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Biography
Pvt. Mintel Smith served in the United States Army in World War I Service started: 1917 Unit(s): Aviation Section, Signal Corps Service ended: 16 Jan 1918
Pvt. Mintel Smith Died of Disease during World War I.
Headstone Inscription
Son of E.S. & M.J.
Our Soldier Boy
1900 Houstonia Township Houstonia village, Pettis, Missouri
Age 7
Birthplace Missouri
Father's Birthplace North Carolina---Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Elias S Smith Head M 48 North Carolina
Mary J Smith Wife F 41 North Carolina
Phillip Smith Son M 21 Missouri
Milton Smith Son M 16 Missouri
Ernest Smith Son M 12 Missouri
Kate Smith Daughter F 9 Missouri
Mental Smith Son M 7 Missouri
Lourial Smith Daughter F 2 Missouri
Citing this Record
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name Mintle Or Mentle J Smith
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Pettis County, Missouri, United States
Nationality United States
Birth Date 18 Dec 1892
Birthplace Houstonia, Missouri, United States
Occupation: Farmer
Citing this Record
From MOgenweb
" SMITH, Mintel J. "Dec 18, 1892 - Jan 16, 1918 (pneumonia); Pvt, Aviation SEC Sig C---Interred: Houstonia Cemetery; "Our Soldier Boy." Soldier's Mo.
Sources
A Personal visit & photographed by: Taylor-25258 17:06, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38Q-YG6 : accessed 21 September 2018), Mental Smith in household of Elias S Smith, Houstonia Township Houstonia village, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 10B, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,881.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RG-M45 : 13 March 2018), Mintle Or Mentle J Smith, 1917-1918; citing Pettis County, Missouri, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,498.
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