Franklin E. Smith

1863 - 1930  (66 years)

• Name	Franklin E. Smith
  Birth	Apr 1863	New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Mar 1930	Woodland, Barry County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	At the 1900 Census, he was living in Odessa Township with his wife, Mary, who was born in January 1874, in Ohio. Her mother was born in Pennsylvania and her father born in Ohio. There were no children listed in the household, although the census indicated that they had been married six years, and that Mary was the mother of one living child. Franklin's occupation was listed as carpenter. He and his wife divorced prior to 1910. At the time of that census, Franklin was living in Woodland, Barry County with his widowed mother and his sister, Gertrude, along with a 14 year old Forrest Smith. It appears that Forrest was his one. At the time of the 1920 census, he and his sister Gertrude were still living together in Woodland. Forrest appeared to be living with his mother in in Grand Rapids. News items from Lake Odessa Wave newspaper 3-06-1930 - Woodland - Mrs. William Snyder of Blanchard is helping care for her brother, Frank Smith, who is ill. Liber C, page 242: SMITH, Frank W. died 3-8-1930 in the village of Woodland, MI, of a cerebral hemmorhage. He was 66 years, 10 mo, 20 days of age, a carpenter. He was a divorced widower. His parents were given as Morris SMITH of NY and Cynthia CARLETON of ME. (Email from LaVonne Bennett on 14 Feb 2001 detailing the results of her visit to the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan). It is POSSIBLE that he remarried before he died, as LaVonne Bennett found the following: I ran across this today while looking for a client's newspaper obits: "THE LAKE ODESSA WAVE, MI, Thursday, December 6, 1928, front page: "MRS. FRANK SMITH PASSES - Mrs. Frank E. Smith of near Woodbury died last Sunday morning after a long illness. The funeral was held Tuesday at two o'clock at the Lutheran church. Burial was at Lake Side cemetery. Mrs. Smith was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Levi Deeg of this village." (Email from LaVonne Bennett on 26 April 2001) (Research):Census Listings: 1920 Federal Census Michigan, Barry County, Woodland Twp, District 64 North Main Street 13-13 SMITH, Frank E Head O M W 56 D New York New York Maine Carp enter House SMITH, Gertrude A Sister F W 47 S Mich New York Maine Correspondent Newspaper
  Person ID	I12655	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Morris M. Smith,   b. Abt 1835, Monroe County, New York d. 9 Dec 1880, Ionia County, Michigan (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Cynthia F. Carleton,   b. 23 Dec 1843, Piscataquis County, Maine d. 6 Jun 1918, Woodland, Barry County, Michigan (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1862	New York   [2]
  Family ID	F5205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Forrest Smith,   b. Abt 1896, Michigan
  Family ID	F5207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Apr 1863 - New York Death - 8 Mar 1930 - Woodland, Barry County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S170] Lakeside (Lakewood) Cemetery transcription, Lake Odessa, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan; http://ionia.migenweb.net/cem.htm#Odessa, Shows DOD as 3-11-1939. Appears to be a transcription erro r as he actually died in 1930. (Reliability: 3). [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 78555558 (Reliability: 3).