Lawrence Anthony Smith (Sr.) is the son of Sophia M. Edwards and Richard Daniel Smith. He was born 24 May 1904 in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois. He died in Jul 1973 at age 69 in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois.

On 13 Jul 1934, he married Alice Lucile Johnston. She is the daughter of John P. Johnston and Tamar Woodward Bewick. She was born 2 Mar 1905 in Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin. She died in May 1979 at age 74 in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois.

Children of Lawrence Anthony Smith (Sr.) and Alice Lucile Johnston:

1. Richard Keith Smith (Sr.) was born in 1929.
2. Lawrence Anthony Smith (Jr.) was born in 1936 in Illinois.
3. David Smith was born 25 Jul 1943 in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois. He died the same day.

Notes

For more information on Lawrence (Sr.), see his biographical sketch.

Sources

Lawrence (Sr.):

• Birth from Carroll County Birth Certificate Index [Father: SMITH, RICHARD; Mother: SMITH, SOPHIA M.; Child: SMITH, (NOT NAMED); Certificate: 8243; Gender: M; Date:  05/24/1904; Location: SAVANNA].
• Birth and Death from Social Security Death Index.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Lawrence (Sr.): 1910 census. Savanna, Carroll, IL. p. 9.
• Lawrence (Sr.): 1920 census. Savanna, Carroll, IL. p. 7.
• Lawrence (Sr.): 1930 census. Savanna, Carroll, IL. p. 4.