smith, george
1850-01-13 – 2/8/1943
- Name variants
- George Smith;George Smith - Father (cert of Mary Lape);George Smith - Spouse (cert of Mary E. Smith);George Smith, Dexter, Mo. - Informant (cert of Mary E. Smith);Smith, George;Geo. Smith
- Record count
- 46
- Sources
- census-1900,census-1920,census-1930,court_cases,death_certs,guardian_abstracts,life_events,marriage_index,v2_names
- Places seen
- Bloomfield City,Stoddard County,Missouri; Cape Girardeau; Castor Township; Dexter; Dexter,Mo.; Elk; Essex; Independence; Kennett; Liberty; Mo.; New Lisbon; Richland; Ridgeway,Ill.; Salem Ill.; T25N R8E,Missouri,Dexter; Essex; Kinder; Malden; Morehouse
- First event date
- 11 Mar 1
- Last event date
- None
Timeline — 26 events
- 1850-01-13 Born in Salem Ill.. Parents: Not Known / Not Known.
- 1886-03-06 Independence. George Smith, a colored porter at the Chicago & Alton depot at Independence, was tied up in a barn by N. G. Williams, a coal dealer, and given a hundred lashes for having presumed to address love notes to Williams' little daughter; Smith has left the city Co-mentioned: N. G. Williams.…
- 1898-11-24 Kennett. clear family visit to injured son Alfred after train accident (p.1 From Pyle column) Co-mentioned: Alfred Smith. Quote: "Mr. George Smith made a trip to Kennett the first of the week to see his son Alfred Smith."
- 1913-11-19 Ridgeway, Ill.. George Smith and wife left to-day for Ridgeway, Ill., to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. Smith's father, Homer Smith Co-mentioned: Homer Smith. Quote: "George Smith and wife left to-day for Ridgeway, Ill., to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. Smith's father, Homer Smith."
- 1914-04-01 Dexter. Geo. Smith near town is being visited by his son Clarence Smith from Indiana Co-mentioned: Clarence Smith. Quote: "Clarence Smith is here from Indiana to visit his father, Geo. Smith near town."
- 1914-07-01 Dexter. George Smith lost a black umbrella with a carved wooden handle in the post office about two months ago; offers a reward for its return Quote: "LOST--About two months ago supposedly in the post office a black umbrella with a carved wooden handle. Return same to George Smith and get reward."
- 1914-07-08 Dexter. Geo. Smith, the baker, fell and hit himself on the forehead last week Quote: "Geo. Smith, the baker, fell and hit himself on the forehead last week."
- 1914-08-26 Essex. Transacted business in the Cape (Cape Girardeau) Tuesday of last week, per Essex Notes Quote: "Geo. Smith transacted business in the Cape Tuesday of last week."
- 1914-08-26 Geo. Smith transacted business in the Cape Tuesday of last week; item in Essex Notes, partially legible through a mirrored page overlay
- 1914-09-02 Morehouse. Geo. Smith transacted business in Morehouse Monday afternoon
- 1914-10-21 Malden. Geo. Smith and wife, with Oliver Wood, returned last Sunday from Beachwell church near Malden where they attended an association; they report a good time Co-mentioned: Oliver Wood. Quote: "Oliver Wood and Geo. Smith and wife returned last Sunday from Beachwell church near Malden where they a…
- 1915-08-20 Dexter. George Smith, who is with Goodwin & Jean, owns a hound that goes fishing and catches more fish in a day than Ira White and Gene Childs can catch in a drift from Fisk to St. Francis, Ark.; Smith will not sell the dog even for the price of a fattening hog Co-mentioned: Ira White; Gene Childs;…
- 1915-08-20 Employed with Goodwin & Jean; owns a hound that catches fish from the stream, keeping the family in fish all summer Co-mentioned: Ira White; Gene Childs. Quote: "George Smith, who is with Goodwin & Jean has just such a hound"
- 1915-10-22 Kinder. Marriage license: Geo. Smith of Kinder to Mayme Wilson of Advance [date from clip_id] Co-mentioned: Mayme Wilson. Quote: "Geo. Smith, Kinder, to Mayme Wilson, Advance."
- 1916-05-19 Essex. Essex Leader note: George Smith, of Dexter, was a business visitor here Monday Quote: "George Smith, of Dexter, was a business visitor here Monday."
- 1926-01-29 Essex. Mr. George Smith is now able to be about after a week's illness
- 1926-12-31 Mr. George Smith and daughter, Miss Florence, of Essex, were here en route to St. Louis, Monday evening, and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. B. Smith; when they drove up on a side street near the Smith home, their car got stuck in the mud, and as Mr. George Smith got behind the car to give it a pu…
- 1927-04-15 Duck Creek Township. Named in Board of Equalization proceedings: 154a NW1-4 Along A. R. R. 25-25-8; Assessor's value 770, Board's value 2000 Quote: "George Smith"
- 1928-04-13 Dexter. George Smith advertised cabbage and tomato plants for sale; see him or phone 80, Dexter Quote: "PLANTS FOR SALE—Cabbage and Tomato. See GEORGE SMITH or phone 80, Dexter."
- 1928-04-20 Dexter. George Smith of Dexter advertised cabbage and tomato plants for sale; phone 80 Quote: "PLANTS FOR SALE—Cabbage and Tomato."
- 1928-04-27 Dexter. George Smith, phone 80, Dexter, advertised cabbage and tomato plants for sale Quote: "PLANTS FOR SALE—Cabbage and Tomato. See GEORGE SMITH or phone 80, Dexter."
- 1928-08-03 Dexter. George Smith is announced as a candidate for circuit judge in the August 7, 1928 primary election Quote: "GEORGE SMITH"
- 1930 T25N R8E, Stoddard County, Missouri. Landowner listed in the 1930 Hixson plat book, Page 26 - T25N R8E, section(s) 26, 25. Entry from the index spreadsheet Aj uploaded 2026-09-23; transcription not yet spot-checked against the plat images Quote: "Smith, George — Page 26 - T25N R8E, sec 26, 25"
- 1930-04-10 Bloomfield City, Stoddard County, Missouri. age: 30; sex: M; race: W; relation to head: Head; marital status: S; occupation: Laborer; industry: Odd Jobs; birthplace: Illinois; birthplace of father: Ireland; birthplace of mother: Ireland; school attendance: no; can read/write: yes; home owned/rented:…
- 1931-06-19 Dexter, Mo.. Editor thanks "our friend, George Smith, for a box of fine big cherries, the sweetest and rarest we ever had." Quote: "Town Talk"
- 1943-02-08 Age 93y 25d. Cause: by Natural Causes probably due to his advanced age Jury verdict [uncertain]. Burial: Bloomfield, Mo..
Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.