Walter Bennett Olive b. 7 Nov 1881 Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 7 Feb 1966 Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA: Smith Family Tree

Walter Bennett Olive

1881 - 1966 (84 years)

Name	Walter Bennett Olive [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	7 Nov 1881	Madison County, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA [10]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1910	Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Draft Registration	1918	Iron County, Missouri, USA [13]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1920	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1930	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1940	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Roselle, Madison, Missouri, USA [4]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA [14]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed
FSID	LX71-MXP
Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Tennessee, USA
	409-38-2410
Death	7 Feb 1966	Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA [5, 8, 9]
Burial	Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA [8]
	Florence Louise Spitzmiller and Walter Bennett Olive, buried together with infant son, Jessie
		Burial-OLIVE Florence Jessie & Walter Florence Louise Spitzmiller and Walter Bennett Olive, buried together with infant son, Jessie -- Masonic Cemetery, Ironton MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88998204/ walter https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88997360/ florence https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89001697/ jessie
		Masonic Cemetery Ironton, Iron, Missouri Find a Grave: #2226805 Plot: Freemasons
Person ID	I25592	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Bennett Olive, b. 8 May 1848, DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA d. 2 Jan 1923, St Francois County, Missouri, USA (Age 74 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Julia Melvina Jones, b. 5 May 1846, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 11 Apr 1919, Pendleton Township, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1872 [10, 15]
Family ID	F11510	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Florence Louise Spitzmiller, b. 8 Apr 1891, Iron County, Missouri, USA d. 11 May 1928, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 37 years)

Marriage 8 Apr 1914 Iron County, Missouri, USA [16]

Children

	1. Lottie C Olive, b. 23 Mar 1925, Missouri, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Jesse Markham Olive, b. 31 Oct 1927, Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 26 Aug 1928, Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. William Monroe Olive, b. 25 Nov 1916, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 13 Aug 1965, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Albert Herman Olive, b. 22 Jul 1918, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 13 Jun 1987, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Benjamin Walter Olive, b. 22 Jan 1920, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 22 Jun 1986, Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Florence Melvina Olive, b. 13 Dec 1923, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 16 Dec 2001, Mineral Area Medical Center, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Luther Clarence Olive, b. 23 Mar 1925, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 29 May 2002, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10876 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2

Children

1. Living

Family ID F14140 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 7 Nov 1881 - Madison County, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA
	Marriage - 8 Apr 1914 - Iron County, Missouri, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1918 - Iron County, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Social Security Number - 409-38-2410 - Bef 1951 - Tennessee, USA
	Death - 7 Feb 1966 - Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA
	Burial - - Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA

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Burials

Burial-OLIVE Florence Jessie & Walter
Florence Louise Spitzmiller and Walter Bennett Olive, buried together with infant son, Jessie -- Masonic Cemetery, Ironton MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88998204/ walter https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88997360/ florence https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89001697/ jessie

DNA Matches At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T627_2113; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 47-3.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T627_2113; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 47-3
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T625_919; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 975.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T625_919; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 975
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: T624_797; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374810.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: T624_797; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374810

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Missouri, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 598884; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Missouri, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 598884; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 409-38-2410; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Birth date: 7 Nov 1881 Birth place: Death date: Feb 1966 Death place: Bonne Terre, Saint Francois, Missouri, United States of America
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 1049.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 1191; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 1049.0; FHL microfilm: 2340926
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S8134] Find a Grave: OLIVE Walter B 1881-1966, Walter Bennett Olive.
Walter Bennett Olive
BIRTH 7 Nov 1881
Missouri
DEATH 7 Feb 1966 (aged 84)
St. Francois County, Missouri
BURIAL Masonic Cemetery
Ironton, Iron County, Missouri
MEMORIAL ID 88998204
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88998204/walter-bennett-olive
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: 873; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240873.

1900 United States Federal Census
Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: T623_873; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 66.
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Walter Ben Olive.
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration Location: Iron County, Missouri; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
Birth date: 7 Nov 1881 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Iron, Missouri

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration Location: Iron County, Missouri; Roll: ; Draft Board: .

[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: Arcadia, Iron, Misso.

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: Arcadia, Iron, Misso

[S7042] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): JONES Julia Olive, (Name: SmithLC.com;), JONES Julia Melvina Olive 1846-1919.
Wife of Bennett Olive - Daughter of Thomas Jones & Delilah Pullem
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36420574/julia-m.-olive
[S7679] Find a Grave: SPITZMILLER Florence Olive 1891-1928, Florence Louise Spitzmiller Olive.
Birth 8 Feb 1892, Iron County, Missouri - Death 11 May 1928 (aged 36) Ironton, Iron County, Missouri - Burial: Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Iron County, Missouri
- Memorial ID 88997360
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88997360/florence-louise-olive

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