Cleo George Smelser

1912 - 1987  (75 years)    Has 39 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Cleo George Smelser
  Gender	Male
  Birth	22 Feb 1912	Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA
  Death	Jul 1987	Hemet, Riverside, California, USA
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Charles Rueben Smelser           b. 3 Feb 1911, Red Cloud, Webster Co., NE           d. 7 Dec 1942, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA  (Age 31 years)   2. Cleo George Smelser           b. 22 Feb 1912, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. Jul 1987, Hemet, Riverside, California, USA  (Age 75 years)   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)   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)   5. Edith Marie Smelser           b. 1917, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. 1 Aug 1925, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA  (Age 8 years)   6. Raymond B. Smelser           b. 11 Jun 1918, Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA           d. 13 May 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Ira Newton Smelser and Minnie Arvilla Galbraith)
  1. Cleo Smelser           b. 22 Jan 1912, Nebraska, USA           d. 6 Jun 1987, Sand Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Person ID	I4634	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	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)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nettie J. Leggett           b. 17 May 1892, Webster County, Nebraska, USA           d. 25 Sep 1921, Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska, USA (Age 29 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1909	Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years and 6 months - She : ~ 16 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Feb 1912 - Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, USA Death - Jul 1987 - Hemet, Riverside, California, USA

  
  

• Reference

  "Cleo George Smelser". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I4634&tree=cw (accessed April 18, 2026).