Veteran of World War I. At the time of his death, Willie was a cupola tender for the Independence Stove and Foundry Company in Independence, MO.
Social Security records indicate that that his middle name was Roy:
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Roy Smith
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1895
Birth Place: Imboden, Arkansas
Death Date: 15 Jun 1944
Claim Date: 22 Jun 1944
SSN: 492180614
Notes: 25 Nov 1977: Name listed as WILLIAM ROY SMITH
In the same database for his daughter Pearl Ann (Smith) Pycior:
Name: Pearl Ann Pycior
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 May 1923
Birth Place: Kansas City, Missouri
Death Date: 1 Dec 2007
Father: William R Smith
Mother: Hazel Cary
SSN: 499442039
Notes: Aug 1958: Name listed as PEARL ANN PYCIOR; 13 Dec 2007: Name listed as PEARL A PYCIOR
William's World War 2 draft card, as well as military enlistment records for his son, Paul Alexander Smith, state that Paul's father was named William Roy Smith.
Only one US Federal Census, the 1930, lists a middle initial for him, where he is listed as "William R. Smith."
The middle initial J does not appear on any records for him until his death certificate, and subsequently, his obituary. He did not have a headstone until 1964, when his daughter Mabel died. Her widower, Jack Danley, purchased a headstone for his departed wife's parents. He told me this himself.
Biography and notes by Justin L. Smith, great-grandson of William Roy Smith
Social Security records indicate that that his middle name was Roy:
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Roy Smith
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1895
Birth Place: Imboden, Arkansas
Death Date: 15 Jun 1944
Claim Date: 22 Jun 1944
SSN: 492180614
Notes: 25 Nov 1977: Name listed as WILLIAM ROY SMITH
In the same database for his daughter Pearl Ann (Smith) Pycior:
Name: Pearl Ann Pycior
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 May 1923
Birth Place: Kansas City, Missouri
Death Date: 1 Dec 2007
Father: William R Smith
Mother: Hazel Cary
SSN: 499442039
Notes: Aug 1958: Name listed as PEARL ANN PYCIOR; 13 Dec 2007: Name listed as PEARL A PYCIOR
William's World War 2 draft card, as well as military enlistment records for his son, Paul Alexander Smith, state that Paul's father was named William Roy Smith.
Only one US Federal Census, the 1930, lists a middle initial for him, where he is listed as "William R. Smith."
The middle initial J does not appear on any records for him until his death certificate, and subsequently, his obituary. He did not have a headstone until 1964, when his daughter Mabel died. Her widower, Jack Danley, purchased a headstone for his departed wife's parents. He told me this himself.
Biography and notes by Justin L. Smith, great-grandson of William Roy Smith
Veteran of World War I. At the time of his death, Willie was a cupola tender for the Independence Stove and Foundry Company in Independence, MO.
Social Security records indicate that that his middle name was Roy:
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Roy Smith
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1895
Birth Place: Imboden, Arkansas
Death Date: 15 Jun 1944
Claim Date: 22 Jun 1944
SSN: 492180614
Notes: 25 Nov 1977: Name listed as WILLIAM ROY SMITH
In the same database for his daughter Pearl Ann (Smith) Pycior:
Name: Pearl Ann Pycior
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 May 1923
Birth Place: Kansas City, Missouri
Death Date: 1 Dec 2007
Father: William R Smith
Mother: Hazel Cary
SSN: 499442039
Notes: Aug 1958: Name listed as PEARL ANN PYCIOR; 13 Dec 2007: Name listed as PEARL A PYCIOR
William's World War 2 draft card, as well as military enlistment records for his son, Paul Alexander Smith, state that Paul's father was named William Roy Smith.
Only one US Federal Census, the 1930, lists a middle initial for him, where he is listed as "William R. Smith."
The middle initial J does not appear on any records for him until his death certificate, and subsequently, his obituary. He did not have a headstone until 1964, when his daughter Mabel died. Her widower, Jack Danley, purchased a headstone for his departed wife's parents. He told me this himself.
Biography and notes by Justin L. Smith, great-grandson of William Roy Smith
Social Security records indicate that that his middle name was Roy:
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Roy Smith
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1895
Birth Place: Imboden, Arkansas
Death Date: 15 Jun 1944
Claim Date: 22 Jun 1944
SSN: 492180614
Notes: 25 Nov 1977: Name listed as WILLIAM ROY SMITH
In the same database for his daughter Pearl Ann (Smith) Pycior:
Name: Pearl Ann Pycior
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 May 1923
Birth Place: Kansas City, Missouri
Death Date: 1 Dec 2007
Father: William R Smith
Mother: Hazel Cary
SSN: 499442039
Notes: Aug 1958: Name listed as PEARL ANN PYCIOR; 13 Dec 2007: Name listed as PEARL A PYCIOR
William's World War 2 draft card, as well as military enlistment records for his son, Paul Alexander Smith, state that Paul's father was named William Roy Smith.
Only one US Federal Census, the 1930, lists a middle initial for him, where he is listed as "William R. Smith."
The middle initial J does not appear on any records for him until his death certificate, and subsequently, his obituary. He did not have a headstone until 1964, when his daughter Mabel died. Her widower, Jack Danley, purchased a headstone for his departed wife's parents. He told me this himself.
Biography and notes by Justin L. Smith, great-grandson of William Roy Smith
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