William Edward Smith (1860 - 1935)

Born 17 Apr 1860 in Elizabeth Township, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Nov 1935 at age 75 in Glenrock, Converse, Wyoming, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1860. He is the son of Thomas Smith and Ann Hardie. He married Sarah Dawson in 1888 and they had a daughter May in 1889 ^[1] and a son William LeRoy in Wyoming about 1898. He died in 1935.

Obituary

William E. Smith, 75, died at his home in Glenrock last Thursday. He came to Glenock in 1893 and had been a resident of that town since. He was married to Sarah A. Dawson at Streator, Illinois on January 19th, 1888. Two children were born to them, Mrs. Maurice Flavin of Pampa, Texas and LeRoy Smith of Farmington, N.M., who with their mother survive. He is also survived by two brothers, John C. and James, both residents of Streator.

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9PQ-RVZM : 13 February 2020), William in entry for May Smith, 1889.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4F-C77 : 18 February 2021), William Smith in entry for Thomas Smith, 1860. (age 8 mos in Sep 1860)

• 1870 United States Federal Census for Wm. Smith, Bruce, La Salle, Illinois, age 9, in household of Ann Smith

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVW-G19 : 13 January 2022), William Smith in household of Joseph Wales, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VR-CWH : accessed 6 August 2022), William Smith in household of William Musch, Precincts 7-9 Orin, Douglas, Foy Douglas town, Converse, Wyoming, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 3A, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,826.

• William Smith in the 1910 United States Federal Census, Box Elder, Converse, Wyoming, with wife Sarah and son Loy age 11

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNBJ-X2Q : 4 February 2021), William E Smith, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WM-5H7 : accessed 6 August 2022), William E Smith, Glenrock, Converse, Wyoming, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 7B, line 65, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2621; FHL microfilm 2,342,355.

• William E Smith in the Wyoming, U.S., Death Records, 1909-1969, 21 Nov 1935, age 75, Glenrock, Converse, Wyoming, USA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98391111/william-e-smith: accessed 06 August 2022), memorial page for William E. Smith (17 Apr 1860–21 Nov 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98391111, citing Glenrock Cemetery, Glenrock, Converse County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Betty Alberts (contributor 47293729).