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Cornelius LaFayette Nealy SMITH

Male 1873 - 1951  (77 years)


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  • Name Cornelius LaFayette Nealy SMITH 
    Born 27 Dec 1873  Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Mar 1951  Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Greenwood Hills Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • 1910 U. S. Federal Census: Kansas: Shawnee: Topeka
      Smith, Carnetius L. [sic], head, 32, 2nd marriage, married for 10 years, born in Missouri, father and mother born in Missouri, laborer, sand plant;
      Emma R., wife, 31, first marriage, married for 10 years, has had 5 children, all living, born in Missouri, father born in Virginia, mother born in Indiana
      Ella, daughter, 8, single, born in Kansas, father and mother born in Missouri
      Oscar, son, 6, single, born in Kansas, father and mother born in Missouri
      Etta, daughter, 4, single, born in Kansas, father and mother born in Missouri
      Ester, daughter, 2, single, born in Kansas, father and mother born in Missouri
      Carnetius L., [sic], 6/12, single, born in Kansas, father and mother born in Missouri

      1920 U.S. Federal Census: Kansas: Clark: Center:
      Smith, Cornelius, L., head, 45, widowed, born in Missouri, father born in Indiana, mother born in Missouri, engineer, light plant;
      Ella, daughter, 18, single, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;
      Oscar M., son, 16, single, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;
      Etta R., daughter, 14, single, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;
      Esther, daughter, 12, single, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;
      Cornelius L., Jr. son, 10, single, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;
      Rosa B., daughter, 8, single, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;
      Amelia, daughter, 6, single, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;
      Amos R., son, 4, single, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;
      Harold, son, 2 3/12, born in Kansas, father born in Kansas, mother born in Missouri.

      1930 U.S. Federal Census: Kansas, Clark, Ashland:
      Smith, C. L., 49, born in Missouri;
      Lillie, 31, born in South Dakota, father and mother born in South Dakota, was 16 at the time of her first marriage;
      C. L., Jr. 20, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in South Dakota;
      Rosabell, 18, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in South Dakota;
      Amelia, 16, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in South Dakota;
      Amos, 14, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in South Dakota;
      Harold, 12, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in South Dakota;
      Robert, 11, born in Kansas, father born in Missouri, mother born in Kansas;

      1940 U. S. Federal Census: Oregon, Columbia, Clatskanie
      Cornelius L. Smith, 66, born in Missouri;
      Lillie, wife, 41, born in South Dakota;
      Harold Smith, son, 22 single, born in Kansas

      Obituary statement on findagrave.com for Cornelius LaFayette Nealy Smith reads: He was the son of Oscar M. Smith and Mary Elizabeth Phegley. He married (1) Emma Rosetta Wilson at Topeka, Kansas, on November 7, 1900; (2) Lillie [d. Marion County, Oregon, October 29, 1963] He was a lumber mill worker."

      From The Clatkanie Chief, published Friday, March 9, 1951:
      "Former Resident Dies in Astoria Hospital
      Cornelius L. Smith, 77 years of age, passed away in Astoria at the hospital Monday Morning.
      Mr. Smith for some time lived in Clatskanie at the Mallory wrecking plant and since 1944 had been in Bradwood where he was a shipper operator for the Columbia Hudson Lumber Company.
      He was born in Warrensburg, Missouri on December 27, 1873.
      His wife, Lillie, survives, as do five daughters and two sons, Mrs. Carl Frederick, West Linn, Ore., Mrs. Earl Hahn, Tuscon, Ariz., Mrs. Esther Townsend, Iola, Kas., Mrs. Artie Hollingsworth, Los Angeles, Mrs. Etta Jeanguenin, Linwood, Kas.; Cornelius L., Independence and Amos L., Wauna, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
      Four brothers and two sisters also survive.
      Services will be held the latter part of the week with arrangements being made by the Luce Funeral home.
      Published Friday, March 9, 1951 in The Clatkanie Chief."

      Oregon Death Index:
      Cornelius L. Smith
      Death Date: 5 Mar 1951
      Death Place: Clatsop
      Spouse: Lilie
      Certificate #2513

      Ancestry Family Tree Record:
      Cornelius L Nealy Smith
      B: 27 Dec 1873 Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri
      D: 05 Mar 1951 Bradwood, Clatsop County, Oregon
      Wife: Lillie (Smith)

      Another Ancestry Record:
      Lists as above with first wife being: Emma Rosetta Wilson (1878-1918) and Children:
      Anna Smith, 1900-
      Ella E. Smith (1901-1969)
      Oscar M. Smith (1903-1934)
      Etta Rachel Jane Smith (1905-1998)
      Cornelius L. "Neil" Smith (1909-1995)
      Rosabelle (Peggy) Smith )1911-1998)
      Amelia Otelia "Millie" Smith (1913-1973)
      Amos Lindell Smith (1915-2005)
      David Harold Smith (1917-1948)
      Second wife listed as:
      Lillie (1899-1963) who has one child with Cornelius

      This "Lillie"'s birth is listed as being about 1899 in North Dakota. Marriage to Cornelius L. "Nealy" Smith is listed as occurring abt 1918. Death is listed as 29 Oct 1963 in Marion, Oregon, USA.
    Person ID I1766  Lowell&Block
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2020 

    Family 1 Lillie TERRIO,   b. Feb 1899, Sun Prairie, McCook, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1963, Silverton, Marion, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married Abt 1918 
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Rosetta WILSON,   b. 29 Mar 1878, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1918, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1900  Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ella E. SMITH,   b. 17 Jul 1901, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1969, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Oscar L. SMITH,   b. 9 Nov 1903, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1934, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     3. Etta Rachel Jane SMITH,   b. 18 Oct 1905, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1988, Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Ester Rose SMITH,   b. 21 Jan 1907, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1991, Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     5. Cornelius "Neil" L. SMITH,   b. 1 Oct 1909, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1995, Walla Walla, Yakima, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Rosabelle "Peggy" SMITH,   b. 20 Sep 1911, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1998, Clatsop Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     7. Amelia Otelia "Millie" SMITH,   b. 18 Jun 1913, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1973  (Age 60 years)
     8. Amos Lindell SMITH,   b. 9 Nov 1915, Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 2005, The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     9. David Harold SMITH,   b. 29 Nov 1917, Ashland, Clark, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1948, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F16382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Nov 1900 - Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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