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Oscar Earl Smith

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Oscar Earl Smith

Birth
Clay County, Illinois, USA
Death
3 Dec 1983 (aged 86)
Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Oscar Earl Smith (may have been Earl Oscar) was born July 17, 1897, in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, son of Henry "Harry" Smith and Laura Alice Tipton. His mother was the daughter of William and Ruey Ann Freese Tipton, and passed away when he was only 2 years of age. His father then remarried to Dora A. Freese, his mother's cousin, who raised him. On February 20, 1918, in Stanford Township, he married Helen Margarette Lynn, daughter of Levi Jefferson and Charlotte Creek Lynn. They were the parents of 4 children: Earl Edward, Mildred H., Charlotte and Charles E. Smith. Helen passed away in 1947, and sometime after that, he married 2nd to Frances D. (last name unknown). Oscar passed away December 3, 1983, in Tolono, Champaign County, Illinois, and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Clay, Clay County, Illinois.


Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934:

Name: Earl Smith
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1918
Event Place: Clay, Illinois
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Father's Name: Harry Smith
Mother's Name: Laura Tipton
Spouse's Name: Helen Margurita Lynn
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Spouse's Father's Name: Levi J Lynn
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lottie Creek
GS Film number: 1008793
Digital Folder Number: 004539325
Image Number: 00587


From the WW1 Draft Registration Card, August, 1918: Oscar Earl Smith, 21, of RR#4, Clay City, Illinois, was born July 17, 1897 in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois. His father was also born in Clay County, Illinois. He was a self-employed Farmer in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. His nearest relative was Helen Margarette Smith, his wife, of the same address. He was medium in height and build, with blue eyes and light brown hair.


Social Security Death Index:

Name: Oscar Smith
SSN: 357-09-7678
Last Residence: 61880 Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, United States of America
Born: 17 Jul 1897
Died: Dec 1983
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)
Oscar Earl Smith (may have been Earl Oscar) was born July 17, 1897, in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, son of Henry "Harry" Smith and Laura Alice Tipton. His mother was the daughter of William and Ruey Ann Freese Tipton, and passed away when he was only 2 years of age. His father then remarried to Dora A. Freese, his mother's cousin, who raised him. On February 20, 1918, in Stanford Township, he married Helen Margarette Lynn, daughter of Levi Jefferson and Charlotte Creek Lynn. They were the parents of 4 children: Earl Edward, Mildred H., Charlotte and Charles E. Smith. Helen passed away in 1947, and sometime after that, he married 2nd to Frances D. (last name unknown). Oscar passed away December 3, 1983, in Tolono, Champaign County, Illinois, and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Clay, Clay County, Illinois.


Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934:

Name: Earl Smith
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1918
Event Place: Clay, Illinois
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Father's Name: Harry Smith
Mother's Name: Laura Tipton
Spouse's Name: Helen Margurita Lynn
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Spouse's Father's Name: Levi J Lynn
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lottie Creek
GS Film number: 1008793
Digital Folder Number: 004539325
Image Number: 00587


From the WW1 Draft Registration Card, August, 1918: Oscar Earl Smith, 21, of RR#4, Clay City, Illinois, was born July 17, 1897 in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois. His father was also born in Clay County, Illinois. He was a self-employed Farmer in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. His nearest relative was Helen Margarette Smith, his wife, of the same address. He was medium in height and build, with blue eyes and light brown hair.


Social Security Death Index:

Name: Oscar Smith
SSN: 357-09-7678
Last Residence: 61880 Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, United States of America
Born: 17 Jul 1897
Died: Dec 1983
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)


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