Charles Allen Smith
(1860-)
Laura Della Broxon
(1869-1950)

Jesse Raymond Smith
(1899-1963)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sudie Swain

2. Grace Alice Cooper

Jesse Raymond Smith

  • Born: 26 Feb 1899, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Sudie Swain on 12 Apr 1916 in Fountain County, Indiana, United States 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Grace Alice Cooper on 7 May 1922 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States 3
  • Died: 3 Sep 1963, Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States at age 64 5 6
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: 1900 United States Federal: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. 7

• Census: 1910 United States Federal: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. 8

• Census: 1920 United States Federal: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. 9

• Census: 1930 United States Federal: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. 10

• Census: 1940 United States Federal: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. 11

• Obituary: The Decatur Daily Review, 4 Sep 1963, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. 3

RAYMOND SMITH, 64
HERE 45 YEARS, DIES


Raymond Smith, 64, of 317 S.
23rd St. died at 11:30 p.m. yes-
terday in St. Mary's Hospital,
less than an hour after he be-
came suddenly ill at home.
He had been a Decatur resident
45 years, coming here from Fort
Wayne, Ind.
Mr. Smith worked for Schudels'
Inc. for 30 years, retiring in De-
cember 1961 as route supervisor.
He was born Feb. 26, 1899, in
Fort Wayne, Ind. He was a mem-
ber of First Christian Church.
Mr. Smith married Grace Coop-
er in Decatur, May 7, 1922. She
survives.
Other survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. Robert (Mary)
Gillespey, Decatur: two sons, Del-
bert R., Bound Brook, N.J.,: M-
Sgt. Hyle J., with the Air Force
in Japan; three sisters, Mrs
Wayne (Edyth)Johnson, and Mrs.
James (Bessie) Taylor, Decatur;
Mrs. Fred (Luella) Loering, Livo-
nia, Mich., and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Fri-
day in Brintlinger's Funeral
Home, where friends may call
after 3 p.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Macon County
Memorial Park Cemetery.

• Obituary: The Decatur Hearld, 5 Sep 1963, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. 12

Raymond Smith
Services for Raymond Smith
will be 1:00 p.m. Friday in Brint-
linger's Funeral Home where
friends may call after 3 p.m. to-
day. Burial will be in Macon
County Memorial Park.
Mr. Smith, 64, of 317 S. 23rd
St. died at 11:30 p.m. Tues-
day in St. Mary's Hospital, less
than an hour after he became sud-
denly ill at home.
He had been a Decatur resident
45 years, coming here from Fort
Wayne, Ind.
Mr. Smith worked for Schudels'
Inc. for 30 years, retiring in De-
cember 1961 as route supervisor.
He was born Feb. 26, 1899, in
Fort Wayne, Ind. He was a mem-
ber of First Christian Church.
Mr. Smith married Grace Coop-
er in Decatur, May 7, 1922. She
survives.
Other survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. Robert (Mary)
Gillespey, Decatur: two sons, Del-
bert R., Bound Brook, N.J.,: M-
Sgt. Hyle J., with the Air Force
in Japan; three sisters, Mrs
Wayne (Edyth)Johnson, and Mrs.
James (Bessie) Taylor, Decatur;
Mrs. Fred (Luella) Loering, Livo-
nia, Mich., and six grandchildren.


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Jesse married Sudie Swain on 12 Apr 1916 in Fountain County, Indiana, United States.1 2 (Sudie Swain was born on 7 Jun 1898 in Illinois, United States 2.)


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Jesse next married Grace Alice Cooper on 7 May 1922 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.3 (Grace Alice Cooper was born on 11 Feb 1892 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States 13 and died on 31 Oct 1968 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States 13.)


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Sources


1 "Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 21 Jan 2019);

Name: Raymond S Smith
Spouse Name: Sudie Swain
Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1916
Marriage County: Fountain

2 "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 21 Jan 2019);

Name: Raymond S Smith
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 12 Apr 1916
Event Place: Fountain, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Triscola, , Illinois
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 21
Race: White
Race: White
Number of Total Marriages:
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1895
Birthplace: Fort Wayne, , Indiana
Marriage License Date: 12 Apr 1916
Marriage Place:
Father's Name: Chas A Smith
Mother's Name: Nora D Brockston
Spouse's Name: Sudie Swain
Spouse's Residence Place: Triscola, , Illinois
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age (Estimated): 31
Spouse's Number of Total Marriages:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Date: 07 Jun 1885
Spouse's Birthplace: , , Illinois
Spouse's Father's Name: Richard F Swain
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mattie Kelley
Officiator's Name: Asa Osborn
Informant's Name:
Additional Name:
Note:
Page: 459
Line Number:
Record Number:
Reference ID:
GS Film Number: 001321641
Digital Folder Number: 004540462
Image Number: 00568
Last Image Number:
Number of Images: 1

3 <i>(Decatur)</i> <i>The Decatur Daily Review</i>, 4 Sep 1963, p. 25.

4 <i>U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.),

Name: Jesse Raymond Smith
City: Decatur
County: Macon
State: Illinois
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1899
Race: White.

5 database, <i>Find a Grave</i> (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 May 2015);

Name: Jesse Raymond Smith
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1899
Age at Death: 64
Death Date: 3 Sep 1963
Burial Place: Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, USA

6 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Jesse Smith
SSN: 328-10-1729
Last Residence: Illinois
BORN: 26 Feb 1899
Died: Sep 1963
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951).

7 <i>1900 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.).

8 <i>1910 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.).

9 <i>1920 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.).

10 <i>1930 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.).

11 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Decatur, sheet 6A, household 147; digital images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

12 <i>Decatur Herald-Review</i>, 5 Sep 1963, online archives, p. 30.

13 database, <i>Find a Grave</i> (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 May 2015);

Name: Grace Alice Smith
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1892
Birth Place: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Death Date: 31 Oct 1968
Death Place: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Cemetery: Macon County Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Jesse Raymond Smith
Father: Frederick R Cooper
Mother: Anne Marie Barbara Cooper


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