Walter Byron Smith was one of the children born to Byron Laflin Smith and his wife Carrie Cornelia Stone. Walter graduated with his BA in 1899 from Yale University. Walter was in the banking business with his father (President of Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois) and brothers.
Walter was united in marriage twice during his life-time: first, on June 6, 1905 in Lake Forest, Illinois to Florence McCullough. Walter and Florence were blessed with the birth of a daughter during their short almost 8 year marriage:
Winifred Byron Smith McCormack
Walter was left a widower with a 7 year old daughter when his wife Florence was found near City Park with a rope around her neck of an apparent suicide.
And second, on September 5, 1936 in Manhattan, New York to Grace Mary Ryan, daughter of Terence A. Ryan and his wife MarieAnne Ledwith. Walter and Grace were married until his death at the age of 66 due to hemopericardium according to his Yale University Records. He is interred with his parents. Interment verified thru cemetery records.
Walter was united in marriage twice during his life-time: first, on June 6, 1905 in Lake Forest, Illinois to Florence McCullough. Walter and Florence were blessed with the birth of a daughter during their short almost 8 year marriage:
Winifred Byron Smith McCormack
Walter was left a widower with a 7 year old daughter when his wife Florence was found near City Park with a rope around her neck of an apparent suicide.
And second, on September 5, 1936 in Manhattan, New York to Grace Mary Ryan, daughter of Terence A. Ryan and his wife MarieAnne Ledwith. Walter and Grace were married until his death at the age of 66 due to hemopericardium according to his Yale University Records. He is interred with his parents. Interment verified thru cemetery records.
Walter Byron Smith was one of the children born to Byron Laflin Smith and his wife Carrie Cornelia Stone. Walter graduated with his BA in 1899 from Yale University. Walter was in the banking business with his father (President of Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois) and brothers.
Walter was united in marriage twice during his life-time: first, on June 6, 1905 in Lake Forest, Illinois to Florence McCullough. Walter and Florence were blessed with the birth of a daughter during their short almost 8 year marriage:
Winifred Byron Smith McCormack
Walter was left a widower with a 7 year old daughter when his wife Florence was found near City Park with a rope around her neck of an apparent suicide.
And second, on September 5, 1936 in Manhattan, New York to Grace Mary Ryan, daughter of Terence A. Ryan and his wife MarieAnne Ledwith. Walter and Grace were married until his death at the age of 66 due to hemopericardium according to his Yale University Records. He is interred with his parents. Interment verified thru cemetery records.
Walter was united in marriage twice during his life-time: first, on June 6, 1905 in Lake Forest, Illinois to Florence McCullough. Walter and Florence were blessed with the birth of a daughter during their short almost 8 year marriage:
Winifred Byron Smith McCormack
Walter was left a widower with a 7 year old daughter when his wife Florence was found near City Park with a rope around her neck of an apparent suicide.
And second, on September 5, 1936 in Manhattan, New York to Grace Mary Ryan, daughter of Terence A. Ryan and his wife MarieAnne Ledwith. Walter and Grace were married until his death at the age of 66 due to hemopericardium according to his Yale University Records. He is interred with his parents. Interment verified thru cemetery records.
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