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Smith, Henry

Male 1858 - 1879  (21 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Smith, Henry was born on 9 Feb 1858; died on 14 Oct 1879; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SMIT.H009
    • _FGRAVE: 24132600

    Family/Spouse: Bostwick, Mary B.. Mary was born in 1860; died in 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. SMITH, John Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879 in Illinois; died on 14 Oct 1951; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  SMITH, John Henry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born in 1879 in Illinois; died on 14 Oct 1951; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Reference Number: SMIT.J020
    • _FGRAVE: 24075239

    Family/Spouse: VanBlaricum, Effie Mae. Effie was born in 1884 in Illinois; died on 13 Feb 1968; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. SMITH, Jessie Mae  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Oct 1905 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 24 May 1994 in Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 27 May 1994 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    2. 4. Smith, John Henry Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1918 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 23 Jun 1997 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Jun 1997 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  SMITH, Jessie Mae Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Henry1) was born on 26 Oct 1905 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 24 May 1994 in Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 27 May 1994 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SMIT.J033
    • Funeral: 27 May 1994, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

    Family/Spouse: DUKE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. DUKE, G.M.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. DUKE, M.  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: CORDELL, R.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 4.  Smith, John Henry Jr.Smith, John Henry Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Henry1) was born on 15 Dec 1918 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 23 Jun 1997 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Jun 1997 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Retired Oil Field Worker, Farmer
    • Reference Number: SMIT.J021
    • _FGRAVE: 26565185
    • Military Service: World War II, Staff Sergeant, Company A, 1254th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army
    • Funeral: 26 Jun 1997, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

    Notes:

    He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of the Clay City Masonic Lodge. He was retired from the oil field and farming.

    Military Service:
    Entered active service as a draftee on January 21, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Engineers, completed basic training, and eventually qualified in the military occupational specialty of Construction Foreman (059). Departrted the Continental U.S. on October 22, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company A, 1254th Engineer Combat Battalion in Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, Americacan Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on December 29, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois.

    This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

    Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2055863

    John married Thomas, Beulah Marie on 24 Aug 1947. Beulah (daughter of Thomas, Adelbert Lavariette 'Delbert' and Neese, Leona Belle) was born on 18 May 1921 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 22 Aug 2015 in Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 28 Aug 2015 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 5.  DUKE, G.M. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jessie3, 2.John2, 1.Henry1)

  2. 6.  DUKE, M. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jessie3, 2.John2, 1.Henry1)

    Family/Spouse: VOGEL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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