~~ Basil Bryan Smith ~~

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Parents:
Father - Sylvester Smith
Mother - Elizabeth Margaret Spaulding

Married:
Mabel Evaline Keller
They were married on 25 Jul 1922 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN.

Children: They had 6 children; 4 boys and two girls.
Francis James
Wade Keller
Wilford Eugene
John Warren
Flora Margaret
Dorothy M.

Work:
Basil quit working at Nicholson File Company to join the Army. He served in Company E, 3rd Engineers, from 8 August 1916 to 10 Nov 1919. On Nov 11, 1919, he re-enlisted as a Private Specialist 4th Class in the Corazal Canal Zone. He was discharged honorably at Fort Slocus, NY, on 20 Sep 1920 as US No. __350516 Private Specialist 4 Class Casual Det 4th Rct, Co G.S.I. Regular Army. While enlisted, he served as a cook in the Canal Zone.

Basil studied to be a doctor under his Uncle Robert (Raper[?] or Spaulding). He worked for Delco-Remy for 32 years in Anderson, Indiana, retiring in 1962.

Sources of Information: U.S. Army discharge papers (in possession of Dorothy Cookman in 1978). Dorothy Cookman, oral communication with Ted Smith, 1981 and 1983; obituary (see text below).

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OBITUARY:

BASIL SMITH
Basil Brian Smith, 67, of 303 E. 31st St., died Friday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Don (Dorothy) Cookman of Anderson.

Mr. Smith retired in 1962 from Delco-Remy after 32 years of employment there. He was a member of the USA-CIO 662. He was born in Madison Co, a son of Sylvester and Elizabeth Smith, pioneer residents of this area.

Survivors include five children, Mrs. Cookman, Mrs. Wilson (Margaret) Morgan of Pekin, Ind., John Warren Smith and Wade Smith, both of Anderson, and Wilford Smith of Sunnyvale, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Gifford, Mrs. Maude Remley, and Mrs. Louise Barnes, all of Anderson, nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and other relatives.

Funeral rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Bethel Methodist Church by the Rev. John Pattison. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends will be received at the Nuckols and Carmichael Funeral Home after 6 p.m. today.

Source: Anderson County Herald, April 17, 1965.

Source of Information & Pic: Ted Smith (Grandson)

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Records:

1900 United States Federal Census about Basil Smith
Name: Basil Smith
Age: 2
Birth Date: Jun 1898
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1900: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
[Madison]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Sylvester Smith
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Name: Lizzie Smith
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Sylvester Smith 41
Lizzie Smith 36
Arthur Smith 19
Florence Smith 15
Basil Smith 2

1910 United States Federal Census about Basil Smith
Name: Basil Smith
Age in 1910: 13
Birth Year: 1897
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Anderson Ward 2, Madison, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Lizzie Smith
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Lizzie Smith 47
Basil Smith 13
Maude Smith 9
Mary Smith 7
Susie Hurley 36
Mary Hurley 31

1920 United States Federal Census about Basil B Smith
Name: Basil B Smith
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1920: Corozal, U S Military Forces, Panama Canal Zone
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Cook
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: United States of America
Mother's Birthplace: United States of America
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Basil B. Smith 22
(The list of other persons names were omitted as it was very long)

1930 United States Federal Census about Basil B Smith
Name: Basil B Smith
[Basel B Smith]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1899
Birthplace: Indiana
Race: White
Home in 1930: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana
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Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mabel K Smith
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Basil B Smith 31
Mabel K Smith 26
Flora M Smith 5
Wilford E Smith 3
[3 7/12]
Dorothy M Smith 2
[2 5/12]
Wade K Smith 0
[8/12]

1940 United States Federal Census about Basil Smith
Name: Basil Smith
Respondent: Yes
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
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Street: E 31st Street
House Number: 307
Inferred Residence in 1935: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 8B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 131
Occupation: Machine Operator
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 12.00
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 43
Income: 1685.00
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Basil Smith 42
Mable Smith 36
Margaret Smith 15
Willard Smith 13
Dorothy Smith 12
Wade Smith 10
Warren Smith 9

Social Security Death Index about Basil Smith
Name: Basil Smith
SSN: 313-03-0607
Last Residence: Indiana
Born: 2 Jun 1897
Died: Apr 1965
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)

Sources of Information: Ancestry.com online records
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