John is the son of Alfred James Smithson and Margaret Ann Henderson. He married Mildred Bridgeman on 13 Jul 1912 in Klickitat County, Washington.
The following newspaper clipping is from a Hood River newspaper, possibly the "Hood River News" (undated). -contributor Addie Rickey
JOHN SMITHSON John E. Smithson, long-time resident of Hood River, died on Tuesday, January 31, in Eugene following a brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. Smithson resided for many years in Hood River where he was employed by and later became president of the Oregon-Washington Telephone company. Retiring in 1930, the family went for a time to Seattle, then to Eugene.
The Smithsons were active in the Asbury Methodist church of Hood River and at the time of his passing he was still a member of the Hood River lodge, AF&AM as well as the local Royal Arch Chapter.
Surviving John Smithson are his widow, Mildred Smithson, of Eugene; three daughters, Mrs. Joseph H. Irwin of Great Falls, Montana, Mrs. John W. Schulz of Puyallup, Washington, and Mrs. Carl Shuster of Ordnance, Oregon; two sisters, Mrs. W. S. Finney of Hood River, and Mrs. O. N. Gravgaard of Hawick, Minnesota.
The following newspaper clipping is from a Hood River newspaper, possibly the "Hood River News" (undated). -contributor Addie Rickey
JOHN SMITHSON John E. Smithson, long-time resident of Hood River, died on Tuesday, January 31, in Eugene following a brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. Smithson resided for many years in Hood River where he was employed by and later became president of the Oregon-Washington Telephone company. Retiring in 1930, the family went for a time to Seattle, then to Eugene.
The Smithsons were active in the Asbury Methodist church of Hood River and at the time of his passing he was still a member of the Hood River lodge, AF&AM as well as the local Royal Arch Chapter.
Surviving John Smithson are his widow, Mildred Smithson, of Eugene; three daughters, Mrs. Joseph H. Irwin of Great Falls, Montana, Mrs. John W. Schulz of Puyallup, Washington, and Mrs. Carl Shuster of Ordnance, Oregon; two sisters, Mrs. W. S. Finney of Hood River, and Mrs. O. N. Gravgaard of Hawick, Minnesota.
John is the son of Alfred James Smithson and Margaret Ann Henderson. He married Mildred Bridgeman on 13 Jul 1912 in Klickitat County, Washington.
The following newspaper clipping is from a Hood River newspaper, possibly the "Hood River News" (undated). -contributor Addie Rickey
JOHN SMITHSON John E. Smithson, long-time resident of Hood River, died on Tuesday, January 31, in Eugene following a brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. Smithson resided for many years in Hood River where he was employed by and later became president of the Oregon-Washington Telephone company. Retiring in 1930, the family went for a time to Seattle, then to Eugene.
The Smithsons were active in the Asbury Methodist church of Hood River and at the time of his passing he was still a member of the Hood River lodge, AF&AM as well as the local Royal Arch Chapter.
Surviving John Smithson are his widow, Mildred Smithson, of Eugene; three daughters, Mrs. Joseph H. Irwin of Great Falls, Montana, Mrs. John W. Schulz of Puyallup, Washington, and Mrs. Carl Shuster of Ordnance, Oregon; two sisters, Mrs. W. S. Finney of Hood River, and Mrs. O. N. Gravgaard of Hawick, Minnesota.
The following newspaper clipping is from a Hood River newspaper, possibly the "Hood River News" (undated). -contributor Addie Rickey
JOHN SMITHSON John E. Smithson, long-time resident of Hood River, died on Tuesday, January 31, in Eugene following a brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. Smithson resided for many years in Hood River where he was employed by and later became president of the Oregon-Washington Telephone company. Retiring in 1930, the family went for a time to Seattle, then to Eugene.
The Smithsons were active in the Asbury Methodist church of Hood River and at the time of his passing he was still a member of the Hood River lodge, AF&AM as well as the local Royal Arch Chapter.
Surviving John Smithson are his widow, Mildred Smithson, of Eugene; three daughters, Mrs. Joseph H. Irwin of Great Falls, Montana, Mrs. John W. Schulz of Puyallup, Washington, and Mrs. Carl Shuster of Ordnance, Oregon; two sisters, Mrs. W. S. Finney of Hood River, and Mrs. O. N. Gravgaard of Hawick, Minnesota.
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