Fred Cecil Smythe (1916 - 2004)

Born 16 Oct 1916 in Bell, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie Fonnie (Johnson) Smythe — married after 1940 in Texas, United States

Died 6 Jun 2004 at age 87 in Pasadena, Harris, Texas, United States

Biography

Fred Smythe was a Texan.

Fred was born 16 Oct 1916 Salado, Bell, Texas, United States ^[1] He passed away 6 Jun 2004 Pasadena, , Harris, Texas, United States ^[2] Burial North Belton Cemetery Belton, Bell, Texas, United States

NOTE: Not using the findagrave date of death since the obit says he died 6ty Jun and the gravesite has the date 11th of Jun

He was the son of Ceylon Smythe and Ellen Privett.

OBITUARY / BIOGRAPHY June 16, 2004 Updated: Oct. 6, 2016 ^[3]

• Fred Cecil Smythe, 87, passed away Friday, June 6, 2004. He was born Oct. 16, 1916 in Salado, Texas to C.C. and Ellen Smythe. Cecil is survived by Melissa and husband Kevin Massey, Margaret Whitmire, Brittany and Matthew Massey, Charles Gubosh and several nieces and nephews, friends and family.
• Visitation will be on Sunday, June 13, 2004 from 12 to 8 p.m. at Pasadena Funeral Chapel.
• Funeral services will be Monday, June 14, 2004 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery in Belton, Texas at 4 p.m.

1920 Bell County, Texas Census, Pct 1, Dist 1, Sheet 4B ^[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Culver C Smythe Head Male 64 Texas

Ellen M Smythe Wife Female 34 Texas

Milton E Smythe Son Male 12 Texas

Roy T Smythe Son Male 11 Texas

Adaline G Smythe Daughter Female 9 Texas

Stella M Smythe Daughter Female 6 Texas

Fred C Smythe Son Male 3 Texas

Lee H Smythe Son Male 1 Texas

1930 Bell County, Texas Census, Pct 2, Dist 6, Sheet 7A ^[5]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Ceylon C Smythe Head Male 73 Texas

Ellen M Smythe Wife Female 44 Texas

Edward M Smythe Son Male 22 Texas

Roy T Smythe Son Male 20 Texas

Gertrude A Smythe Daughter Female 19 Texas

Stella M Smythe Daughter Female 16 Texas

Fred C Smythe Son Male 13 Texas

Lee H Smythe Son Male 11 Texas

James F Smythe Grandson Male 5 Texas

1940 Ward 2, Belton, Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, United States ^[6]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Ceylon C Smythe Head Male 84 Texas

Helen Smythe Wife Female 54 Texas

Milton Smythe Son Male 33 Texas

F Cecil Smythe Son Male 23 Texas

P Houston Smythe Son Male 21 Texas

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2R9-92N : 1 March 2021),
2. ↑ HOUSTON CHRONICLE https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Smythe-9841921.php
3. ↑ HOUSTON CHRONICLE https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Smythe-9841921.php
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH14-Z6P : 3 February 2021),
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPQT-TMM : accessed 22 March 2021),
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWN2-K75 : 10 January 2021),

• The McCracken and Ratliff Family Roots and Branches:Information about Fred Cecil SMYTHE https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/c/c/Bill-E-Mccracken/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0484.html