Ancestor profile · 1875–1940
John Houston Smith
John Houston worked for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. His death certificate gives us more than dates: it names George W. Smith and Leaner V. McCoy as his parents, with Artie as informant.
Life dates
March 6, 1875 – March 31, 1940 in the working record set.
DocumentedOccupation
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, recorded in the family-history research.
DocumentedParents
His 1940 death certificate names George Washington Smith and Leaner V. McCoy. Stirling’s census and birth records independently support this link.
Strongly supportedFamily
Married Arda Leslie “Artie” Freels; their child roster remains incomplete.
Strongly supportedExplore Stirling’s evidence bridge · George W. · Artie