Father:
Smothers, Levi		 Mother:
Warren, Sarah Frances
27993
[S536] Smothers, Melvin Philander
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8 Children Found
Smothers, William With: Wages, Luella
Smothers, Minnie Viola With: Wages, Luella
Smothers, Ernest Frederick With: Wages, Luella
Smothers, Hattie A With: Wages, Luella
Smothers, Roy Lee With: Wages, Luella
Van Horn, Dorothy Belle With: Wages, Luella
Smothers, Myrtle Marie With: Wages, Luella
Lynn, Grace Mae With: Smothers, Minnie Viola
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Historical Notes:
  • alt birth: Brunsville, Plymouth, IA
     obit says he was born on an island in the Missouri River; the river was
    the boundary between Iowa and the Nebraska Territory; Since most records
    give Nebraska, we assume he believed the island was on the Nebraska side;
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1867-01-06
    Born: Nebraska Territory
1870-08-19
    Living at: Rockport, Atchison, MO
    Working as: Child @ Home
1880-06-24
    Living at: Omaha St, Council Bluffs, Pottawatamie, IA
    Working as: Student @ School
1887-12-25 1889-01-22
    Birth at: Brunsville, Plymouth, IA
    Of Child: William
1889-07-01
    Death (age 0) at: maybe, IA
    Of Child: William
1890-05-09
    Birth at: Council Bluffs, Pottawatamie, IA
    Of Child: Minnie Viola
1892-05-22
    Birth at: Private, Eddyville, Dawson, NE
    Of Child: Ernest Frederick
1896-08-01::1896-08-31
    Birth at: Tulsa, Creek, Oklahoma Territory
    Of Child: Hattie A
1898-05-03
    Birth at: Private, Mills, Keya Paha, NE
    Of Child: Roy Lee
1900-06-14
    Living at: Riverton, Fremont, IA
    Working as: Laborer
1902-06-15
    Birth at: Mills, Keya Paha, NE
    Of Child: Dorothy Belle
1905-02-19
    Birth at: Mills, Keya Paha, NE
    Of Child: Myrtle Marie
1905-08-25
    Death (age 37) at: maybe, Keya Paha, NE
    Of Spouse: Luella
1905-10-17
    Death (age 0) at: maybe, Keya Paha, NE
    Of Child: Myrtle Marie
1906-12-24 1907-03-28
    Birth at: Private, Naper, Boyd, NE
    Of Child: Grace Mae
1910-04-25
    Living at: Nebraska State Penitentiary, Yankee Hill, Lancaster, NE
    Working as: Convict @ Broom Factory
1915-01-03 1915-01-04::1919-12-31 1916-01-01::1916-12-31
    Living at: Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
      per city directory;
1919-09-18 1920-01-12
    Living at: 920 S 9th St, St Joseph, Buchanan, MO
    Working as: Blacksmith @ Shop
1926-12-11
    Bigamous Marriage: maybe, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
      Melvin Smothers + Dora Chilson
1929-12-09
    Annullment: maybe, Lincoln, NE
      date of publication in Lincoln Star
1929-12-10::1931-03-07
    Divorced: [location unknown]
    From: King, Laura May
      divorce is nominal assumption -
    groom has history of bigamy.
1931-02-07
    Death (age 62) at: 826 S Cottage St, Independence, Jackson, MO
    Of Spouse: Arena (Rena)
1931-03-08 1934-11-02
    Death at: Fall River, SD
    Of Child: Hattie A
1939-03-03
    Died (age 72): State Hospital, Clarinda, Page, IA
      COD: heart disease