Cemetery RecordChanhassen Pioneer Cemetery
Lot 44.3
Grave Status Occupied
update Date 7/18/2013
Place of Birth Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota
Place of Death Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota
Age 90
Marital Status Married (twice)
Mother Mary Starring (MN Death Records)
Father Sherman Stephen Smith (Grave 57.1)
Children Sherman Starring Smith and Audrey Smith (twins born October 24, 1910)
occupation Ran a feed store with his father in Chanhassen. In 1901 they moved the store to
Military Status Excelsior and in 1926 thev added groceries.
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Occupant Information
Name
Charles Jonas Smith
Sex
Male
Social Sec. No.
Date of Birth
11/6/1875
Date of Death
9/21/1966
Interment Date
Cause of Death
Non -communicable
Place of Birth Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota
Place of Death Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota
Age 90
Marital Status Married (twice)
Mother Mary Starring (MN Death Records)
Father Sherman Stephen Smith (Grave 57.1)
Children Sherman Starring Smith and Audrey Smith (twins born October 24, 1910)
occupation Ran a feed store with his father in Chanhassen. In 1901 they moved the store to
Military Status Excelsior and in 1926 thev added groceries.
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Charles J. Smith
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Date Purchased
6/19/1942
Amount Fee Paid
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee
$0.00
Spouse Information
Name Bessie (McNeal) Smith
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Next of Kin Information
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Lot 44.3 Update Date 7/18/2013
Name Charles Jonas Smith
Comments/History Charles and his father ran a feed store in Chanhassen. In 1901, they moved the
store to Excelsior and in 1926 they added groceries. They named the store
"S & S Grocery." His father, Sherman Smith lived 1847 to 1936. His mother,
Mary (Starring) Smith lived 1849 to 1936.
His first wife was May Minier, daughter of L.D. Minier and mother of Sherman
Starring Smith. Her name is possibly Florence May Minier or May Florence
Minier. She was still alive in 1930. In the 1910 Census, her father, Louis, is living
with them.