Steubenville Herald Star October 31, 1935
Mrs. Mortimer Smathers
Mrs. Laura Belle Smathers, wife f Mortimer Smathers, died at her home at Wintersville on Wednesday at 1 p.m. She was born at Bentleyville, Pa., October 15, 1865, the daughter of James and Isabella Gibson. She had resided in this community for 35 years, the last two years at Winterville. She is survived by her husband and two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Crouch of Ellsworth, Pa., and Mrs. Anna Crouch of Bentleyville, Pa., one brother William Gibson of Bentleyville. Mrs. Smathers was held in high respect by many friends. Her body is at the Shannon Funeral home.
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"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM8T-5YL : accessed 2 January 2017), Laura B Smathers in household of Mortiner Smathers, Monroe Township Bowerston village, Harrison, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 4A, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,285.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLXZ-ZGP : accessed 2 January 2017), Laura B Smathers in household of Mortimer R Smathers, Steubenville Ward 3, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 128, sheet 3A, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1201; FHL microfilm 1,375,214.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDBB-D8D : accessed 2 January 2017), Laura Smathers in household of Mortimer Smathers, Steubenville Ward 2, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing ED 219, sheet 13A, line 40, family 302, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1402; FHL microfilm 1,821,402.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4W2-8GF : accessed 2 January 2017), Laura B Smathers in household of Mortimer Smathers, Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 21B, line 89, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1824; FHL microfilm 2,341,558.
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6WP-CDD : 8 December 2014), Mortimer Smathers in entry for Laura Belle Smathers, 30 Oct 1935; citing Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, reference fn 61087; FHL microfilm 2,022,566.
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