Dorothy Frances Smead

1909 - 1990  (80 years)

• Name	Dorothy Frances Smead
  Born	26 Dec 1909	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	L2BS-4N8
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2BS-4N8
  1910 Census	20 Apr 1910	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
  	Ward 17, ED 165, sheet 7B 56 Russell Avenue Smead, George L.      Head  M  W  27       M1  2           NY  NY  NY   Asst Sales Mgr - Motor Works ---, Hepsey A             Wife   F  W  24       M1  2  1  1   NY  NY  NY ---, Dorothy F.            Dau    F  W    3/12  S                 NY  NY  NY
  Census	1 Jun 1915	Binghamton, Broome County, New York
  	1915 New York State
  	Election District 3, Ward 3, p. 26 31 Davis St. Smead, George L     Head  W  M  32  US  Salesman ---, Hepsey               Wife  W  F  29  US ---, Dorothy               Dau  W  F    5  US ---, Bettie                  Dau   W  F   1  US
  1920 Census	6 Jan 1920	Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
  	Ward 1, ED 102, sheet 4A 925 Woodlawn St. Smead, Geo L       Head   M  W  36  Md   NY  NY  NY   Salesman - Auto Supplies ---, Hepsey            Wife   F  W  34  Md   NY  NY  NY ---, Dorothy            Dau   F  W  10  S      NY  NY  NY ---, Elizabeth          Dau   F  W    5  S      NY  NY  NY
  1930 Census	16 Apr 1930	Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
  	Ward 13, ED 38, sheets 16B-17A 222 South Sixteenth Street Smead, George L    Head  M  W  47  Md  24   NY  NY  NY   Supervisor - Insurance ---, Hepsey E          Wife   F  W  44  Md  21   NY  NY  NY -----  sheet 17A  ----- Smead, Dorothy F    Dau  F  W  20  S            NY  NY  NY ---, Betty                  Dau  F  W  16  S            NY  NY  NY
  1940 Census	8 Apr 1940	Bellefonte, New Castle County, Delaware
  	ED 2-1B - Bellefonte - New Castle, sheet 6B 908 Marion Avenue Family 133 Smead, George         Head  M  W  57  Md   New York  1935: Allentown, PA   Salesman - Auto Equipment Retail ---, Hepsey                Wife  F  W  54  Md   New York           " Bispham, Dorothy       Dau  F  W  30  Wd   New York          "                       Stenogrpher - Chemical Mfg sheet 61A - corrections Family 211 901 Marion Avenue Bispham, Eleanor      GDau  F  W    5  S     New York   1935: Allentown, PA Reemer, Charles    Fath-i-L  M  W  73  Wd  Delaway     1935: Same House    House furnishing Buyer - Retail Dept. Store Sheet 9B (13 April) Preston, Benjamin S.    Head  M  W  38  Md   Maryland    1935: Claymont, DE               Laborer - Floor Coverings ---, Pearl I.                   Wife   F  W  30  Md   Maryland               " ---, Benjamin S. Jr.        Son   M  W   9   S     Delaware               " ---, James V.                 Son   M  W   6   S     Delaware               " Phillips, Rupert J.       Partner  M  W  36  Md   Maryland   1935: Rural, New Castle, DE   Die Setter - Rubber Co. ---, Myrtle A.              Partner  F  W  32  Md   Maryland                  "
  Died	12 Jul 1990	Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York
  	Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name:      Dorothy S. Langevin Born:      26 Dec 1909 Died:      12 Jul 1990 State (Year) SSN issued:      Delaware (Before 1951)
  Person ID	I101634	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2019

  
  

  Family	Cyril Gordon Bispham,   b. 23 May 1909, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Nov 1934, New York, New York County, New York  (Age 25 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1933	Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
  	Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 Name:      Cyril Gordon Bisphan Gender:      Male Age:      24 Birth Date:      abt 1909 Father:      Cyril Bisphan Mother:      Elnora Shedivick Spouse:      Dorothy F. Smead  [Dorothy F. Sinead] Gender:      Female Age:      23 Birth Date:      abt 1910 Father:      George L. Sinead Mother:      Hepsey Allen Marriage Date:      19 Aug 1933 Marriage Place:      Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA Film Number:      002080349
  Children	1. E.H.". Bispham
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F38008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Dec 1909 - Buffalo, Erie County, New York 1910 Census - 20 Apr 1910 - Buffalo, Erie County, New York Census - 1915 New York State - 1 Jun 1915 - Binghamton, Broome County, New York 1920 Census - 6 Jan 1920 - Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1930 Census - 16 Apr 1930 - Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Married - 19 Aug 1933 - Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 1940 Census - 8 Apr 1940 - Bellefonte, New Castle County, Delaware Died - 12 Jul 1990 - Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From Eleanor Robinson, Jam 2019: The only thing I knew about the Shedwick's was that my grandmother had several sisters. We visited them when I was a child and one of them, Florence Shedwick, was married and lived in Helena, Montana. My grandmother and I went out there and we saw Glacier National Park and Yellowstone while I was with them. Frances was the youngest, quite the character, and quite interesting to a youngster. It would not surprise me if the Bispham's were fairly well off. I believe they had land holdings in Barbados. Florence was married to a Bill something - all I remember was he was my uncle Bill. They had a summer place in Boothbay Harbor, ME where I visited when I was 7 or 8, and later moved to Helena Montana. My grandmother and I went to Montana when I was about 13 or 14 (1947 or 48). Sorry I don't have the last name. My guess as to her death is some time in the 1950's while I was away at college, or maybe while I was in the Marines 1956-58 or 9. My grandmother didn't have other siblings around after 1959 as far as I know. She visited my husband and I and the kids and we helped her find a place to live with people who took care of elderly people in Guilderland, NY since we had a tiny house and didn't have room to keep her with us. She was there till her death. I don't recall that Florence had any kids. My mother moved to Milford Connecticut when I was about six. She worked at Remington Arms as their plant newspaper editor. She met and married Leo Langevin in about 1941 My mother moved to Wilmington DE to live with her parents, and, after she got a job she needed someone to care for me. I lived with my maternal grandparents and her until she was transferred from Dupont in Wilmington to Remington Arms in Bridgeport CT. Then I stayed with my grandparents while she got settled up in CT and then moved up there with her when I was ready to start school full time. I suspect that the 1940 census period was when she had gone north. The house my grandarents and I were living in at that time was a duplex and the census might have missed that fact and attributed me to the Hudson's, who I suspect were the owners of the building, not the Smead's. We then moved to a single family home in a better neighborhood when my grandfather got a better job. The fall of 1941 is when I think I actually moved to CT. I went to school that fall. And I was there on December 7th and remember it very well. We heard the news on a large dome-shaped radio. The radio was frowning as the news was given. Everybody was so serious and sad. I was born in Manhatten because my father was a photographer working there. That is all I know about his work. After his death, my mother moved to Wilmington where my grandparents had moved to from Allentown PA. I think you are right that my mother was born in Buffalo. Betty was either three or four years younger than she was so I think you are correct that she was born in Binghamton, NY. Mom and Leo were married in Milford Connecticut. I believe Leo was living in Bridgeport, Connecticut when they met. So it was either there or at his parents home in I believe it was Brookfield VT. I visited them once. They lived on a farm on a country road in Vermont. I was seven or eight at the time. I'm not sure what Grandpa Langevin's first name was but I believe it was Albert. As far as Leo's death, I don't know exactly where or when. I believe he moved to Long Island after they divorced and lived there until his death some time in the 1970's. He and my mom did not keep in touch after the divorce so any info regarding him was third hand. Mom died in Schenectady, NY. I am not sure of the exact date because my daughter was the one who handled everything. I had moved to Barnstead, NH in 1982 and she stayed in Schenectady close to my daughter who was living in Gansvoort, NY at the time. I believe it was in 1994, but I really am not sure. I was pretty upset because I had very little contact with her during that period since I was running a 45 person Bureau and management takes a lot out of you so I was feeling very guilty. Aunt Betty married Hugh when her daughters were around 9 and 12. Jane was the oldest and Nancy several years younger. I don't recall if they took Hugh's name, or kept the Gackenbach name. I believe it was when I was in high school around 1948-49. They were married in Wilmington DE. She died in Cape May NJ after they moved there when Hugh retired. She had pancreatic cancer. By the way, thanks for the last names, I couldn't remember.