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Coke Whiteford Smith

Birth	:	2 May 1890 Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	28 Dec 1931 Glenn Dale, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Smith Cemetery, Mullins, Marion County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.1427994, -79.2869034
Inscription	:	"Gone but not forgotten"
Description	:	Son of Elly David and Elizabeth Josephine Snipes Smith, husband of Mary Ella Robinson. Coke and Mary Ella were the parents of six children: 1) Harold Whiteford Smith, 1919-2009 2) Vernon Coke Smith, 1920-1992 3) Katherine Smith, 1922-2006 4) Dorothy Mildred Smith, 1924-1995 5) Evelyn Jeanne Smith, 1925-1993 6) Mary Helen Smith, 1931-1999 GLENN DALE - Coke W. Smith, 41 year old baggage master of the Pennsylvania Railroad was killed by the train on which he usually worked at the grade crossing here last night. Riding alone in a heavy sedan, Smith was hit and instantly killed... Read More	Son of Elly David and Elizabeth Josephine Snipes Smith, husband of Mary Ella Robinson. Coke and Mary Ella were the parents of six children: 1) Harold Whiteford Smith, 1919-2009 2) Vernon Coke Smith, 1920-1992 3) Katherine Smith, 1922-2006 4) Dorothy Mildred Smith, 1924-1995 5) Evelyn Jeanne Smith, 1925-1993 6) Mary Helen Smith, 1931-1999 GLENN DALE - Coke W. Smith, 41 year old baggage master of the Pennsylvania Railroad was killed by the train on which he usually worked at the grade crossing here last night. Riding alone in a heavy sedan, Smith was hit and instantly killed by a Harrisburg to Washington express at 11 o'clock. The impact demolished the automobile, threw it about 100 yards from the crossing and disabled the train. The crash awakened the residents of Glenn Dale. Several members of the local fire department who were in their fire house near the crossing were startled by the sound of the collision. They were among the first to reach the scene. The watchman leaves the Glenn Dale grade crossing at 10:30 o'clock, and no one saw the collision. A coroner's jury was impaneled by Justice of Peace John A. Downing and a verdict of "unavoidable accident" was returned at an inquest held immediately in the fire house. According to Constable William Kreitzer, who investigated the accident, the train was in charge of Engineer Samuel English and Conductor J. K. Alberts, both of Washington. The engineer said he saw the headlights of Smith's car approaching the tracks a moment before the train reached the crossing, Constable Kreitzer reported. Kreitzer said Smith usually made the run on the train which killed him. Several witnesses testified they heard the train blow for the crossing, and the crew was exonerated of all blame by the jury's verdict. R. H. Willett was foreman of the jury. Smith lived at 1200 West 41st Street, Baltimore. Constable Kreitzer said the baggage master reported sick yesterday. The officer said Smith had friends at Bowie, but his presence at Glenn Dale, which is in the opposite direction from Baltimore, has not been explained. It was suggested he may have lost his way and was driving towards Washington, while believing he was headed for Baltimore. Smith was identified by his driver's permit and by the engineer of the train. Constable Kreitzer said there was no money in Smith's billfold. Published December 29, 1931

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Coke Whiteford Smith's memorial is located at: Smith Cemetery, Mullins, Marion County, USA.
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Coke Whiteford Smith death on 28 Dec 1931 in Glenn Dale, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 34.1427994
Longitude: -79.2869034

Family Members:

Parent

Elly David Smith

(1846 - 1925)

Elizabeth Josephine Snipes Smith

(1862 - 1937)

Spouse

Mary Ella Robinson Smith

(1895 - 1948)

Siblings

Bessie Elizabeth Smith Brown

(1881 - 1953)

Hubert Smith

(1884 - 1886)

Anna Elly Smith

(1886 - 1973)

Johnnie W. Smith

(1888 - 1889)

Joseph Pinckney “Joe” Smith

(1888 - 1969)

Louqueen L. “Queeny” Smith

(1897 - 1907)

LeGrand Smith

(1870 - 1873)

Christopher Tillman Smith

(1873 - 1926)

Children

Katherine Elizabeth Smith Morris

(1922 - 2006)

Helen Smith Matthews

(1932 - unknow)

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