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Clarence William Smith

Clarence William Smith

Male 1902 - 1986  (84 years)

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  • Name Clarence William Smith  [1, 2
    Birth 5 Nov 1902  Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Dec 1986  Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Lorraine Smith writes that Clarence began school in Park Falls, Wisc. Moved to Kalamazoo with his parents and his brother, Justin in Oct. 1909. Entered 6th grade at the Portage St. School on Sept 9, 1912, when he was 9 years old. He had been put ahead two years. He started in the stock room at Lee and Cady, Wholesale Grocery in Kalamazoo when he was 19 years old. He moved up through the ranks becoming the General Manager of the Kalamazoo branch and Vice President of the company based in Detroit. He retired in his late 50's when Lee and Cady was sold to Super Foods. His brother Justin had four children.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1930 Census
      Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, Ward 5
      Portage Street
      ED 39-35 SD 16 Sheet 19A Stamped 180
      Enumerated 12 April 1930
      1520-431-481
      Smith, Clarence W Hd R 45 M W 27 M 24 Wisconsin Mich Mich S
      ales Manager Wholesale Grocery
      Smith, Cora S Wife F W 25 m 23 Mich Mich Mich
    Person ID I30138  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James William Franklin Smith,   b. 24 Dec 1873, Antwerp, Paulding County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1949, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Clara Electa Flanegan,   b. 17 Aug 1874, Allegan County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1950, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F10184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cora Susan Page,   b. 26 Aug 1904, Allegan County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 2001, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 1 Oct 1927 
    Children 
     1. Lorraine Bessie "Smitty" Smith,   b. 12 Feb 1931, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 2012, Caseville, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     2. Carole Ann Smith,   b. 9 May 1934, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1992, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F9714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Nov 1902 - Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Dec 1986 - Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Benkelman, Robert F. wedding to Lorraine Smith
    Benkelman, Robert F. wedding to Lorraine Smith
    Miss Lorraine Smith of Kalamazoo became the bride of Robert F. Benkelman Saturday evening, September 30, 1950, at eight o'clock in a ceremony at the First Congregational Church at Kalamazoo. The couple will live in Lansing. The bride, a graduate of State High School in Kalamazoo, attended Michigan State College. Her husband, who was graduated from Cass City High School, received a B.A. degree in speech, dramatics and radio from MSC.


    l to r: Clarence and Cora Smith, Lorraine Smith and Robert Benkelman, Isabel and Harold "Sime" Benkelman
    _Smith, Clarence William
    _Smith, Clarence William
    Husband of Cora Page
    B. 1902 Wisconsin D. 1986 Indiana

  • Sources 
    1. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    2. [S628] Benkelman, Lorraine Smith "Smith Benkelman Fletcher Patterson Jesse Page" Ver. 2008-07-17; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=smith_benkelman.