3656. Ruth Carolina Goss was born on January 13, 1907 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA. She died on July 18, 1998 in Rochester, PA. She was buried on July 21, 1998 in St. Clair Cemetery Sec L, Lot 93 #2, Greensburg, PA. She was a Columbia Hospital, Director of Medical Records, PA (Forbes). She was educated Turtle Creek, PA High School. She was Methodist. Grandma was a very religious woman. She went to church on a regular basis and enjoyed singing her hymns. I remember attending her Methodist church with her once, and she sang "Open My Eyes...". Grandma also considered herself the "matriarch" of the family. Unfortunately for her, this was not paid much attention to by the rest of the family. She also liked her card games. I remember her teaching me various card games. Among them were "Cut-Throat", "Solitaire" and others. Nova and I used to play these with her a lot. Grandma was also the person who got me involved with family history! When I was a child, she sent a copy of a family report she and her sisters had completed to my mother. I read it, and was fascinated to be related to all of those people. I was hooked! In later years, when I was about 14, she showed me the Smith family Bible and Family photos in her possession. She also helped me to start identifying antiques in various places in her home that had belonged to family members. She had quite a lot of them in her house. She also took me to where all of the family members were buried. She taught me much and I loved her for it.
Ruth Carolina Goss and James Theodore Smith were married on February 16,
1926 in Wellsburg, WV. James Theodore Smith
was born on February 5, 1903 in Newlinsburg (Export), Westmoreland Co., PA.
He died on September 1, 1973 in Latrobe, Greensburg, PA. He was
buried on September 5, 1973 in St. Clair Cemetery Sec L, Lot 93 #1, Greensburg,
PA. He was a Farmer. Died from Coronary Artery Disease
with Acute Myocardial Infarction, per death certificate. SS # 194-14-4025 Ruth
Carolina Goss and James Theodore Smith had the following children:
+5820 | i. | James Theodore Smith Jr.. |
+5821 | ii. | George "Duane" Smith. |