Person:Richard Smathers (1)

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Richard Alfred Smathers
b.12 Nov 1872 Red River County, Texas
d.13 Feb 1952 Los Angeles, California
Parents and Siblings
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m. 13 Mar 1867
  1. Richard Alfred Smathers1872 - 1952
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1902
  1. James Travis Smathers1905 - 1982
  2. Hubert Alfred Smathers1911 - 1970
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Richard Alfred Smathers
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 12 Nov 1872 Red River County, Texas
Census[4] 1900 Red River County, Texas
Marriage Abt 1902 Red River County, Texas(his 2nd wife, her 2nd husband)
to Aurelia Rosetti McCall
Census[5] 1910 Red River County, Texas
Military[3] 12 Sep 1918 Murray County, Oklahoma
Census[6] 1920 Murray County, Oklahoma
Census[7] 1930 Murray County, Oklahoma
Death[1] 13 Feb 1952 Los Angeles, California

Red River County, Texas, 1910 census:[5]

Smathers, Alford Head 36 yrs (2nd marr. 8 yrs) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Arkansas) Farmer (General Farm)
      Aurela Wife 33 yrs (2nd marr. 8 yrs; 2 children, 2 living) b. Mississippi (parents, b. Tennessee)
      Travis Son 4 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Mississippi)
Carlisle, William Step/son 14 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Mississippi)

Murray County, Oklahoma, 1920 census:[6]

Smathers, Alfred R. Head 47 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. North Carolina/Tennessee) Farmer
      Rela Wife 44 yrs b. Mississippi (parents, b. Tennessee)
      Travis Son 14 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Mississippi)
      Hubert Son 8 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Mississippi)

Murray County, Oklahoma, 1930 census:[7]

Smathers, R. A. Head 55 yrs (1st marr. at 18 yrs) b. Texas (parents, b. North Carolina/Arkansas) Farmer (General Farm)
      Rela Wife 55 yrs (1st marr. at 25 yrs) b. Mississippi (parents, b. Mississippi)
      Hubert Son 19 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Mississippi) "None"
NOTE: Aurelia's stated age at 1st marriage actually gives a date for her 2nd marriage, to Smathers; given the age of her son by her 1st marriage to Mr. Carlisle, that date would have had to be c.1895, or earlier.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 101, p. 222D.
  3. ↑ Draft Registration Card, World War I
    12 Sep 1918.

    Name: Richard Alfred Smathers
    Res: Davis, Murray Co., Okla.
    Age: 45 yrs; born 21 [sic] Nov 1872
    Occ: Farmer
    Nearest relative: "Wife"
    Desc: Med height, med build, brown eyes, black hair, no disabilities.
    Date: 12 Sep 1918

  4. ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 106, p. 8B.

    Living with Pete Lawson.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Red River, Texas, United States. Red River, Texas, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 122, p. 3A, dwelling/family 37[?]/---.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Murray, Oklahoma, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
    ED 87, p. 4A, dwelling/family 56/56.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Murray, Oklahoma, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T626)
    ED 2, p. 12A, dwelling/family 216/216.
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