Lassly Edwin Smith (1903 - 1983)

Born 19 Jun 1903 in St. Helena, Napa, California, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Betty Jean (Arnold) Smith — married 5 Aug 1950 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Died 29 Oct 1983 at age 80 in Redwood City, San Mateo, California, United States

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Biography

When Lassly Edwin Smith was born on June 19, 1903^[1], in St Helena, California, his father, Franklin Smith, was 27 and his mother, Carrie McCormick, was 29. He married Jane Mouser on June 30, 1923^[2], in San Rafael, California, by whom he had two daughters and one son. He and Jane were divorced; he then married Betty Jean Arnold on August 5, 1950^[3], in Santa Barbara, California, by whom he had one son. He died on October 29, 1983^[4][5], in Redwood City, California, at the age of 80, and was buried^[6] in his hometown. (From Ancestry.com machine-composed "LifeStory," with some details added from personal recollection.^[7])

Regarding the spelling of his first name: it was supposed to have been “Lasley” (as in his great-grandmother Elizabeth Lasley), but his mother was unable to spell it when he was born, so guessed at the spelling, and so it was.^[8])

When Lassly applied for Social Security retirement benefits at age 65, he was initially denied for lack of a birth certificate. He was eventually located in the 1910 census, and thereby qualified.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "US Census 1910", Township 9, Contra Costa, California; Roll: T624_75; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0217; FHL microfilm: 1374088
2. ↑ Affidavits for Marriage Licenses Vol· 12, 1923 - 1924; from Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014
3. ↑ Marriage Year: 1950; from Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data:California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records—Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.
4. ↑ Place: San Mateo; Date: 29 Oct 1983; Social Security: 556093715; from Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000
5. ↑ Date: 1983-10-29 - California, Death Index, 1940-1997, from Ancestry.com
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48276516/lassly-edwin-smith
7. ↑ Lassly Edwin Smith 1903–1983 "[1]"
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Personal recollection as told me by Betty Smith.

• "US Census 1920", Calistoga, Napa, California; Roll: T625_122; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0043; Description: Hot Springs Township including Calistoga town, Precincts 1 and 2, Hot Springs Precinct, Silverado Precinct; from Ancestry.com
• "US Census 1930", Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 2341684; from Ancestry.com
• "US Census 1940", Albany, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00186; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1-72; from Ancestry.com
• I. W. Frank and C. M. Smith. A Stonyford Pedigree: Being a Compilation of Genealogies of Early Settlers Living in the Stonyford Area Prior to 1900 and Their Descendants Wherever They May be Found Today. United States: I.W. Frank, 1988. Google Books. "| ASIN: B00071P1Q0.