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Smith, Vida A.
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| LAST: Smith
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FIRST: Vida
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MID: A.
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| GENDER: F
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| BORN: 14 Aug 1890
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DIED: 13 Nov 1955
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OCCUPATION: Cosmetician
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| BIRTH PLACE: Oregon
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| DEATH PLACE: Fresno, Fresno Co., California
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NOTES:
1900 OR CENSUS - Vida Smith, age 10, b. Aug 1889 in Oregon, is enumerated with her father Joseph Smith, age 36, ocupation farmer, b. Jul 1863 in Missouri, and mother Ettie, age 27, mother of 7 children 6 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Jan 1873 in Oregon, along with Orrie, age 7, b. Feb 1893 in Oregon, Ural, age 5, b. Apr 1895 in Oregon, and Everett, age 10 months, b. July 1899 in Oregon. Also enumerated with the family is Elsie Smith, identified as mother [of Joseph], age 65, widowed, b. Mar 1835 in Missouri, and Ronald Esson, identifed as a boarder, age 24, occupation day laborer, b. Jan 1876 in Oregon.
1910 CENSUS - Vida Smith, age 19, b. Oregon, is enumerated with father Joseph L. Smith, age 47, farmer, b. Missouri, and his wife of 22 years, Etta, age 37, the mother of 10 children, 8 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Oregon, along with Orris, age 17, Ural, age 14, Everett, age 10, Marie, age 8, Mina, age 6, Ruth, age 4, and Douglas, age 2, all born in Oregon. Also enumerated with the family is Jane Smith identified as mother [of Joseph], age 79. b. Missouri;
1930 CENSUS - Vida A. Smith, age 39, single, occupation beauty parlor cosmetician. b. Oregon. DISCREPANCY: Vida's birth year is given as 1899 in the 1900 census record, and as 1890 in the California Death Index.
NOTE: Photo of Vida (and Doug) Smith, courtesy of Bobbi Lemme.
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OBITUARY:
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INSCRIPTION:
The Smith Family
Vida A. 1890-1955
[shares marker with several other Smith family members]
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SOURCES:
Hollin
Saucy Survey & Photographs
California Death Index
1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Gervais, ED 124, sheet 3A)
1910 CENSUS (Marion Co., Gervais, ED 210, sheet 1B)
1930 CA CENSUS (Alameda Co., Berkeley, ED 314, sheet 6B)
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