Pauline Mildred (Reed) Smith (1903 - 1989)

Born 3 Sep 1903 in Bretz, Preston, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Olen Casper Smith — married about 1917 (to 10 Sep 1979) in West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1989 at age 86 in Reedsville, Preston, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Pauline Mildred Reed was born September 3, 1903 and is the daughter of William Reed and Bessie Keener. Pauline grew up in Preston County, West Virginia along with her nine siblings; Ada Bell Reed, Edna Ellen Reed, Emery Olen Reed, Lucille Opal Reed, Jeanette Leverta Reed, Gladys Viola Reed, Hazel Delores Reed, Helen Freda Reed and Madelyn Ruth Reed.^[1]

Pauline married Olen Casper Smith about 1917 and they made their home in Preston County, West Virginia^[2][3][4] until his death September 10, 1979. Together they raised six children; Guy Glenn Smith, Casper Lee Smith, Edna Ellen Smith, Robert Blake Smith, Bessie Pauline Smith and John William Smith. Pauline died NOvember 19, 1989 and is buried in Gordon Cemetery, Preston County, West Virginia.^[5]

Obituary

Obituary for Mildred Pauline Smith - age 86, of Heartland of Preston County, formerly of Reedsville, died November 19, 1989, at Heartland. She was born September 3, 1903 in Rock Forge, a daughter of the late Will O. and Bessie Keener Reed.

Survivors include one daughter Bessie Smith Young of Baltimore, Maryland; two sons Robert B Smith of Needles, California, John W Smith of Plymouth, Indiana; one brother Emery Reed of Morgantown; four sisters Jeanette White of Masontown, Hazel Niner of Lake Worth, Florida, Edna Thalman of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and Madeline Denkenberger of Lapear, Michigan.

She was preceded in death by her husband Olen C. Smith in 1979; three sons Guy G Smith, Otis S Smith, Casper L Smith; one daughter Edna E Young; four sisters Ada Ghuste, Lucille Lyons, Gladys Fields, Helen McGinnis; three grandchildren. Burial was in the Gordon Cemetery near Gladesville.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNL-23T : accessed 3 September 2018), Poline [Pauline] M Reed in household of William O Reed, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 10A, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1695; FHL microfilm 1,375,708.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLD-BHK : accessed 3 September 2018), Pauline Smith in household of Olen Smith, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 145, sheet 9A, line 40, family, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1969; FHL microfilm 1,821,969.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMC9-MZY : accessed 3 September 2018), Pauline Smith in household of Olen Smith, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 12B, line 92, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2552; FHL microfilm 2,342,286.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZL-SZ6 : accessed 3 September 2018), Pauline Smith in household of Olen Smith, Valley Magisterial District, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-28, sheet 9A, line 20, family 142, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4439.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #143615673 Mildred Pauline Reed Smith, 1989; Burial, Preston, West Virginia, United States of America, Gordon Cemetery
6. ↑ T.A. Library Miscellaneous Dominion Post Obits. Excerpt

See also:

• Nieman Clan History compiled by Helen Marie (Newcomer) Maust. Aunt Helen attended most all the Nieman Family Reunions and the Frankhouser Family Reunions. She gathered information from family members who attended the Reunions over the years sharing information about family lore and updated information about each branch. Around 1980 she put information together by typewriter and created a very large document that included all of the information about the Nieman and Frankhouser clans. Both branches intertwined in various ways and trace back to the common ancestors of John Blosser who emigrated from Switzerland and was of German origin. In the following years, she provided updates after the reunions were over and she could add the new information gathered at the reunions to the document. That document has been scanned as a PDF file.
• Pauline Mildred Reed FamilySearch