Dora Belle (Smith) Bauer (abt. 1889 - 1981)

Born about 3 Jan 1889 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Forrest Charles Bauer — married 25 Oct 1911 (to about 10 Oct 1918) in Erie,Pa

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1981 at about age 92 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Dora Belle Smith/Bauer was born in Erie County, Pennsylvania the daughter of William A. Smith and Clara Griffen Smith. She was the oldest of 12 children. 7 sisters and 4 brothers. Dora was married October 25th 1911 to Forrest C. Bauer who passed away in 1918 while serving in the U,S Army. She had a daughter Ethel born 1912 and a son Harold born 1915. After the death of her husband she was the cook at St. Elmo Hotel in Lake Chautauqua,N,Y. for many years. She was also a long time member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Erie.Pa. In the 20's & 3o's she lived on and off with her parents, For most of the 40's she lived with her daughter and then with her son until the late 50's She then lived with her daughter at various locations until her daughter passed away in Sunrise,Florida in November of 1974. Dora moved back to Erie where she remained until she died in Erie at age 92 at Doctors Osteopathic Hospital in December of 1981. She is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Erie, Pennsylvania.

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• Fact: Residence (1900) Bloomfield Township Ricefield borough, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Millcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Burial Laurel Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania,

Name: Dora Belle Smith. Given Name: Dora Belle. Surname: Smith. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Died Y. 21 DEC 1981. Erie, Pa. Age: 92. Cause: Illness.

• Fact: Residence (1900) Bloomfield Township Ricefield borough, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Millcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Burial Laurel Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Dave May, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 and updated Friday,February 2017. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 April 2020, 07:10), entry for Dora Belle Smith(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRFG-29C); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 April 2018, 22:47), entry for Dora Belle Smith(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRFG-29C); contributed by various users.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHST-VY1 : accessed 17 December 2018), Dora Bauer, Girard, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 4A, line 30, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2037; FHL microfilm 2,341,771.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5482432/dora-b_-bauer
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 October 2017, 02:18), entry for Dora Belle Smith(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRFG-29C); contributed by various users.

See also:

• Add sources here. U.S.Census 1900, U.S.Census 1910, U.S. Census 1930, U.S. Census 1940, U.S. Social Security Index, U.S. City Directories,

Pennsylvania, Find A Grave 1682 - 2012, U.S.Find a Grave, 1662-2012.

• Source: S500009 WikiTree Publication: MyHeritage <a href='http://www.wikitree.com' target='wikitree'>www.wikitree.com</a> Collection Media: 10109https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=246115871&itemId=47112428&action=showRecord&indId=individual-246115871-2500071 Certainty: 4

  Dora Belle Bauer (born Smith)
  Gender: Female
  Birth: Jan 3 1889 - Pennsylvania,Erie Co.
  Death: Dec 21 1981 - Erie,Pa.
  Father: William Adelbert Smith
  Mother: Clara Alfreda Smith (born Griffin)
  Husband: Forrest Charles Bauer
  Children: Ethel M. Anthony (born Bauer), Harold Bauer