Clinton Harry Smith

1917 - 1960  (42 years)

• Name	Clinton Harry Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	2 May 1917	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	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	1940	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	10 Feb 1942	Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA   [6, 7, 11, 12]
  	US Army - WWII: TEC 5
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [13]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Martha
  Residence	Oct 1959	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [14]
  	Clinton H Smith
  Occupation	1960	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
  	Foundry
  Obituary	Jan 1960	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Obituary of Clinton Harry Smith -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 6 Jan 1960 - Page 1
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  FSID	GWKR-R32
  Death	5 Jan 1960	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12]
  	Heart Attack while driving
  Burial	Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [6, 7, 9]
  	Martha Rene Nelson Smith Leslie and Clinton Harry Smith, buried together
  		Burial-SMITH Martha and Clinton Martha Rene Nelson Smith Leslie and Clinton Harry Smith, buried together "TEC 5 ● US Army ● World War II" - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127540887/ clinton https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127540886/ martha
  		Resthaven Memorial Gardens (also known as Shrine of Memories Mausoleum and Chapel) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2227289
  Person ID	I25586	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   [15, 16]
  Marriage End	Oct 1959  [14]
  	Death of Willie Smith
  Family ID	F11590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Rene Nelson,   b. 12 Oct 1922, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 20 Jan 1995, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1942  [9, 15, 17]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Kay Smith  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 May 1917 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - 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 Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Military Service - US Army - WWII: TEC 5 - 10 Feb 1942 - Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Martha - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Residence - Clinton H Smith - Oct 1959 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Occupation - Foundry - 1960 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Obituary - Obituary of Clinton Harry Smith -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 6 Jan 1960 - Page 1 - Jan 1960 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - 5 Jan 1960 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-SMITH Martha and Clinton Martha Rene Nelson Smith Leslie and Clinton Harry Smith, buried together "TEC 5 ● US Army ● World War II" - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127540887/ clinton https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127540886/ martha

  
  

  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

  [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 [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 409-22-0716; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 502. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 502. [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 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S8676] Find a Grave: SMITH Clinton H 1917-1960, Tec5 Clinton Harry Smith. - BIRTH: 2 May 1917 Woodlawn, Montgomery County, Tennessee - DEATH: 5 Jan 1960 (aged 42) Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - BURIAL: Resthaven Memorial Gardens Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee "TEC 5 ● US Army ● World War II" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127540887/clinton-harry-smith [S1557] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 [S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958 [S4344] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Clinton Smith • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - Jan 1960, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 3 Jan 1960;), Clinton Harry Smith. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353447660/?article=7564b303-4b58-4eaa-b79f-6ec76941e07f&focus=0.0029731255,0.4034863,0.11774853 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [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: 269. 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: 269 [S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Clinton Smith. [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 ______________________________________________________ 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 [S8675] Find a Grave: NELSON Martha Leslie 1922-1995, Martha Rene Nelson Smith Stewart Leslie. - Birth: 12 Oct 1922, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Death: 20 Jan 1995 (aged 72) San Diego, San Diego County, California - Burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee - Memorial ID 127540886 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127540886/martha-rene-leslie