Roy Lloyd Smith of IA was born on October 19, 1896 in Missouri United States to Eliza Jane (Christopher) Smith and William Taylor Smith. He had siblings Charles Henry Smith, Edward Walter Smith, Irelius Taylor Smith, Nona Pearl ( Smith ) Galpin-Cooley, Esther Mae (Smith) Blackburn, Melita E (Smith), George Lenard Smith, Martha E Smith, and Valdo Smith. Roy Smith died at age 34 years old on December 11, 1930 in Davis County, IA, and was buried in 1930 at Dunville Cemetery in Floris.
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...