Thomas Erskin Smith (1915 - 1990)

Born 26 Oct 1915 in Chauncey, Dodge, Georgia, United States

Died 26 Jul 1990 at age 74 in Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States

Biography

Thomas was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel
1940 - 1950

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Thomas was born in 1915.^[1][2] Thomas was the son of Thomas Smith and Cassie T Donaldson.^[3][4][2]

Thomas volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[5][1][6]

Thomas passed away in 1990.^[2][7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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 New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #193681194 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Name: Thomas Erskine Smith; Race: White; Age: 24; Birth Date: 26 Oct 1915; Birth Place: Chauncey, Georgia; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: Reading the Gospel Under Watch Tower Bible Tract Soc; Height: 6; Weight: 160; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Blonde; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: H H Riemer;
   Household Members Age:
   Thomas Erskine Smith 25.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #47911293 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Name: Thomas Erskine Smith [Thomas E Smith]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 26 Oct 1915; Birth Place: Chauncey Dod, Georgia; Death Date: 26 Jul 1990; Father: Thomas B Smith; Mother: Cassie T Donaldson; Notes: Jun 1968: Name listed as THOMAS ERSKINE SMITH; 04 Jun 1993: Name listed as THOMAS E SMITH.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6H-LRW : 1 February 2021), Thomas Smith in entry for Thomas B Smith, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3C17-JPZ : accessed 21 August 2022), Thomas E Smith in household of Thomas B Smith, Helena, Telfair, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-97W : 7 January 2021), Thomas E Smith in household of Geo A Renn, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-10A, sheet 85B, line 61, family 1, 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 2547.
6. ↑ 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: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 10; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294833168 (accessed 21 August 2022)
   Thomas E Smith (34) lodger in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Georgia.
7. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDC-LX2 : 25 December 2014), Thomas Erskin Smith, 26 Jul 1990; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 79387, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPHQ-MQS : 7 January 2021), Thomas E Smith, 26 Jul 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Q-4NGD : accessed 21 August 2022), Thomas E Smith, Florida, United States, 27 Jul 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 August 2022, 23:42), entry for Thomas Erskin Smith (FamilySearch Person: GF69-HVC ); contributed by various users.