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GROVER "CLEVELAND" SMITH⁵

3387. GROVER "CLEVELAND" SMITH⁶ (Lemic C. Smith⁵, Elizabeth Read⁴, Isaac Read, III³, John Read², Joseph Read¹) was born 9 October 1884 near Delaware, Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey (LDS IGI) and died unknown. His family called him Cleveland. Cleveland was born shortly before the presidential election of 1884, in which Grover Cleveland was the Democratic candidate. It is obvious from his name, that Lemic Smith was a Democrat and had chosen to name his son after the man he hoped would win the election (what Mary Smith thought is up to conjecture, as she did not have the vote). Grover Cleveland was elected as the 22nd President of the United States (and later as the 24th). In 1900, Grover Cleveland Smith lived at home with his parents on their farm in Knowlton Township and attended school. According to the census he had attended school for six months during the 1900 school year (1900 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 191, Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 7B, 28 June 1900). Cleveland married circa 1909, Elise I. (Last Name Unknown). She was born circa 1884 in Pennsylvania and died unknown. In 1910, Cleveland and Elise lived in a rented home at 64 West Adams Ave. in Pleasantville, New Jersey. They had recently moved there from Pennsylvania, as their four month old son Russell had been born in that state. Cleveland was employed as a house carpenter. According to the census, he had been out of work for 11 weeks in 1909 (1910 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 37, Ward 1, Borough of Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 8A, 22 April 1910). Cleveland and Elise had two additional children between 1910 and 1920. Evelyn was born about 1912 in New Jersey and Earl was born May or June 1916 in Delaware. By January of 1920, the Smiths were back in Pleasantville City, New Jersey. They lived in a rented home at 207 Chestnut Street. Grover was still employed as a house carpenter. Russell and Evelyn were in school. Earl was not quite 4 years old and was still at home with Elise (1920 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 55, Ward 2, Pleasantville City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 27A, 26 January 1920). By 1930, Grover, Elise and the three Smith children lived as 605 Pennsylvania Avenue in Somers Point, New Jersey. The family owned their home, it was valued at $4,500. They also owned a radio. Cleveland was still a house carpenter, Russell (who was 20) was also employed as a house carpenter. The two younger children, 18 year old Evelyn and 14 year old Earl were not employed. Earl was the only child who was still in school. Elise Smith was not employed (1930 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 1-71, Ward 2, Somers Point City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheets 3B-4A, 8 April 1930).

Grover Cleveland and Elise I. Smith had 3 children. Total identified descendants equals 3.

CHILDREN OF GROVER "CLEVELAND" AND Elise I. SMITH:

3402. (i.) RUSSELL T. SMITH⁷, was born 1909 in Pennsylvania and died unknown. He appears on the 1910 census as a four month old child. His parents had moved to Atlantic County, New Jersey shortly after Russell was born in Pennsylvania. The census places them in a rented home at 64 West Adams Ave. in Pleasantville, New Jersey (1910 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 37, Ward 1, Borough of Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 8A, 22 April 1910). Russell appears on the 1920 census as a 10 year old school boy. He lived with his parents and two younger siblings in a rented house at 207 Chestnut Street in Pleasantville, New Jersey (1920 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 55, Ward 2, Pleasantville City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 27A, 26 January 1920). Russell still lived at home in 1930. His parents had moved from Pleasantville to 605 Pennsylvania Avenue in Somers Point, New Jersey. Russell was 20 years old and was generally emplyed as a house carpenter. However, he was out of work in April 1930 (1930 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 1-71, Ward 2, Somers Point City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 4A, 8 April 1930). A Russell T. Smith of Ventnor, Atlantic County, New Jersey served in the 43rd Division of the United States Army in the Philippines during World War II (National WW II Memorial). The subject of this essay would have been 32 years old in 1941.

3403. (ii.) EVELYN B. SMITH⁷, was born circa 1912 in New Jersey and died unknown. She first appears on the 1920 census as a 7 year old child. She lived with her parents and two brothers in a rented house at 207 Chestnut Street in Pleasantville, New Jersey and attended school with her brother Russell (1920 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 55, Ward 2, Pleasantville City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 27A, 26 January 1920). Evelyn still lived at home in 1930. Her parents had moved from Pleasantville to 605 Pennsylvania Avenue in Somers Point, New Jersey. Evelyn was 18. She was not employed, nor was she in school (1930 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 1-71, Ward 2, Somers Point City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 4A, 8 April 1930).

3404. (ii.) EARL T. SMITH⁷, was born 1916 in Delaware and died unknown. He first appears on the census in 1920 as a child aged 3 years and 8 months. He lived with her parents and two older siblings in a rented house at 207 Chestnut Street in Pleasantville, New Jersey. Earl was not old enough to attend school in 1920 and remained at home with his mother while his older siblings—Russell and Evelyn— went to school (1920 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 55, Ward 2, Pleasantville City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 27A, 26 January 1920). In 1930, Earl lived with his parents at 605 Pennsylvania Avenue in Somers Point, New Jersey and attended school (1930 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 1-71, Ward 2, Somers Point City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, sheet 4A, 8 April 1930).

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