Charles Henry Smith of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado United States was born on October 4, 1884 at Kansas City, Cass, Missouri to Eliza Jane (Christopher) Smith and William Taylor Smith. He had siblings Edward Walter Smith, Irelius Taylor Smith, Nona Pearl ( Smith ) Galpin-Cooley, Esther Mae (Smith) Blackburn, Melita E (Smith), George Lenard Smith, Roy Lloyd Smith, Martha E Smith, and Valdo Smith. He married Martha Mae Benge, and they were married until Martha's death on December 10, 1932. He had children Relmah Inez Smith Amelang and Ruth Isabella Smith. Charles Smith died at age 72 years old in October 1956 at Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, and was buried in 1956 at Orchard Mesa Cemetery in Grand Junction.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...