Robert Burns Smith (1897 - 1968)

Born 12 Jun 1897 in Brilliant, Colfax, New Mexico, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Feb 1968 at age 70 in Colfax, New Mexico, United States

Biography

Robert Smith served in the United States Navy in World War I
Service started: 28 May 1918
Unit(s): USNR New Mexico
Service ended: 19 Jan 1919

Robert was born to William H and Mary Smith in 1897.^[1]

He married Thelma Oille.

1. Mary Eleanor b. 1929
2. Robert Gene b. 1940

He passed away in 1968.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXTZ-X2H : 24 August 2019), Robert Burns Smith, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB9Y-XNP : 19 May 2014), Robert Smith, Feb 1968; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM21-1CJ : accessed 21 January 2020), Robert J Smith in household of W H Smith, Precincts 16, 24 Blossburg, Gardiner, Colfax, New Mexico Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 2B, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,000.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGS8-SN1 : accessed 21 January 2020), Robert B Smith in household of William H Smith, Brilliant, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 3A, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 913; FHL microfilm 1,374,926.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VG-1YX : accessed 21 January 2020), Robert B Smith in household of William Smith, Sr, Brilliant, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 6B, line 95, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1075; FHL microfilm 1,821,075.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBR-138 : accessed 21 January 2020), Robert B Smith, Fort Thomas, Graham, Arizona, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 1B, line 63, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 56; FHL microfilm 2,339,791.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYWG-DZL : 26 July 2019), R B Smith, Supervisorial District 3, Graham, Arizona, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-20, sheet 1A, line 35, family 11, 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 103.
• "Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKV9-WL68 : 14 August 2019), Robert Burns Smith, 16 Feb 1942; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Ancestry; citing Fort Thomas, Graham, Arizona, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Arizona, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 4684505. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FHL microfilm .
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQTW-9PMM : 27 October 2019), Robert Burns Smith, 19 Jan 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• New Mexico, World War I Records, 1917-1919, database w/images (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 21 Jan 2020) Ancestry Record 8803 #126502 New Mexico Commission of Public Records, State Records Center and Archives; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Series Title: Mixed Lists of Enlistees; Series Number: 18.1.2; Box Number: 10882; Collection Name: New Mexico Adjutant General Records; Collection Number: 1973-019 New Mexico Council of Defense. World War I, Series 18.1. New Mexico Adjutant General Records, Collection 1973-019. New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Name: Robert Burns Smith Gender: Male Enlistment Date: 28 May 1918 Residence: Brilliant, New Mexico Folder Title: Navy Enlistments and Records, 1917
• Monumental inscription. United States of America. Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax, New Mexico. 1968. (b. 1897) SMITH, Robert B. GPS: 36.903472, -104.429497. Photographed by: Azure Rae Robinson: taken 17 Jul 2019.
• Honeyfield, Harold R. Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax Co., New Mexico : a listing of burials as of Aug. 2007 (H.R. Honeyfield, Davis, California 2007)
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 November 2020), memorial page for Robert B Smith (12 Jun 1897–25 Feb 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #70831027, citing Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA ; Maintained by Whisper (contributor 47430775) .