James Richard Lutheran Smith (1908 - 1975)

Born 21 Aug 1908 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Husband of Alma Marie (Discher) Smith — married 5 Sep 1927 (to after 1944) in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1975 at age 66 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Biography

James was born in 1908 to John L Smith and Laura Mae Lane. He had at least 6 half-siblings: Harley Otis Smith, Allen Van Buren Smith, Arthur C Smith, John V Hendrickson, Shelby Otto Zelmer, and Sadie Zelmer.

• Fact: Residence (1910) Des Moines Ward 6, Polk, Iowa
• Fact: Residence (1920) Des Moines Ward 5, Polk, Iowa

He married in 1927 to Alma Marie Gosline, daughter of Heinrich Ludwig Discher and Minnie Agnes Gosline. He was about 19 years old. They had at least 1 child together:

1. Sadie Alberta Norma Smith

• Fact: Residence (1930) Davenport, Scott, Iowa
• Fact: Residence (1935) Rural
• Fact: Residence (1940) Ward 6, Des Moines, Lee Township, Polk, Iowa
• Fact: Residence (1944) Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

James and Alma probably divorced about 1945.

He remarried before 1946 to Blanche Mabel Porter, daughter of William Thomas Porter and Lucretia Bell Russell. He was about 37 years old in 1946 and was her second husband. They did not have children together.

• Fact: Residence (1946) Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

James passed away in 1975 at the age of 67.

• Fact: Burial (18 Apr 1975) Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Links

Obituary for James L Smith, Published in the Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa, 17 Apr 1975, Page 29, Media
FamilySearch PID: GSK6-TFP
Find A Grave: Memorial #180061829 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-CNQ9 : accessed 10 March 2020), James L R Smith, 21 Aug 1908, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 425703, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101760577.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG97-95L : accessed 10 March 2020), James L Smith in household of John L Smith, Des Moines Ward 6, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 156, sheet 5B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 420; FHL microfilm 1,374,433.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM7-KLV : accessed 10 March 2020), James Smith in household of John Smith, Des Moines Ward 5, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing ED 139, sheet 13A, line 38, family 289, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 508; FHL microfilm 1,820,508.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDS-B57F : 4 November 2017), James L R Smith and Elmie Discher, 05 Sep 1927, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,108,278.
• "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZR-TRTY : 30 October 2019), James L R Smith in entry for Sadi Alberta Norma Smith, 27 Nov 1928; citing Birth, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
• "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHTR-9JK : 11 March 2018), James Smith in entry for Sadie Alberta Norma Smith, 27 Nov 1928; citing Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,025,968.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVB-KCL : accessed 10 March 2020), James Smith, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 19A, line 14, family 569, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 681; FHL microfilm 2,340,416.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMBX-NB5 : 20 August 2019), James L Smith, Ward 6, Des Moines, Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100-119, sheet 10A, line 25, family 218, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1196.
• Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 database on-line. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. record for James Richad Smith, 1940, Des Moines, Iowa
• Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. record for James L. Smith and Alma Smith, 1944, Des Moines, Iowa.
• Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. record for James R Smith and Blanche Smith, 1946, Des Moines, Iowa.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLLR-1Y7 : 20 May 2014), James Smith, Apr 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2V-D957 : 11 February 2019), James Richard Lutheran Smith, 14 Apr 1975; citing Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,209,669.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 March 2020), memorial page for James L R Smith (2 Aug 1908–14 Aug 1975), Find A Grave Memorial no. 180061829, citing Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Katie Lou (contributor 46950342).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 March 2020, 04:11), entry for James Lutheran Richard Smith(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GSK6-TFP); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75467200/person/282172053520/facts : accessed 9 Mar 2020), profile for James Richard Lutheran Smith.

Acknowledgement

Smith-207176 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 9 Mar 2020. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.