Claude Robert Smith b. 25 Aug 1898 Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA d. 3 May 1968 Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA: Smith Family Tree

Claude Robert Smith

1898 - 1968 (69 years)

Name	Claude Robert Smith [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	25 Aug 1898	Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA [3, 6, 7, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA [6]
	Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Service	15 Dec 1915 [9, 10, 11]
	US Navy -WWI: Boatswains Mate; Battleship USS Nevada
		SMITH-Claude USN Claude Robert Smith Serving aboard the battleship Nevada as a boatswain's mate. (Abt. 1925)
		Ship-USS Nevada (BB-36) US Navy Battleship - USS Nevada (BB-36), the second United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched in 1914, Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four of her new features would be included on almost every subsequent US battleship: triple gun turrets, oil in…
Census	1920	Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
Census	1950	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA [7]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Florence
Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Washington, USA [3]
	535-05-1253
Death	3 May 1968	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA [9, 10]
Burial	Mountain View Memorial Park, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA [9, 10]
		Mountain View Memorial Park Lakewood, Pierce, Washington Find a Grave: #76949
Person ID	I25727	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Robert W Smith, b. Jul 1844, Ohio, USA d. 1909, Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Drusilla Ellen Smith, b. Aug 1867, Iowa, USA d. 1946, Oklahoma City, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA (Age 78 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1885 [6]
Family ID	F5045	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mary Ann Bliner, b. 15 Feb 1917, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada d. 12 May 1990, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 73 years)

Marriage 31 Aug 1932 Pierce County, Washington, USA [1, 12]

Children

1. Living

Family ID F11032 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Florence Agnes Nash, b. 12 Feb 1908, Craig, Moffat, Colorado, USA d. 13 Aug 1972, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 64 years)
Marriage	1 Dec 1945	Pierce County, Washington, USA [8, 13]
Family ID	F11031	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 25 Aug 1898 - Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - 1920 - Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
	Marriage - 31 Aug 1932 - Pierce County, Washington, USA
	Marriage - 1 Dec 1945 - Pierce County, Washington, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Florence - 1950 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
	Social Security Number - 535-05-1253 - Bef 1951 - Washington, USA
	Death - 3 May 1968 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA

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Military Records

Military-SMITH Claude (Equator)
When Smitty crossed the equater for the first time aboard the USS Nevada, he was initiated and given this certificate.

People

SMITH-Claude USN
Claude Robert Smith Serving aboard the battleship Nevada as a boatswain's mate. (Abt. 1925)

Places

Ship-USS Nevada (BB-36)
US Navy Battleship - USS Nevada (BB-36), the second United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched in 1914, Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four of her new features would be included on almost every subsequent US battleship: triple gun turrets, oil in…

Sources

[S417] Ancestry.com, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).
Marriage date: 31 Aug 1932 Marriage place: Pierce, Washington

Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013
[S2922] Ancestry.com, Web: Tacoma, Washington, Obituary Index, 1882-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
Death date: 3 May 1968 Death place:
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Database online. Number: 535-05-1253; Issue State: Washington; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Claude Smith
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
[S1573] Ancestry.com, Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2002;).
Record for Claude R Smith
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=washingtondeathindex&h=827986&indiv=try
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: 1339; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241339.
Record for Claude R Smith
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=57960722&indiv=try

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: 1339; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241339

[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: Tacoma, Pierce, Wash.

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: Tacoma, Pierce, Wash

[S10173] Ancestry.com, Washington, U.S., County Marriages, 1855-2008, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

Washington, U.S., County Marriages, 1855-2008

[S87] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2012;), National Archives at St Louis, MO; St Louis, MO ; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General.

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

[S5325] Find a Grave: SMITH Claude R 1898-1968, Claude Robert Smith (Veteran).
BIRTH: 25 Aug 1898 Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma
DEATH: 3 May 1968 (aged 69) Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
BURIAL: Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington
PLOT: New Veterans
MEMORIAL ID: 139240423

"Washington - BM2 US Navy - World War I"
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139240423/claude-robert-smith
[S2923] Fold3: Claude Smith, USN, BM2 (Boatswains Mate 2nd Class) Claude Robert Smith, USS Nevada, USN, World War I.
Military Service World War I
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139240423/claude-robert-smith
[S5324] Find a Grave: BLINER Mary DeFehr 1917-1990, Mary Ann Bliner Smith Sallee DeFehr.
Birth 15 Feb 1917
Death 12 May 1990 (aged 73)
Burial Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington
Plot Green Knoll
Memorial ID 112882104
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112882104
[S5323] Find a Grave: NASH Florence Smith 1908-1972, Florence Agnes Nash Smith.
Florence A Smith
BIRTH: 12 Feb 1908
DEATH: 13 Aug 1972 (aged 64)
BURIAL: Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington
PLOT: New Veterans
MEMORIAL ID: 139240426
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139240426/florence-a-smith

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