Smith, Leonard Ray

1918 - 1986  (68 years)

• Name	Smith, Leonard Ray  [1]
  Nickname	Papa
  Born	26 Apr 1918	Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Aug 1986	Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  Buried	Campground Cemetery, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  Siblings	11 siblings
  1. Smith, Albert Eugene,   b. 26 Feb 1900, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1974  (Age 74 years)   2. Smith, Lena Jane,   b. 30 Sep 1901,   d. 20 Feb 1902  (Age 0 years)   3. Smith, Rena Julie,   b. 30 Sep 1901,   d. 22 Sep 1902  (Age 0 years) + 4. Smith, Bessie Ellen,   b. 18 Dec 1902, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1959, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 56 years) + 5. Smith, Della Jemina,   b. 13 Jan 1905, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 9 Nov 1998, Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA  (Age 93 years)   6. Smith, Evert Burton,   b. 27 Dec 1906, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 10 Jun 1907, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 0 years)   7. Smith, Rev. George Lonnie,   b. 28 Jul 1908, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 1985  (Age 77 years)   8. Smith, Paul,   b. 2 Feb 1910, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 12 Jan 1974, Haworth, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 63 years)   9. Smith, Carmen Cecil,   b. 18 Aug 1911, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 10 Oct 1916, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 5 years) + 10. Smith, Samuel,   b. 22 Dec 1912, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 9 Nov 1998, Nashville, Howard County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 85 years) + 11. Smith, Leonard Ray,   b. 26 Apr 1918, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1986, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 68 years) + 12. Smith, Orie Douglas,   b. 20 Nov 1921, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1998, Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Person ID	I32916	Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Smith, Thomas Riley,   b. 27 Feb 1876, Collin County, Texas, USA ,   d. 5 Aug 1934, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Sackett, Elizabeth Julia Ann,   b. 16 Jan 1880, Williamsville, Wayne County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1960, Arkansas, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1897	Little River County, Arkansas, USA
  Children	12 children
  	1. Smith, Albert Eugene,   b. 26 Feb 1900, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1974  (Age 74 years)   2. Smith, Lena Jane,   b. 30 Sep 1901,   d. 20 Feb 1902  (Age 0 years)   3. Smith, Rena Julie,   b. 30 Sep 1901,   d. 22 Sep 1902  (Age 0 years) + 4. Smith, Bessie Ellen,   b. 18 Dec 1902, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1959, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 56 years) + 5. Smith, Della Jemina,   b. 13 Jan 1905, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 9 Nov 1998, Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA  (Age 93 years)   6. Smith, Evert Burton,   b. 27 Dec 1906, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 10 Jun 1907, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 0 years)   7. Smith, Rev. George Lonnie,   b. 28 Jul 1908, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 1985  (Age 77 years)   8. Smith, Paul,   b. 2 Feb 1910, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 12 Jan 1974, Haworth, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 63 years)   9. Smith, Carmen Cecil,   b. 18 Aug 1911, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 10 Oct 1916, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 5 years) + 10. Smith, Samuel,   b. 22 Dec 1912, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 9 Nov 1998, Nashville, Howard County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 85 years) + 11. Smith, Leonard Ray,   b. 26 Apr 1918, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1986, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 68 years) + 12. Smith, Orie Douglas,   b. 20 Nov 1921, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1998, Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Whisenhunt, Nellie Leddie,   b. 16 Sep 1921, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1942, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 20 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1938	Little River County, Arkansas, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Smith, Infant Son,   b. 3 May 1939, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 3 May 1939, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. Smith, Glenna M.,   d. Unknown
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F11660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Oglesby, Verna Louise,   b. 8 Dec 1921, Arkinda Township, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 6 Nov 1993, Foreman, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1949
  Children	+ 1. Smith, Betty Ray,   b. 22 Sep 1951, Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 2013, De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F11661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 26 Apr 1918 - Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA Married - 5 Nov 1938 - Little River County, Arkansas, USA Child - Smith, Infant Son - 3 May 1939 - Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA Child - Smith, Betty Ray - 22 Sep 1951 - Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas, USA Died - 27 Aug 1986 - Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA Buried - - Campground Cemetery, Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37520892 Leonard "Papa" Smith Birth: Apr. 26, 1918 Death: Aug. 27, 1986 Burial: Campground Cemetery, Winthrop, Little River County Arkansas, USA Daughter, Glenna M. (Smith) Tuttle Family links: Parents: Thomas Riley Smith (1876 - 1934) Elizabeth J.A. Smith (1880 - 1960) Children: Infant Son Smith (1939 - 1939) Spouses: Louise "Mocha" Smith (1921 - 1993) Nellie L. Smith (1921 - 1942) Inscription: Leonard Ray Smith-CM US Navy-WW 2 Maintained by: Grave Recorder Originally Created by: Michelle =^..^= Record added: May 26, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 37520892 Headstone pictures added by: Grave Recorder http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=37520892&PIpi=33565124 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=37520892&PIpi=33565109

  
  

• Sources

  [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 31 Dec 2021. Memorial ID 37520892 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37520892 Leonard Ray Smith Birth 26 Apr 1918 Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA Death 27 Aug 1986 (aged 68) Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA Burial Campground Cemetery Winthrop, Little River County, Arkansas, USA Married to Nellie in 1938 Married to Verna Louise in 1949 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ United States Social Security Death Index Age: 68 Given Name: Leonard Surname: Smith Birth Date: 26 Apr 1918 State: Arkansas Last Place of Residence: Winthrop, Little River, Arkansas Previous Residence Postal Code: 71866 Event Date: Aug 1986 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Name: Leonard Smith Event Type: 1940 Census Event Place: Jeff Davis Township, Little River, Arkansas Gender: Male Age: 21 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Arkansas Birth Year (Estimated): 1919 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Leonard Smith Head Male 21 Arkansas Nellie Smith Wife Female 18 Arkansas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 Name: Leonard Ray Smith Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: from 1940 to 1945 Event Place: Arkinda, Little River, Arkansas, United States Event Place: Arkinda, Little River, Arkansas, United States Gender: Male Nationality: United States Birth Date: 26 Apr 1918 Birthplace: Winthrop, Arkansas Relative's Name: Nellie Leddie Smith Relationship to Veteran: Wife ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 Name: Leonard Smith Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 5 Nov 1938 Event Place: Little River, Arkansas, United States Event Place: Little River, Arkansas, United States Residence Place: Foreman, Little River, Arkansas Gender: Male Age: 20 Birth Year (Estimated): 1918 Spouse's Name: Nellie Whisenhunt Spouse's Residence Place: Foreman, Little River, Arkansas Spouse's Residence City: Foreman Spouse's Residence County: Little River Spouse's Residence State: Arkansas Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1921 Researched by Ted Smith [S2616] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2021. Name: Leonard Smith Gender: Male Age: 20 Birth Year: abt 1918 Residence: Foreman, Little River, Arkansas Spouse's Name: Nellie Whisenhunt Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 17 Spouse's Residence: Foreman, Little River, Arkansas Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1938 Marriage License Date: 5 Nov 1938 Marriage County: Little River Event Type: Marriage FHL Film Number: 1977829 Researched by Ted Smith