William was born in Warren County, Tennessee, in the winter of 1907 to William Smith and Maudy Blanton.[1][2] He never married, but died at the age of 22, in Detroit, Michigan, in the summer of 1929.[3] (Note: his name is misspelled in the death certificate.) He is not known to have left any children. William is buried at Blues Hill Cemetery in Warren County, Tennessee.[4]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNN-482 : accessed 24 July 2021), William H Smith in household of Willie E Smith, Civil District 11, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 183, sheet 3A, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1524; FHL microfilm 1,375,537.
↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF44-4VC : 13 March 2018), Carman Smith, 06 Jun 1929; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,993.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18555788/william_herman-smith: accessed July 22, 2024), memorial page for William Herman Smith (12 Jan 1907–6 Jun 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18555788, citing Blues Hill Cemetery, Blue Hill, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Erni (contributor 46898749).
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