1880 census at Keokuk, Wapello, Iowa
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupation - House painter.
Porter married
1] on 20 September 1900
at Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Gala May HELLER
{born - 1879 in Wapello County, Iowa
daughter of Charles Henry HELLER
and Sarah Ellen SPRINGER.
Porter and Gala are recorded on the 1905 & 1910 census at Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.
2] on 21 August 1936
Sara Ann WOODS
They are recorded on the 1940 census
at Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.
FAIRFIELD LEDGER - 1 February 1954:
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P. Wilbur Smith, age 79 died suddenly at
his home at Eldon yesterday at 9:50 a.m.
He was a well known painter and decorator
in Wapello and Jefferson Counties, where he spent most of his life.
He started working as a boy with his father and older brother as a painter and interior decorator, and has been associated with his brother at Batavia for the last few years.
Interment in Batavia Cemetery.
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Son of Carlyle A. SMITH
{born December 1842 in Iowa
Occupation - Farmer}.
and
Eliza STEPHENSON
{born about 1847 in Indiana}.
Carlyle A. Smith {widower}
is recorded on the 1900 census
at Pleasant Township in Wapello County.
1880 census at Keokuk, Wapello, Iowa
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupation - House painter.
Porter married
1] on 20 September 1900
at Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Gala May HELLER
{born - 1879 in Wapello County, Iowa
daughter of Charles Henry HELLER
and Sarah Ellen SPRINGER.
Porter and Gala are recorded on the 1905 & 1910 census at Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.
2] on 21 August 1936
Sara Ann WOODS
They are recorded on the 1940 census
at Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.
FAIRFIELD LEDGER - 1 February 1954:
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P. Wilbur Smith, age 79 died suddenly at
his home at Eldon yesterday at 9:50 a.m.
He was a well known painter and decorator
in Wapello and Jefferson Counties, where he spent most of his life.
He started working as a boy with his father and older brother as a painter and interior decorator, and has been associated with his brother at Batavia for the last few years.
Interment in Batavia Cemetery.
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Son of Carlyle A. SMITH
{born December 1842 in Iowa
Occupation - Farmer}.
and
Eliza STEPHENSON
{born about 1847 in Indiana}.
Carlyle A. Smith {widower}
is recorded on the 1900 census
at Pleasant Township in Wapello County.
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