James was born in 1870. He was the son of William Smith and Mary Bonham. He passed away in 1945.
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"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9S-GCN : 19 February 2021), James S Smith in household of W B Smith, Wright, Greene, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 298, sheet 78D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,280.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM1C-HYZ : accessed 15 October 2021), James L Smith in household of Mary S Smith, Wright Township, Greene, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 7A, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,374.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKGR-2G9 : accessed 15 October 2021), James L Smith, Jasonville, Greene, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 179, sheet 5A, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 352; FHL microfilm 1,374,365.
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9M-7RNL : 8 April 2021), James L Smith and Flora Smith, 17 Mar 1923; citing Clay, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007578279.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X419-KRV : accessed 15 October 2021), Leonard Smith, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 9A, line 16, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 634; FHL microfilm 2,340,369.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1B6-7M5 : 5 January 2021), James Smith, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-49, sheet 20B, line 77, family 486, 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 1104.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15398195/james-leonard-smith : accessed 15 October 2021), memorial page for James Leonard Smith (20 May 1870–29 Aug 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15398195, citing Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Theresa Young Vaughn (contributor 46771950) .
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