Elizabeth H. Smedes

Female 1902 - 1983  (81 years)


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  1. 1.  Elizabeth H. Smedes was born 10 Aug 1902, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN; died 17 Nov 1983, Low Moor, Alleghany Co. VA; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co. TX.

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    CENSUS RECORDS

    1910 Census
    Name: Elizabeth H Smedes
    Age in 1910: 7
    Birth Year: abt 1903
    Birthplace: Tennessee
    Home in 1910: Houston, Harris, Texas
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: William C Smedes
    Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
    Mother's name: Augusta F Smedes
    Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
    Household Members:
    Olive Smedes 55
    Olive R Smedes 36
    William C Smedes 32
    Augusta F Smedes 31
    Elizabeth H Smedes 7
    Norman Smedes 19
    Kenneth Smedes 19
    Peggy Burns 28

    1930 Census
    Name: Elizabeth H Smedes
    Birth Year: abt 1903
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Tennessee
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
    Home in 1930: Houston, Harris, Texas
    Street address: Truxillo
    House Number in Cities or Towns: 2205
    Able to Read and Write: Yes
    Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
    Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Occupation: Social worker
    Industry: YWCA
    Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
    Employment: Yes
    Household Members:
    Augusta F Smedes 52
    Elizabeth H Smedes 27
    Anne Ruth Harris 35 [roomer]
    Adelaide Selkirk 30 [roomer]

    1940 Census
    Name: Elizabeth H Smedes
    Respondent: Yes
    Age: 37
    Estimated birth year: abt 1903
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Tennessee
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Home in 1940: Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Street: Walpole Street
    House Number: 205
    Farm: No
    Inferred Residence in 1935: North Hampton, Massachusetts
    Residence in 1935: North Hampton, Massachusetts
    Resident on farm in 1935: No
    Occupation: Occupational therapist
    House Owned or Rented: Owned
    Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $6000
    Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
    Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42
    Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
    Income: $1585
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members:
    Elizabeth H Smedes 37
    Elva L Rogers 35 [lodger]

    Birth:
    Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
    Name: Elizabeth H Smedes
    Gender: Female
    Birth Date: 10 Aug 1902
    Birth Place: Memphis
    Father: William Crosby Smedes
    Mother: Augusta Finley

    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Elizabeth Smedes
    SSN: 129-20-5981
    Last Residence: 24422 Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia
    BORN: 10 Aug 1902
    Died: Nov 1983
    State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Smedes&GSiman=1&GScid=3828&GRid=80912260&

    Died:
    Name: Elizabeth Herndon Smedes
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Age at Death: 81
    Occupation: Retired occupational therapist, US Government
    Birth Date: 10 Aug 1902
    Death Date: 17 Nov 1983
    Death Place: Low Moor, Alleghany County, Virginia
    Cause of Death: respiratory failure, chronic emphyseme
    Registration Date: 21 Nov 1983
    Father: William Crosby Smedes
    Mother: Augusta Finley