Dorothy Inez CHRISTIAN Mini tree diagram
General S SMITH

General S SMITH6,1,2,3,4,5

18th May 19181,2,3,4 - 3rd Mar 19721,3,4,5

Life History

18th May 1918

Born in Oklahoma.1,2,3,4

31st Aug 1935

Married Dorothy Inez CHRISTIAN in Anadarko, Caddo, Oklahoma.6

3rd Mar 1972

Died in San Bernardino County, California.1,3,4,5

7th Mar 1972

Buried in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California.1,4,5

Notes

  • Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936 ...
    General Smith
    31 January 1925 School enrollment
    Apache, Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States
    Gender Male, Age 7, White
    Birth Date 18 May 1918
    Parent Name G W Smith, Rt 2, Apache, Oklahoma
    School census, Steckler, District 71, 1912-1929

    Notice that his school enrollment card reports his birth date as 18 May 1918.  His military records have the same birth date.  His grave marker is consistent with this, having only the year 1918.  But on his marriage record in 1935, his age was reproted as 21, making him born in 1914.  According to his school record, he was only 17 when he married.

    Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
    Inez Christian, Age 16 (born abt 1919)
    Father Jack Christian
    General Smith, Age 21 (born abt 1914)
    Marriage 31 Aug 1935 Anadarko, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA
    Ceremony by Jim Watkins, Minister of the Gospel, Baptist, of Anadarko
    Witnesses:
    George Sneed of Anadarko
    Thurmond Landis of Anadarko
    Murtle [sic] Sneed
    Harry Christian
    Recorded 3 September 1935 in Caddo County Marriage Book, p 476

    U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    General Smith
    Birth Date 18 May 1918
    Death Date 3 Mar 1972
    SSN 441076582
    Navy Enlistment 25 Feb 1943, Release 27 Oct 1945

    BillionGraves Index
    General S Smith
    Birth 1918
    Death 1972
    Burial Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States

    General Shelby Smith
    BIRTH 18 May 1918 Oklahoma, USA
    DEATH 3 Mar 1972 (aged 53) San Bernardino County, California, USA
    BURIAL Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California, Pine Section, Sub Lot 144
    Parents:
    Gorden W Smith 1893-1958
    Eddie Mamie Smith 1895-1988
    Spouse Inez Christian Thompson 1919-2007
    Created by Mia Houghton 9 Jun 2015
    --  Find A Grave Memorial 147650171, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147650171

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