Family of Clara May SMITH

William SMITH
(1840-1925)

Mary FLEMINGTON
(1835-1918)

Clara May SMITH
(1876-1948)

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Piper MARTYN Jr.

Clara May SMITH

Born: 14 February 1876, Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada ¹³⁵
Marriage (1): John Piper MARTYN Jr. on 30 November 1899 in Aylmer, Elgin, Ontario, Canada ⁵⁵⁹
Died: 8 September 1948, , Elgin, Ontario, Canada at age 72
Buried: 10 September 1948, Union, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

FamilySearch ID: L2X7-FJF
Find A Grave ID: 127538627

Death Notes:

St. Thomas Times-Journal, September 8, 1948, Page 7, column 3
Died - Mrs John Piper Martyn, nee Clara May Smith, Sept 8, daughter of William & Mary Smith, nee Flemington; mother of Harold Martyn; sister of Martin L. Smith; grandmother of John, Margaret, Harold, George and Marjorie Martyn

Noted events in her life were:

1. Clara appeared in the household of John Piper MARTYN Jr. in the 1911 Canada census on 6 June 1911 in Aylmer, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. This event was shared from John Piper MARTYN Jr. who also shared it with Clara May SMITH (1876-1948) and Harold John Piper MARTYN (1903-1984).

2. She witnessed the election of John Piper MARTYN Jr. as Dominion Franchise Act List of Electors in 1935 in Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. This event was shared from John Piper MARTYN Jr. who also shared it with Annie (1849-), Clara May SMITH (1876-1948), Eli A. MANN (1847-1935), Ethel Pearl MANN (1892-1970), Florence Luella PARKS (1906-1981), Harold John Piper MARTYN (1903-1984), and John F. MANN (1874-1952).

3. Her obituary was published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal on 8 September 1948 in St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. Page 7, Column 3
Died - Mrs John Piper Martyn, nee Clara May Smith, Sept 8, daughter of William & Mary Smith, nee Flemington; mother of Harold Martyn; sister of Martin L. Smith; grandmother of John, Margaret, Harold, George and Marjorie Martyn
.

4. Her funeral was held St. Thomas Times-Journal on 11 September 1948 in St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. Page 7, Column 6
Funeral - Mrs Clara May Martyn, Sept 10.

Clara married John Piper MARTYN Jr., son of John Piper MARTYN and Hannah MANN, on 30 November 1899 in Aylmer, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.⁵⁵⁹ (John Piper MARTYN Jr. was born on 30 November 1874 in Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada,¹³⁵ died on 28 December 1937 in Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada and was buried on 3 January 1938 in Union, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.). The cause of his death was Cancer of the prostate gland.

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