Courtland James Smith (1875 - 1945)

Born 4 Jul 1875 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio

Ancestors

Husband of Gladys A (Adams) Derby — married 6 Aug 1907 (to about 1920) in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota

Descendants

Died 25 Sep 1945 at age 70 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Biography

Courtland was born in 1875.^[1] He was the son of Charles Smith and Josephine Phelan.

He generally worked as a painter and decorator.

He married Gladys Adams in 1907 and they had four daughters, but the marriage broke down and by 1920 Gladys had remarried and the daughters left Minnesota with her and their step-father, who adopted them and whose surname they used.

Courtland died in 1945.^[2]

He was known in the family as "Suds" because he was almost never seen without a glass or stein of beer in his hand, the probable reason why Gladys eventually left him.

Sources

• 1880 federal census Ohio Huron Co., Lyme Township ED 147 p. 25, see also 1880; Census Place: Bellevue, Huron, Ohio; Roll: 1035; Family History Film: 1255035; Page: 96A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 0193

• Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Line 24 MNSC_124.

• Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. FHL Film No. 1313341.

• 1910; Census Place: St Paul Ward 8, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_719; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374732

• 1920 Census MN Hennepin Co Minneapolis p. 10A, Roll T625_838; see also 1920; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 13, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_838; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 242; Image: 979

• 1930; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 1100; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0252; Image: 43.0; FHL microfilm: 2340835

• Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. State File No: 021994, Certificate No: 021994,Certificate Year: 1945, Record No: 988380

• Courtland James Smith's Find a Grave Memorial

1. ↑ Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Hennepin; Roll: 1675686; Draft Board: 13 from Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. State File No: 021994, Certificate No: 021994,Certificate Year: 1945, Record No: 988380

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