Nathan Smith1

b. 1738, d. 16 November 1835
Family
Father*Nathan Smith1 b. 1 Jul 1710
Mother*Rebecca Bixby1 d. 12 Feb 1784
Birth*1738Nathan Smith was born in 1738.1 
BaptismOctober 1742Nathan Smith was baptized in October 1742 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Marriage*1 July 1762He married Ruth Moors of Boylston on 1 July 1762 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Revolutionary War*Nathan Smith may have volunteered and served in the Revolutionary War.1 
No Issue*Nathan Smith and Ruth Moors had no children.1 
Death*16 November 1835He died on 16 November 1835 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at the age of 96.3,2 

Family

 Ruth Moors

Citations

  1. [S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 620-623. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S484] Seth Chandler, Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882, pages 620-623, noted his date of death as Nov 1834.

Nathan Smith1

b. 14 October 1784, d. 23 September 1838
Family
Birth*14 October 1784Nathan Smith was born on 14 October 1784 in Chatham County, North Carolina.1,2 
Marriage*He married Sarah Ann Hickney.1 
Death*23 September 1838He died on 23 September 1838 at age 531,2 
Burial* and was buried in Old Carter Cemetery, 4 miles east of Boulder, Clinton County, Illinois.2 

Family

 Sarah Ann Hickney
Child 1.Nathan Smith Jr.+1 b. 18 Feb 1826, d. 18 Sep 1872

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nathan Smith, Jr, Memorial# 54195888. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nathan Smith, Memorial# 54185505.

Nathan Smith Jr.1,2

b. 18 February 1826, d. 18 September 1872
Family
Father*Nathan Smith2 b. 14 Oct 1784, d. 23 Sep 1838
Mother*Sarah Ann Hickney2
Birth*18 February 1826Nathan Smith Jr. was born on 18 February 1826 in Chatham County, North Carolina.2 
Marriage*19 April 1849He married first Rachel Morris on 19 April 1849 in Clinton County, Illinois.3,4,2 
Children*Nathan and Rachel had four children together, all of whom died in infancy.4,2 
(Husband) Death12 March 1853Nathan became a widower when Rachel (Morris) Smith died on 12 March 1853 at age 20.1,4 
Marriage*9 September 1858He married second Sarah Jane Cole, daughter of Thomas Francis Cole and Mary Morris, on 9 September 1858 in Marion County, Illinois.1,2,5 
Children*Nathan and Sarah had three children together, all of whom lived to adulthood.2 
Death*18 September 1872He died on 18 September 1872 in Clinton County, Illinois, at age 462 
Burial* and was buried in Row 20, grave 5 of Ebenezer Cemetery, Boulder, Clinton County.2 

Family 1

 Rachel Morris b. 28 May 1832, d. 12 Mar 1853

Family 2

 Sarah Jane Cole b. 19 Apr 1838, d. 29 Apr 1878
Child 1.Martha Lavinia Smith1,2 b. 20 Jul 1867, d. 28 Apr 1936

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Lavinia (Smith) Lewis, Memorial# 54196487. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nathan Smith, Jr, Memorial# 54195888.
  3. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nathan Smith and Rachael Morris on 19 April 1849 in Clinton County. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Morris) Smith, Memorial# 69844954.
  5. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nathan Smith and Sarah J. Cole on 9 September 1858 in Marion County, referencing FHL film# 001010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.

Nellie G. Smith1

b. 4 December 1870, d. 11 November 1963
Family
Father*Asa Smith2,3,4 b. 29 Sep 1833, d. 11 Feb 1917
Mother*Mary A. Bolton3,1,4 b. 1838, d. 1915
Birth*4 December 1870Nellie G. Smith was born on 4 December 1870 in Linn County, Kansas.1 
Marriage*4 July 1892She married first, as his first wife, John Elmer Shinkle, son of John J. Shinkle and Sarah A. Barnes, on 4 July 1892 in Linn County, Kansas.1,5,6 
Marriage*before 1925She married Addison Millyard, son of Charles T. Millyard and Elizabeth __?__, before 1925.7 
Census State KS 1925*1925Nellie and Addison Millyard were recorded as married when they were enumerated on the 1925 Kansas State census in Lakin, Kearny County, Kansas. Addison was 64 years of age and Nellie was age 53.8 
Death*11 November 1963She died on 11 November 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, at age 921 
Burial* and was buried in the Mausoleum, East Chapel Wall, Row 24, Level A, of Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County.1 

Family 1

 John Elmer Shinkle b. 7 Mar 1870, d. 7 Nov 1956

Family 2

 Addison Millyard b. 5 Apr 1860, d. 19 Oct 1945

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nellie G. (Smith) Millyard, Memorial# 50348833. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Asa Smith, Memorial# 98429622.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. Smith, Memorial# 98429635.
  4. [S2172] Asa Smith of Linn County, Kansas 1917 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Parker Message, (Parker, Kansas), Friday, 23 February 1917, page 4, suicide death on 11 February 1917 of Asa Smith, Kansas pioneer, widower, age 83, took his own like by shooting himself in the head with a 32-caliber revolver; lived with son Warren and his wife; Asa born in New York on 29 September 1833; married Mary Bolton on 14 October 1861 and they moved to Kansas in 1865; served in Civil War. Hereinafter cited as Asa Smith of Linn County, Kansas 1917 Obituary.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Elmer Shinkle, Memorial# 98336973.
  6. [S2173] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, online at www.newspapers.com, marriage on 4 July 1892 in Linn County, Kansas, USA of Nella Smith of Cadmus, age 20, born about 1872, and Elmer Shinkle of Cadmus, age 22, born about 1870, citing Film# 001521456. Hereinafter cited as Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Addison Millyard, Memorial# 42234293.
  8. [S1693] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Addison and Nellie Millyard, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_70; Line: 30, reporting Addison's place of birth as Maryland. Hereinafter cited as Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925.

Ollie Diantha Smith1

b. 11 April 1861, d. 24 January 1921
Family
Birth*11 April 1861Ollie Diantha Smith was born on 11 April 1861 in Scotland County, Missouri.1 
Marriage*1880She married Thomas Washington Small about 1880.1,2 
Death*24 January 1921She died on 24 January 1921 in Creston, Union County, Iowa, at age 591 
Burial* and was buried in Edinburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Edinburg, Scotland County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Thomas Washington Small b. 5 Nov 1858, d. 6 Mar 1928
Child 1.Jacy Wright Small+1,3 b. 14 Jul 1893, d. 4 Sep 1970

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ollie Diantha (Smith) Small, Memorial# 18751309. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Washington Small, Memorial# 18751298.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jacy Wright Small, Memorial# 61229782.

Pleasant F. Smith1,2

b. 1815, d. before 1860
Family
Birth*1815Pleasant F. Smith was born about 1815 in Tennessee.2 
Marriage*6 March 1837He married Thursey Means on 6 March 1837 in Clinton County, Missouri.2,3 
Census US 1850*27 August 1850Thursey and Pleasant F. Smith were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 27 August 1850 in Jackson, Gentry County, Missouri. Pleasant was 35 years of age, a farmer, and unable to read or write, and Thursey was 34 years of age. Five children were enumerated with the couple in 1850. Elizabeth, Ahi and Nancy were ages 9, 8 and 7 years, respectively; Hannah was age 3; and Susannah was seven months old.2 
Death*before 1860He may have died in his early to middle 40s, before 1860, leaving his wife, Thursey (Means) Smith, a widow with six children between the ages of infancy to 20 years. We have not found Pleasant, Thursey or any of their children on the 1860 census and, in 1870, Thursey was with their two youngest children as the head of her household, and the family of a married daughter, Hannah Rebecca (Smith) Chapman, was enumerated two households away.4 

Family

 Thursey Means b. 1816
Children 1.Elizabeth Smith2 b. 1841
 2.Ahi Smith2 b. 1842
 3.Nancy Smith2 b. 1843
 4.Hannah R. Smith+1,5,2 b. 31 Oct 1846, d. 19 Feb 1934
 5.Susannah Smith2 b. Jan 1850
 6.Samuel Smith6,7 b. 25 Jul 1857, d. 27 Apr 1940

Citations

  1. [S2313] Hannah Rebecca (Smith) Chapman 1934 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight, (Stanberry, Missouri), Thursday, 22 February 1934, page 1, Mrs. Hannah R. Chapman, a resident of Gentry County for 80 years, died at her home in Alanthus on Monday morning at 6:25 o'clock. death due to ravages of old age, 87 years, 3 months, 18 days old, born on 31 October 1846 in Platte County, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Smith, married T. J. Chapman about 1865, he died in 1921, ten children, eight living: R. P. Chapman of Alanthus, W. E. Chapman of Apache, Oklahoma, Henry Chapman and Mrs. Julia Gage of Gentry, Amos Chapman of Mt. Ida, Kansas, John Chapman of Parnell, Missouri, Willis and M. M. Chapman of Stanberry; also survived by one brother Sam Smith and many other relatives and friends; Funeral Tuesday at the Baptist Church in Alanthus and interment in Jennings Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Hannah Rebecca (Smith) Chapman 1934 Obituary.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Pleasant F. and Thursey Smith, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 399; Page: 198a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2341] Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 6 March 1837 of Pleasant Smith and Thursa Means in Clinton County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Thursay" Smith, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 673B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 19 February 1934 in Alanthus, Gentry County, Missouri, USA, of Hannah R Chapman, age 87, widow of Tom Chapman, died of chronic valvular heart disease, born on 31 October 1846 in Platte County, Missouri, to Pleasant Smith and Thersia Means, informant M. M. Chapman, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 4545-B. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Samuel Smith, Memorial# 8100382. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S2342] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Samuel "Leonard" Smith on 27 April 1940 in Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa, USA, age 82, married to Samantha Stafford, sawmill worker and house mover, born on 25 July 1857 in Missouri to Pleasant Smith and Kersey, informant Myrtle Lauritson, Hamburg, Iowa, burial on 29 April 1940 in Hamburg Cemetery, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952.

Robert Smith1

b. circa 1672, d. 21 December 1759
Family
Birth*circa 1672Robert Smith was born circa 1672 in Ireland.1 
Death*21 December 1759He died on 21 December 1759 in Palmer, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), in his 87th year. His grave stone identified him as the father of Elder James and Patrick, and the grandfather of John, Robert, James and Hugh Smith.1 

Family
Child 1.James Smith+1

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Ruth Smith1

d. before 11 March 1845
Family
Marriage*26 June 1836She married, as his second wife, Thomas G. Lofton, son of John Guy Lofton and Agness Gillham, on 26 June 1836 in Madison County, Illinois.1 
Death*before 11 March 1845She died before 11 March 1845, the date her husband married for the third time.2 

Family

 Thomas G. Lofton b. 8 Jul 1797, d. 26 Feb 1862
Child 1.Eliza Lofton3 b. 1838, d. 4 Sep 1846

Citations

  1. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Thomas G. Lofton and Ruth Smith on 26 June 1836 in Madison County, referencing film# 001306457. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Thomas G. Lofton and Nancy "Meldrim" on 11 March 1845 in Greene County, referencing film# 001310037.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas G. Lofton, Memorial# 11665932. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Samuel Smith1

Family
Marriage*He married Sarah __?__.1 

Family

 Sarah __?__
Child 1.Mary Smith1 b. 22 Nov 1688, d. 21 Jun 1774

Citations

  1. [S1294] Levi B. Chase, A Genealogy of Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America and of Plumpton in England, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Plympton (ca.1620-1676) emigrated from England to Roxbury, Massachusetts during or before 1641, settled in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1643, married Jane Dammin in 1644, and moved to Medfield, Massachusetts in 1652. Includes indexes. (Hartford, Connecticut: Plimpton Mfg. Co. Print, 1884), No. 9, John Plimpton, pages 74-75. Hereinafter cited as The Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America.

Samuel Smith1

Family
Marriage*He married Bittia Sharp, daughter of Isaac Sharp and Mary Wolverton.1,2 

Family

 Bittia Sharp b. 1802

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 456. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1436] J.H. Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of many of the Early Settled Families, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: J.H. Beers, 1893), The Sharp Family, pages 170-174. Hereinafter cited as Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Samuel Smith1

b. 25 July 1857, d. 27 April 1940
Family
Father*Pleasant F. Smith1,2 b. 1815, d. b 1860
Mother*Thursey Means1,2,3 b. 1816
Birth*25 July 1857Samuel Smith was born on 25 July 1857 in Missouri.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Samuel Livingston Smith.4 
(Son) Census US 187027 August 1870Samuel was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 27 August 1870 in the household of his mother, whom we suspect had been widowed, in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. Samuel was 14 years old and was not able to write, although he could read.3 
Marriage*30 September 1878He married Samantha J. Stafford on 30 September 1878.5,2,4 
Death*27 April 1940He died on 27 April 1940 in Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa, at age 821,2,4 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Hamburg.1 

Family

 Samantha J. Stafford b. 15 Oct 1859, d. 20 Sep 1941

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Samuel Smith, Memorial# 8100382. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2342] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Samuel "Leonard" Smith on 27 April 1940 in Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa, USA, age 82, married to Samantha Stafford, sawmill worker and house mover, born on 25 July 1857 in Missouri to Pleasant Smith and Kersey, informant Myrtle Lauritson, Hamburg, Iowa, burial on 29 April 1940 in Hamburg Cemetery, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Thursay" Smith, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 673B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2343] Samuel Livingston Smith 1940 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight, (Stanberry, Missouri), Thursday, 9 May 1940, page 10, Pioneer Resident Dead, Sanuel Livingston Smith, born in Alanthus, Missouri 25 July 1857 and passed away at his home in the south part of Hamburg on Saturday, 27 April 1940 at age 82; married to Samantha Jane Stafford on 30 September 1878, seven children, brother of late Mrs. T. J. Chapman. Hereinafter cited as Samuel Livingston Smith 1940 Obituary.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Samantha J (Stafford) Smith, Memorial# 8100384.

Sarah Smith1

b. 15 April 1765
Family
Father*Ephraim Smith1 b. Dec 1745
Mother*Hannah Gordon1
Birth*15 April 1765Sarah Smith was born on 15 April 1765 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 620-623. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Sarah Smith1

d. 14 January 1832
Family
Marriage*10 July 1783She married, as his first wife, Captain Timothy White of Taunton on 10 July 1783 in Norton, Bristol County.1 
Death*14 January 1832Identified as the wife of Captain Timothy White, she died on 14 January 1832 in Taunton, Bristol County, in her 74th year.2 
Burial*She and her husband Captain Timothy White were buried in the same lot in Wetherell Cemetery, Taunton.3 

Family

 Captain Timothy White d. 24 Feb 1842

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Marriages, Volume 2, page 513. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Deaths, Volume 3, page 217.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Deaths, Volume 3, page 218.

Sarah Smith1

b. 13 January 1711/12
Family
Father*Joshua Smith1
Mother*Elizabeth Watkins1
Birth*13 January 1711/12Sarah Smith was born on 13 January 1711/12 in Needham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*25 October 1731She married Jonathan Hawes, son of Joseph Hawes and Deborah Dewing, on 25 October 1731 in Needham.1 

Family

 Jonathan Hawes b. 14 Mar 1705/6, d. 29 Oct 1742

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

Seth A. Smith1

b. July 1895
Family
Father*Arthur P. Smith1 b. Nov 1849, d. 9 Aug 1905
Mother*Emma Halsey Gilbert1 b. 11 May 1866, d. 13 Sep 1933
Birth*July 1895Seth A. Smith was born on July 1895 in California.1 
(Son) Death9 August 1905He was 10 years old when his father died on 9 August 1905 at age 55.2 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arthur P. and Emma Smith, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westminster, Orange, California; Roll: 95; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1240095. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Arthur P. Smith, Memorial# 10212244. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Sophia Jane Smith1

b. April 1860, d. 1907
Family
Birth*April 1860Sophia Jane Smith was born in April 1860 in Indiana.2 
Marriage*She married first ______ Bass.1 
(Wife) Deathbefore 1883Sophia became a widow, probably in her early 20s, when ______ Bass died before 1883.3 
Marriage*1883She married second Robert Anderson Cosby, son of John Cosby and Mary __?__, about 1883.1,2 
Children*1900 On the 1900 census, Sophia reported she had given birth to nine children, six of whom were living. Four children, all with the Cosby surname and born after the couple's marriage in 1883, were enumerated with the couple that year. All four were reported to have survived Robert in his 1941 obituary, which also stated that four children had been born of his union with his first wife. From this information, we believe it safe to think that from Sophia's first marriage, Florence Bass and one of her siblings were living in 1900 and that three of Sophia's Bass children from her first marriage had died before the 1900 census. So... Bottom line, Sophia and Robert had four children together, and Sophia with her first husband had five children together.2,4 
Death*1907She died about 1907 at about age 47.1 

Family 1

 ______ Bass d. b 1883

Family 2

 Robert Anderson Cosby b. 2 Feb 1855, d. 13 Nov 1941

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Anderson Cosby, Memorial# 163835021. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Sophia Cosby, Year: 1900; Census Place: Whiskey Run, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 365; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240365. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 February 1873 in Crawford County, of Sophia J. Smith and James A. Bass, referencing Crawford County Indiana, original record located in Crawford County Indiana; Marriages 1818 - 1880 Books A - D, Part I Grooms Part II Brides Compiled by Ruth M Slevin; Book: C; Page: 654. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, "Robert Cosby, Birdseye, Dies at the Age of 81", The Herald, Jasper, Indiana, 21 November 1941, page 1, son of John and Mary Cosby, husband of Mrs. Sophia Bass and Mrs. Elizabeth Pace, survived by four children with first wife, Martin, Sherman and Charles Cosby, and Mrs. Stella Mitchell, a stepdaughter Florence Bass McCown, and a stepson William Pace. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Susannah Smith1

b. January 1850
Family
Father*Pleasant F. Smith1 b. 1815, d. b 1860
Mother*Thursey Means1 b. 1816
Birth*January 1850Susannah Smith was born about January 1850 in Missouri.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185027 August 1850Susannah was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 27 August 1850 in the household of her parents in Jackson, Gentry County, Missouri. She was seven months old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 187027 August 1870Susannah was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 27 August 1870 in the household of her mother, whom we suspect had been widowed, in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri. Susanna was 21 years of age and unable to read or wirite.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Pleasant F. and Thursey Smith, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 399; Page: 198a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Thursay" Smith, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 673B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Sylvanus Smith1

b. December 1745, d. 1831
Family
Father*Nathan Smith1 b. 1 Jul 1710
Mother*Rebecca Bixby1 d. 12 Feb 1784
Marriage*He married Agnes Moors.1 
Baptism*December 1745Sylvanus Smith was baptized in December 1745 in Leominster, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Revolutionary War*Sylvanus Smith served in the Revolutionary War as a Lieutenant.3 
Death*1831He died in 1831 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1 

Family

 Agnes Moors

Citations

  1. [S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 620-623. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Third Generation, pages 6-8. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.

Thomas Smith1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*He married Rachel Heaton, daughter of Daniel Heaton.1 

Family

 Rachel Heaton b. 1 Feb 1823, d. 22 Nov 1899

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 5, pages 155-156. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Reverend Thomas Smith1

b. circa 1762, d. September 1831
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Father*______ Smith
Birth*circa 1762Thomas Smith was born circa 1762, as calculated from his reported age at death.2 
Relationship NoteThomas Smith and Jane Smith are believed to have been siblings who married siblings. 
Marriage*He married Eleanor Hinds, daughter of Ralph Hinds and Esther Cannon.1 
Census Church 1802*1802Reverend Thomas Smith and Eleanor (Hinds) Smith appeared with their children on a special Church census in 1802 in the Parish of Laracor, County Meath, Ireland. Thomas was identified as the Head, and Eleanor was recorded simply as "Mrs." The children, listed as Ellen, Jane, William, Adrian, Martha and Henry were identified as sons or daughters, but with no ages. From the inscription on the family's memorial stone, Thomas and Eleanor may have had additional children, possibly named Fanny, Thomas, Richard and John.3 
Death*September 1831He died in September 1831 at age 69.2 
Burial*The family of Reverend Thomas Smith and Eleanor (Hinds) Smith was buried at the Parish Church, Laracor, County Meath, Ireland, later memorialized with a peaked stone, with no ornamentation, inscribed "In memory of the Rev. Thomas Smith Rector of Kilmore who departed this life Sep. 1831 aged 69 & was interred at the old stone. Also his beloved wife Eleanor Hinds who fell asleep Aug. 1849 aged 79. Here rest their children Ellen Jane Fanny.... Adrian Thomas Richard & John. Also their grandchild Jane E. Sharpe 1st wife of W.J. Goodman who was buried with her grandfather." The bottom of the stone was inscribed "Burnell Carrick."2 

Family

 Eleanor Hinds b. c 1770, d. Aug 1849
Children 1.Ellen Smith b. 1791, d. 17 Oct 1861
 2.Jane Smith
 3.William Smith
 4.Adrian Smith
 5.Martha Smith
 6.Henry Smith

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1793; Film number 545043; Volume 464; Pages 371-373; Deed number 296147. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S879] Beryl F.E. Moore, The parish of Laracor, County Meath. Microfilm of unpublished manuscripts at Navan Library, Navan, Ireland; headstone transcriptions: Volume 3, page 7; FHL Film# 1596994, Item 3, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as The parish of Laracor, County Meath.
  3. [S1110] Parish of Laracor, County Meath, Ireland, 1802 Church Census, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlmea2/Church/…. Hereinafter cited as Laracor Parish Church Census 1802.

Thomas T. Smith1

Family
Marriage*18 September 1916He married Clara B. McKichan, daughter of John McKichan and Mary J. Mansell, on 18 September 1916 in Jackson County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Clara B. McKichan b. 15 May 1891, d. 7 Feb 1969

Citations

  1. [S2160] Missouri, U.S., Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 September 1916 in Jackson County, Missouri, of Clara McKichan and Thomas T Smith, recorded in Jackson County, Missouri, USA, citing Certificate# 1916K0071343. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985.

Ursenia Smith1

b. 6 June 1833, d. 20 December 1914
Family
Birth*6 June 1833Ursenia Smith was born on 6 June 1833 in Henry County, Kentucky.1 
Marriage*22 November 1877She married, as his second wife, Thomas H. Gaines, son of Thomas Gaines and Nancy Swisher, on 22 November 1877 in Monroe County, Missouri.1,2 
Census US 1880*17 June 1880Ursenia and Thomas H. Gaines were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 17 June 1880 in Marion, Monroe County, Missouri. Thomas was 43 years of age and a farmer, and Ursenia was 42 years of age and keeping house. All five of Thomas's surviving children from his first marriage were enumerated with the couple in 1880. George T. was 20 years old; William H., Eva and "Editha" were ages 18, 13 and 11 years, respectively, and had attended school within the census year; and Emmett was 6 years old.3 
Death*20 December 1914She died on 20 December 1914 in Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Missouri, at age 81.1 

Family

 Thomas H. Gaines b. 20 Sep 1836

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ursenia (Smith) Gaines, Memorial# 127384893. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 22 November 1877 in Monroe County, Missouri, USA, of Mr. Thomas Harrison Gaines and Ursenia Smith, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas H. and Ursenia Gaines, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: 704; Page: 683B; Enumeration District: 057. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Virena Smith1

Family
Marriage*14 November 1844She married Zenoah Beeson, son of Zachariah Beeson and Hannah Thornburg, on 14 November 1844 in Wayne County, Indiana.1 

Family

 Zenoah Beeson b. 23 Oct 1823

Citations

  1. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), page 104. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.

Walter E. Smith1

b. 15 April 1902, d. 12 February 1986
Family
Birth*15 April 1902Walter E. Smith was born on 15 April 1902.2 
Marriage*11 April 1925He married Merle Cooper, daughter of Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, on 11 April 1925 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. They were both residents of Maryville, and Merle reported her age as 24 years, although she was likely age 25. Walter also reported his age as 24 years, although he was likely age 22, and four days short of being age 23.3,4 
(Brother-in-Law) Death18 November 1950Walter's brother-in-law, Whitney Logan Cooper, was shot and killed by his wife, Viola Irene Cooper, during an argument in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, on 18 November 1950. Whitney was 66 years of age.5,6,7,8 
(Brother-in-Law) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of his brother-in-law's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
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According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
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And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
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Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
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Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
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Death*12 February 1986He died on 12 February 1986 in Missouri at age 832 
Burial* and was buried in Section 2, Row 5, N-S, of Miriam Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.2 

Family

 Merle Cooper b. 28 Dec 1899, d. 13 Nov 1989

Citations

  1. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Walter E. Smith, Memorial# 27373956. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 April 1925 in Nodaway County, Missouri, USA, of Merle Cooper and Walter E Smith, both of Maryville and both age 24, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
  4. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 April 1925 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA, of Merle Cooper and Walter E Smith, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
  5. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  6. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  7. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  9. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  10. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.

Warren Smith1

b. 11 December 1876
Family
Father*Asa Smith1,2 b. 29 Sep 1833, d. 11 Feb 1917
Mother*Mary A. Bolton3,2 b. 1838, d. 1915
Birth*11 December 1876Warren Smith was born on 11 December 1876 in Kansas.3,4 
(Son) Death11 February 1917Warren's father, Asa Smith, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 11 February 1917 at the home he shared with Warren and his wife, about twelve miles southwest of Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas. The local newspaper reported Asa's death the following day, stating he had committed suicide by shooting himself with a .32 caliber revolver, and that despondency was given as the motive. He was 83 years of age.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Asa Smith, Memorial# 98429622. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2172] Asa Smith of Linn County, Kansas 1917 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Parker Message, (Parker, Kansas), Friday, 23 February 1917, page 4, suicide death on 11 February 1917 of Asa Smith, Kansas pioneer, widower, age 83, took his own like by shooting himself in the head with a 32-caliber revolver; lived with son Warren and his wife; Asa born in New York on 29 September 1833; married Mary Bolton on 14 October 1861 and they moved to Kansas in 1865; served in Civil War. Hereinafter cited as Asa Smith of Linn County, Kansas 1917 Obituary.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Asa and Mary A. Smith, Year: 1880; Census Place: Linn, Kansas; Roll: 386; Page: 118A; Enumeration District: 131. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Warren A. Smith, Memorial# 98430062.

Wilbur L. Smith1,2

b. 10 February 1877, d. 19 June 1917
Family
Father*Brandon Davidson Smith3,2 b. 20 Feb 1829, d. 26 Jun 1897
Mother*Viginia Annie Barnes4,2 b. 4 Aug 1853, d. 19 Jul 1921
Birth*10 February 1877Wilbur L. Smith was born on 10 February 1877 in Texas.2,5 
Marriage*1909He married, as her first husband, Josephine I. Standeven, daughter of Joseph H. Standeven and Susan L. Norton, in 1909 in Douglas County, Nebraska.6,1 
Census US 1910*23 April 1910Josephine I. and Wilbur L. Smith were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 23 April 1910 in Ward 3, Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Wilbur was 33 years of age and worked as a butcher, and employer, in his own shop, and Josephine was 27 years of age. They owned their house free of mortgage, had been married for one year, the first marriage for each, and Josephine had given birth to no children. Wilbur's mother, Jennie A. Smith, was enumerated with them in 1910. She was a widow 55 years of age, and had given birth to seven children, all of whom were living.5 
Death*19 June 1917He died on 19 June 1917 at age 402 
Burial* and was buried in Jester Cemetery, Plainview, Greer County, Oklahoma.2 

Family

 Josephine I. Standeven b. Mar 1883
Child 1.Brandon Smith7 b. 1915

Citations

  1. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Wilber L Smith in 1909 in Douglas, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 3803, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Bend-Swon. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Wilbur Smith, Memorial# 15787113. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Brandon Davidson Smith, Memorial# 58092062.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Virginia Annie (Barnes) Smith, Memorial# 58092287.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur L. and Josephine I. Smith, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hobart Ward 3, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1375270. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Josephine Standeven in 1909 in Douglas, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 3803, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Anto-Szit.
  7. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Josephine Smith, Year: 1920; Census Place: Omaha Ward 7, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T625_989; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 78. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Wiley B. Smith1,2

b. 1825
Family
Father*Malachi Smith3 b. 1789, d. 5 May 1859
Mother*Susannah Garrison3
Birth*1825Wiley B. Smith was born about 1825 in Tennessee.1 
Marriage*6 July 1838He married Deborah Varner on 6 July 1838 in Montgomery County, Illinois.2,1 
Census US 1860*2 July 1860Deborah and Wiley B. Smith were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 2 July 1860 in Township 7 N Range 5 W, Montgomery County, Illinois. Wiley was 35 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $3,500 and a personal estate valued at $400. Deborah was 38 years of age. Three of the couple's children were enumerated with them in 1860. Benton was 16 years old and worked on the farm; Elihu was 8 years old; and Harriet was age 2. Also residing with the family was Wiley's widowed mother, Susannah Smith, who was 60 years of age. No one in the household had attended school within the census year and Deborah and Susannah, both over 20 years of age, could neither read nor write.1 

Family

 Deborah Varner b. 1822
Children 1.Benton Smith1 b. 1844
 2.Elihu S. Smith+1 b. 1852, d. b 1 Jun 1880
 3.Harriet Smith1 b. 1858

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of Wiley and Deborah Smith, Township 7 N Range 5 W, Montgomery, Illinois; Page: 147; Family History Library Film: 803214. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Deborah Varner and Wiley B Smith on 6 July 1838 in Montgomery, Illinois, USA, referencing FHL Film# 001315683. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  3. [S2153] Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Matthew Smith and Susannah Garrison on 11 September 1814 in Franklin County, Georgia. Hereinafter cited as Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850.

William Smith1

Family

Family
Child 1.Clara Smith1 b. Mar 1857

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 5, pages 159-160. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

William Smith1

b. 19 December 1772
Family
Father*Hugh Smith1 b. 1728, d. 18 May 1805
Mother*Anna Fugh1 d. 21 Feb 1774
Birth*19 December 1772William Smith was born on 19 December 1772 in Palmer, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

William Smith

Residence*William Smith Esq. lived at Laracor, County Meath, Ireland.1 
(Trustee) Marriage Settlement15 September 1817 On 15 September 1817 James Ellis of Summerhill, County Meath, and his bride-to-be, Mary Anne Martha Hinds, spinster of Portland Place in the City and County of Dublin, were participants in a Memorial Deed of Marriage Settlement agreement. Others participating in the settlement included Jane Hinds of Portland Place, Dublin, a widow and the mother of Mary Anne Martha Hinds, Walter Thomas Hinds Esq., also of Portland Place, Dublin, the son of Jane Hinds and brother of Mary Anne Martha Hinds and William Smith Esq. of Laracor in the County of Meath.

The Memorial deed recited that a marriage had been agreed upon and was soon intended to occur between James Ellis and Mary Anne Martha Hinds and that James Ellis was entitled under the will of his uncle John Cade late of Leadenhall Street in the City of London, a Merchant deceased, to the sum of £700 payable upon the death of his mother, Mary Cade, otherwise Ellis, and that that sum was at that time invested at 4 percent compounding in the Bank of Ireland in the name of John Robinson of Leadenhall Street, a Merchant, as a Trustee for James and his mother. It further recited that Jane Hinds, the mother of Mary Anne Martha Hinds, had agreed to give her daughter a fortune of £500 and that it had been agreed by James Ellis, Mary Anne Martha Hinds and Jane Hinds upon the surety of the intended marriage that the sum of £700 should be assigned to and vested with Walter Thomas Hinds Esq. and William Smith Esq. and that the sum of £500 should be paid to Walter Thomas Hinds and William Smith as Trustees for the specific intents and purposes outlined in the agreement.

James Ellis, in consideration of the marriage, had agreed that Mary Anne Martha Hinds, in case she should survive him after their marriage had been solemnized, should have, hold and enjoy during the term of her natural life all the Estate, Real, freehold and personal, he owned or was entitled to at the time of his death. Jane Hinds, with the agreement of James Ellis, had already paid to Walter Thomas Hinds and William Smith, as Trustees, her portion of £500 and it was therefore established that James Ellis and Jane Hinds had each vested their sums of £700 and £500 with the Trustees for the following Trusts: the sum of £700 in Trust for James Ellis, his Executors, Administrators and assigns until the said intended marriage should be duly had and solemnized; and the sum of £500 held in trust for Jane Hinds, her Executors, Administrators and assigns until the intended marriage should be dully had and solemnized. Then, from and immediately after the solemnization of the intended marriage, the two sums of £700 and £500, with Walter Thomas Hinds and William Smith as Trustees, and the survivor of them, and the heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns of such survivor, were to invest the sum of five hundred pounds in Government or other good and rated security with the prior written approval of James Ellis and Mary Anne Martha Hinds, and that they were to permit James Ellis and his assigns during the time of his natural Life to have, receive and take for his own proper use and behalf all the dividends, interest and other profits which should during his natural life accrue, arise, be made by or from the two sums of £700 and £500 or any portion of them and from and immediately after the death of James Ellis, in case Mary Anne Martha Hinds should survive her husband, the Trustees were to permit Mary Anne Martha Hinds and her assigns during her natural Life to receive and take for her own use, all the dividends interest and other profits which should during her life accrue, arise or be made by or from the two sums of £700 and £500 or any portion of them.

After the deaths of both James Ellis and Mary Anne Martha Hinds, the Trustees, heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns were to transfer, assign, pay, apply or dispose of all the several sums or parcels of stock and all the dividends, interest and other profits thereof to each and every of the sons and daughters lawfully to be begotten of James Ellis upon the body of Martha Hinds and the children of such sons or daughters in case any of them should be then dead leaving issue in equal shares and proportions, and if but one, wholly to that one. But the child or children of such sons or daughters as should then happen to be dead, should be entitled only to the share which his, her or their father and mother would have been entitled to if living; equally to be divided amongst such children if there be more than one and if but one, wholly to that one. In case Mary Anne Martha Hinds should survive James Ellis, and should not have any issue of their marriage living at the time of his death, or that having issue or being pregnant and that such issue should die unmarried in the lifetime of Mary Anne Martha Hinds, the Trustees, or the survivor of them, their or either of their Executors, Administrators or assigns were to transfer, assign and pay over to Mary Anne Martha Hinds or her assigns the several sums of money or stock and all the dividends, interest and other profits thereof, and of any part thereof, to her for her sole and separate use forever growing, arising or accruing from or out of the properties involved for and during the term of her natural life.

Following her death, and from and after the determination of the marriage settlement Estate then in Trust, the trustees were to pay, apply, dispose and divide the Estate in such manner as James Ellis should have directed, limited or appointed in writing, by his last will and Testament. Or, for want of such appointment, then the several sums of £700 and £500 were to descend to the next of kin of James Ellis, and if that were the case, the deed contained a Covenant permitting the Trustees, with the consent of James Ellis and Mary Anne Martha Hinds, to invest the several sums in other Securities to accrue to the Trustees and the deed also contained a clause that one Trustee should not be answerable for the act of the other.

The deed together with the memorial was witnessed, signed, sealed and delivered by James Ellis and Jane Hinds in the presence of William Wildrige and George Canall. William Wildrige, under oath, stated that he was a witness to the deed of which the above writing was intended to be a memorial and saw the same duly executed by James Ellis, Mary Anne Martha Hinds, Jane Hinds and Walter Thomas Hinds and also saw the above Memorial duly executed by the above named James Ellis and Jane Hinds and that he, William Wildrige, as a witness to the deed and memorial verified the participants' names and handwriting and stated he delivered the deed and Memorial to Francis Armstrong Esq., Deputy Register, at the Four Courts, Dublin at or near the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the 15th day of September Inst. Sworn by William Wildrige this 15th day of Sept 1817, and signed by Francis Armstrong DR.1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1817; Film number 463937; Volume 719; Pages 161-3; Deed number 491497. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.