Cora D (Garnett) Smith (1875 - 1922)

Born 2 Jan 1875 in Michigan

Wife of Alexander Smith — married 24 Dec 1895 in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, United States

Died 29 Oct 1922 at age 47 in Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Cora was the daughter of William Garnett and Alice Stevenson

She married Alexander Smith, son of Andrew T. Smith and Mary Wallace McGill on 24 Dec 1895 in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, USA.^[1]

Children:

1. Daughter, b and d.1899,^[2]
2. Elgia, b. 28 Sep 1900,^[3] -d.27 Apr1928^[4]
3. Garnett, 1902-?^[5]
4. Ida May, 1908-1909^[6]
5. Alexander b. and d. 1912.^[7]
6. Alex, b. and d. 1917^[8]

The family was found in the 1910 US Census in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan.^[9]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Alex Smith Head Male 53 Canada
• Cora Smith Wife Female 33 Canada
• Elgie L Smith Son Male 9 Michigan
• Garnett Smith Son Male 7 Michigan
• Elva E Smith Dau Female 2 Michigan

The family was found in the 1930 US Federal Census in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan^[10]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Alex Smith Head Male 72 Canada
• Cora Smith Wife Female 54 Michigan
• Garenet Smith Son Male 27 Michigan
• Lurene Smith Son Male 19 Michigan
• Russell Smith Son Male 14 Michigan
• William Lodewyk Boarder Male 59 Netherlands
• Oscar Fauble Boarder Male 37 Michigan

Cora passed away in 1922 and was interred in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, USA^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ38-LQC : 2 April 2020), Andrew Smith in entry for Alexander Smith and Cora Garnett, 24 Dec 1895; citing Marriage, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207884.
2. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8B-R31 : 16 January 2020), Alex Smith in entry for Smith, 1899.
3. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ6N-K8X : 12 August 2019), Alexander Smith in entry for Elgia Smith, 28 Sep 1900; citing item 2 p 389 rn 4409, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,031.
4. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3K-8NH : 13 March 2018), Alexander Smith in entry for Elgie Smith, 27 Apr 1928; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,820.
5. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQFN-QRM : 12 August 2019), Alex Smith in entry for Garnett Smith, 02 Aug 1902; citing item 1 p 444 rn 5321, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,098.
6. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDM-W6Y : 16 January 2020), Alex Smith in entry for Ida May Smith, 1909.
7. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5H-JYH : 16 January 2020), Alex Smith in entry for Alexander Smith, 1912.
8. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5C-2QG : 16 January 2020), Alex Smith in entry for Smith, 1917.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRF-6F8 : accessed 24 August 2020), Alex Smith, Cadillac Ward 1, Wexford, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 20A, family 426, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 666; FHL microfilm 1,374,679.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQBN-RLJ : accessed 24 August 2020), Alex Smith, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 5A, line 7, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1001; FHL microfilm 2,340,736.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119838634/cora-d-smith: accessed 10 July 2023), memorial page for Cora D Garnett Smith (2 Jan 1875–29 Oct 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119838634, citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Terry Gosselin (contributor 47489321).