Cora Belle (Worden) Smith (1891 - 1982)

Born 28 Dec 1891 in Texas

Died 20 Aug 1982 at age 90 in Bell County, Texas

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Biography

Cora was born in 1891. Cora's parents were Henry Worden and Martha Florence Stokes, who are both buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple Texas. So is her son Milton Lee Murray, son of James Murray, her first husband. Walter had a son when he married Cora. I don't believe they had any children together.

In the 1900 census Cora (age 5) was the daughter of Henry Warden in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States.^[1]

In the 1910 census Cora (age 18) was the single daughter of Henry Warden in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States.^[2]

• Henry Warden head, 62/m, md1 40yrs, TX/MO/IN, farmer
• Martha F Warden wife, 58/f, md1 40yrs, TX/MS/MS
• Price Warden son, 28/m, TX/TX/TX, laborer on farm
• Willis Warden son, 21/m, TX/TX/TX, laborer, grocery store
• Cora Warden dau, 18/f, TX/TX/TX
• Fannie Warden dau, 16/f, TX/TX/TX
• Earnest Warden son, 13/m, TX/TX/TX

Cora married James A Murray on 17 April 1915 in Bell, Texas, United States.^[3]

• Name: Cora Warden
• Gender: Female
• Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1915
• Marriage Place: Bell, Texas, USA
• Spouse: James A Murray
• Film Number: 000981042

James passed away in 1916. Can not find Cora or Milton ^[4]her son, in 1920 census anywhere. Cant find marriage to Walter Smith.

Year: 1930; Census Place: Temple, Bell, Texas^[5]

• Walter Smith head, 37/m, md 1@17, TX/TX/TX, machinist, railroad
• Cora Smith wife, 35/f, md 1@18, TX/TX/TX
• George Smith son, 15/m, school, TX/TX/TX
• Melton Murray st-son, 14/m, school,TX/TX/TX
• Henry Worden father in law, 82/m, wd, TX/MO/MO

In the 1940 census Walter (age 48), Truck Driver, was the married head of household in Temple, Bell, Texas.^[6]

• same place 1935
• Walter W Smith head, 48/m, md, TX, truck driver, gravel hauler, odd jobs
• Cora Bell Smith wife, 49/f, md, TX
• Melton Lea Murray st-son, 24/m, s, TX, truck driver, gravel hauler, odd jobs

She passed away in 1982, at age 90, and is buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple, Bell County, Texas ^[7]

Cora, daughter of Henry Worden & Martha Stokes, died (age 90) on 20 August 1982 in Temple, Bell, Texas, United States.^[8]

• Name: Cora Belle Smith [Cora Belle Worden]
• Gender: Female
• Race: Caucasian (White)
• Age: 90
• Birth Date: 28 Dec 1891
• Birth Place: Texas
• Residence: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
• Death Date: 20 Aug 1982
• Death Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
• Father: Henry Worden
• Mother: Martha Stokes

Research for later

"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDH3-WVH : 1 January 2015), Milton Lee Murray in entry for Lois Ann Murray, 21 Aug 1955; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.

"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6S1-9KJ : 5 December 2014), Milton Lee Murray in entry for Milton Lee Jr. Murray, 19 Feb 1953; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.

"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8HR-LJ9 : 1 January 2015), Milton Lee Murray in entry for Marilyn Louise Murray, 16 Nov 1948; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.

"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8LB-82Y : 1 January 2015), Milton Lee Murray Jr. in entry for Michael Lee Murray, 07 Oct 1981; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.

U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2018: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2018;Publication Date: 06/ 19/ 2012; Publication Place: Temple, Texas, USA;

• Name: Milton Lee Murray
• Gender: Male
• Death Age: 95
• Birth Date: 25 Dec 1916
• Birth Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
• Residence Place: Temple, Texas, USA
• Death Date: 16 Jun 2012
• Obituary Date: 19 Jun 2012
• Source Location: Temple, Texas, USA
• Spouse: Anna Louise Croft
• Children: Marilyn Rohrer of McGregor, Milton Lee Murray, Jr. of Hewitt and Lois Ann Smith of Temple, Texas
• Parents: James A. Murray

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 100; Digital film/folder number: 004111918; FHL microfilm: 1241610; Image number: 540; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00954-4
   FamilySearch Record: M32G-7G9 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-68XC-G
   Cora Warden (5), single daughter, in household of Henry Warden (56 years) in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157165; FHL microfilm: 1375543; Image number: 750; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03562-6
   FamilySearch Record: M29P-NMV (accessed 14 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-S793
   Cora Warden (18), single daughter, in household of Henry Warden (62) in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
   citing Marriage, citing Bell, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 981,042
   FamilySearch Record: QV14-CLC1 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GP31-KRD Image number 00217
   Cora Warden marriage to James A Murray on 17 Apr 1915 in Bell, Texas, United States.
4. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2GP-MY3 : 1 March 2021), Murray, 25 Dec 1915; citing Temple, Bell, Texas, United States, certificate 49853, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,477,612.
5. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Temple, Bell, Texas; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2342025;Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. [1]
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Temple, Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14-28
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #160246440 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Walter W Smith (48), married, Truck Driver, head of household in Temple, Bell, Texas. Born in Texas.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 14 October 2023, memorial page for Cora Belle Smith (28 Dec 1891–20 Aug 1982),Find A Grave: Memorial #31527097 , citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sarah Locklin Taylor (contributor 46921363).
8. ↑ Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982"
   Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982; Certificate Number: 61012
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2272 #999518 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Cora Belle Smith death 20 Aug 1982 (born 28 Dec 1891), daughter of Henry Worden & Martha Stokes, in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA.