2. Samuel Smith
Illinois Death Index (secretary of state website): Samuel Smith, 82, certificate #0000077, 1941-05-20, Clay county, Clay City village
1930 census: Bernard Smith, 25, and wife Dorothy, 20; Clay City, Illinois; no children; ages at marriage 23 and 18, both born Illinois, parents of both born Illinois. Living with Samuel Smith, 71, amd Minnie, 50.
1920 census (Heritage Quest): Clay City township
Samuel C. Smith, 58, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, butcher
Minnie, 39, born Illinois, parents born Indiana
Bernard, 17, born Illinois1910 census (Heritage Quest), Clay City township
Smith, Samuel C., 51, married 15 years, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, farmer
Minnie, 33, born Illinois, parents born Ohio
Bernard, 6, born Illinois1900 census (Heritage Quest)
Samuel Smith, born 1860, 40, married 5 years, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, farmer
Minnie, born 1877, 23, married 5 years, born Illinois, parents born Indiana
Clint, son, born 1883, 16, born Illinois
Clemana, daughter, born 1890, 9, born IllinoisAncestry (World Family Trees) says that spouse was Mary Isabel Shriner, who was born in Vinton county, Ohio in 1857, that they were married in Clay county in 1857(?? obviously wrong), and that the children were Virginia L. Smith and Boy Smith. an earlier marriage? Find the submitter? Jimmie Ferguson; fergiejim@insightbb.com; sent email 4 jan 2005
Ancestry also has data provided by delossm@aol.com; sent email 4 jan 2005Clay county, Illinois marriage records (LDS film 1008793)
page 39, #505, date of license 23 sep 1880: Samuel Smith, Stanford township, Clay county, farmer, 23, born Harrison county, Indiana, parents Charles T. Smith and Margaret Cunningham, his first marriage; Isabel Shriner, Clay City, 23, born ??? county, Ohio, parents Silas Shriner and Susan Luce, first marriage; married 26 sep 1880Clay county, Illinois marriage records (LDS film 1008793)
page 238, date of license 28 sep 1895: Sam Smith, Flora, farmer, 35, born Harrison county, Indiana, parents Charles Smith and Maggie Cunningham, his first marriage (this must be wrong); Minnie Beck, 20, Silver Springs, born Indiana, parents Nathan Beck and Marish Fringer, first marriage; married 28 sep 1895 at Silver Springs