Thomas Jay Smith

1873 - 1952  (79 years)

• Name	Thomas Jay Smith
  Born	14 Apr 1873	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Jun 1900	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [2]
  	Census 1900 Utah, Utah, Provo, 16 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 159, sheet 8B, dwelling 141, family 143 Thomas J. Smith, head 26 (Apr 1874). Elizabeth, wife 23 (Jul 1876). They have been married for six years. Four children born; 3 living. Children: Millie, daughter 3 (Jul 1896); Jennie, daughter 2 (Feb 1898); Della, daughter 6 months (Dec 1899). He is a farmer working on his own account; own farm free of mortgage. Parents can read and write; children cannot. All were born in Utah. His parents were born in Tennessee. Her father was born in Pennsylvania; mother in Utah. Next door to Arron and Eliz Carter.
  	Age: 26
  Census	29 Apr 1910	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [3]
  	Census 1910 Utah, Utah, Provo Bench Precinct, 29 Apr 1910, SD 1, ED 189, sheet 11A, dwelling 263, family 266 T.J. Smith, head 36. Elizabeth, wife 34. First marriage for both; married for 16 years; 8 children born, 6 living. Children: Millie, daughter 13; Jennie, daughter 11; Della, daughter 9; May, daughter 7; Clara, daughter 5; Hattie, daughter 4. He is a general farmer; owns farm with a mortgage; working on his own account. All children but Clara and Hattie are attending school; all can read and write except Clara and Hattie. All were born in Utah. His father was born in Tennessee; mother not stated. Her father was born in Pennsylvania; mother in Utah. Next door to A.L. and May Fanner.
  	Age: 36
  Census	28 Jan 1920	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Census 1920 Utah, Utah, Provo, 28 Jan 1920, Provo Bench Precinct, SD 2, ED 213, sheet 15A, Farm, dwelling 243, family 247 Thomas J. Smith, head 46. Clara E., wife 42. Owns farm with a mortgage. Children: Della, daughter 20; Deenie, daughter 18; Clara, daughter 16; Kattie, daughter 13; Florance, daughter 11; Nida, daughter 7; Russell, son 5. He is a general farmer working on his own account. Clara, Kattie, Florance and Nida are attending school. All can read and write except Nida and Russell. All were born in Utah. His parents were born in the US. Her father was born in Pennsylvania; mother in Utah. Next door to Mand and Lillian Hardy.
  	Age: 46
  Census	3 Apr 1930	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Census 1930 Utah, Utah, Provo Bench Precinct, 3 Apr 1930, SD 4, ED 25-50, sheet 2B, dwelling 32, family 32 Thomas J. Smith, head 55. Clara, wife 53. He was 20 when married; she was 18. Children: Nida, daughter 18; Russel, son 15. Also living with them is their grandson, Glen Ferguson, 2. Owns home; a farm. Own a radio set. He is not a veteran. He is a general farmer working on his own account. All can read and write except for Glen. All were born in Utah. His father was born in Pennsylvania; mother in Utah. Her parents were born in Utah. Next door to Sidney and Emma Harding.
  	Age: 55
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Census 1940 Utah, Utah, Provo Bench, 13 Apr 1940, SD 2, ED 25-55, sheet 4A, Carterville Road, dwelling 61 Thomas J. Smith, head 67. Clara E., wife 65. Also living with them are Glen Ferguson, grandson, 12, and Richard Whipple, grandson 17. Thomas is a farmer working on his own account; wages for 1939 were zero; has other source of income. Owns farm valued at $800. Both Glen and Richard are attending school. Highest grade attended: Thomas H-1; Clara 8th; Glen 6th; Richard H-3. Resided in rural area of Utah County on 1 Apr 1935.
  	Age: 67
  Died	28 Nov 1952	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [1]
  Death Certificate	1 Dec 1952	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [7]
  	Death certificate 00005204461 Thomas Jay Smith, born 14 Apr 1873 in Provo, Utah; died 28 Nov 1952 in Provo, Utah. He was widowed at the time of death; wife's name is Clara Elizabeth Baum. Residence is RFD #2 Box 758, Provo (Rural), Utah. He was a farmer. Son of James Smith (Tenn) and Christeena Penrod. Informant is Mr. Russell G. Smith. Burial on 1 Dec 1952 in Provo City Cemetery. Berg Mortuary, Provo, Utah.
  	Age: 79
  	Cause: Arterial scerotic heart disease
  		Death Certificate for Thomas Jay Smith, 1952, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Buried	1 Dec 1952	Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  		Headstone for Clara Elizabeth Baum Smith, 1876-1942
  Person ID	I927	clanSoren
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	James Agee Smith,   b. 26 Oct 1829, Trenton, , Tennessee, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1902, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Christiana Penrod,   b. 6 Mar 1842, Illinois, USA ,   d. 3 Feb 1902, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Clara Elizabeth Baum,   b. 24 Jul 1876, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1942, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1894	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [8]
  		Marriage License for Thomas J. Smith and Clara E. Baum, 12 Jun 1894, Provo, Utah
  Children	01. Ray T. Smith,   b. 24 Jan 1895, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 13 Mar 1896, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 1 years) + 02. Millie Smith 2x ,   b. 23 Jun 1896, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 20 Oct 1982, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 86 years) + 03. Jennie Smith,   b. 26 Feb 1898, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 5 Jun 1935, Lincoln, Tooele, Utah, USA  (Age 37 years) 04. Della Smith,   b. 10 Dec 1899, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 27 May 1954, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 54 years) 05. Teenie May Smith,   b. 4 Dec 1901, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1981, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 79 years)   06. Clara Smith,   b. 26 Jan 1904, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   07. Hattie Smith,   b. 9 Nov 1905, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   08. Montie Smith,   b. 30 Apr 1908, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 25 Jan 1910, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 1 years) + 09. Florence Smith,   b. 17 Jun 1910, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 15 May 1929, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 18 years)   10. Nida Smith,   b. 31 Mar 1912, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1997, Fontana, , California, USA  (Age 84 years) 11. Russell Glade Smith,   b. 27 Mar 1914, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 2003  (Age 88 years)   12. Willis Lemor Smith,   b. 14 Feb 1920, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 28 Dec 1928, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 8 years)
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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