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Edward J. Smith

Male 1916 - 2007  (91 years)


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  • Name Edward J. Smith  [1, 2, 3
    Born 6 Mar 1916  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Jul 2007  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Edward J. Smith

      Edward J. Smith 91, Dorchester, passed away Monday (7/16/07) in Lincoln. Born to Ed and Anna (Capek) Smith on a farm at Milligan.

      Survivors: sisters, Anna Smith, Emerald, Dorothy Tuttle, Friend; sisters in law, Olga Nejdl, Crete, Edna Capek, Milligan; brother in law, Kenny Ebbka. Many nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbors, and friends. Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Helen; sisters, Helen Mika, Clara Vanek; brothers in law, George Mika, Clarence Vanek, Carl Tuttle.

      Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday (7/19/07), Dorchester United Methodist Church. Visitation beginning 2 p.m. Wednesday (7/18/07), Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Family will greet friends 7 p.m. Interment: Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials: Tabitha, Dorchester UMC, Friend Hospital.

      (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, published in the Lincoln Journal Star on 7/18/2007).
    Person ID I3361  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2022 

    Father Edward Smith,   b. 9 Aug 1889, Kramer, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1953, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Anna Capek,   b. 25 Jun 1892, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1934, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 11 Aug 1913  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MTPG-JP2/p1
      Groom's Name: Ed Smith
      Groom's Birth Date: 1889
      Groom's Birthplace: ... Co., Neb.
      Groom's Age: 24
      Bride's Name: Anna Capek
      Bride's Birth Date: 1892
      Bride's Birthplace: Fillmore Co., Neb.
      Bride's Age: 21
      Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1913
      Marriage Place: Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska
      Groom's Father's Name: John Smith
      Groom's Mother's Name: Barbra Papech
      Bride's Father's Name: John Capek
      Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Kocal
      Groom's Race: White
      Groom's Marital Status: Single
      Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
      Bride's Race: White
      Bride's Marital Status: Single
      Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00315-2
      System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
      Source Film Number: 1986905
      Reference Number: 287
      Collection: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
    Family ID F5853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Zumpfe,   b. Bef 1922,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 20 Jun 1942  [2
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2010 
    Family ID F9654  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Mar 1916 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jul 2007 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO).

    2. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).

    3. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Nebraska, Saline County, Atlanta Precinct Enumerated April 18, 1930 by Frank M. Svec ED 76-1 SD 11 Sheet 4A Stamped 114 (Reliability: 3).