Smith, Russell E.
(1873-1956)



Birth: 1873
Death: December 14, 1956, Attica, Fountain County, IN
Parents:
Spouse: Cora Evalee Beamer or Beaver, married October 22, 1902
Known Children: Lucy, Edwin, Charles
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Individual Number: 2057


Known Dates
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 Studio, Employer,
Name Used		 Worker Type Studio Location or
Place Worked		 Studio Address
Alternate Address
January 1899*-1929 R. E. Smith Studio owner Attica, Fountain County, IN
January 1899*-December 1900* Smith & Thompson Studio owner / Partner Attica, Fountain County, IN Perry and Jackson Streets
January 1901*-September 1902* Smith & Thompson Studio owner / Partner Boswell, Benton County, IN
January 1901*-June 1947* R. E. Smith Studio owner Attica, Fountain County, IN 105 1/2 N. Perry St.
September 1947*-1949* R. E. Smith Studio owner Attica, Fountain County, IN Highway U.S. 41


















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OriginalDeathState: IN
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OriginalNotes: Review-Republican, July 1949
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OriginalSource: 1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1666

1928-29 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1618
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OriginalSource: Review-Republican, July 1949
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OriginalSource: Review-Republican, July 1949
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