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Solomon "Sol" Smith

Male 1913 - 2006  (92 years)


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  • Name Solomon "Sol" Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Nickname Sol 
    Birth 28 Aug 1913  Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Mar 2006  Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Burial Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave Memorial page:

      Sol Smith of Austin, 92, passed away on March 18, 2006. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 27, 1913, to his parents, Hyman and Betty Smith, who immigrated to America from Lithuania and Poland. The family moved to Tyler, Texas, in 1915, where Sol grew up and later worked in the family store on the town square. He attended The University of Texas, where he played alto saxophone in the Longhorn Band, was a proud member of Tau Delta Phi fraternity, earned his BS degree in 1935 and then his MS degree in Chemical Engineering in 1937. His career in the oil and gas industry spanned 69 years. He was first employed by The Texas Railroad Commission, Oil & Gas Division and then Mobil Oil. During WW II he served as the engineer at the Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. In 1948, Sol established his own petroleum engineering consulting firm in Austin, where he continued to work for 58 years. He was a member of The Society of Professional Engineers, of NARO-Texas where he served as a Board Member, and was published numerous times in The Oil & Gas Journal. Sol was a lifetime member of Congregation Beth Israel where he served as President of the Brotherhood and later as President of the Congregation.

      Sol was married to his beloved Dorothy (Dolly) Cohen of Wichita Falls for over 42 years until her passing in 1988.

      He is survived by his brother, Israel Smith and his wife Eve of Tyler, his longtime companion, Sue Johnson of Round Rock; his sons, Larry Smith and wife Sheryl of Houston, Darrold Smith of Austin, Randy Smith and partner, Ofer Kamil of Los Angeles; grandson, Greg Smith and wife Julie of Houston; great-granddaughter, Dori Smith of Houston; grandson, Scott Smith and wife Susan of New York City; brothers-in-law, Walter Cohen of Austin and Alfred (Shuggie) Cohen of Ft. Worth; and many loving nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

      Funeral Services followed by burial will be held at Beth Israel III in the Cook-Walden/Capital Park Cemetery in Pflugerville on Monday, March 20, 2006, at 2:00 p.m.

      [Published in the Austin American-Statesman on 3/19/2006.]
    Person ID I47244  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2020 

    Father Hyman Smith,   b. 15 Jul 1885, Kovno Gubernia, Russian Empire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1961, Tyler County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Betty Katz,   b. 15 Apr 1890, Russian Empire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1975, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1910 
    Family ID F14113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy "Dolly" Rose Cohen,   b. 3 Jan 1923, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1988, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1946  Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F14114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Aug 1913 - Baltimore County, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Jan 1946 - Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Mar 2006 - Austin, Travis County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tyler Ward 3, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1832] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

    3. [S1900] Ancestry.com - Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 [database online].

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 13662854 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tyler Ward 3, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 82, shown as born ca 1914, Maryland (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 58086056 (Reliability: 3).