Jean Ruth Smith

1939 - 2015  (75 years)

• Name	Jean Ruth Smith
  Relationship	with Peter Delva
  Birth	Sep 13, 1939	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4]
  She weighed 6 pounds and 6 ounces.
  Census	1940	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 7 months, living on 7 Bagley Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents.
  History	According to her obituary, "She had worked in retail sales and had previously worked for the Penny's Company. She was of the Protestant faith and enjoyed a good book, beautiful gardens and loved to dance."  [3]
  Death	May 13, 2015	Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania   [3]
  Agency: VNA Hospice
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Jean Ruth Smith,   b. Sep 13, 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. May 13, 2015, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania  (Age 75 years) ▻ John Paul Frederick,  m. Feb 20, 1959 ;   Harry Bankert,  m. Jun 1, 1963 ;   Gordon Clarence Harrier, Jr.,  m. Feb 23, 1972 ;   Richard G. Griffeth,  m. Jul 30, 1977 ;   Gary Davis,  m. Nov 15, 1985 + 2. Richard Harry "Ricky" Smith,   b. Jan 19, 1942, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Aug 29, 1973, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas  (Age 31 years) + 3. Jeffery Sidney Smith,   b. Aug 9, 1947, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. Dec 5, 2023, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania  (Age 76 years)
  Person ID, Branch	i893	Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Joseph
  Last Modified	Mar 2, 2022

  
  

  Father	Sidney Henry Smith,   b. Aug 16, 1917, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Mar 2, 1947, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 29 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Janice Mary Woodman,   b. Oct 6, 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Aug 23, 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Feb 1939
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 6 months - She : 19 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	Granville William "Coop" Cooper, Jr.,   b. Mar 5, 1923, Avalon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. Aug 29, 2008, Colonial Park Farms, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Janice Mary Woodman,   b. Oct 6, 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Aug 23, 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother
  1. Granville William "Bill" Cooper, III,   b. Nov 12, 1950, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania d. Jun 28, 2005, Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	Clarence Edwin "Cal" Wheeler,   b. Nov 24, 1910, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania d. Sep 4, 1978, Winter Park, Orange County, Florida  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Janice Mary Woodman,   b. Oct 6, 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Aug 23, 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	John Daniel Farmer, Jr.,   b. Nov 11, 1917, Tunnelton, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States d. Feb 16, 2010  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Janice Mary Woodman,   b. Oct 6, 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Aug 23, 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	John Paul Frederick
  Family ID	F540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	May 12, 2014

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Harry Bankert
  Children	1. Jennifer Janice Bankert
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	May 12, 2014

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Gordon Clarence Harrier, Jr.
  Children	+   1. Gordon Clearence Davis +   2. Gary Sidney Harrier now Davis
  Documents		Marriage Return of Jean R. Bankert and Gordon C. Harrier
  Family ID	F539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Apr 4, 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 4	Richard G. Griffeth
  Family ID	F541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	May 12, 2014

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 5	Gary Davis   d. Apr 7, 2016, Pennsylvania
  Marriage	Nov 15, 1985  [3]
  Age at Marriage	She : 46 years and 2 months - He : ??.
  Family ID	F542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	Jean Ruth Smith,   b. Sep 13, 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. May 13, 2015, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania  (Age 75 years) m. Nov 15, 1985
  Family ID	F542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	Unknown
  Stepchildren	2 stepsons
  + 1. Gordon Clearence Davis + 2. Gary Sidney Harrier now Davis
  Family ID	F589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	May 23, 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Sep 13, 1939 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - May 13, 2015 - Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Jean R. (Smith) Davis

  
  

• Sources

  [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01693; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 18-98. [S54] Birth Notice - Jean Ruth Smith, (Lowell, Massachusetts: Lowell Sun, 14 September 1939). [S904] Obituary of Jean R. Davis, (Butler, Pennsylvania: Butler Eagle, 19 May 2015). [S1053] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). Marriage Return of Jean R. Bankert and Gordon C. Harrier