I'm looking for information on Leroy Charles Smouse.

Question

I have a very old fragile Bible that has a handwritten note on the inside cover that reads:

Leroy Smouse June 8, 1918

William Smouse Oct 19, 1919

To Leroy Chas Smouse

Dec 20, 1927

From mother

Mrs. W. L. Smouse

Pauline Klimenko Horm

 

Pauline Horm Klimenko was my maternal grandmother.  This Bible was part of her personal belongings at the time of her death.

Any information on Leroy Chas Smouse is greatly appreciated.

Pauline Swanson

Answer 1

Try free search tool on familysearch.org. Seems these names below match.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6Y3-B7X

United States Census, 1920

SELF Leroy W Smouse M 21y PA

WIFE Clara D Smouse F 19y NY/GER/GER

SON Leroy C Smouse M 1y9m NY

SON William D Smouse M 2m PA

 

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United States Census, 1900 ED 86 Young Township, North Precinct 1, Jefferson, PA

Head William Smouse M 37 b. Feb 1863 PA

Wife Essie Smouse F 36 Feb 1864 PA

Dau Mary Smouse F 26 PA ? this age as parents are only 10yrs older

Daur Elstine Smouse F 13 PA

Son James Smouse M 11 PA

Son George Smouse M 7 PA

Dau Verie Smouse F 5 PA

Son Leroy Smouse M 1 b Apr 1899 PA

 

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United States Census, 1930 Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania

Head William E Smouse M 67 PA

Wife Essie L Smouse F 66 PA

Daughter Vernie M Beers F 34 PA

Son James C Smouse M 41 PA

Dau-in-law Clara D Smouse F 30 NY

Grandson Le Roy C Smouse M 11 NY

Grandson William D Smouse M 10 PA

Grandson Earl R Beers M 8 PA