Gerlie Viola Swanson b. Abt 1893 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jun 1969: Smith Family Tree

Gerlie Viola Swanson

Abt 1893 - 1969 (76 years)

Name	Gerlie Viola Swanson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	Abt 1893	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Female
Census	1900	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
Census	1920	West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Adelbert Smith
Census	1930	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Adelbert Smith
Census	1940	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head: Maid of Michael Sinevicz
Census	1950	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Divorced
Death	6 Jun 1969 [4]
Burial	Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [4]
Person ID	I19530	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	John E Swanson, b. Feb 1866, Sweden
Relationship	natural
Mother	Annie E Nordt, b. Oct 1869, Sweden
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1889	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [9, 10]
Family ID	F13686	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Adelbert Edgar Smith, b. 2 Jun 1888, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Feb 1980 (Age 91 years)

Marriage 28 Apr 1910 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [2, 4]

Marriage End Bef 1940 [1]

Divorced prior to 1940

Children

	1. Virginia Lucille Smith, b. Abt 1919, Massachusetts, USA d. Bef 2013 (Age < 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. David Franklin Smith, b. 12 Jun 1925, Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. Aft 2013 (Age > 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Raymond Leroy Smith, b. 16 Apr 1916, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Mar 1970, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Ralph Adelbert Smith, b. 11 Dec 1913, Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jan 1999, Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Edgar Locksly Smith, b. 23 Aug 1911, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Mar 1990, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Alice Amelia 'Alys' Smith, b. 18 Nov 1923, Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 2 Sep 1997, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Gloria Swanson Smith, b. 26 Jun 1930, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Jul 2013, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Walter Smith, b. 15 Apr 1927, Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 9 Nov 2012 (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11002 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1893 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1900 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Marriage - 28 Apr 1910 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Adelbert Smith - 1920 - West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Adelbert Smith - 1930 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head: Maid of Michael Sinevicz - 1940 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Divorced - 1950 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Burial - - Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01637; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-60.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01637; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-60
[S437] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.

Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2340674.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2340674
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, SWANSON Gerlie Smith 1893-1969.
Gerlie Viola Swanson Smith
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127043041/gerlie-v.-smith
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

[S1328] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21.

Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950
National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_727; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 149.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_727; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 149

[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: Brockton, Plymouth,.

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: Brockton, Plymouth,

[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Brockton Ward 3, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 673; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1100.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Brockton Ward 3, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 673; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1100
[S11650] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915

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