Roy Bert Smith

1897 - 1955  (57 years)

• Name	Roy Bert Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	16 Nov 1897	Corning, Clay, Arkansas, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Kilgore, Clay, Arkansas, USA   [9]
  	"Roy Hicks" Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora and Lawson Hicks
  Adopted	Abt 1901
  	Son of David Lawson Hicks and Cora A. Keel Hicks. Was adopted by John Smith after his father died in 1901 and his mother married Mr. Smith.
  Census	1910	Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head of House: Stepson of John Smith (Son of Cora)
  Military Service	Abt 1917  [4]
  	US Army - WWI
  		Poster-Great War
  Census	1930	Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married to Delouris; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1940	Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1950	Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Delouris
  Death	2 Apr 1955	Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA   [3, 4]
  Burial	Rockfield Cemetery, Rockfield, Carroll, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Delouris Beale and Roy Bert Smith, buried together
  		Burial-SMITH Delouris and Roy Delouris Beale and Roy Bert Smith, buried together - Rockfield Cemetery, Rockfield IN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32311738/ roy https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32311778/ delouris
  Person ID	I17424	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Logan Smith,   b. 4 Feb 1875, Indiana, USA d. 21 Mar 1924, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Family ID	F14526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Lawson David Hicks,   b. 25 Apr 1875, Mammoth Spring, Fulton, Arkansas, USA d. 17 Mar 1901, Corning, Clay, Arkansas, USA (Age 25 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Cora Ann Keel,   b. 13 Apr 1877, Illinois, USA d. 24 Jun 1925, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Nov 1897	Clay County, Arkansas, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  	Cora Augusta Keel and Lawson David Hicks
  		Vital_Marriage-HICKS Augusta & Lawson Arkansas Marriage License for Augusta Keel and Lawson Hicks
  Family ID	F6316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Delouris Maureen Beale,   b. 13 Apr 1902, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 30 Nov 1993, Warren, Huntington, Indiana, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1920	Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 12]
  Children	1. Paul Thomas Smith,   b. 21 Nov 1931, Indiana, USA d. 8 Jun 2001, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James Jason Smith,   b. 7 Aug 1925, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Marjorie Joan Smith,   b. 9 Mar 1930, Arizona, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Delouris Lucyle Smith,   b. 2 Jun 1921, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA d. 11 Jun 1922, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Robert Leroy Smith,   b. 16 Jun 1923, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA d. 21 Feb 1977, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. David A Smith,   b. 7 Oct 1935, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA d. 22 Aug 1991, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Nov 1897 - Corning, Clay, Arkansas, USA Census - "Roy Hicks" Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora and Lawson Hicks - 1900 - Kilgore, Clay, Arkansas, USA Census - Relation to Head of House: Stepson of John Smith (Son of Cora) - 1910 - Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA Marriage - 20 Jun 1920 - Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Delouris; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Delouris - 1950 - Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA Death - 2 Apr 1955 - Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Poster-Great War

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-SMITH Delouris and Roy Delouris Beale and Roy Bert Smith, buried together - Rockfield Cemetery, Rockfield IN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32311738/ roy https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32311778/ delouris

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-SMITH Roy (HICKS) Obituary of ROY BERT (HICKS) SMITH -- Birth name Hicks - Adopted name Smith

  
  

  People

  SMITH-Roy USA Roy Bert Smith, US Army + http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=32311738&PIpi=74021473

  
  

• Sources

  [S585] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S105] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Cass County, Indiana; Index To Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volum, W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerk's Of; Book: 42; Page: 251. [S446] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN ; Death Certificates; Year: 1955; Roll: 03. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1955; Roll: 03 [S7973] Find a Grave: SMITH Roy B 1898-1955, Roy Bert (Hicks) Smith (Veteran). - Birth: 16 Nov 1898, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas -- Death: 2 Apr 1955 (aged 56) Logansport, Cass County, Indiana - , Burial: Rockfield Cemetery, Rockfield, Carroll County, Indiana -- Memorial ID: 32311738 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32311738/roy_bert_smith [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T627_1030; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 9-19. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T627_1030; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 9-19 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Logansport Ward 4, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T624_342; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374355. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Logansport Ward 4, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T624_342; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374355 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2339792. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2339792 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Logansport, Cass, In. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Logansport, Cass, In [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Kilgore, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: 53; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240053. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Kilgore, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: 53; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240053 [S189] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S7557] Find a Grave: KEEL Cora Buck 1884-1925, Cora Ann Keel Hicks Smith Buck. Birth 13 Apr 1884 Death 24 Jun 1925 (aged 41) Burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Plot 08-0224 -04 Memorial ID 34571217 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34571217/cora-ann-buck [S7588] Find a Grave: BEALE Delouris Smith 1902-1993, Delouris Maureen Beale Smith. - Birth: 13 Apr 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois - Death: 30 Nov 1993 (aged 91) Warren, Huntington County, Indiana - Burial: Rockfield Cemetery, Rockfield, Carroll County, Indiana - Memorial ID: 32311778 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32311778/delouris_maureen_smith