Herman Cordell Smith (1905 - 1963)

Born 11 Dec 1905 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Mary Lou (Maberry) Randolph — married 23 May 1932 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Doyce Zelema (Hawkins) Smith — married 31 Oct 1945 in Wayne, Indiana, United States

Died 13 Jan 1963 at age 57 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Herman Smith was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Herman Cordell Smith was born on December 11, 1905 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.

Herman (26) married Mary Lou Maberry (25) (born on January 30, 1907 in Tennessee) on May 23, 1932 in Jackson. ^[1]

Herman (39) married Doyce Zelema Hawkins (23) (born on November 15, 1921 in Jackson; daughter of James Dillard Hawkins and Lillian V (Gentry) Hawkins) on October 31, 1945 in Wayne, Indiana, United States. ^[2]

In the 1910 census Herman (age 4) was the son of Sy Smith in Civil District 9, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.^[3] Sy Smith 56, wife Sarah E Smith 36, daughter Cora C Smith 16, daughter Eva C Smith 13, son Earnest D Smith 12, daughter Sarah J Smith 9, son Whitson Smith 7, son Herman C Smith 4, daughter Minnie Smith 1.

In the 1920 census Herman (age 14) was the son of Sarah E Smith in Civil District 9, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.^[4] Sarah E Smith 44, daughter Sarah J Smith 19, son Herman Smith 14, son Whitson Smith 17, son Buster B Smith 8.

In the 1940 census Herman (age 36) was the married head of household in Civil District 9, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.^[5] Herman Smith 36, wife Mary L Smith 35, housekeeper Golda Young 19.

In the 1950 census Herman (age 44), Farmer, was the married head of household in Putnam, Tennessee, United States.^[6] wife Doyce Z Smith 28 years, son Shirley A Smith 5 years, son Richard C Smith 4 years, daughter Linda R Smith 2 years, Herman Smith 44 years.

Herman died on January 13, 1963 in Jackson, aged 57. He was buried in Dodson Branch Cemetery, Jackson County, Tennessee. ^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, Jackson County Records, 1801-1974"
   FamilySearch Record: QPQF-TZ55 (accessed 22 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9PKL-WT1
   Herman Smith marriage to Mary Loi?? Mayberry on 23 May 1932 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Wayne, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007030723.
   FamilySearch Record: QVM1-NTVC (accessed 22 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G97W-T96K Image number 00037
   Herman C Smith marriage to Dayce V Hawkins on 31 Oct 1945 in Wayne, Indiana, United States.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 9A, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1506; FHL microfilm 1,375,519.
   FamilySearch Record: MGX9-XNK (accessed 22 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GTXR-Y8H Image number 00652
   Herman C Smith (4), single son, in household of Sy Smith (56) in Civil District 9, Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1748; Line: 90; FHL microfilm: 1821748; Record number: 9705;
   FamilySearch Record: MNG4-FBV (accessed 22 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJH-7R5 Image number 00207
   Herman Smith (14), single son, in household of Sarah E Smith (44) in Civil District 9, Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 44-10, sheet 1B, line 46, family 9, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3907.
   FamilySearch Record: K4CP-6GS (accessed 22 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-ZK9X
   Herman Smith (36), married head of household in Civil District 9, Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 17; Line: 30;
   FamilySearch Record: 6FS3-7JQP (accessed 22 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQHW-G9SD-K
   Herman Smith (44), married, Farmer, head of household in Putnam, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
7. ↑ Death: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
   citing FHL microfilm: 002455885;
   FamilySearch Record: Q2HD-YR65 (accessed 22 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BZ-Y3Z7-3 Image number 00031
   Herman Cordell Smith death 12 Jan 1963 (age 57), son of Sy Smith & Sarah Ray, husband of Doyce Hawkins, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
8. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
   FamilySearch Record: V3QP-J5M (accessed 22 May 2023)
   Herman Smith death Jan 1963 (born 11 Dec 1905).
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #75358527 (accessed 22 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Herman Cordell Smith (11 Dec 1905-13 Jan 1963), citing Dodson Branch Cemetery, Dodson Branch, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Douglas Crabtree (contributor 47481167).