Cora SMITH

1871 - 1955  (84 years)

• Name	Cora SMITH  [1, 2]
  Birth	8 Jan 1871	Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	EEA64A4D8371470597009D53661EDDCD20FF
  Death	4 May 1955	Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I18112	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2006

  
  

  Father	John E. SMITH   d. Abt 1886
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth SLATER,   b. 22 May 1849, , , Indiana, USA d. 5 Dec 1925, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F6440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 4 May 1955 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From: "Steven Bell" Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 9:15 AM [snip] My great grandmother was Cora Ann Smith Blachley. Cora was the daughter of Mary Slater and John Smith Wapello Co Iowa. Cora was born Jan 8 1871 in Eldon Iowa Wapello Co. She married James Grant Blachley Feb 29 1888 in Wapello Co Ia. She died in Des Moines Polk Co Iowa May 4 1955. Cora was known to have a brother Jack (John ) Winder. Her father John Smith was hung in front of the courthouse in Ottumwa Iowa about 1874-1875. He got drunk and killed the sheriff. We were told her mother Mary was Cherokee Indian. I do have the County Biographical write up on John Smith's hanging also a copy of the newspaper article detailing the situation. This was a well kept secret about the family. My cousin came back from California about 10 years ago and he said he had heard something about this. So we went down to our historical library here in Des Moines and we found out all about it. [snip] Mary married to John Henry Winder Donna Bell

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Ramona Hartley, Dec 1999 (Reliability: 3). [S44] 1880 Federal Census. [S270] 1880 Federal Census Soundex, IA (Reliability: 3). Winders, John H. 33, b. IA, currently in Jefferson Co, iA, Des Moines Twp. Also in household, wife Mary E, 30, b. IN, son Tomey 9, b. IA, dau Ida F 2 b. IA, dau Cora Smith 7 b. IA, dau Bertha Smith 6 b. IA, son John Smith 4 b. IA [S397] Donna Bell, Sep 2001 (Reliability: 3).