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Personal data Dick Ernest Smith 


Household of Dick Ernest Smith

He is married to Anna Geerdes.

They got married in the year 1894 at Forest City, Winnebago Co., IA, he was 25 years old.

Dick Ernest Smith oo Anna Geerdes

Marriage sources: Author: Casjens, Esther, et. al., Title: «u»In And Around George, Iowa 1871-1912«/u», (Publication location: Hills, MN, Publisher: Crescent Pub. Co., Publication date: MCMLXXVI), Pg. 173, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 173]

"Mr. and Mrs. Dick Smith

Dick Smith - - was the son of Enne Smith. He married Anna Gerdes at Forest City, Iowa, in 1894. The couple first lived in Minnesota, and in 1908 moved two and one-half miles south of George to what is not the Ed Korthals place. Ashorttime later they moved to the near-by Johnson farm. From then until now this farm has been rented by a member of the Smith family - - Dick, Ralph, and now Jerry.

The Dick Smith children were Hattie (Mrs. Ernest Groen); ... Ralph (married Mae Veenker); ..."
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Child(ren):

  1. Hattie S. Smith  1897-????
  2. Ralph Smith  1901-1991 


Notes about Dick Ernest Smith

Dick Ernest Smith

Source: Dick E. Smith obituary

"SMITH, Dick E. 1868-1950

SMITH, GEERDES

Posted By: Roger Stubbe ... Date: 7/31/2008 ...

(Lyon County News) This community (George, Lyon county, Iowa) lost another long time resident on (June 24, 1950) in the sudden death of Dick Smith, Sr., who passed away at his home in George. Mr. Smith had been in poor health for some time.

Funeral services were held from the Smith home and from Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in George on June 28, 1950.

Dick E. Smith, son of Euna and Hattie Smith, was born at Eldora, Hardin county, Iowa August 11, 1868. He received his early education in the public schools of Iowa. As a young man he came to northwest Iowa, where he has lived since, except for a few years in Minnesota. ..."

Today, parts of Forest Ciy are in Winnebago County and other parts are in Hancock County. One needs the exact street address to determine the correct county in which the event took place.

Author: Fiskum, Paul, Title: "Dick Ernest Smith," (Publication location: George, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: vii Apr MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50787491/dick-ernest-smith

"Photo [of stone shared with Anna Smith] added by Paul Fiskum

Dick Ernest Smith Birth 11 Aug 1868 Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, USA Death 24 Jun 1950 (aged 81) Burial Evergreen Cemetery George, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 50787491

Family Members
Spouse

Anna Geerdes Smith 1873-1949
Children

Ralph Smith 1901-1991
Reinhardt Smith 1908-1909
Frederick J Smith 1908-1977
Infant Smith 1910-1910
Tresia Faye Smith Smith 1913-1991"
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Dick Ernest Smith
1868-1950

1894

Anna Geerdes
1873-1949

Hattie S. Smith
1897-????
Ralph Smith
1901-1991

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Birthday August 11, 1868

  • The temperature on August 11, 1868 was about 30.9 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
    • May 16 » The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
    • September 25 » The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.
    • November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
    • November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
    • December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

Day of death June 24, 1950

  • The temperature on June 24, 1950 was between 10.0 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
    • January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
    • January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
    • August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
    • November 21 » Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.
    • December 9 » Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.


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