Individual Details
Benjamin Smith
(Dec 1, 1870 - Apr 2, 1946)
Events
| Birth | Dec 1, 1870 | Mariampol, Lithuania |  |  | |
| Marriage | Nov, 1899 | Celia Rabinowitz | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Ladd, Bureau, Illinois, United States - Celia Rabinowitz | | | |
| Census (family) | 1910 | Ladd, Bureau, Illinois, United States - Celia Rabinowitz | | | |
| City Directory (Fam) | 1918 - 1934 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - Celia Rabinowitz | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - Celia Rabinowitz | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - Celia Rabinowitz | | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - Celia Rabinowitz | | | |
| Death | Apr 2, 1946 | Hoopers Creek, Henderson, North Carolina, United States | | | |
| Burial | Apr 3, 1946 | Hebrew Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Probate | Apr 5, 1946 | Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Celia Rabinowitz (1878 - 1946) |
| Child | Israel Louis Smith (1901 - 1988) |
| Child | Dora M. Smith (1903 - 1927) |
| Child | Sarah Smith (1906 - ) |
| Child | Miriam Smith (1909 - 1997) |
| Child | Hannah Smith (1912 - 2012) |
| Father | Jacob Smith (1844 - 1933) |
| Mother | Ida Szmulson (1848 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Bessie Smith (1871 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Dora Smith (1871 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Yetta Dena Smith (1874 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Isadore S. Smith (1877 - 1946) |
| Sibling | David L. Smith (1883 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Ethel Smith (1885 - 1960) |
Notes
Birth
I have a copy of his actual birth record from the Lithuanian Archives. This was the first record of an ancestor that I found in European archives.Census (family)
They were renting a house on W. Cleveland. He had immigrated in 1890 and applied for naturalization papers. He was a salesman.Census (family)
They were living with their children. He had immigrated in 1891 and was naturalized. He was a clothing store merchant. She had immigrated in 1893. They had a 19 year old servant named Rose Maretta living with them.Census (family)
They were living with their children. He owned his own rag and scrap business. They had immigrated in 1891 and were naturalized in 1901.Census (family)
They owned a home on Wilmore Dr. and had a radio. They were living with their children. He was naturalized and a dry goods clothier. He was working as a wage earner.Census (family)
They were living alone at 1605 Wilmore Dr. which they owned and was worth $2500. He had 4 yrs of high school and she had completed 7th grade. He was president of his scrap iron and metal Co. and made 2400/yr. They had lived at the same place in 1935.Death
He was at the Mountain Hospital and Sanitarium. His death was ruled a suicide as he jumped out of a second story window. His son Israel Smith died of Alzheimer's, so this may be a case of Alzheimers before it was recognized as a disease.Endnotes
1. "Mariampol, Lithuania, Vital Birth Records", Originals in Lithuanian State Historical Archives, indexed in JRI-Poland, (http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/index.htm), Birth of Benjamin Smith indexed as Benjamin Szmit) Year: 1870, Act 58, Index 58 [E-0359].
2. 1900 U.S. Census: Illinois, Bureau County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Smith: Hall: Roll: 238; Page: 22B; ED: 0014 (accessed July 27 1984) [E-0736].
3. 1900 U.S. Census: Illinois, Bureau County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Smith: Hall: Roll: 238; Page: 22B; ED: 0014 (accessed July 27 1984) [E-0736].
4. 1910 U.S. Census: Illinois, Bureau County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Smith: Hall, Roll: T624_231; Page: 13B; ED: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374244 (accessed July 27 1984 {E-0431].
5. North Carolina Digital Heritage Center www.digitalnc.org; Charlotte City Directories, Ben Smith: 1918-1934 (accessed Feb 4 2019) [E-2451].
6. 1920 U.S. Census, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Ben Smith: Charlette Ward 6; Roll: T625_1309; Page: 16A; ED: 150; Image: 1188 (accessed Jun 9 2009) [E-1004].
7. 1930 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Smith: Charlotte; Roll: 1706; Page: 3B; ED: 0033; Image: 749.0 (accessed Aug 13 2012) [E-0430].
8. 1940 U.S. Census: North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com., Benjamin Smith: Charlotte; Roll: T627_2943; Page: 7B; ED: 60-60A (accessed Aug 13 2012) [E-1347].
9. North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, "North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Smith: Apr 2, 1946: Death Certificate #1908720 (reaccessed Sep 3 2014) [E-0902].
10. Emil H. Isaacson, Interview with Miriam Smith Tarnopol; Charlotte, North Carolina, Dec 1984.
11. Findagrave, online database, (www.Findagrave.com), Benjamin Smith: 1946, Hebrew Cemetery Charlotte, NC (accessed Sep 3 2014) [E-1598].
12. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Benjamin Smith: 1946, Hebrew Cemetery Charlotte, NC (accessed Sep 3 2014) [E-1598].
13. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line] Original data: North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts., Benjamin Smith: Apr 5, 1946: Record of Wills, 1763-1965, Including Index of Will Devisors and Devisees; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina (accessed Jul 10 2017) [E-2207].