hmtl5 Orra "Norman" Smith b. 22 Dec 1888 Browning, Linn County, Missouri d. 15 Apr 1968 Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Orra "Norman" Smith

Orra "Norman" Smith

Male 1888 - 1968  (79 years)

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  • Name Orra "Norman" Smith 
    Born 22 Dec 1888  Browning, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer 
    Census 1910  Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Locust Creek Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Locust Creek Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Apr 1968  Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 7] 
    Buried 17 Apr 1968  Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I30  Hedges
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2023 

    Father William Richard Smith,   b. 18 Oct 1861, Browning, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1941, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Flora Mae Neely,   b. 23 Jun 1863, Lewis County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1955, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1882  [2] 
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna "Maude" Hedges,   b. 3 Jun 1889, Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1976, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1906  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Children 
    +1. James William Smith,   b. 29 Mar 1908, Electra, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1985  (Age 77 years)
     2. Herman "Glenn" Smith,   b. 28 Feb 1910, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 2004  (Age 94 years)
     3. Travis Edward Smith,   b. 12 Jun 1912, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1973  (Age 60 years)
     4. Orra "Norman" Smith,   b. 9 Jul 1915, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1996, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +5. Ruth Ann Smith,   b. 10 Feb 1918, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 2021, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years)
    +6. Lucille Violet Smith,   b. 31 Mar 1920, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 2016, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     7. Frances Lorene Smith,   b. 22 Dec 1922, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1996, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +8. Essie Maye Smith,   b. 6 Aug 1925, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1985  (Age 60 years)
     9. John Robert Smith,   b. 6 Jan 1928, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1996, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     10. George Alvin Smith,   b. 8 Aug 1931, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1950  (Age 18 years)
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1888 - Browning, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1906 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Locust Creek Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Locust Creek Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Apr 1968 - Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Apr 1968 - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Smith, Orra family party    		Smith, Orra family party
    Orra and Maude Smith family    		Orra and Maude Smith family
    W. R. Smith family    		W. R. Smith family
    Hedges families    		Hedges families
    around 1912, no later than 1916

    Headstones
    Smith Orra 'Norman', Anna Maude Hedges, and their son, George Alvin Smith    		Smith Orra "Norman", Anna Maude Hedges, and their son, George Alvin Smith

  • Notes 
    • Trading Farms
      Purdin Enterprise
      Monday a deal was completed making Orra Smith owner of James Hedges 200 acre farm near Brookfield, Mr. Hedges taking Mr. Smith’s farm laying west of town in on the deal. Mr. Hedges sold his forty acres where he now lives to Atheas Creason and will move to his old farm vacated by Mr. Smith. They will make the change during the next few weeks the weather remaining favorable.
      The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri. Tuesday, 14 January 1919, page 4.

      LKH note:
      Orra Smith is the son-in-law of James Hedges.
      [9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S12] Reflections of yester-years.

    3. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S5] 1900 US census.

    6. [S26] US World War I draft registration.

    7. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    8. [S50] Missouri Marriage Records: 1805-2002.

    9. [S87] Newspaper article.


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