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Charles Joseph Smith
b.3 Nov 1887 Brooklyn,New York
 
m. 1886
  1. Charles Joseph Smith1887 -
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Name Charles Joseph Smith
Gender Male
Birth? 3 Nov 1887 Brooklyn,New York

birth parents: James Smith and Mary Robinson (1)

ON HIS B/C WHITE AND COLORED ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS FOR RACE. THE MIDWIFE LINED OUT WHITE LEAVING COLORED AS THE CHILD'S RACE. THIS CHILD MUST HAVE HAD INDIAN FEATURES ENOUGH FOR THE IRISH MIDWIFE TO FEEL HE WAS NOT A TYPICAL WHITE BABY.