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SMITH, Ray E. (1880-1962) |
SMITH, Ray E. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ray married Bina E. BOSTON, daughter of Thomas BOSTON and Unknown, about 1906 in Nebraska. (Bina E. BOSTON was born about 1882 in Nebraska.) |
1 1900 US Census (District 101, Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Park J. Smith (age 71, b. NH), wife Adaline S. (age 58, b. IL) and children Fred L. (age 31, b. IA), Ray E. (age 20, b. NE) and Martha C. (age 17, b. NE), living in Stromsburg, Nebraska. Also in the household is Adaline's father, William A. Shoemaker (widower, age 83, b. OH). Park is listed as a "landlord." Fred is listed as a "farmer." Park indicates that both his parents were born in New Hampshire. Adaline indicates that her father was born in Ohio and her mother in New York. William indicates that his father was born in Germany and his mother in Deleware [info probably provided by Adaline].
2 Spanish American War. Surety: 4. Ray E. Smith; Sgt. Co. H, 3rd Reg., Nebraska Infanty, Spanish American War.
3 1880 US Census (District 108, Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Jacob Park Smith [as J.P.] (age 51, b. NH), wife Adeline [sp. Adalina] (age 39, b. IL), and children Fred L. (age 11, b. IA), Rosa (age 9, b. IA), Nelly C. (age 7, b. NE) and E.A. [Raymond E.] (age 4 mos, b. NE), living in Stromsburg, Nebraska. Jacob is listed as a "farmer." Also in the household is "servant" J.E. Baker (age 22, b. NY). Jacob indicates that both his parents were born in New Hampshire.
4 1930 US Census, District 28, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Surety: 4. Lists Ray E. Smith (age 50, b. NE), wife Bina A. (age 48, b. NE), and son Thomas (age 12, b. NE), living in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ray indicates that his father was born in New Hampshire and his mother in Illinois. Bina indicates that her father was born in Canada (English) and her mother in Iowa. Ray is listed as a "postal clerk" for "railway mail." Ray and Bina indicate that they married when he was age 26 and she was age 24.
5 1920 US Census (District 56, Lincoln Ward 2, Lancaster County, Nebraska). Surety: 4. Lists Ray E. Smith (age 37, b. NE), wife Bina A. (age 36, b. NE) and son Thomas (age 2 yrs 2 mos, b. NE), living in the household of Bina's father, Thomas Boston (age 64, b. IA) in Lincoln, Nebraska. Thomas' birthplace, and the birthplaces of his parents are listed incorrectly (he was born in Canada). No profession is listed for Thomas, and he may have been infirm at this time (accounting for the erroneous information). His daughter lists his birthplace as Canada on this census, and again on the 1930 census. Ray E. is listed as a "postal clerk" for the "railroad." Ray's parents' birthplaces are both listed as "USA," indicating that Ray was not in the household when the census was taken and whoever provided the information did not know his parents' birthplaces.
6 World War I Draft Records (Lincoln, Nebraska). Surety: 4. Ray E. Smith, DOB: 29 Jan 1880; Occupation: Railway mail service; Next of kin: wife, Bina A. Smith, Lincoln Nebraska.
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