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Catherine (Mills) Smith (1866 - 1942)

Catherine (Cassie) Smith formerly Mills aka Myers, Mark, Bander
Born in Polk, Iowa, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , and
Wife of — married 3 May 1890 (to before 1900) in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Died at age 76 in Des Moines, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

Cassie was born in 1866. Her parents were James Mills and Ann (Newcomer) Mills. [1][2][3][4]

In 1880 she was 14 and living with her parents, J W and Anny, and siblings in Iowa. [5]

She married (1) Raimen Myers in 1884. Parents listed. [1] He died in 1887.

She married (2) Charles Mark in 1890. Parents listed. [2] This marriage ended in divorce.

She married (3) Charles Bander in 1900. Parents listed. [3] He could have died soon after marriage since there are no other records found for him.

She married (4) Oscar Theodore Smith in 1902. This marriage ended in divorce before 1910.

In 1910 Cassie was listed as divorced and was living with her 15 year old daughter Eunice Marks in Iowa. Her ex-husband Oscar Smith was living in the home as well and was listed as a divorced lodger. [6]

In 1920 she was living in the home of her married daughter Bertha Mercer in Iowa. [7]

In 1930 she was 63 and living as a lodger in the home of Delbert Conner in Iowa. [8]

She passed in 1942. Parents listed. [4]

Cassie was buried in Avon Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. [9]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJF5-FNH : 3 September 2017), Raimen Myers and Catharine Mills, 25 Dec 1884, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference p155, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,014,766.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJV9-QBY : 3 September 2017), Charles Mark and Cassie Mills Myers, 03 May 1890, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference cn 3327, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,014,767.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJF5-RP8 : 3 September 2017), Chas. Bander and Cassie Marks, 30 Oct 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference MAR p.15, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,014,769.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7T-8FNV : 20 April 2021), Cassie Smith, 19 Nov 1942, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 104072957.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLZ-7P5 : 14 January 2022), Sassy Mills in household of J.w. Mills, Allen, Harrison, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG97-458 : accessed 7 March 2023), Mrs. Cassie Smith, Des Moines Ward 6, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 153, sheet 4A, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 420; FHL microfilm 1,374,433.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMH-G31 : 1 February 2021), Cassie Smith in entry for Ray Mercer, 1920.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVK-83C : accessed 7 March 2023), Cassie Smith in household of Delbert Conner, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 9A, line 50, family 153, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 676; FHL microfilm 2,340,411.
  9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57871714/catherine-smith: accessed 07 March 2023), memorial page for Catherine “Cassie” Mills Smith (1866–1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #57871714, citing Avon Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Katie Lou (contributor 46950342).

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