Eva May Smith1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15859, (1889 - 1952)
FatherEdward Smith4,5,6 (Jul 1862 - bef 1910)
MotherAnna Cook7,8,5 (Apr 1871 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 5 Jun 1889, Cincinnati, Ohio9,10,11
Marriage: 9 Aug 1914, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Louis Henry Capelle (9 Feb 1883 - 16 Apr 1925)12,13,14
Death: 18 Jun 1952, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio6,15
Burial: 21 Jun 1952, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio15,16
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Eva May Smith was born on 5 Jun 1889 in Cincinnati, Ohio.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Lynchburg, Highland Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, Edward Smith and Anna Cook.4
     Her father died before 1910.17
     Eva moved to Cincinnati with her mother after her father died. She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of her mother.8
     She was a cashier at a restaurant before her marriage.18
     Eva married Louis Henry Capelle, son of William Capelle and Maria Wilhelmina Wieman, on 9 Aug 1914 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. H. Harfner officiating. He was the widower of May L. Zimmer.12,13,14
     Eva and Louis appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1504 Aster Place, enumerated 12 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their children Louis and Smith were listed as living with them.19
     Her husband died on 16 Apr 1925 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.20,21,22
     Eva appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1504 Aster Place, enumerated 11 Apr 1930, reporting she owned a home valued at $7,500, and owned a radio. Her children Louis, Smith, Albert and John were listed as living with her.23
     Eva returned to the area where she grew up, in Highland Co., with her four sons before 1935. She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Dodson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, on Panhandle Rd., enumerated 10 Apr 1940, reporting she owned a home valued at $1,550, and that she had lived in the same house in 1935. Her children Louis, Smith, Albert and John were listed as living with her.24
     Eva returned to Cincinnati before 1950 with at least one of her sons. She appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 112 15th St., enumerated 26 Apr 1950, reporting she lived in a home that was not on a farm. Her son Smith was listed as living with her.25
     Eva died on 18 Jun 1952 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 63.6,15 She was buried on 21 Jun 1952 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the lot she owned.15,16

Children:
     Children with Louis Henry Capelle:

  • Louis Charles Capelle26,23,27 (1 Jul 1916 - 13 Dec 1992)
  • Smith B. Capelle26,23,28 (8 Jan 1918 - 5 Jan 2000)
  • Albert Durr Capelle23,24,29 (18 Dec 1920 - 23 Aug 2002)
  • John Henry Capelle23,24,30 (9 Jan 1924 - 10 Jun 1983)

Citations

  1. [S13606] Edwd R. Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows name as Eva M. Smith.
  2. [S13607] Anna Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Eva Smith.
  3. [S13599] Louis Charles Capelle, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows name as Mrs Eva May Capelle.
  4. [S13606] Edwd R. Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  5. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 259:280, Louis H. Capelle and Eva Smith.
  6. [S1264] Eva Capelle, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S13606] Edwd R. Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows girl as daughter of Anna's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S13607] Anna Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  9. [S13606] Edwd R. Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 10, and state.
  10. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 259:280, Louis H. Capelle and Eva Smith, shows age 25 on 5 Jun 1914, city, and state.
  11. [S1264] Eva Capelle, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  12. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 259:280, Louis H. Capelle and Eva Smith, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  13. [S13600] Louis Henry Capelle, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows her as his wife.
  14. [S13611] Louis H. Capelle obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date and city.
  15. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Eva Capelle, 21 Jun 1952.
  16. [S1264] Eva Capelle, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  17. [S13607] Anna Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows his wife as widowed.
  18. [S13607] Anna Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as cashier and industry as restaurant.
  19. [S13598] Louis H. Capelle household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  20. [S1244] Louis H. Capelle, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  21. [S13611] Louis H. Capelle obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows died yesterday.
  22. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Louis H. Capelle, 20 Apr 1925, shows date and hospital.
  23. [S13608] Eva Capelle household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S13609] Eva Capelle household, 1940 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  25. [S13610] Eva Capelle household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  26. [S13598] Louis H. Capelle household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  27. [S13599] Louis Charles Capelle, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  28. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Smith Capelle, Soc. Sec. No. 278-12-9490.
  29. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Albert Durr Capelle, Soc. Sec. No. 406-18-2404.
  30. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for John Henry Capelle, Soc. Sec. No. 513-16-0129.