Ira Newton Smelser

1891 - 1976  (85 years)    Has 37 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Ira Newton Smelser
  Gender	Male
  Birth	17 Jun 1891	Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States
  Death	21 Sep 1976	Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Minnie Lee Smelser           b. 2 Apr 1886, Inavale, Webster, Nebraska, United States           d. 16 Feb 1980, Alma, Harlan, Nebraska, United States  (Age 93 years)   2. Esty Lewis Smelser           b. 30 May 1887, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States           d. 10 Aug 1949, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States  (Age 62 years)   3. Ira Newton Smelser           b. 17 Jun 1891, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States           d. 21 Sep 1976, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States  (Age 85 years)   4. Milford George Smelser           b. 28 Apr 1900, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States           d. 30 Mar 1977, King City, Gentry, Missouri, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Person ID	I2578	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	George Washington Smelser           b. 24 Jun 1860, Iowa Township, Washington, Iowa, United States           d. 17 Mar 1921, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maggie E House           b. 22 Feb 1866, Iowa, United States           d. 24 Sep 1927, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Jun 1885	Webster, Nebraska, United States   [1]
  BK B 1879-1886 P 491 Items 2-4
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years - She : 19 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nettie J. Leggett           b. 17 May 1892, Webster County, Nebraska, USA           d. 25 Sep 1921, Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska, USA (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1909	Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years and 6 months - She : ~ 16 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Charles Rueben Smelser           b. 3 Feb 1911, Red Cloud, Webster Co., NE           d. 7 Dec 1942, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Cleo George Smelser           b. 22 Feb 1912, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. Jul 1987, Hemet, Riverside, California, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Dallas Virgil Smelser           b. 10 Sep 1913, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. 29 Dec 1986, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Milton James Smelser           b. 10 Apr 1915, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. 29 Jul 1955, Fort McClellan, Benton, Alabama, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Edith Marie Smelser           b. 1917, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. 1 Aug 1925, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA (Age 8 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Raymond B. Smelser           b. 11 Jun 1918, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. 13 May 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Minnie Arvilla Galbraith           b. 20 Mar 1894, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. 13 Jun 1965, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1922	Webster, Nebraska, United States
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 30 years and 6 months - She : ~ 27 years and 9 months.
  Children	1. Cleo Smelser           b. 22 Jan 1912, Nebraska, USA           d. 6 Jun 1987, Sand Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jun 1891 - Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States Marriage - Abt 1909 - Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States Marriage - 1922 - Webster, Nebraska, United States Death - 21 Sep 1976 - Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States

  
  

• Reference

  "Ira Newton Smelser". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I2578&tree=cw (accessed July 26, 2026).

  
  

Sources

[S1571] Ancestry.com, Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska.