Clarence William Smith

1902 - 1986  (84 years)

• Name	Clarence William Smith  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 Nov 1902	Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Dec 1986	Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana   [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 d. Abt 1949, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Clara Electa Flanegan,   b. 17 Aug 1874, Allegan County, Michigan d. Abt 1950, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F10184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Nov 1902 - Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin Death - 25 Dec 1986 - Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		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 Husband of Cora Page B. 1902 Wisconsin D. 1986 Indiana

  
  

• Sources

  [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.). [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.