SMITH Julian Francis b. 29 Jan 1906 LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL d. 17 Dec 1935 Peoria, Peoria Co., IL

Fisher Family Genealogy

1906 - 1935 (29 years)

Name	SMITH Julian Francis
Nickname	Soc
Birth	29 Jan 1906	LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL [1, 2, 3, 4]
CENSUS	10 Jun 1910	LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL [5]
	Census indicates family living on Center Street. Census-taker error: " Julia, Daughter" should read "Julian, Son."
		Census: 1910 U.S. - LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL Roll: T624_290; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 266
CENSUS	05 Apr 1930	Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL [6]
	Renting home, $10/month Notes married at age 22. Can year and write Occupation: railroad laborer.
		Census: 1930 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL Roll: 533; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 489.0
OCCU	1935	Peoria, Peoria Co., IL [7, 8, 9]
OCCU	Foundry worker, Caterpillar tractor factory
Death	17 Dec 1935	Peoria, Peoria Co., IL [10, 11, 12, 13]
	Cause: Burned to death
	Address: St. Francis Hospital 530 NE Glen Oak Avenue Peoria, IL 61637
		Death Certificate: Smith, Julian Frances - 1935
		Obituary: Smith, Julian -1935
		News: Kingstom Mines Man Is Fatally Burned in Home
Burial	19 Dec 1935	Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL [10, 14, 15]
Burial		Headstone: Julian Francis Smith (1906-1935) Plot: Section 5
Person ID	I943	Main
Last Modified	24 Aug 2020

Father	SMITH Thomas Grant, b. 21 Jul 1866, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL d. 20 May 1939, El Paso, Woodford Co., IL (Age 72 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	MILTON Cordelia Jane, b. 24 Sep 1875, Ferris, Hancock Co., IL d. 9 Dec 1922, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL (Age 47 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	28 Nov 1891	Disco, Hancock Co., IL [16, 17]
	Thomas place of residence: Disco, IL Cordelia place of residence: Ferris, IL I. T Haverfield, Minister officiating Witnesses: Eli J. Milton and W. H. Butler
		Marriage License: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton
		Marriage Return: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton - 1891
Family ID	F58	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Dowacter, Ollie Florine, b. 9 Oct 1912, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 22 Aug 1997, Salem, Marion Co., IL (Age 84 years)

Marriage Y [18]

Children

	1. SMITH, Betty Bernice, b. Abt 1929, Illinois [Birth]
	2. SMITH, Helen Louise, b. circa 1933 [Birth]
	3. SMITH, Russel Francis, b. circa 1935 [Birth]

Family ID F351 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Dec 2005

Event Map

	Birth - 29 Jan 1906 - LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL
	CENSUS - 10 Jun 1910 - LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL
	CENSUS - 05 Apr 1930 - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL
	OCCU - Foundry worker, Caterpillar tractor factory - 1935 - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL
	Death - Cause: Burned to death,Address: St. Francis Hospital 530 NE Glen Oak Avenue Peoria, IL 61637 - 17 Dec 1935 - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL
	Burial - 19 Dec 1935 - Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL

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Notes

Surviving Julian at the time of his death were his widow Florine, three children: Petty, aged six; Helen Louise, aged two; and Russell Francis, aged seven months; his father in Good Hope, and the following brothers and sisters: Orville of Glasford, Dewey of ElPaso, Mrs. Orville Lomax of Peoria, and Mrs. Truman Fisher and Mrs. Emery Young, both of Good Hope. [19]

Sources

[SR4] Headstone Inscription: Smith, Julian Francis, (Photographed Sept 1998 by Stephen Fisher), 1906 (Reliability: 2).
[S15] News: Kingstom Mines Man Is Fatally Burned in Home, 17 Dec 1935 (Reliability: 2).
Smith was born at LaHarpe, Ill.
[S34] Obituary: Smith, Julian, 18 Dec 1935.
Mr. Smith was born at LaHarpe on January 29, 1906, the son of Thomas and Cordelia Smith.
[S42] Wm. B. Elliott , Death Certificate: Smith, Julian Frances - 1935, (Illinois Department of Public Health), 17 Dec 1935, Registered No. 1348. (Reliability: 3).
6. DATE OF BIRTH January 29th, 1906...
12. BIRTHPLACE (city or town) LaHarpe
(State or country) Illinois
FATHER
13. NAME Thomas Smith...
MOTHER
15. NAME Cordelia J. Milton
[S95] Census: 1910 U.S. - LaHarpe Township, Hancock Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 10 Jun 1910, Roll: T624_290; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 266 (Reliability: 3).
[S96] Census: 1930 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 05 Apr 1930, Roll: 533; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 489.0 (Reliability: 3).
[S15] News: Kingstom Mines Man Is Fatally Burned in Home, 17 Dec 1935 (Reliability: 2).
He was 29 years old and was employed in the foundry department of the Caterpillar Tractor company.
[S34] Obituary: Smith, Julian, 18 Dec 1935.
Mr. Smith, who was a foundry worker at the Caterpillar tractor factory in East Peoria...He had been working at the tractor plant about five or six months.
[S42] Wm. B. Elliott , Death Certificate: Smith, Julian Frances - 1935, (Illinois Department of Public Health), 17 Dec 1935, Registered No. 1348. (Reliability: 3).
8. Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done, as spinner, sawyer, bookkeeper, etc. Laborer
9. Industry, business in which work was done, as silk mill, saw mill, bank, etc. Tractor Company
[SR4] Headstone Inscription: Smith, Julian Francis, (Photographed Sept 1998 by Stephen Fisher), 1935 (Reliability: 2).
[S15] News: Kingstom Mines Man Is Fatally Burned in Home, 17 Dec 1935 (Reliability: 2).
Flames, which enveloped him from head to feet when it is believed he poured oil in a heating stove to make it burn, burned Julius Smith so severely early this morning at his home at Kingston Mines that he died at 7:30 o'clock at St. Francis hospital.
[S34] Obituary: Smith, Julian, 18 Dec 1935.
Mr. Smith... died at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the St. Francis hospital in Peoria after suffering severe burns at his home in Kingston Mines, a suburb of Peoria about two o'clock yesterday morning. The coroner's jury returned a verdict yesterday afternoon that death was caused by third degree burns over the entire body accidentally suffered when a can of kerosene which he was using to start a fire in a stove exploded.
[S42] Wm. B. Elliott , Death Certificate: Smith, Julian Frances - 1935, (Illinois Department of Public Health), 17 Dec 1935, Registered No. 1348. (Reliability: 3).
1. PLACE OF DEATH
County of Peoria
Registration Dist. No. 747
Peoria City Primary Dist. No. 3540
Street and Number, No. (blank) St., (blank) Ward, (blank) St. Francis Hospital
LENGTH OF RESIDENCE WHERE DEATH OCCURRED (blank) yrs. (blank) mos. 3 Hrs...
21. DATE OF DEATH December 17th, 1935
22. I HEREBY CERTIFY That I took charge of the remains of the deceased herein described, held at Inquest thereon and from the evidence obtained find that said deceased came to his death on the date stated above and that Disease or Injury causing Death was: Third degree burns of the entire body.
Date of Onset of Occurrence: December 17th, 1935
Manner of Injury was: Clothing caught fire while attempting to start fire and kerosene can he was using exploded.
Accidental, Suicidal or Homicidal? Accidental
Was injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? No
If so specify: (blank)
23. Injury rec'd at Timber Township
Specify if injury occurred in industry, in home or in public place: At Home
24. (Signed) Wm B. Elliott Coroner
[S34] Obituary: Smith, Julian, 18 Dec 1935.
Funeral services for Julius Smith, 29, formerly of Good Hope, who was fatally burned at his home in Kingston Mines, Illinois early yesterday morning, will be conducted at the M.E. Church in Good Hope at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be at the Good Hope cemetery.
[S42] Wm. B. Elliott , Death Certificate: Smith, Julian Frances - 1935, (Illinois Department of Public Health), 17 Dec 1935, Registered No. 1348. (Reliability: 3).
18. PLACE OF BURIAL, Cremation or Removal
Cemetery Good Hope
Location Good Hope Illinois
County McDonough State Illinois
19. DATE Dec. 19, 1935
20. UNDERTAKER Ronald G. Howard
Howards Funeral Home ADDRESS Glasford, Illinois
[SR24] Marriage Return: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton, (Illinois State Board of Health), 28 Nov 1891, License No. 270. (Reliability: 3).
[S47] Marriage License: Smith, Thomas and Cordelia Jane Milton, (State of Illinois), 29 Feb 1936, License No. 270. (Reliability: 3).
[S34] Obituary: Smith, Julian, 18 Dec 1935.
Mrs. Florine Smith, the widow, testified...
[S34] Obituary: Smith, Julian.