Reginald Forster Smith (1878 - 1951)

Born 16 Sep 1878 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Died 24 Nov 1951 at age 73 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States

Biography

Reginald Forster Smith^[1][2] was born 16 September 1878^[1][2][3] in Lowell, Massachusetts^[2].

He married Mayme Davies sometime between 1942^[2] and his death in 1951^[3]. In 1940 he was listed as widowed in the census^[4] so he had probably been previously married. At the time he was the owner of the St. John hotel in Oakland, California^[4]. He would later own the Metro Hotel in San Francisco^[3] with his wife Mayme.

Ralph suffered a fall down about twenty steps while carrying groceries upstairs in his hotel^[3] on 16 June 1951^[3]. He was admitted to the San Francisco Hospital and treated for skull fracture, then discharged to his home on 23 July 1951^[3]. After his condition failed to improve, he was admitted to Maimonides Hospital on 3 August^[3] and then readmitted to San Francisco Hospital on 8 August^[3]. He was moved to Lagunda Honda Home on 30 August^[3] where he remained until his death on 24 November 1951^[3]. The final cause of death was determined to be bronchopneumonia following his skull fracture^[3]. Because his death occurred under unusual circumstances, it was investigated by the county coroner^[3] who after autopsy found the death to be accidental^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZN9-KQH : 13 March 2018), Reginald Forster Smith, 1917-1918; citing Lowell City no 3, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,674,353.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4DM-KXD : 8 November 2017), Reginald Forster Smith, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKD4-5P8K : 5 August 2017), Reginald Forester Or Ralph Smith, 24 Nov 1951; citing Death, San Francisco Public Library; FamilySearch digital folder 004878857.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9HH-5QW : accessed 7 July 2018), Reginald F Smith, Councilmanic District 3, Oakland, Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-119, sheet 85A, line 25, family , 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 444.