Dorothea Frances Smith
b. 28 March 1905, d. May 1982
- Father: Horatio Dana Smith b. 8 October 1883, d. 4 September 1935
- Mother: Ida Theckla (?) b. 22 November 1881, d. 23 August 1961
- Dorothea Frances Smith was born on 28 March 1905 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
- She was known as Dorothy.
- Horatio Dana Smith and Ida Theckla (?) appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, at 715 West 2nd Avenue. Other members of the household included Dorothea Frances Smith, Francis Welch Smith.
- Horatio Dana Smith and Ida Theckla (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, at 2025 College Avenue. Other members of the household included Dorothea Frances Smith, Francis Welch Smith.
- She married Joseph Hancock Duncan on 4 December 1924 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.
- Joseph Hancock Duncan and Dorothea Frances Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Rock Island, Illinois, at 933 45th Street enumerated as step-son and step-daughter in the household of John and Ida Moriarity.
- Dorothea Frances Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Rock Island, Illinois, at 933 Ninth Avenue identified as the married step-daughter-in-law of John and Ida Moriarity.
- The following appeared on 16 April 1974 in The Indianapolis Star: [Died] Mr. Francis W. Smith, age 67, 350 Maxwell Rd. Husband of Katherine, father of Mrs. Carol Barnes and Charles Smith, Indpls. George Smith, Yuma, Ariz. setpfather of Mrs. Francine McQueeney, Portland, Maine; Mrs. marjorie Daly, Mrs. Donna Lynn, Mrs. Janice Karnes, Mrs. Jackalyne Johnson, Mrs. Candice Cota, Mrs. Sunday Galyan, Mrs. Kathy Armor and Robert Wright Jr., all of Indpls. Brother of Mrs. Dorothy Duncan, Rock Island, Ill. Also survived by 18 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild. Passed away Monday. Friends may call at the Tolin-Herr & Singleton Memorial Chapel, 1308 Prospect St. any time. Services Thursday 10:30 a.m. Interment Round Hill Cemetery. Southport Masonic Lodge Memorial Service Wednesday 3 p.m.
- Dorothea Frances Smith died in May 1982 at age 77.
- Joseph Hancock Duncan became a widower at her death.
- The SSDI lists Rock Island, Illinois, as the last residence of record of Dorothea Frances Smith.
- Last Edited: 31 May 2017