The Campbell s Chapter 7 The Smiths retirement in Bartlesville 1960s +
Marsh worked in the Union Food Store until he was 81 years old Marsh and Ida closed the Union Food Store on this date 1966 2
Marshall was the only one of 6 children who could talk Marsh, their father, into retiring In 1966 Marsh and Ida moved to Bartlesville to live with Marshall and Ollie Mae was close by Marshall traveled 2 more years and then was based in the home office in Bartlesville for Phillips
Smith s traveled often to Bartlesville to visit Robert is pictured with his dad, Marsh Highway 60 East
Marshall provided a home for his parents He was creative and if he wasn t painting a picture he might be painting a fence 5
Marshall was always working on projects 6
The grandchildren were entertained in the pool located in the back yard on Harris Drive Marsh and Ida cooled off too The new home 7
Family and friends loved to swim in the pool Manus, Marsh and Jep 8
When it was really hot Grandpa would swim Grandma soaked her knees and legs often 9
Oh, the fun we had The pool was busy and required a lot of upkeep 10
Jo painted the women cover ups in 1974 Ollie Mae, Joyce, Mildred and Jan model their gift 11
The Bartlesville kitchen was much bigger than Marsh and Ida s Union Street kitchen Marshall made peanut brittle and sticky buns often Cooking and eating took place often 12
Many people would come to visit Family enjoyed sitting on the back patio 13
The matriarchs of 3 families Nellie Schockman, Robert s mother-in-law Clara Tribble and Ida Smith were sisters All 3 were wonderful cooks All live to their mid 90s
Soon after moving to Bartlesville 15
Marsh and Ida s 50 th anniversary was held in Bartlesville at their home The year was 1967 16
Their 50th Family and friends filled their home
During the holidays the house was full Ida loved flowers and bouquets 19
Marsh s 85 th birthday
At age 89, Marsh passed away at home in Bartlesville, OK 1974 22
Marsh passes on
Marsh passed away in the spring of 1974 after a long bout of colon cancer He is one of many family members laid to rest in the IOOF Cemetery in Ponca City
Wanda Ramsey Smith loved Marsh and remembered him this way
When Marsh passed away Ida wrote this for her children 28
Robert and Mildred s grandsons 1985
Many other parties took place For Ida s 90 th birthday she was given a birthday card shower Over 100 cards and letters were sent by loved ones 31
Happiness was throughout the family as Ida celebrated, as her mother Lucinda and sister Clara had done, a long life
The 3 mother-in-law s referred to are: Mrs. Frank Rogers Mitchell s mother Mrs. Glen Taylor Jimmie Underwood Smith s mother Mrs. Herman Schockman Mildred Schockman Smith s mother
R N Susan Stanford in Red Cross uniform during WWII
The next few years brought great change to the Campbell and Smith families The elders begin to pass on
Bill passes away
In 1989 Clara is the next one to leave this life
Clara worked at Conoco for 33 years She also sewed mattress covers and did bookwork at the Ponca Mattress Co.
Ida had 93 birthdays She was showered with gifts and flowers 44
After Marsh, Marshall s dad passed away Marshall III retired from Phillips 66 He knew he was sick As he was leaving home to go to the hospital His mother, Ida said she would see him again in Heaven
Marshall loved to joke IOOF Cemetery
Another family member is called home Ida also was at home when she passed away in 1990 at the age of 93 the same year son Marshall passed She and Clara lived very long lives
Wanda Ramsey Smith honored Ida with a poem
In 4 years 4 Campbell family members passed on The youngest, Bill, in 1988 Clara, one of the eldest siblings, in 1989 Then Mitchell Rogers, Ollie Mae s first husband and Jim Rogers father, passed unexpectedly in January of 1990 Marshall Smith III passed in February of 1990 Mother, Ida Smith followed him in June of 1990 when she joined many of her loved ones in her eternal home A decade would come and go before anyone in the next Campbell and Smith lines passed on. Manus went next, then Elvis and Jimmie, Robert and Johnnie.
In two hundred years What an incredible family legacy was created for future generations to know of and attempt to emulate May those who were born in the last millennium attempt to teach the youngest descendents what a true heritage of character has been a part of their Cambell and Smith ancestry
The end of chapter 7
Useful websites and books mostly relating to Marsh Smith s lineage A Jeffreys Family 1765-1984 by Allen Ray Jeffreys, 1984 1818 History and Families 1993 Whitley County, Kentucky, Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, KY 1994 Booklet Prepared for the 250 year of deed conveying land for the Church at Maidenhead, 1948, Hannah Smith, mother of patriot Elijah Smith is buried in their cemetery http://www.pclawrenceville.org/ Sons of the American Revolution, Jacksonville, IL http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljaghs/sar_dar.htm Whitley County Historical and Genealogical Society and Museum, http://www.wchgs.org/ Whitley County Public Library, Williamsburg, KY contact Pat Jones, http://www.wchgs.org/ Kentucky Genealogical Society, Inc., Frankfort, KY http://www.kygs.org/ Online pension records are available at most public libraries free of charge Go to www.heritagequestonline.com Click search Persi Click Rev. War link, Type in Smith Elijah All All Click search Select the one from NJ and VA The 26 pages of pension papers will be shown Series: M805 Roll: 747 Image: 255 File: W10501/BLWT101700-160-55 Page: 1 of 26 pages legacyhistorycollections.com contact khunter54@gmail.com Oklahoma Historical Society http://www.okhistory.org/research/index.html http://www.uky.edu/kentuckyatlas/ http://www.seminoleoklahoma.com/ use the Historical Photos from Seminole County link University of Oklahoma Western History Collections, Monnet Hall, Norman, OK http://libraries.ou.edu/ The Whitley Republican, Thursday, Aug 28,1896 article Then Came the Great Depression If any errors occur in the content, please email documentation to khunter54@gmail.com The Campbell story will never be told completely but it has been a pleasure to relive the history contained therein. May future generations have the moral fiber of the Campbell family. May our relatives have the spiritual character shown by the ancestors and their connections with the Church. Many thanks to all who contributed to this work. It is a cumulative family project. 57