclair;Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02330; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7-64A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02330; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7-64A

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Montclair; Bloomfield; Caldwell; Essex Falls; Glen Ridge; Verona; Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, 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: Bloomfield, Essex, N

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    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 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Essex, N.J.
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New Jersey, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 618

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1980
    Event Place: Bloomfield, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] New Jersey, Death Index, Year Range: 1980; Surname Range: R-Z; Title: New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
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