Claude Otto Smith (1883 - 1976)

Born 24 Dec 1883 in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Bennett) Smith — married 11 Apr 1906 in Edgar, Carbon, Montana, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1976 at age 92 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States

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Biography

Claude Otto Smith was born in 1883 in Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri or Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri, the son of William Frame Smith and Mary Jane Duncan.^[1][2][3] He was raised in Brandywine Township, Hancock County, Indiana and moved to Montana in 1902.^[4]

Claude married Mary Ann Bennett (1879- ) on 11 Apr 1906 in Edgar, Carbon County, Montana. ^[5] Their children were:

1. Claude Bennett Smith (1907-2001)
2. Blanche Irene Smith (1912-2005)^[6] Blanche married architect Francis P. "Pete" Potter (1906-1992) and died at age 83.
3. John William "J. William" Smith (1916- ) married Mary Bernice Fitzgerald^[7]

Claude passed away at age 92 of a heart attack in 1976 in Billings, Montana.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri Births, 1817-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG54-R4ZG : 21 February 2019), Wm F Smith in entry for Claud Smith, 24 Dec 1883; Nevada, Missouri, United States, Birth; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, FHL microfilm 007224879.
2. ↑ "Missouri Births, 1817-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRH-QD2N : 21 February 2019), Wm F Smith in entry for Claud Smith, 24 Dec 1883; Washington Twp, Missouri, United States, Birth; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, FHL microfilm 007224879.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5HJ-GZH : 19 May 2014), Claude Smith, Mar 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/412975215/?terms=Claude%2BSmith
5. ↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3QD-Z39 : 21 May 2019), Claude O. Smith and Mary A. Bennett, 11 Apr 1906; citing Marriage, Carbon Co., , Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,941,108.
6. ↑ "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC3-99DN : 17 March 2018), Mary A Bennett in entry for Blanche Irene Smith, 02 Aug 1912; citing Birth, Foster, , Montana, United States, Birth registers, vol N-Z, 1909-1982, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin.
7. ↑ "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC3-9MC8 : 17 March 2018), Claude O Smith in entry for John William Smith, 02 Feb 1916; citing Birth, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth registers, vol N-Z, 1909-1982, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin.
8. ↑ "Montana Death Index, 1860-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHCV-9TD : 9 December 2014), Claude Smith, 25 Mar 1976; from "Montana Death Index, 1868-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2009); citing State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM1Z-9V5 : accessed 21 July 2019), Claude O Smith in household of Mary J Smith, Brandywine Township Carrollton village, Hancock, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36, sheet 9A, family 191, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,375.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLCF-NJT : accessed 21 July 2019), C O Smith, Curter School District, Yellowstone, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 258, sheet 5B, family 120, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 837; FHL microfilm 1,374,850.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M83X-H5G : accessed 21 July 2019), Claud O Smith, School District 17, Big Horn, Montana, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 17A, line 16, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 967; FHL microfilm 1,820,967.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCMX-32S : accessed 21 July 2019), C O Smith, School District 17, Big Horn, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 2B, line 67, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1252; FHL microfilm 2,340,987.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGY-XJF : 14 March 2018), Claud O Smith, School District 17H Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-7, sheet 14B, line 69, family 257, 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 2212.