Clara Gertrude "Gertrude" Carothers^[1]

1887 - 1953  (65 years)

• Name	Clara Gertrude "Gertrude" Carothers
  Immigration	1881	, Canada   [2]
  Born	10 Nov 1887	Cumber, Sanilac, Michigan, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan, United States
  Nationality	, Canada   [2]
  Immigration	1893  [3]
  Name	Clara Gertrude "Gertrude" Smyth
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk, Dry Goods
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1921	305 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-229733
  Died	14 Jan 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I229733	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Alfred Carothers,   b. 19 Jun 1862, , Indiana ,   d. 22 Oct 1926  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Anne Speare,   b. 18 Jan 1865, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Dec 1938  (Age 73 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1886	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F23316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Andrew Jackson Smyth,   b. 5 May 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age 79 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1914	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Ruth Mary Smyth,   b. 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2002, Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Marian Smyth
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F54104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. W. A. J. Smyth Mrs. W.A.J. Smyth, 65 of 162 Union Blvd., died yesterday at the K-W Hospital following a brief illness. The former Gertrude Carothers, she was born Nov. 10, 1897 in Cass City, Mich., a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Carothers. Mrs. Smyth was a member of Trinity United Church and an active member of the Women's Association. Besides her husband, whom she married on Dec. 31, 1914, in Preston, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Ruth) Keith of Saint John, N.B. and Mrs. William (Marian) Bulmer of Kitchener; four brothers, Charles and Earl Carothers of Detroit, Clarence and Floyd Carothers of Ayr, and six grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. G.P. Hossie, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Jan 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022867-14. William Andrew Jackson Smyth, 30, occ. Merchant, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, son of Robert Smyth and Rebecca Peterson Married Clara Gertrude Carothers, 27, b. Cumber Michigan U.S., res. Preston, daughter of Alfred Carothers and Mary Speare, Witness(es): Ethel D. Murphy of 108 Pembroke St. Toronto and Robert J. Smyth (No Residence Given), 31 December 1914 in Preston [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 5. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 23. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 31. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . East: Carothers/ Alfred A. Carothers/ June 19, 1862 - Oct. 22, 1926/ Mary Ann Speare/ his beloved wife/ Jan. 18, 1865 - Dec. 28, 1938/ In silence we remember / West: Smyth/ William Smyth/ 1884-1964/ his beloved wife/ Gertrude Carothers/ 1887-1953 / (A) Private/ Floyd A. Carothers/ 75 Battn. C.E.F./ 1 Feb. 1970 age 77/ (B) Father (C) Mother (D) Gertrude (E) William [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1887). Clara "Gertrude" Carothers Smyth... Retrieved 1 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195935363/clara-_gertrude_-smyth. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011708-86. Alfred Carothers, 24, Farmer, b. Indiana, res. Michigan, son of Charles and Caroline married Mary Ann Speare, 21, b. Plattsville, res. Preston, daughter of William and Mary E., Witnessed by: Archibald Webster and Lizzie Speare both of Preston, 20 January 1886 in Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1881 - , Canada Born - 10 Nov 1887 - Cumber, Sanilac, Michigan, United States Birth - - Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan, United States Nationality - - , Canada Occupation - Clerk, Dry Goods - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Dec 1914 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Jan 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth