Individual Details
Charles Edward "Ed" Smith
(16 Jun 1877 - 5 Jan 1945)
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Clinton Co., Iowa, Charles appears with his wife Sarah and sons Charles Jr. and Walter. Charles is a foreman in a cracker factory and his son Charles is a laborer in a sack factory.
On the U. S. Census of 1930, Charles and wife Sarah appear at Clinton, Clinton Co. Iowa. Charles' occupation is foreman at Iten Biscuit Company.
The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa newspaper: Charles E. Smith, Funeral services for Charles E. Smith, who died Friday morning in Jane Lamb hospital, will be held Monday at 2 p. m. in the Shadduck Funeral home. The Rev. F. G. Williams, Grace church, will officiate and the body will be taken to the Fairmont crematorium for cremation. Mr. Smith was born June 16, 1877, at Manchester, Iowa. He was married in 1901 to Sara Sparks in Dubuque and they moved to Clinton, to spend 37 years here. He was an employee of the Iten Biscuit Co and took an active interest in local athletic affairs. He was a prominent authority on White Wyandotte chickens, winning trophies all over the country on his entries. Surviving are two sons, Charles E., Jr. of Chicago, and Walter, Clinton; a grandson, Charles E. III, Chicago, one sister, Miss Hulda Smith, Chicago; two brothers, Raymond of Chicago and Roy of Pensacola, Fla., and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, a brother and sister.
On the U. S. Census of 1930, Charles and wife Sarah appear at Clinton, Clinton Co. Iowa. Charles' occupation is foreman at Iten Biscuit Company.
The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa newspaper: Charles E. Smith, Funeral services for Charles E. Smith, who died Friday morning in Jane Lamb hospital, will be held Monday at 2 p. m. in the Shadduck Funeral home. The Rev. F. G. Williams, Grace church, will officiate and the body will be taken to the Fairmont crematorium for cremation. Mr. Smith was born June 16, 1877, at Manchester, Iowa. He was married in 1901 to Sara Sparks in Dubuque and they moved to Clinton, to spend 37 years here. He was an employee of the Iten Biscuit Co and took an active interest in local athletic affairs. He was a prominent authority on White Wyandotte chickens, winning trophies all over the country on his entries. Surviving are two sons, Charles E., Jr. of Chicago, and Walter, Clinton; a grandson, Charles E. III, Chicago, one sister, Miss Hulda Smith, Chicago; two brothers, Raymond of Chicago and Roy of Pensacola, Fla., and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, a brother and sister.
Events
| Birth | 16 Jun 1877 | Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 Jun 1901 | Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa - Sarah Sparks | | ||
| Death | 5 Jan 1945 | Clinton, Clinton Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Cremated | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Sparks (1876 - 1945) |
| Child | Charles Edward Smith Jr. (1902 - 1945) |
| Child | Walter W. Smith (1904 - 1983) |
| Father | William Wayne Smith (1849 - 1923) |
| Mother | Ida Emma Isadore Hosier (1854 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Mamie Smith (1872 - 1876) |
| Sibling | William Ara Smith (1875 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Ruth Smith (1878 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Huldah Beach Smith (1882 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Roy John Smith (1885 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Raymond Fenimore Smith (1891 - 1951) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 232.
2. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 232.
3. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 232.
4. Obituary of Charles E. Smith.