Husband: Vance Smith
Born: Nov-20-1881 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3,4
Died: Jul-26-1964 in Los Angeles Co, CA 5,3
Buried: Roosevelt Meml Park in Gardena, Los Angeles Co, CA
Resided: in Los Angeles, CA 6
Census: 1930, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA
Resided: 1917 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 2
Census: 1910 in Shasta Co, CA
Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: electrician 2,7,8,9
Military: E2, US Navy, US Battleship Buffalo, Spanish-American War 10,11
Father: James Madison Smith (1854 - 1938)
Mother: Lydia Ann Smith (1858 - 1947)
Wife: Lillian M. ___ Married: ca 1907 7
Born: ca 1886 in Nebraska 7 Census: 1930, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA Census: 1910 in Shasta Co, CA Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Raymond Smith Born: ca 1908 in California 7 Census: 1930 in Los Angeles, CA Census: 1910 in Shasta Co, CA
M Child 2: Robert V. Smith, Jr. Born: ca 1925 8 Census: 1930, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (3) Social Security Death Index. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (6) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California before 1951. (7) 1910 Census. (8) 1930 Census. (9) 1940 Census. (10) Military Grave Marker. (11) West Union Record, Local news item, Friday, Nov 23 1900, in its entirety: "Vance Smith, who is now in the employment of the United States Navy on the U.S. Battleship Buffalo, is home spending a ten days furlough among his friends. He will shortly leave New York for Manila by way of Trinidad and will be eight months on the voyage. He is well pleased with a sailor's life."