Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Roscoe Conkling Smith
in the Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911
Name: Roscoe Conkling Smith
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Olive, Ottawa, Michigan
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894
Father's name: Wm J Smith
Mother's name: Bertha W Smith
FHL Film Number: 984236
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
about Roscoe Conklin Smith
Name: Roscoe Conklin Smith
City: Not Stated
County: Kern
State: California
Birthplace: Michigan;United States of America
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1530797
DraftBoard: 2
Occupation listed as a laborer for Midway Oil Co., in Maricopa, Kern County, California.
Single with no dependents.
Short, medium build, brown eyes, black hair.
Plan Services for Old Timer
Roscoe C. (Smitty) Smith, 76, a resident of Kern County for over 50 years, passed away at the Boron Hospital March 15, 1971.
Mr. Smith, whose home was at 1810 Ave. B, Aerial Acres, North Edwards, was born June 23, 1894 at Grand Haven, Michigan. It is not known exactly when he came to California, but he enlisted in the U.S. Army in Bakersfield in 1917. He saw action in both the St. Mihiel and Muse Argonne offensives during W.W.I. He held the rank of Pvt. 1st Class.
He worked as a Civil Service employee and as the foreman of a salvage yard at Edwards, from which he was retired. He was a long-standing and prominent member Iof the V.F.W.
Mr. Smith,is survived by a step-daughter and step-son, Margaret Hicks of Bakersfield, and W. P. McKnight of Oildale .
The funeral services will be held Friday, March 19, 1971, 11:00 a.m., at the Stickel Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be in the Mojave Cemetery
Mojave Desert News 3/18/1971
Rosoe C Smith
in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosoe C Smith
[Roscoe C Smak]
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1910: Township 3, Kern, California
Street: County Road Near Oil Center
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Eastman Nelson 48
Nellie H Nelson 24
Lucy M Smith 70
Rosoe C Smith 15
1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Roscoe Smith
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 25 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: White
Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 1, Kern, California
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Cousin
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Father's Birth Place: Michigan
Image: 114
Enumerated in the household of Rachel Peck.
Occupation listed as engineer with an oil company.
1930 United States Federal Census Record
about Roscoe Smith
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Olive M Smith
Race: White
Home in 1930: Atolia, San Bernardino, California
Occupation listed as engineer at the Hamburger Mine.
Roscoe Smith
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1940: Kern, California
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sp, Kern, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 22B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Roscoe Conkling Smith
in the Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911
Name: Roscoe Conkling Smith
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Olive, Ottawa, Michigan
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894
Father's name: Wm J Smith
Mother's name: Bertha W Smith
FHL Film Number: 984236
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
about Roscoe Conklin Smith
Name: Roscoe Conklin Smith
City: Not Stated
County: Kern
State: California
Birthplace: Michigan;United States of America
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1530797
DraftBoard: 2
Occupation listed as a laborer for Midway Oil Co., in Maricopa, Kern County, California.
Single with no dependents.
Short, medium build, brown eyes, black hair.
Plan Services for Old Timer
Roscoe C. (Smitty) Smith, 76, a resident of Kern County for over 50 years, passed away at the Boron Hospital March 15, 1971.
Mr. Smith, whose home was at 1810 Ave. B, Aerial Acres, North Edwards, was born June 23, 1894 at Grand Haven, Michigan. It is not known exactly when he came to California, but he enlisted in the U.S. Army in Bakersfield in 1917. He saw action in both the St. Mihiel and Muse Argonne offensives during W.W.I. He held the rank of Pvt. 1st Class.
He worked as a Civil Service employee and as the foreman of a salvage yard at Edwards, from which he was retired. He was a long-standing and prominent member Iof the V.F.W.
Mr. Smith,is survived by a step-daughter and step-son, Margaret Hicks of Bakersfield, and W. P. McKnight of Oildale .
The funeral services will be held Friday, March 19, 1971, 11:00 a.m., at the Stickel Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be in the Mojave Cemetery
Mojave Desert News 3/18/1971
Rosoe C Smith
in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosoe C Smith
[Roscoe C Smak]
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1910: Township 3, Kern, California
Street: County Road Near Oil Center
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Eastman Nelson 48
Nellie H Nelson 24
Lucy M Smith 70
Rosoe C Smith 15
1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Roscoe Smith
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 25 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: White
Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 1, Kern, California
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Cousin
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Father's Birth Place: Michigan
Image: 114
Enumerated in the household of Rachel Peck.
Occupation listed as engineer with an oil company.
1930 United States Federal Census Record
about Roscoe Smith
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Olive M Smith
Race: White
Home in 1930: Atolia, San Bernardino, California
Occupation listed as engineer at the Hamburger Mine.
Roscoe Smith
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1940: Kern, California
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sp, Kern, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 22B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.
Roscoe Conkling Smith
in the Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911
Name: Roscoe Conkling Smith
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Olive, Ottawa, Michigan
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894
Father's name: Wm J Smith
Mother's name: Bertha W Smith
FHL Film Number: 984236
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
about Roscoe Conklin Smith
Name: Roscoe Conklin Smith
City: Not Stated
County: Kern
State: California
Birthplace: Michigan;United States of America
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1530797
DraftBoard: 2
Occupation listed as a laborer for Midway Oil Co., in Maricopa, Kern County, California.
Single with no dependents.
Short, medium build, brown eyes, black hair.
Plan Services for Old Timer
Roscoe C. (Smitty) Smith, 76, a resident of Kern County for over 50 years, passed away at the Boron Hospital March 15, 1971.
Mr. Smith, whose home was at 1810 Ave. B, Aerial Acres, North Edwards, was born June 23, 1894 at Grand Haven, Michigan. It is not known exactly when he came to California, but he enlisted in the U.S. Army in Bakersfield in 1917. He saw action in both the St. Mihiel and Muse Argonne offensives during W.W.I. He held the rank of Pvt. 1st Class.
He worked as a Civil Service employee and as the foreman of a salvage yard at Edwards, from which he was retired. He was a long-standing and prominent member Iof the V.F.W.
Mr. Smith,is survived by a step-daughter and step-son, Margaret Hicks of Bakersfield, and W. P. McKnight of Oildale .
The funeral services will be held Friday, March 19, 1971, 11:00 a.m., at the Stickel Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be in the Mojave Cemetery
Mojave Desert News 3/18/1971
Rosoe C Smith
in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosoe C Smith
[Roscoe C Smak]
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1910: Township 3, Kern, California
Street: County Road Near Oil Center
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Eastman Nelson 48
Nellie H Nelson 24
Lucy M Smith 70
Rosoe C Smith 15
1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Roscoe Smith
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 25 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: White
Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 1, Kern, California
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Cousin
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Father's Birth Place: Michigan
Image: 114
Enumerated in the household of Rachel Peck.
Occupation listed as engineer with an oil company.
1930 United States Federal Census Record
about Roscoe Smith
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Olive M Smith
Race: White
Home in 1930: Atolia, San Bernardino, California
Occupation listed as engineer at the Hamburger Mine.
Roscoe Smith
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1940: Kern, California
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sp, Kern, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 22B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Roscoe Conkling Smith
in the Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911
Name: Roscoe Conkling Smith
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Olive, Ottawa, Michigan
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894
Father's name: Wm J Smith
Mother's name: Bertha W Smith
FHL Film Number: 984236
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
about Roscoe Conklin Smith
Name: Roscoe Conklin Smith
City: Not Stated
County: Kern
State: California
Birthplace: Michigan;United States of America
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1894
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1530797
DraftBoard: 2
Occupation listed as a laborer for Midway Oil Co., in Maricopa, Kern County, California.
Single with no dependents.
Short, medium build, brown eyes, black hair.
Plan Services for Old Timer
Roscoe C. (Smitty) Smith, 76, a resident of Kern County for over 50 years, passed away at the Boron Hospital March 15, 1971.
Mr. Smith, whose home was at 1810 Ave. B, Aerial Acres, North Edwards, was born June 23, 1894 at Grand Haven, Michigan. It is not known exactly when he came to California, but he enlisted in the U.S. Army in Bakersfield in 1917. He saw action in both the St. Mihiel and Muse Argonne offensives during W.W.I. He held the rank of Pvt. 1st Class.
He worked as a Civil Service employee and as the foreman of a salvage yard at Edwards, from which he was retired. He was a long-standing and prominent member Iof the V.F.W.
Mr. Smith,is survived by a step-daughter and step-son, Margaret Hicks of Bakersfield, and W. P. McKnight of Oildale .
The funeral services will be held Friday, March 19, 1971, 11:00 a.m., at the Stickel Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be in the Mojave Cemetery
Mojave Desert News 3/18/1971
Rosoe C Smith
in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosoe C Smith
[Roscoe C Smak]
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1910: Township 3, Kern, California
Street: County Road Near Oil Center
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Eastman Nelson 48
Nellie H Nelson 24
Lucy M Smith 70
Rosoe C Smith 15
1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Roscoe Smith
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 25 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: White
Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 1, Kern, California
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Cousin
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Father's Birth Place: Michigan
Image: 114
Enumerated in the household of Rachel Peck.
Occupation listed as engineer with an oil company.
1930 United States Federal Census Record
about Roscoe Smith
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Olive M Smith
Race: White
Home in 1930: Atolia, San Bernardino, California
Occupation listed as engineer at the Hamburger Mine.
Roscoe Smith
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Roscoe Smith
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1940: Kern, California
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sp, Kern, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 22B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
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