Charles M. B. Smith^{[1, 2]}

1879 - 1953  (73 years)

• Name	Charles M. B. Smith
  Born	21 Oct 1879	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Business	206 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Smith Wagon & Carriage Works
  		Preston-SmithWagonandCarriageWorks-0002-Facebook2020.jpg
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Blacksmith
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Blacksmith, Wagon Shop
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-129590
  Died	3 Sep 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Buried	5 Sep 1953	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Person ID	I129590	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Smith,   b. 21 Dec 1847, Rome, Oneida, New York, United States ,   d. 24 Sep 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Sarah Bobsin,   b. 16 Oct 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1873	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F31980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Pearl Krease,   b. 16 Mar 1900, Limerick (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1948, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Howard Smith,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dorothy Smith,   b. 14 Sep 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1920, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F12493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Elizabeth Rettinger,   b. 10 Sep 1887, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 22 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1908	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F13729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Kitchener-Waterloo Record Sep 3 1953 pg 5

  
  

• Notes

  Charles M. B. Smith - Preston - A life-long resident of Preston, Charles M. B. Smith, 73, died today at St. Mary's Hospital. He had been ill since March. Mr. Smith was a blacksmith and built the shop he operated here. He attended Hagey Mennonite Church. His wife, the former Pearl Krease died in 1948. Surviving is one son, Howard, and one brother, Edward, of Preston. The body is at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home where the funeral will be held Saturday at 2: 30 p.m. Interment will be in Hagey Cemetery. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Dorothy Smith Death Date: 18 Dec 1920 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1920 Birth Location: Preston daughter of Pearl Kress and Charles Smith [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Pearl Krease - Smith. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 5. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 34. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 8. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Smith / in memory of / Charles M. B. Smith / Oct. 21, 1879-Sept. 3, 1953 / Pearl Krease / wife of Chas. Smith / Mar. 16, 1900-Jan. 11, 1948 [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 8. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Charles M. B. Smith. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Feb 1873. 06 Feb 1873 By Rev. Stobbs in Berlin, George Smith of Preston was married to Sarah Bolson of Breslau. [S2460] Marriage. News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Feb 1873. 06 Feb 1873 By Rev. Stobbs in Berlin, George Smith of Preston was married to Sarah Bolson of Breslau. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019270 (1908). Name:Charles Smith Age:28 Birth Year:abt 1880 Marriage Date:21 Sep 1908 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:George Smith Mother:Sarah Bobsines Spouse:Matilda Rettinger

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Oct 1879 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Sep 1908 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith, Wagon Shop - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Dec 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Sep 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Sep 1953 - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth