Smith, Harold Bernard

1908 - 1976  (67 years)

• Name	Smith, Harold Bernard
  Birth	2 Dec 1908	Willard, Torrance County, New Mexico   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 02, page 01b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. Census taker's notes: "Information for…
  		1920 Census, Clay City Township, Illinois, page 05b 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Township), image 10, page 05b
  		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 09, page 05a
  Occupation	Laborer at Odd Jobs  [2]
  Reference Number	SMIT.H006
  _FGRAVE	134533226
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, United States Army  [4]
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 22 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  Death	6 Jan 1976	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [4]
  Burial	Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, Smith, Harold B.
  Person ID	I18268	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Smith, John James,   b. 1864, West Virginia d. 3 May 1936, Anna, Union County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Stoneburner, Evalyne Cynthia 'Eva',   b. 6 Mar 1879, Hamilton County, Ohio d. 18 Apr 1965 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 5]
  Divorce	Bef 20 Apr 1930  [2]
  Family ID	F8166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 6 Jan 1976 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1182] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 2, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S348] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S75] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Township), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00617?pid=14757135&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2). [S16309] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Harold B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134533226/harold_bernard_smith), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4626] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Eva C. and John J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24196036/john-james-smith), none. (Reliability: 2).