| Residence | 1895 | Spring Valley Township, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States | | | |
| Birth | 4 Jan 1895 | Spring Valley, Minnesota, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1900 | Spring Valley Township, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1910 | Edna, Barnes, North Dakota, United States | | | |
| Military Draft Registration | 1917 - 1918 | Barnes County, North Dakota, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1920 | Edna, Barnes, North Dakota, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1920 | Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Velma Audra Cruzan | | | |
| Residence | 1925 | Barnes, North Dakota, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1930 | Pierce, Barnes, North Dakota, United States | | | |
| Death | 1935 | Wimbledon, Barnes, North Dakota, United States | | | |
| FIND-A-GRAVE | | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102301278/walter-e-smith | | | |
| Burial | | Prairie View Cemetery, Wimbledon, Barnes, North Dakota, United States | | | |