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Smith, Ralph Orin
LAST NAME: Smith FIRST NAME: Ralph MIDDLE NAME: Orin NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: M TITLE: 
BORN: 2 July 1875 DIED: 31 July 1949 BURIED: 3 Aug 1949 ~ Smith Cemetery
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Dallas, Polk Co, Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Dallas, Polk Co, Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of Father: Berryman M. Smith [son of Isaac & Margaret (Butler) Smith who are buried in Davidson cemetery] Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah Nealy [daughter of Matthew & Elizabeth (Collins) Nealy who are buried in Chamberlin cemetery] 1880 OR CENSUS - Ralph O. Smith (5y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Berryman M. (33y, b Illinois, occupation farmer) & Sarah (29y, b Oregon) and 3 siblings, Ray N. (9y, b Oregon), Margaret E. (2y, b Oregon) & Edith (b Feb 1880, Oregon) MARRIAGE - Ralph O. Smith & Ada Voigt md 1 June 1898, Multnomah Co, Oregon World War I Draft Registration Card - Ralph Orin Smith, born 2 July 1875; resident of Parkplace, Clackamas Co, Oregon; occupation: driller, Northwest Steel Co; nearest relative: wife, of Parkplace
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (1949 Polk co) #8098 Ralph Orin Smith, male, musician, widowed; b 2 July 1875, Dallas; father Judge Berryman M. Smith; mother Sarah Nealley; d 31 July 1949, Dallas hosp, of Falls City, age 74y; lived in town 10y; bur Smith cem; informant Edith E. Gattis
OBITUARY: 
Ralph Orin Snyder, 74, Falls City, died in the Dallas hospital Sunday after an illness of several years. Funeral services were Wednesday at 2 pm at the Henkle and Bollman chapel with Rev Kenneth Johnston officiating. Burial was in the Smith cemetery, Monmouth. Mr Smith was born July 2, 1875, in Dallas and had lived most of his life in Portland. He came to Falls City in 1938 and made his home there until his death. He was married to Miss Ada Voight who preceded him in death. He was a member of the Christian church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Ivy Taylor of Seattle, Wn, a son, Chester of Salem, and two sisters, Mrs Hettie Emig of Napa, Cal, and Mrs Edith E. Gattis of Seattle. Itemizer Observer, Thursday, August 4, 1949, 4:3
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SOURCES: 
OSBH DC (1949 Polk co) #8098 1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Bridgeport, ED 106, FA#275) Multnomah Co, Oregon, Marriage Records World War I draft registration card (Ancestry.com) Itemizer Observer, 4 Aug 1949, 4:3
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