Joseph Cleveland Smith (1895 - 1953)

Born 23 Mar 1895 in Vernon, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maudie (Mayo) Smith — married 5 Apr 1930 in Vernon Parish Louisiana

Died 3 Dec 1953 at age 58 in Vernon, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

After the war, the Smiths made their home in Leesville, LA, until 3 December 1953 when a tornado struck their home killing Cleveland, Maudie and their daughter Joyce. They are buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Burial

Laurel Hill Cemetery, Hicks, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA [1]

Sources

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPF-MR6 : accessed 8 October 2017), Joseph Smith in household of Colin A Smith, Ward 6, Township 1, Vernon, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 4A, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,585.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBF-9K8 : accessed 8 October 2017), Clevland Smith in household of John A Smith, Police Jury Ward 6, Vernon, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 151, sheet 5A, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 533; FHL microfilm 1,374,546.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVW4-LGN : accessed 8 October 2017), Cleveland Smith in household of Mary Smith, Police Jury Ward 6, Vernon, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 101, sheet 2A, line 3, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 632; FHL microfilm 1,820,632.