Caleb Morton Smith A Sketch

Caleb Morton Smith was the son of Caleb Smith and Margaret Darnell (see their own sketch).  Caleb was born in 1862 in Indiana and passed in 1927.  He married Nellie Stoker the 2 Dec 1883, they had two children Cecil Horace Smith born 1885 and Harold Gilvie Smith born in 1887.  In December of 1887 Nellie dies and is buried in Mount Tabor Cemetery near Fayette, Boone, Indiana.  In Nellie's obituary it states that a little child died one year before Nellie.  (See the Obituary on this blog)
Caleb then remarries 28 Jul 1889 to Minnie O. Scott the daughter of George W. Scott and Sarah J. Lower.  Caleb and Minnie have three children that are counted with their parents in the 1900 Census. The family is living in the Town of Danville, Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
The household in 1900 consist of
Caleb age 38 he is a dry good salesman by occupation
Minnie  O  age 28  mother of four children three living*
Cecil H age 15
George C. age 6
Amor V. age 5
Lenora  age 2 and in error her occupation is day laborer. Hard work for an infant
Hickman Murray age 22 Lodger  and more than likely he is the day laborer not Lenora

* Did find a Female Smith born 11 Mar 1890 Indiana Birth Index

The family is counted in the 1910 living in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Caleb M. is age 48  he is a salesman in a clothing store.
Minnie is age 37
George C. age 17
Amor V. is age 16
Lenora  is age12
This is the last Census that the family is counted together as in the 1920 Census Minnie's marital status is divorced.

I have not found Caleb in the 1920 Census

The following information was provided by Lavern Wing
Lebanon Reporter  - Aug 17, 1927
"Caleb Morton Smith aged 65 years, passed away Tuesday evening at Boone Farm where he had been residing since 1924.  Death was due to chronic nephritis. Mr. Smith was born in Boone county and had lived here all his life.  Surviving are five children, Cecil smith of Chillicothe, Ohio  and Gildie Smith of Zionsville, by his first marriage, and George Smith, Amor Smith and Mrs. Lenore King of Indianapolis, by his second marriage; and three sisters, Mrs. Emma R. Smith of Zionsville, Mrs. Ivan Funkhouser of near Brunswick and Mrs. O.W. Johnson of Danville, Ind.  Funeral services will be held at the Rosecrance mortuary parlor Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. W.W. Williams officiating.  Burial will be in Howard Cemetery."