Shrader Harlon Smith b. 13 Apr 1922 Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Apr 1988 Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

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1922 - 1988 (66 years)

Name	Shrader Harlon Smith [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	13 Apr 1922	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Draft Registration	1942	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [7]
	Draft Registration - WWII; married to Mary Louise Smith
Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mary
FSID	GWKR-KXM
Residence	Oct 1959	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [9]
	Harlons Smith
Residence	Jan 1968	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Harlon Smith
Death	21 Apr 1988	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [1, 3]
Burial	Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [3]
	Mary Louise Nelson and Shrader Harlon Smith, buried together
		Burial-SMITH Louise and Harlon Mary Louise Nelson and Shrader Harlon Smith, buried together - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120155462/ shrader https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58405305/ mary
		Resthaven Memorial Gardens (also known as Shrine of Memories Mausoleum and Chapel) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2227289
Person ID	I26455	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Willie Cleveland Smith, b. 4 Mar 1884, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Oct 1959, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Annie Ethel Shrader, b. 6 Aug 1890, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Jan 1968, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	25 Oct 1908	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [10, 11]
Marriage End	Oct 1959 [9]
	Death of Willie Smith
Family ID	F11590	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Louise Nelson, b. 27 Mar 1922, Christian County, Kentucky, USA d. 28 Jul 2007, McKendree Village, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 85 years)

Marriage 22 Feb 1941 Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [1, 12, 13, 14]

Home of AC Anderson

Marriage End Apr 1988

Death of Shrader Harlan Smith

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Living
	5. Living

Family ID F11583 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 13 Apr 1922 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 22 Feb 1941 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; married to Mary Louise Smith - 1942 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mary - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Residence - Harlons Smith - Oct 1959 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Residence - Harlon Smith - Jan 1968 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 21 Apr 1988 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Burial - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

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Bible & Church Records

Bible-SMITH Mary and Harlon
Wedding of Shrader Harlon Smith and Mary Louise Nelson

Burials

Burial-SMITH Louise and Harlon
Mary Louise Nelson and Shrader Harlon Smith, buried together - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120155462/ shrader https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58405305/ mary

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

People

SMITH-Annie and Willie (family)
Annie Ethel Shrader and Willie Cleveland Smith with their family

Sources

[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S2195] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1868-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).
[S8690] Find a Grave: SMITH Harlon S 1922-1988, Shrader Harlon Smith.
- Birth: 13 Apr 1922, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Death: 21 Apr 1988 (aged 66) Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Memorial ID 12015546
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120155462/shrader-harlon-smith
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 63-3.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 63-3
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 481.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 481.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999
[S316] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2006;), Publication Date: 31/ Jul/ 2007; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070731/OBITUARIES/707310351/1023.

[S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 272.

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 272

[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: Clarksville, Montgom.

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: Clarksville, Montgom

[S896] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Willie Smith • Nashville Tennessean - Oct 1959, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 31 Oct 1959;), Obituary of Willie Cleveland Smith.
Willie Cleveland Smith, 74 died yesterday morning at his home, 31-C Summitt Heights, after an illness of two weeks.
Funeral services will be at 2pm Sunday at Madison Street Church of Christ. JO Jones and FP Taylor will officiate, and burial will be in Rest Haven Gardens.
Mr Smith was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, son of the lateMcFern and Mattie Smith. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs Annie Shrader Smith; seven sons, Lewis F Smith, Cedar Hill, Tenn, Jesse H, Clinton H, Harlons, JW, William D, and Robert E Smith, all of Clarksville; three daughters, Mrs Bracy Bryant, Clarkesville, Mrs John Parker, Needmore Community, Mrs Sam Shemwell; Clarksville; two half brothers, McFern Smith, Nashville, Lurton Smith, Knoxville; a half sister, Mrs AB Vaughn, Clarksville; 32 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/111652140/?article=6ac1426e-65d3-49bf-8b43-837b206577fe&focus=0.6143216,0.16625413,0.7363728,0.3142058

Obituary-SMITH Willie C
Obituary of WILLIE CLEVELAND SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 31 Oct 1959 - Page 14
[S4252] New, Kay Parker, Grandchildren Directory of Annie and Willie Smith, (Location: Huntsville AL; Date: 2020;), Annie Ethel Shrader and Willie Cleveland Smith Grandchildren Directory - Email dated 20 April 2020 from Kay Parker New listing the living grandchildren of Ethel and Willie Smith.

Bio-SMITH Ethel and Willie (Descendants))
Annie Ethel Smith and Willie Cleveland Smith Grandchildren Directory
[S2112] Find a Grave: SHRADER Annie Smith 1892-1968, Annie Ethel Shrader Smith.
BIRTH: 6 Aug 1892, Trigg County, Kentucky
DEATH 8 Jan 1968 (aged 75) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee
BURIAL: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee USA
MEMORIAL ID: 120154827

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Annie Ethel (Shrader) Smith was born on August 6, 1892 in Trigg County, Kentucky.

She was married on October 25, 1908 in Montgomery County, Tennessee to William Cleveland "Willie" Smith (1885–1959), the son of Mack Ferrin Smith (1842-1914) and Elizabeth Martha "Mattie" (Brodie) Smith (ca 1847-1890).

Living in Clarksville, Tennessee, Annie was 75 years old and a widow when she passed away on January 8, 1968. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120154827/annie-ethel-smith
[S315] Family Bibles, Family Bible of Mary and Harlon SmithFamily Bible of Mary and Harlon Smith.
Marriage on Mary Nelson and Harlon Smith

Bible-SMITH Mary and Harlon
Wedding of Shrader Harlon Smith and Mary Louise Nelson
[S4252] New, Kay Parker, Grandchildren Directory of Annie and Willie Smith, (Location: Huntsville AL; Date: 2020;), Annie Ethel Shrader and Willie Cleveland Smith Grandchildren Directory - Email dated 20 April 2020 from Kay Parker New listing the living grandchildren of Ethel and Willie Smith.

Bio-SMITH Ethel and Willie (Descendants))
Annie Ethel Smith and Willie Cleveland Smith Grandchildren Directory
[S8689] Find a Grave: NELSON Mary Smith 1922-2007, Mary Louise Nelson Smith.
- Birth: 27 Mar 1922, Christian County, Kentucky - Death: 28 Jul 2007 (aged 85) Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee - Burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee
- Memorial ID 58405305
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58405305/mary-louise-smith

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