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Layton Harris Smith

Layton Harris Smith

Male 1907 - 1997  (~ 89 years)

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  • Name Layton Harris Smith 
    Born Dec 1907  Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Bef 1945  Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    the operator of the Masey Harris Farm Equipment Agency 
    Residence Nov 1961  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 28 Jan 1997  Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Obituary 30 Jan 1997  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    the Chronicle Herald 


    • Obituary

      SMITH, Layton Harris - 89, East Amherst, formerly of Amherst, died January 28, 1997, in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born at Shinimicas Bridge, he was a son of the late William and Lilly (Oulton) Smith. He was a member of Sunrise Trinity United Church, Amherst Head. As a young man, he spent a few years in the Boston area before returning to Shinimicas Bridge to operate the family farm. He later moved to Amherst, where his wife operated a boarding house and he took on the Masey Harris Farm Equipment Agency, which he operated until the mid 1940s. He then carried on a business as a heavy equipment operator throughout the Maritimes. He spent about eight years in Chatham, Ont., before returning to Amherst and working with Modern Construction until his retirement. Surviving are his wife, the former Thelma Fillmore; adopted daughters, Muriel (Mrs. Allison Smith), Shinimicas Bridge; Barbara (Mrs. Denzil Yach), Shawville, Que.; foster daughters, Beryl (Mrs. Richard Linton), Grand Manan, N.B.; Shirley (Mrs. Basil Keney), Halifax; sisters, Maude Gray, Abbotsford, B.C.; Grace Oulton, Calgary, Alta.; brothers, Arnold, Allison, Shinimicas Bridge; Harold, Amherst; 22 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great great grandchildren. He was predeceased by sister, Dorothy Ogden; brothers, Victor, Austin. Visitation 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Friday in Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday in Cumberland Memorial Chapel, Amherst, Rev. Carol Gunn officiating. Spring burial in Shinimicas United Church Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations to any charity.

      [From the Halifax Chronicle Herald / Mail Star Newspapers, published 30 January 1997, page C9/B4; or the Halifax Herald Limited Newspapers CD.]
    Occupation contruction machine operator  [2, 6
    Residence Chatham, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried United Church Cemetery, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • -RO Owned a construction business





      !ID= OU 1111971
    Person ID I4167  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2016 

    Father William Renaldo Smith,   b. 7 Feb 1886, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1961, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Lily Victoria Oulton,   b. 17 Apr 1887, Baie Verte Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1947, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F1894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thelma Evelyn Fillmore,   b. 25 Jul 1915, Port Elgin, , New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 2000, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 6 Jan 1933  Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Muriel Eileen Macaloney
     2. Barbara Jeanette Smith
    Family ID F369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jan 1933 - Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - the operator of the Masey Harris Farm Equipment Agency - Bef 1945 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Nov 1961 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jan 1997 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - the Chronicle Herald - 30 Jan 1997 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Chatham, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Family of William Renaldo Smith and Lillie Oulton
    Family of William Renaldo Smith and Lillie Oulton
    William Renaldo Smith (1886-1961), Lillie Victoria Oulton (1887-1947) and their first five children (l to r) Layton, Dorothy, Grace, Arnold and Maud
    William Smith, Lily Oulton, Thelma Fillmore & Layton Smith
    William Smith, Lily Oulton, Thelma Fillmore & Layton Smith
    William Renaldo Smith ( 1886 - 1961 ), son of Hibbert Harris Smith and Martha Isabel Jackson; his wife Lily Victoria Oulton ( 1887 - 1947 ), daughter of Rufus manuel Melvin Oulton and Sarah Jane Weeks; Thelma Evelyn Fillmore ( 1915 - 2000 ), married to Layton Smith; and Layton Harris Smith ( 1907 - 1997 ), son of William Smith and Lily Oulton

  • Sources 
    1. [S1485] Info: Kathryn Jeffers, e-mail 13 Jan 2008.

    2. [S695] Obituaries: General, Layton Harris Smith, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 30 Jan 1997 (Reliability: 2).
      provided by Kathryn Jeffers

    3. [S137] PER0001 Information from Gladys Trenholm, scrapbook - copy of newspaper article.

    4. [S767] Info: Robert L Smith, e-mail 27 July 2001.

    5. [S1134] Info: Lorne Smith.
      Smith-Jewell GEDCOM Oct 2002 citing Nathaniel Smith File

    6. [S48] BOK0023 Book: So Soon Forgotten - Fillmore.
      p.393

    7. [S48] BOK0023 Book: So Soon Forgotten - Fillmore, p.287.


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