Sidney Henry Smith

1917 - 1947  (29 years)

• Name	Sidney Henry Smith
  	Musician Father: Donald Smith (1889-1924) Mother: Anne MacDougal [1]
  Birth	16 Aug 1917	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4]
  Census	1940 (22 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Sidney, age 23 years, and Janice, age 21 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 on 7 Bagley Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. He was listed as a musician.
  Draft Reg	16 Oct 1940 (23 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He registered for the draft giving his address as 7 Bagley Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts, his age as 23, and his employer as the New American Hotel
  	World War II Draft Registration Card of Sidney Henry Smith
  Organization	1944 (26 years)  [3]
  He joined the Star Lodge of the Masons.
  	Masonic Membership card of Sidney Henry Smith
  Death	2 Mar 1947	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  He died by suicide in the living room of his' home by holding a single barrel 12-gauge shotgun against his face and manipulating the trigger with a part of a fishing rod. [1]
  Burial	Est 6 Mar 1947	Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Tully Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Grave Marker of Sidney H. Smith
  Person ID, Branch	I25483	Ward Line
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Janice Mary Woodman,   b. 6 Oct 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Aug 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 89 years)  Other Partners: Grandville William Cooper, Jr.  m. 3 Sep 1949;   Clarence Edwin Wheeler  m. 1 Oct 1966;   John Daniel Farmer
  Marriage	Feb 1939	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 6 months - She : 19 years and 4 months.
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  +   1. Jean Ruth Smith,   b. 13 Sep 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 May 2015, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years) ▻ Paul John Frederick  m. 20 Feb 1959;   Harry Melvin Bankert  m. 1 Jun 1963;   Gary L. Davis  m. 15 Nov 1985 +   2. Richard Harry Smith,   b. 19 Jan 1943, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Aug 1973, Crockett, Nueces County, Texas, U.S.A. (Age 30 years) +   3. Jeffery Sidney Smith,   b. 8 Aug 1947, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Dec 2023, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F7601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2024

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sidney Henry Smith(1917 – 1947) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Aug 1917 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - Feb 1939 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 16 Oct 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 2 Mar 1947 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Est 6 Mar 1947 - Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2299] News Article : "Sidney Smith Suicide". [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 11020849 Sidney Henry Smith. [S245] Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Masonic Membership Card of Sidney Henry Smith. [S1587] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Draft registration card of Sidney Henry Smith. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1693; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 18-98 [S2] Delvy, Florine Isabel, Delvey Genealogies, (manuscript, 1968). [S3] Brodeur, Diane , Descendants of Ruth Melinda Delvey, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1981). [S247] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).