Donald Smith

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Biography

Donald was born in 1928. He was the son of Leonard Smith and Leaffa Cooper. He passed away in 2012.

Sources

• Birth: "Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2275 #160285 (accessed 3 September 2022)
  Donald Leonard Smith born on 7 Apr 1928, child of Leaffa Cooper, in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGBV-2MM : accessed 26 February 2022), Leonard Smith, Precinct 6, Bosque, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 5A, line 14, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2289; FHL microfilm 2,342,023.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNG-HHS : 10 January 2021), Donald Smith in household of Leonard Smith, Justice Precinct 6, Bosque, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-14, sheet 11B, line 42, family 192, 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 3988.

• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1397
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #19729770 (accessed 3 September 2022)
  Age: 18; Hair Color: Blonde; Registration Date: 8 Apr 1946; Weight: 135; Name: Donald Leonard Smith; Residence Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA; Complexion: Ruddy; Height: 5 10; Next of Kin: Leonard Smith; Registration Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA; Gender: Male;
  Household Members Age Relationship:
  Donald Leonard Smith 18 Self (Head)
  Leonard Smith Mother; Eye Color: Blue; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Employer: Student; Race: White; Birth Date: 7 Apr 1928.

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jacinto, Harris, Texas; Roll: 2260; Sheet Number: 23; Enumeration District: 101-108A
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #194412834 (accessed 3 September 2022)
  Donald L Smith (22) son in household of Leonard Smith (49) in Jacinto, Harris, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.

• Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  Johnson County Clerk's Office; Denton, Texas; Smith County Marriage Records; Pages: 2
  Ancestry Record 9168 #25378819 (accessed 3 September 2022)
  Donald Leonard Smith marriage to Betty Anne Bell on 30 Dec 1950 in Harris, Texas, USA.

• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
  Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  Ancestry Record 60525 #33761833 (accessed 3 September 2022)
  Donald Leonard Smith burial (died on 19 Feb 2012) in Smiths Bend, Bosque County, Texas, United States of America.

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