Relatives said Tom and Amanda adopted niece Ada Mack but since hername w as Mack in every census, it is doubtful it was ever madeofficial.
Residences & events:
1888 Champaign, IL. Tom, as owner and president of Smith & Cotrading i n ice (artificial and natural) and wholesale meats, built upan impress ive business. He had 100 cars carrying supplies tohousewives as well a s for export to Itay, France, England, Israel,and Arabia. Among his w ares were eggs, cheese, liquor,"oleomargarine" and butter, distilled w ater, meat, fruits andvegetables, poultry, and "anything else you can t hink of which needsto be kept cold." He handled 5000 - 10,000 tons of i ce a year.
Son, Bud, took over the operation before selling it some 68 yearslater .
He and his wife were generous folks who shared their good fortune.Rela tives remember them bringing truckloads of clothing to Mattoonevery ye ar for their less fortunate kin.
6/16/1900 Same place. That year Thomas E and Amanda M were both 38ye ars old, married 10 years with 4 children, all living: Gladys M,7, Fl orence E, 5, Cleone F, 2, and Harold T, 2 months. Also countedthere w as niece, Ada C Mack, 10. Thomas' occupation was stock buyer.
4/15/1910 Still there. The census taker recorded Thomas and Amandaat a ge 47, married 20 years with 5 children: children Gladys M, 17,Floren ce E, 15, Cleone F, 12, Harold T, 10, Alice A, 8, plus nieceAda C Mack , 20. Thomas was back in the ice business as President ofthe company.
1/2/1920 Same place. By the next census Thomas was 57 and Amanda was5 8. Children still at home were Harold A, 19, Cleone F, 21, andAlice A , 17. Also still there was Ada K Mack, 29. Thomas was ownerof the ic e company, no one else had jobs.
4/3/1930 Same address. At age 68 Thomas and Amanda had been marriedf or 27 years, they owned their home which was valued at $14,000 andowne d a radio. Ada Mack, 40, was still with them as well as 27 yearold pu blic school teacher Phoebe Thrall, boarder. Thomas still heldthe posi tion of President of the ice company.
Name: Thomas Evan Smith
Birth Date: 13 Jan 1862
Birth Place: Armstrong, Illinois
Death Date: 28 Jun 1930
Death Place: Champaign, Champaign , Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jul 1930
Burial Place: Urbana, Champaign, Ills.
Cemetery Name: Woodlawn
Death Age: 68
Occupation: Manufactor
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Street address: 405 So. State
Residence: Champaign, Ill.
Father Name: William Smith
Father Birth Place: Northern Vermillion County, Ill.
Mother Name: Emily Copeland
Mother Birth Place: Vermillion Co., Ill.
Spouse Name: Amanda Smith
FHL Film Number: 1644130
1930 was the last time either Tom or Smith & Co were listed in thecity d irectory.
