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Melvin Charles Smith 1917–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1917

Birth Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Death Date: 16 Oct 2005

Death Location: North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Charles Smith

Mother: Ruth DeWerth

Spouse(s): Jeanne Schmidt

Children(s):

Melvin Charles Smith was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, the child of Charles Melvin Chalcot Mears Smith And Ruth Elsie Dewerth. In 1920, Melvin Charles Smith resided in Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. In 1928, Melvin Charles Smith resided in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Melvin Charles Smith married Jeanne Marguarite Schmidt, and had children including Charles M Smith. Melvin Charles Smith passed away in 2005 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvin Charles Smith was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, the child of Charles Melvin Chalcot Mears Smith And Ruth Elsie Dewerth.
  • In 1920, Melvin Charles Smith resided in Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1928, Melvin Charles Smith resided in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
  • Melvin Charles Smith married Jeanne Marguarite Schmidt, and had children including Charles M Smith.
  • Melvin Charles Smith passed away in 2005 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Smith's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Smith
1917–2005
Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Parents
Charles Melvin "Chalcot Mears" Smith
1892–1980
Ohio, United States of America
Ruth (Elsie) DeWerth
1894–1968
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Artemis) Smith
1858–1932
Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States of America
Ella (Louise) Parfitt
1871–1957
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Franz ("Frank" De) Werth
1836–1904
Petersthal, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, Germany
Christina (Magdelena Schoell or) Scholl
1852–1919
Bad Wimpfen, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Georgius Dwarth
1811–
Maria Stark
1801–1878
Johann Schoell
1822–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
"Peter" Dewerth
1773–1843
Christine Theobald
–1866
Georgius Starke
1771–1834
Catharina Hugin
1771–1841

Melvin Smith's Timeline

12 Records

1917
25 Sep 1917
Birth of Melvin Charles Smith in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
1920
1920
Age 3
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1928
1928
Age 11
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 23
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1948
1948-1949
Age 31
Melvin Charles Smith was married in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1954
1954
Age 37
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in 910 Main St., Akron,
910 Main St., Akron,
1993
1993
Age 76
Melvin Charles Smith resided here in Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH
2005
16 Oct 2005
Age 88
Death of Melvin Charles Smith in Akron General Medical Center or Summa Health Systems South
Akron General Medical Center or Summa Health Systems South

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1358
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [6] Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, Ohio Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics; Columnbus, Ohio; Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births
    [7] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [8] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [9] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [10] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [11] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [14] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 19 Oct 2005; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.37092838,0.30483952,0.5016867&xid=3355
    [15] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 4369; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 92-291
    [16] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1948-1949
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: 343; Page: 123; Year Range: 1948-1949

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 4369; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 92-291

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    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 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: 910 Main St., Akron,
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, Sunday News; Publication Date: 28 Nov 1954; Publication Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Cleveland, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1358

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fairview Park, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Medina, Medina, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 2005
    Event Place: Akron General Medical Center or Summa Health Systems South
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 19 Oct 2005; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.37092838,0.30483952,0.5016867&xid=3355
    [7] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 19 Oct 2005; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.37092838,0.30483952,0.5016867&xid=3355

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