Smith, Elmer Lee

1906 - 1962  (56 years)

• Name	Smith, Elmer Lee
  Birth	21 Feb 1906  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SMIT.E001
  _FGRAVE	34733130
  Military Service	World War II, Apprentice Seaman, United States Navy Reserve  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	27 May 1962  [1, 2]
  Burial	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Smith, Elmer L. and Tressie
  Person ID	I867	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Smith, Roland P.,   b. 1865   d. 1926 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Huffer, Sarah Malinda,   b. 2 Oct 1865, Indiana d. 26 Dec 1927, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Payne, Tressa 'Tressie',   b. 4 May 1912, Richland County, Illinois d. 21 Dec 1999, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Smith, Gladys M.,   b. 31 Jul 1929, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Jun 1999, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 69 years) + 2. Smith, Virgil   d. Bef 21 Dec 1999
  Family ID	F263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S351] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Elmer L. and Tressie Murry, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Payne&GSiman=1&GScid=106030&GRid=34733113&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S858] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Elmer Lee, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34733130), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11072] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Sarah M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21812464/helen-mccawley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S352] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Murry, Tressie (Smith), 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34733113/tressie-murry_smith), none. (Reliability: 2).