Individual Details

Walter Ernest SMITH

(6 Oct 1882 - 21 Mar 1965)

Events

Birth6 Oct 1882Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage28 Sep 1906Door County, Wisconsin, United States - Rachel Ann MINOR
Census (family)15 Apr 1910Township 142, Dunn County, North Dakota, United States - Rachel Ann MINOR
Residence (family)12 Sep 1918Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States - Rachel Ann MINOR
Census (family)1 Jan 1920Gardner Township, Door, Wisconsin, United States - Rachel Ann MINOR
Census (family)1 Apr 1930Fairbanks, Delta, Michigan, United States - Rachel Ann MINOR
Census (family)1 Apr 1940Fairbanks, Delta, Michigan, United States - Rachel Ann MINOR
Residence (family)1942Fayette, Fairbanks, Delta, Michigan, United States - Rachel Ann MINOR
Death21 Mar 1965Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
BurialStevenson Cemetery, Door County, Wisconsin, United States

Families

SpouseRachel Ann MINOR (1889 - 1974)
ChildHarold J. SMITH (1907 - 1979)
ChildWilliam Otis SMITH (1909 - )
ChildSydney W. SMITH (1910 - )
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FatherOtis SMITH ( - )
MotherFlorence OTTAWDT ( - )

Notes

Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Walther E. Smith, age 26, a farmer; his wife, Rachel, age 21; and children: Harold, age 3, and Wilhelm, age 1. They are listed just before Ottis Smith, Walter's father. Walter and Rachel had been married for four years. Rachel had had two children, both of whom were still living.

http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/4449616_00621?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7884%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4449616_00629

Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Walter E. Smith, age 37, a fisherman; his wife, Rachel, age 30, a telephone operator; and children: Harold J, age 13; William O, age 11; Sydney W, age 9; Lillabell, age 6; Ruth M, age 4; Violet R, age 3; and Otil L, age one year and ten months.

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Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Walter Smith, age 48, a commercial fisherman; his wife, Rachel, age 40; and children: William O, age 21; Sidney W, age 19; Lillabel, age 17; Ruth M, age 14; Violet, age 13; Otis, age 12; Hazel, age 10; Rachel, age 5; and Stanley, age 4 years and 8 months.

http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4607718_00424?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6224%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4607718_00429

Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Walter Smith, age 58, a laborer in road construction; his wife, Rachel, age 51; and children: Rachel M, age 16; and Stanley C, age 15. Also a boarder, Bernard Raymond.

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Endnotes

1. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 25 January 2015), Wisconsin, Door County, P-Z, image 643: Walter Ernest Smith.

2. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 25 January 2015), digital folder 4673225, image 4978: Walter Ernest Smith.

3. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 25 January 2015), Walter Ernest Smith, memorial #103885497.

4. "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," database online, FamilySearch.org ( : accessed 22 January 2015), William Smith and Rachel Minor; GS Film number: 1275988 , Reference ID: 223.

5. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, North Dakota, Dunn, Township 142, enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 13A, image 8, dwelling 225, family 232, lines 1-4, Walther E. Smith and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 22 January 2015); National Archives Records Administration.

6. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 25 January 2015), Wisconsin, Door County, P-Z, image 643: Walter Ernest Smith.

7. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Door, Gardner, enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 2A, image 3, dwelling 26, family 26, lines 33-41, Walter E. Smith and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 January 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

8. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Delta, Fairbanks, enumeration district (ED) 21-16, sheet 3B, image 6, dwelling 51, family 52, lines 75-85, Walter Smith and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 23 January 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

9. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Michigan, Delta, Fairbanks town, enumeration district (ED) 21-17, sheet 5A, image 9, household 83, lines 20-24, Walter Smith and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 25 January 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

10. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 25 January 2015), digital folder 4673225, image 4978: Walter Ernest Smith.

11. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8790 : accessed 25 January 2015), Walter E. Smith; Wisconsin Vital Records Office; cert. 010084.

12. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 25 January 2015), Walter Ernest Smith, memorial #103885497.

13. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 25 January 2015), Walter Ernest Smith, memorial #103885497.