Lois Tuck Smith1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17396, (1890 - 1978)
FatherHerschell Porter Smith4,7,8 (30 May 1862 - 11 Mar 1934)
MotherCorinne Acklin Tuck4,5,6 (17 Aug 1869 - 8 Jan 1952)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Mar 1890, Kansas9,10,11
Marriage: 18 Jun 1921, Fourth Ave. Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, Luther Cleveland Ellis (11 May 1891 - 27 Oct 1955)12,13
Death: 17 Mar 1978, Barren Co., Kentucky14,15,16
Burial: Glasgow Municipal Cemetery, Glasgow, Kentucky17
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Lois Tuck Smith was born on 1 Mar 1890 in Kansas.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents, Herschell Porter Smith and Corinne Acklin Tuck.7 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents.8 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents.18
     Lois married Luther Cleveland Ellis, son of W. G. Ellis and Annie Bell Bacon, on 18 Jun 1921 in Fourth Ave. Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, with Rev. Dr. Charles W. Welch officiating.12,13
     Lois and Luther appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky, at 3 Leslie Ave., enumerated 7 Apr 1930, reporting that they owned a home valued at $10,000, and owned a radio. Patty Bolin, a 25-year old public school teacher, was listed as boarding with them.19
     Lois and Luther, took in James Louis White as a foster child, from the Kentucky Children's Home, Lyndon, Kentucky, 23 Mar 1931. They subsequently formally adopted him. He used their surname afterwards.20
     Lois and Luther appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky, at 115 Leslie Ave., enumerated 10 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $5,000. Their adopted son James was listed as living with them, as was Grace Truitt, a 27-year old public health nurse, who was listed as lodging with them.21
     Her husband died on 27 Oct 1955 in Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky.22,23
     Lois died on 17 Mar 1978 in Barren Co., Kentucky, at age 88.14,15,16 She was buried in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery, Glasgow, Kentucky.17

Children:
     Child with Luther Cleveland Ellis

Their son was adopted. He was committed to the Kentucky Children's Home after his birth father, Oscar Erbin White, a farmer and alleged bootlegger, was shot by an officer trying to arrest him, and his birth mother, Gertrude Dossett, was left destitute and unable to support her children.25,26
  • James Louis White24 (1 Feb 1927 - 23 Oct 2009)

Citations

  1. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 61, shows name as Lois Tuck Smith.
  2. [S4035] Herschel P. Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, shows name as Lois Smith.
  3. [S4038] Herschell P. Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, shows name as Lois T. Smith.
  4. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 61.
  5. [S4035] Herschel P. Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, shows the girl as daughter of Corinne's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  6. [S4038] Herschell P. Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, shows the girl as daughter of Corinne's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S4035] Herschel P. Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.
  8. [S4038] Herschell P. Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.
  9. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Lois Ellis, Soc. Sec. No. 404-52-8972, shows date.
  10. [S4035] Herschel P. Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 10, and state, as Kansas.
  11. [S4038] Herschell P. Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, shows age 20 and state, as Kansas.
  12. [S8771] "Wedding Plans," The Courier-Journal, 5 Jun 1921, shows date, church, and officant.
  13. [S8774] Luther C. Ellis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Barren Co., Kentucky, shows married, with his first marriage at age 39 and hers at 35.
  14. [S894] "Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000," Ancestry.com, record for Lois S. Ellis, citing vol 16, cert 7763, shows date and county.
  15. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Lois Ellis, Soc. Sec. No. 404-52-8972, shows month, year, and last residence as 42141 Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky,.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 80854864, Lois Tuck Smith Ellis, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 80854864, Lois Tuck Smith Ellis, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S4039] Herschell Smith household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.
  19. [S8774] Luther C. Ellis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Barren Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S8776] Child's Register, Kentucky Children's Home, Lyndon, Kentucky, no. 5370, Louis White.
  21. [S8775] Luther C. Ellis household, 1940 U.S. Census, Barren Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S8772] Luther C. Ellis, Certificate of Death, shows shows date, town,county a nd state.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 80854809, Luther Cleveland Ellis, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  24. [S8775] Luther C. Ellis household, 1940 U.S. Census, Barren Co., Kentucky, shows the boy as son of her husband.
  25. [S8776] Child's Register, Kentucky Children's Home, Lyndon, Kentucky, no. 5370, Louis White, shows birth and adoptive parents' names, father dead, and mother destitute.
  26. [S8778] "Officer Exonerated," The Sun-Democrat, 7 Apr 1930, shows father shot by officer.