William Duffield Smith and Esther Ray

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Husband William Duffield Smith ¹

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           Born: 28 May 1888 - Rockland, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Aug 1916 1
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: William Fletcher Smith (1845-1915) 3
         Mother: Erena Mays (1849-1929) 3 4 5

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       Marriage: 10 Jun 1914 - Kennerdell, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

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Wife Esther Ray ¹

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           Born: 6 Sep 1893 - Rockland, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Mar 1974
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 7

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         Father: George Ray (1855-1921)
         Mother: Martha A. Donnelly (1853-1931)

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Children

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1 F Kathryn Louise Smith ¹

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           Born: 10 Mar 1915 - Rockland, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Apr 1982 - California
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Oscar Riddle (Abt 1912-      )
           Marr: 4 Dec 1941 - Waterford, Erie Co, PA 8. (Divorced)

         Spouse: Jack Barlett (1911-      ) 1

         Spouse: James Hovis (      -      )

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General Notes: Wife - Esther Ray

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SSDI: ESTHER SMITH 06 Sep 1893 Mar 1974 16424 (Linesville, Crawford, PA) (none specified) 722-09-0652 Long-time or retired railroad workers

1 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 18.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 80.

3 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 14.

4 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 661.

6 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #11001.

7 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 29.

8 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #22781.