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George Locke Smith

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George Locke Smith

Birth
Butte County, California, USA
Death
24 Apr 1924 (aged 57)
Oroville, Butte County, California, USA
Burial
Yankee Hill, Butte County, California, USA Add to Map
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George Locke Smith was born 20 Feb 1867 in *Frenchtown, [no longer extant] Butte County, California. California Death Index, 1905-1939, shows George L. Smith died 24 Apr 1924 in Colusa County, California.
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* Frenchtown is so named for the colony of French settlers in the area roughly between the current Highway 70 near the vista point down toward the East Branch arm of Lake Oroville above Lime Saddle. West of Yankee Hill, near the old Lunt place.
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Great Register 1 JUN 1888 Butte County, CA: George Locke Smith, aged 21, bp CA, miner, residing Frenchtown.

1870 census Concow Twp, Butte, CA: James Smith, aged 52, teamster, bp NC; Mary C. aged 41, bp NC; Thos aged 16; Ella aged 14; Mary aged 12; Jane aged 10; Geo aged 2 -- all born CA.

1880 census Concow Twp, Butte, CA: James Smith, aged 61, farmer, bp NC, both parents NC; Mary C. aged 51, bp NC, both parents NC; Thomas S. aged 23; Ella aged 22; Mary L. aged 19; James I. aged 15; George W. aged 13; Mattie M. aged 9 -- all born CA.

1900 census Kimshew, Butte, CA: George Smith, aged 33, born Jan 1867, gold miner, bp CA, both parents VA; Francis aged 25, born Jan 1875, married six years, two children, bp CA, father MO, mother WI; Leila aged 3, born Feb 1897; Lucille aged 2, born Apr 1898 -- both born CA.

Sources: Sites and Cemeteries, Butte County, CA Book 5, Paradise Genealogical Society, Paradise, Butte, CA "George Locke Smith, b. Feb 20, 1867; d. Apr 24, 1924; native of Frenchtown; son of James M. Smith & Mary C. Tucker; husband of Mary Frances Dufour (divorced)."

Butte County, CA Marriage Records, Paradise Genealogical Society, Paradise, Butte, CA, Book F, pg 35.
George Locke Smith was born 20 Feb 1867 in *Frenchtown, [no longer extant] Butte County, California. California Death Index, 1905-1939, shows George L. Smith died 24 Apr 1924 in Colusa County, California.
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* Frenchtown is so named for the colony of French settlers in the area roughly between the current Highway 70 near the vista point down toward the East Branch arm of Lake Oroville above Lime Saddle. West of Yankee Hill, near the old Lunt place.
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Great Register 1 JUN 1888 Butte County, CA: George Locke Smith, aged 21, bp CA, miner, residing Frenchtown.

1870 census Concow Twp, Butte, CA: James Smith, aged 52, teamster, bp NC; Mary C. aged 41, bp NC; Thos aged 16; Ella aged 14; Mary aged 12; Jane aged 10; Geo aged 2 -- all born CA.

1880 census Concow Twp, Butte, CA: James Smith, aged 61, farmer, bp NC, both parents NC; Mary C. aged 51, bp NC, both parents NC; Thomas S. aged 23; Ella aged 22; Mary L. aged 19; James I. aged 15; George W. aged 13; Mattie M. aged 9 -- all born CA.

1900 census Kimshew, Butte, CA: George Smith, aged 33, born Jan 1867, gold miner, bp CA, both parents VA; Francis aged 25, born Jan 1875, married six years, two children, bp CA, father MO, mother WI; Leila aged 3, born Feb 1897; Lucille aged 2, born Apr 1898 -- both born CA.

Sources: Sites and Cemeteries, Butte County, CA Book 5, Paradise Genealogical Society, Paradise, Butte, CA "George Locke Smith, b. Feb 20, 1867; d. Apr 24, 1924; native of Frenchtown; son of James M. Smith & Mary C. Tucker; husband of Mary Frances Dufour (divorced)."

Butte County, CA Marriage Records, Paradise Genealogical Society, Paradise, Butte, CA, Book F, pg 35.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92443166/george_locke-smith: accessed ), memorial page for George Locke Smith (20 Feb 1867–24 Apr 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92443166, citing Smith-Lunt Family Cemetery, Yankee Hill, Butte County, California, USA; Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225).