Married 17 Dec. 1918, Chicago, Marion co., Ky.

All information provided by Wm. R. Mattingly

Obituary, forwarded by Dolores Bohn,
The Lebanon Enterprise, Friday, 10-09-1959.

JOSEPH HUGH SMITH, 74 year old retired St. Francis merchant, died of a heart attack at 7:30 a.m. last Friday at his home on East Walnut Street. Starting to walk downtown, he collapsed as he reached the sidewalk in front of his home and died about half an hour later. He had not been ill previously. A Marion County native, son of Joseph T. and Gillie Ball Smith, he operated a general store at St. Francis many years before retiring two years ago and moving to Lebanon. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna K. Smith; five daughters, Mrs. James B. Greenwell, Bardstown; Mrs J. Maurice Canary, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Bernard Knopp, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Harold Browning and Miss Rebecca Smith, Labanon; a son, Theodore Smith, Louisville; two sisters, Mrs. W. P. Knott, St. Francis and Mrs. Regina Cambron, Loretto, a brother, Clint Smith of Florida, and 11 grandchildren. The body was at Bosley Funeral Home until 9 a.m. Monday when funeral services were conducted by Msgr. Joseph D. Gettelfinger at St. Augustine Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were W.C. McDuffee, Noel Osborne, Bernard Welson, Donald Ball, Walter Miles and W.B. Jones.

1920 United States Federal Census
about Joseph Hugh Smith Name: Joseph Hugh Smith
Home in 1920: Chicago, Marion, Kentucky
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's Name: Mary Anna Smith
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Hugh Smith 34
Mary Anna Smith 20
Verna May Smith 0
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Joseph Hugh Smith Name: Joseph Hugh Smith
County: Marion
State: Kentucky
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1885
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1653656
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 33
Occupation: Farmer - self
Nearest Relative: J. T. Smith
Height/Build: med. * med.
Color of Eyes/Hair: gray * dark
One finger missing