Paul Revere Smith (1891 - 1969)

Born 23 May 1891 in Dresden, Yates, New York, USA

Ancestors

Son of Villeroy Byron Smith and Edith (Brewster) Smith

Husband of Marian Lee (Patterson) Smith — married 15 Dec 1918 (to about 1946) in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Husband of Agnes Kimberly (Proctor) Smith — married 6 Mar 1948 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1969 at age 77 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Paul was born in 1891. He was the son of Villeroy Smith and Edith Brewster. He passed away in 1969.

See 1900 and 1910 Census Records in notes for his father, Villeroy "Roy" Byron Smith [Smith-46527].

Paul married Marian L. Patterson 5 December 1918 in Washington DC.^[1] Paul and Marian were divorced about 1946, and on 6 March 1948 Paul married Agnes Proctor Jordan in Montgomery, Alabama.^[2]

(Passport Application ): Paul R. Smith, student, home Gaines, PA, Passport Issued 29 April 1914 Manila, Philippine Islands. Intends to return to the United States in 4 months.

(New York Ship Passenger Lists, 1820-1957): Departed Southampton, England 28 June 1914 on Ship George Washington bound for New York City. Arrived 6 July 1914.

(Abstracts of World War I Military Service 1917-19): "Smith, Paul R., Army Service No. 639,717, white, residence Cayuca Island, La Salle, N.Y. inducted Lockport, N.Y. 6 Sep 1917 Co I 309 Inf to Oct 25/17; Gas Defense Service Washington, D. C. to Nov 21/17; Chemical Warfare Service to Disch. Honorable Discharge Oct 14, 1918 to accept commission. [promotions] Corp. Jan 19/18 Sgt. May 1/18."

(Military Appointment): Paul R. Smith appointed 2nd Lt. RA [Regular Army] C.W.S. [Chemical Warfare Service] October 15, 1918, Washington, D.C. Home La Salle, Niagara County, N.Y.

(Wellsboro, PA. Gazette, 1918): "Lieut. Paul R. Smith, of the U.S. Regular Army, was married on Dec. 5th, in Washington, D.C. , to Miss Marian Lee Patterson, of that city. He is a nephew of DeWitt Smith, of Wellsboro."

(1920 Census, Edgewood Arsenal, Harford County, MD): Smith, Paul R. 2nd Lt, born NY, parents born USA; wife Marian Lee, age 32, born MO, parents born MO; son David P. , 6/12, born DC.

(1930 Census, Ft Sill, Lawton, Comanche County, OK): Smith, Paul R., age, 38, born NY, parents born PA, US Army officer; wife Marian L., age 43, born MO, parents born MO; son David P., age 10, born DC; daughter Betty B., age 7, born Hawaii; sons Arthur G., age 3 3/12, born OK; Quentin C., age 1-10/12, born OK.

(1940 Census, Barksdale Field, Bossier, LA): Smith, Paul R., age 48 born NY lived 1935 Edgewood Arsenal, Harford, MD. Captain, CWS, U. S. Army; wife Marian L., age 52 born MO; son David P. age 20, born D.C.; daughter Betty B., age 17, born Hawaii; son Arthur G., age 13, born OK; son Quentin C., age 11, born OK; Watson, Altha L. [Lee], age 22 born Louisiana, [beloved] servant, lived in Shreveport in 1935.

(U. S. Army Registers 1942-1970): Smith, Paul R. (011960) B. NY 23 May 1891 A. PA Grad: Chemical Warfare School, 25 [1925]; F. A. (Field Artillery) Sch., Advanced Course, 31[1931], A. C. (Air Corps) Tactical Sch., 38 [1938], [1943 edition]: Lt. Col., A.U.S. 15 Sep 1941 accepted 24 Sep 1941; Col. A.U.S. (A.C.) 1 Mar 1942; lst Lt. 1 July 1920; Capt. 1 Oct 1934; Maj. 1 July 1940.

After his studies at Syracuse University Paul took a teaching position in the Philippines. After returning to the U.S., he was employed as Research Chemist with the Hooker Electro-Chemical Company, Niagara Falls, N.Y. His son David was assigned as 1st Lt. CWS, U. S. Army, to the same company in 1941. In 1918 he was commissioned in the newly-formed U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service, created in response to the threat presented by Germany in its use of poison gas prior to America's entry into WWI. Paul remained in the Regular Army after that war, and he served as Chemical Officer during WWII on the staff of General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell in his China/India/Burma Command. Paul retired in 1950 from his command of a small Army detachment in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. His second marriage took place in 1948, Civil 1952.

(Obituary, Army-Navy Journal, March 17, 1969): "SMITH, PAUL REVERE, COL. U.S. ARMY RETIRED. On Sunday, March 16, 1969 at the Fairfax Hospital, COL. PAUL REVERE SMITH of 8941 Littleton Street, Fairfax, Va. Husband of Agnes P. Smith [and formerly husband of the late Marian Lee Patterson Smith]; father of Mrs. Betty Brewster [Smith] Abramson, [step-daughter] Mrs. Nancy Pittman, Lt. Col. David Patterson Smith (retired), Arthur G. Smith and Quentin C. Smith; brother of Mrs. Jean S. Cosentino, Harold A. and Dale Smith. He also is survived by eight grandchildren [and step-grandchildren.] Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at Fort Myer Chapel. Interment Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements by The Everly Funeral Home, 10565 Main St., Fairfax, Va."

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Section 53, Site 487.

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Quentin Cabell Smith, FTDNA kit #28849, and his 7th cousin once removed Len Smith, FTDNA kit #216226, match at a Genetic Distance of 1 on 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Thomas Smith. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 8 generations is 94.73% and within the last 9 generations is 96.68%.

Descendant of yDNA group NE12 Thomas Smith (1634 - 1724) and Elizabeth Patterson. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Washington, D.C., U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1830-1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.FHL Film Number: 2129768, Reference ID: 88540
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Film Number: 001888238
3. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup R1b NE12 Thomas Smith.

• The Brewster Genealogy 1566-1907, Emma C. Brewster Jones, Grafton Press, NY, 1908, Vol II, page 1191.

• (WWI Draft Registration, 1917): Smith, Paul R., age 26, Coyuga Island, LaSalle, NY, born May 23, 1891, Dresden, NY; Research Chemist, Hooker Electro-Chemical Co, Niagara Falls, NY.

• (Wellsboro, PA. Gazette, 1918): "Lieut. Paul R. Smith, of the U.S. Regular Army, was married on Dec. 5th, in Washington, D.C. , to Miss Marian Lee Patterson, of that city. He is a nephew of DeWitt Smith, of Wellsboro.