Smith, Dora Belle

Birth Name Smith, Dora Belle
Gramps ID I5368
Gender female
Age at Death 92 years, 9 months, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1879-08-25 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a 2a
Census 1880 Lafayette Twp, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1910 Rock Creek Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Census 1920 Rock Creek Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
Census 1930 Jackson Twp, Jay Cty, Indiana, USA  
6a
Death 1972-06-23 Warren, Salamonie Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Burial   Gardens of Memory, Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Smith, Ephraim [I1153]1851-09-011926-08-26
Mother Feighner, Matilda Alice [I5310]1858-06-181909-10-11
    Brother     Smith, Boston Grayston [I5321] 1878-03-04 1960
         Smith, Dora Belle [I5368] 1879-08-25 1972-06-23
    Brother     Smith, Fred Daniel [I5311] 1881-02-19 1972
    Sister     Smith, Minnie A. [I5312] 1883-01-14
    Sister     Smith, Ida Alice [I5313] 1885-01-06 1947
    Brother     Smith, Emanuel M. [I5314] 1886-12-05 1958
    Brother     Smith, Arthur Elsworth [I5315] 1889-08-07 1971-06-05
    Brother     Smith, Milo A. [I5316] 1892-02-27 1969
    Sister     Smith, Oma Delane [I5317] 1894-02-02 1981
    Brother     Smith, Chester Ray [I5318] 1895-09-01 1959
    Brother     Smith, Harmon C. [I5320] 1897-06-04 1897-06-13
    Sister     Smith, Lola Opal [I5319] 1899-08-28 1980-08-10

Families

    Family of Lantis, Oscar and Smith, Dora Belle [F1742]
Married Husband Lantis, Oscar [I5399] ( * 1871-12-20 + 1965-06-07 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1896-10-28 Zanesville, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Event Note

Oscar's obituary gives their wedding date as 23 Oct, while Dora's gives the date as 28 Oct.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Lantis, Ernest Ellsworth [I5400]1897-03-241976-12-30
Lantis, Clarence Ray [I5401]1904-09-191987-01-03

Narrative

[Obituary for Dora Lantis, from the Huntington Herald-Press, 25 Jun 1972; posted online to the FindaGrave.com website.]

Mrs. Dora Lantis, 92, former resident, died Friday evening at the Methodist Memorial Home, Warren. She had been a resident of the home for three years and in failing health for about three years.

She was born Aug 25, 1879, in Union Township to Ephriam and Matilda (Feightner) Smith. She had been a Huntington resident 13 years and was a former Rock Creek Township resident.

She was married to Oscar Lantis on Oct 28, 1896 in Zanesville, Indiana. Mr Lantis died June 7, 1965.

Survivors include two sons, Earnest E of Huntington and Clarence (Scoop) of Warren; five grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 21 great-great grandchildren; a brother, Fred Smith of Wabash; and two sisters, Mrs Albert (Oma) Fahl of Huntington and Mrs. Don (Lola) Heiney of Buchanan, Mich. Three sisters and five brothers are dead.

Services for Mrs Dora Lantis were held at 2 pm Monday at the Robbins Funeral Home with Rev Roscoe Adams officiating. Pallbearers were Gary Thomson, James Guthier, Richard Hartman, Pete Roderick, and Tom Buzzard. Burial was in the Gardens of Memory.

Pedigree

  1. Smith, Ephraim [I1153]
    1. Feighner, Matilda Alice [I5310]
      1. Smith, Boston Grayston [I5321]
      2. Smith, Dora Belle
        1. Lantis, Oscar [I5399]
          1. Lantis, Ernest Ellsworth [I5400]
          2. Lantis, Clarence Ray [I5401]
      3. Smith, Fred Daniel [I5311]
      4. Smith, Minnie A. [I5312]
      5. Smith, Ida Alice [I5313]
      6. Smith, Emanuel M. [I5314]
      7. Smith, Arthur Elsworth [I5315]
      8. Smith, Milo A. [I5316]
      9. Smith, Oma Delane [I5317]
      10. Smith, Chester Ray [I5318]
      11. Smith, Harmon C. [I5320]
      12. Smith, Lola Opal [I5319]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Huntington Herald-Press (Indiana) [S0007]
      • Date: 1972-06-25
      • Confidence: High
  2. US Social Security Death Index [S0098]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9Q6-V4H : accessed 22 December 2015), Dora Lantis, Jun 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

  3. US Census of 1880 [S0045]
      • Date: 1880
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMZ-7ZN : accessed 24 December 2015), Boston Smith in household of Ephriam Smith, Lafayette, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 116, sheet 447A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0264; FHL microfilm 1,254,264.

        Event Date 1880
        Event Place Lafayette, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Ephriam Smith Self M 28 Ohio, United States
        Alice Smith Wife F 22 Indiana, United States
        Boston Smith Son M 2 Indiana, United States
        Dora Smith Daughter F 0 Indiana, United States
        Lyman Crosser Other M 11 Ohio, United States

  4. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPS-RTK : accessed 18 December 2015), Chester Smith in household of Oscar Lantis, Rock Creek, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 103, sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,369.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Rock Creek, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Oscar Lantis Head M 38 Ohio
        Dora B Lantis Wife F 30 Indiana
        Earnest E Lantis Son M 13 Indiana
        Clearnce R Lantis Son M 5 Indiana
        Chester Smith Brother-in-law M 14 Indiana

  5. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7V-VYS : accessed 22 December 2015), Dora Lantis in household of Oscar Lantis, Rock Creek, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 11A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,437.

        Event Date 1920
        Event Place Rock Creek, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Oscar Lantis Head M 48 Ohio
        Dora Lantis Wife F 40 Indiana
        Clarence R Lantis Son M 15 Indiana

  6. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH99-HNL : accessed 22 December 2015), Dora B Lantis in entry for Oscar Lantis, 1930.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Jackson, Jay, Indiana, United States
        Oscar Lantis Head M 58 Ohio
        Dora B Lantis Wife F 50 Indiana
        Clarence Lantis Son M 25 Indiana
        Mildred Lantis Daughter-in-law F 22 Indiana