Individual Details
Huldah Beach Smith
(28 Oct 1882 - 5 Mar 1954)
On the U. S. Census of 1900 Hulda Smith is found in the City of St. Louis, Missouri with 4 others listed as missionaries. They are living on Franklin Street. It shows her birth as October 1880. She is born in Iowa, father born in Virginia [should be Pennsylvania] and mother born in Iowa.
On the U. S. Census of 1920 for Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, Huldah appears as a secretary to an institutional church. Also in the household are two ladies who also work as office clerk's at an institutional church. One is Jeanette Spencer, age 35 and married. Anna M. Wilson, is single and 25. Both Jeanette and Anna list their parents as father born in Scotland, speaking English and mother born in Holland, speaking Dutch.
On the U. S. Census of 1930 for Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois, Huldah appears as age 49, divorced, and a welfare worker for Volunteers of America.
According to her mother's obituary Hulda was living in Chicago, Illinois in 1940. On her brother William's obituary Hulda was living in Chicago, Illinois in 1943. Her brother Charles E. Smith's obituary in 1945 states his sister Hulda was living in Chicago.
Huldah's death certificate from Missouri has as informant's name: Anna Batten. From the following obituary it is Mrs. David Batten (Anna) and Mrs. Batten's sister, Mrs. Spencer that Huldah was living with. These are the same women who appear with Huldah on the 1920 Census.
Obituary from the Pulaski County Democrat, Waynesville, Missouri, March 1954: Huldah Smith. Huldah Smith was born October 28, 1882 in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Her life has been a full one, in business, religious activities and social service. She was a woman of influence, personal magnetism, and kindly deeds. She was a member of the Daylight Chapter No. 611 Order of the Eastern Star, Chicago, Ill., before coming to Waynesville, Mo. Her many friends, located in various parts of the U. S. in many different cities will grieve with us that she is no longer here in person but inspiring memories linger still. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, brothers, Will, Ed and Raymond and by a sister Ruth. After a busy life Miss Huldah Smith, chose to spend the sunset years here in the Ozarks, making her home with Mrs. David Batten and Mrs. Batten's sister, Mrs. Spencer. She was happy and contented and will be sadly missed by all. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, March 6, 1954 at 2:30 P. M. at the Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Schrimpscher of Rolla, Missouri officiating. Interment was made in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Waynesville. Pallbearers were: Squire Wells, Sterling Wells, Dallas Wells, Harold Wells, Russell Smith and Earnest Massey.
On the U. S. Census of 1920 for Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, Huldah appears as a secretary to an institutional church. Also in the household are two ladies who also work as office clerk's at an institutional church. One is Jeanette Spencer, age 35 and married. Anna M. Wilson, is single and 25. Both Jeanette and Anna list their parents as father born in Scotland, speaking English and mother born in Holland, speaking Dutch.
On the U. S. Census of 1930 for Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois, Huldah appears as age 49, divorced, and a welfare worker for Volunteers of America.
According to her mother's obituary Hulda was living in Chicago, Illinois in 1940. On her brother William's obituary Hulda was living in Chicago, Illinois in 1943. Her brother Charles E. Smith's obituary in 1945 states his sister Hulda was living in Chicago.
Huldah's death certificate from Missouri has as informant's name: Anna Batten. From the following obituary it is Mrs. David Batten (Anna) and Mrs. Batten's sister, Mrs. Spencer that Huldah was living with. These are the same women who appear with Huldah on the 1920 Census.
Obituary from the Pulaski County Democrat, Waynesville, Missouri, March 1954: Huldah Smith. Huldah Smith was born October 28, 1882 in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Her life has been a full one, in business, religious activities and social service. She was a woman of influence, personal magnetism, and kindly deeds. She was a member of the Daylight Chapter No. 611 Order of the Eastern Star, Chicago, Ill., before coming to Waynesville, Mo. Her many friends, located in various parts of the U. S. in many different cities will grieve with us that she is no longer here in person but inspiring memories linger still. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, brothers, Will, Ed and Raymond and by a sister Ruth. After a busy life Miss Huldah Smith, chose to spend the sunset years here in the Ozarks, making her home with Mrs. David Batten and Mrs. Batten's sister, Mrs. Spencer. She was happy and contented and will be sadly missed by all. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, March 6, 1954 at 2:30 P. M. at the Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Schrimpscher of Rolla, Missouri officiating. Interment was made in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Waynesville. Pallbearers were: Squire Wells, Sterling Wells, Dallas Wells, Harold Wells, Russell Smith and Earnest Massey.
Events
| Birth | 28 Oct 1882 | Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Death | 5 Mar 1954 | Waynesville, Pulaski Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Waynesville Memorial Cemetery, Waynesville, Pulaski Co., Missouri | |
Families
| 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 | Charles Edward "Ed" Smith (1877 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Ruth Smith (1878 - 1928) |
| 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. 1885 Iowa State Census, Vol. 182, Page 118, Line 10, Dubuque Co..
3. 1900 Census St. Louis City, Missouri, Roll 895, Book 1, page 2309.
4. Missouri State Archives.
5. Missouri State Archives.
6. Pulaski County Democrat, Obituary of Huldah Smith (n.p: March 1954, n.d).
7. Pulaski County Democrat, Obituary of Huldah Smith (n.p: March 1954, n.d).