Smith, William Henry

1892 - 1978  (85 years)

• Name	Smith, William Henry
  Birth	27 Oct 1892	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	23 Apr 1930	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  	1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a
  		1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 04a
  Census	9 May 1940	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02a
  		1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 03, page 02a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Occupation	Farm Operator  [3]
  Reference Number	SMIT.W010
  Death	19 May 1978  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Smith, William H. and Sylvia C.
  Person ID	I16290	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Travis, Sylvia Carida,   b. 31 Jul 1897, Illinois d. 2 May 1979 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1915  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He was 23 years and 2 months - She was 18 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Smith, Thelma Mae,   b. 11 May 1917, Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois d. 18 Sep 2010, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 93 years)   2. Smith, William H. 'Cotton',   b. 3 Sep 1918, LaSalle County, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1982, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 63 years)   3. Smith, Harold,   b. 1919, Illinois d. Bef 17 Sep 1997 (Age < 78 years) + 4. Smith, Ethel Irene,   b. 25 May 1920, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Sep 1997, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 77 years)   5. Smith, Sarah L. 'Sally',   b. 19 Dec 1922, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Oct 2005, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years) + 6. Smith, Robert L. 'Bob',   b. 2 Jun 1925, Illinois d. 1 Feb 1979 (Age 53 years)   7. Smith, J. + 8. Smith, Donald R. 'Don',   b. 22 Apr 1929, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Jan 2010, Richland Care & Rehab Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years)   9. Smith, Baby Girl,   b. 2 May 1932, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 May 1932, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years)   10. Smith, Jenny,   b. 1936, Illinois d. Bef 17 Sep 1997 (Age < 61 years)
  Family ID	F5705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Oct 1892 - Illinois Census - 1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a - 23 Apr 1930 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02a - 9 May 1940 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4033] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, William H. and Sylvia C., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Travis&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26565296&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3183] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 3, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S851] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 8A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00621&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).