| Name |
Speidel, Lenore Frances |
| Birth |
23 Aug 1877 |
Corvallis, Benton, Oregon  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
11 Jun 1880 |
Corvallis, Benton, Oregon |
| Age: 2y |
| Census |
1 Jun 1900 |
Buena Park, Orange, California [1] |
| Age: 22y |
| Census |
28 May 1910 |
Encinitas Township, San Diego, California [2] |
| Age: 32y |
| Census |
1920 |
Fullerton, Orange, California |
| Age: 42y |
Address:
Farm West Walnut St. |
| Census |
7 Jan 1920 |
Fullerton, Orange, California [3] |
| Age: 42y |
| Occupation |
7 Jan 1920 |
Fullerton, Orange, California [3] |
| None |
| Census |
29 Apr 1930 |
Fullerton, Orange, California [4] |
| Age: 52y |
Address:
Box 822 S. Richmond (Richman) |
| Occupation |
29 Apr 1930 |
Fullerton, Orange, California [4] |
| None |
| Census |
14 Apr 1940 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California [5] |
| Age: 62y |
Address:
1342 Shatto St. |
| Occupation |
14 Apr 1940 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California [5] |
| None |
| Death |
21 Dec 1968 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
- Find A Grave Memorial# 18187765
|
| Burial |
21 Dec 1968 |
Anaheim, Orange, California, USA |
Address:
Anaheim Cemetery |
- Find A Grave Memorial# 18187765
|
| Notes |
- Lenore Speidel Smith's synopsis of her life -- Miki Bratt
"Lenore was born in Corvallis. Hattie and Joe had a farm with some cows. Joe did blacksmithing there. (In 1940, the property was across from Oregon State University).
These were horse and buggy days. When Lenore was just a little bit of a thing, she had a pony and would ride out to round up the cows for milking. Her playmates and best friends were her cousins. She was very fond of Ora and Jennie's oldest, and her parents made many visits, back and forth to George's farm near Eugene to cousins Edna, Mollie, and Beth.
Once in the time before she started school, Lenore stood in her nightie near the wood stove to get warm. She stood too near and her nightie caught fire. Luckily, she was not badly burned.
The family came to California. Lenore went to High school with Kuchel's, Stern's and Smith's. She fell in love with Will Smith. They were married in the Congregational Church in Buena Park.
Lenore writes: "Lived in Fullerton for awhile. We moved back to Buena Park. Bought a little cottage that we made all over [remodeled] (Next to Park House Hotel).
"In 1901 I had my first child, a boy, Harry Frances Smith. Later years, March 9, 1967, he died of heart trouble. Five years later, we were blessed with another boy, 1907, Stanley Dunbar Smith and in 1909, William Leslie Smith. We moved to Carlsbad where my husband was a foreman of a 640 [acre?] ranch for two years. Moved back to Fullerton. My husband was interested in Orange and Walnut Groves. In 1913, Aug. 29, a baby girl was born. Later, the crash came and we lost the big Orange Grove.
Will was foreman of Thumb Ranch. Thumb made his money in sticky fly paper." From a 1909 Photograph.
Fullerton ranch waa purchased from the Zeyn girls (1920). From photo taken at party to celebrate moving to the Fullerton Ranch. Stanley home at 511 W. Ash, Fullerton is on old ranch property.
After the ranch was lost Hattie invited Lenore to come stay with her and keep house at 1342 Shatto St. In turn, Hattie promised Lenore half the house. Lenore lived there from around 1931, until a few months before her death in 1968. Will took a job as manager of a ranch on Orangethorpe (in Fullerton) across from Retta's place. He lived in a garage apartment.
Lenore and Will visited back and forth. They fixed a clapboard room and a curtained room in the basement at 1342 Shatto St. There were two double beds and a day bed there. Sometimes Lenore stayed with Will, sometimes at Hanna's ranch nextdoor to Retta.
In Fullerton, Lenore accepted care of Jeannie and Gloria Crawford children of Ted Crawford, a musician. Lenore had a lasting relationship with Ted. There were rumors. At the least he was a very gallant son. She gave him money from time to time. He was always in the hole.
There were also rumors about Will at the same time with a relationship with Mary Milrick, a fashionable Anaheim dressmaker. At the least Will and Mary played cards together with the Simths.
The Smiths were all great card players. Poker and Bridge. Will played cards regularly, much to Lenore's chagrin. he wouldn't play anything except rummy and a little casino. She usually did her iorning evenings while Will played with his sisters. There was a lot of ironing and it was still done with a flat iron, heated on a wood stove. But they had an automobile. Lenore was very proud of her home, her china and silver, and her position as a respected family in the community.
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| Person ID |
I49 |
Bratt Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
30 Sep 2018 |
| Family |
Smith, William Jasper, b. 22 Jan 1874, Fullerton, Orange, California d. 25 Dec 1938, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Dec 1898 |
Buena Park, Orange, California |
| Children |
| + | 1. Smith, Harry Frances, b. 16 May 1901, Buena Park, Orange, California d. 8 Mar 1967, Manhattan Beach, California (Age 65 years) |
| + | 2. Smith, Stanley Dunbar, b. 20 Mar 1907, Buena Park, Orange, California d. 3 Mar 1973 (Age 65 years) |
| + | 3. Smith, William Leslie, b. 21 Feb 1909, California d. 2 Jan 1998 (Age 88 years) |
| + | 4. Smith, Katherine Elizabeth, b. 29 Aug 1913, Fullerton, Orange, California d. 8 Jul 1986, El Segundo, California (Age 72 years) |
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| Family ID |
F21 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2018 |
1877 - 1968 (91 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
