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Smith, Joseph F.

Birth Name Smith, Joseph F.
Gramps ID I4761
Gender male
Age at Death 80 years, 4 months, 5 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1847-10-20 Morrow Cty, Ohio, USA  
1a
Census 1870 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1880 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1900 Adell Twp, Sheridan Cty, Kansas, USA  
4a
Census 1910 Maple Leaf, King Cty, Washington, USA  
5a
Census 1920 Maple Leaf, King Cty, Washington, USA  
6a
Death 1928-02-25 King Cty, Washington, USA  
7a
Burial   Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King Cty, Washington, USA  
 

Families

    Family of Smith, Joseph F. and DeWitt, Sarah [F1531]
Married Wife DeWitt, Sarah [I0848] ( * 1846-02-08 + 1887-01-28 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1868-09-20 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a 8a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Smith, William A. [I4762]1869-06-201869-10-09
Smith, Albert S. [I4763]1870-12-091945-08-02
Smith, Susan E. [I4764]1879-03-18
    Family of Smith, Joseph F. and Brandt, Amanda Louisa [F1532]
Married Wife Brandt, Amanda Louisa [I4765] ( * 1848-07-28 + 1924-05-29 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1888-03-01 Kansas, USA  
1a

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Narrative

[Article "Joseph F. Smith," from Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties, Kansas, pp847-848.]

Joseph F. Smith, living in the southwestern part of Washington County, is pursuing the even tenor of his way in the cultivation of 160 acres of good land on section 2, Barnes Township. He is a gentleman very quiet and unobtrusive in his manner of living, an honest man and a good citizen, and highly esteemed by those who know him. He came to Kansas in 1883, settling upon his present place, where he as effected fair improvements, and brought the land to a high state of cultivation. His possessions are the result of his own industry, as he started in life without means and has worked his way gradually upward, and has surrounded himself and family with all the comforts of life. He is a member in good standing of the Church of God, with which he united several years ago, and in politics he is independent, supporting principles rather than men.

Morrow County, Ohio, was the early tramping ground of our subject, and where his birth took place Oct. 20, 1847. He was the eldest of four children born to Adam H. and Susan (Feighner) Smith, the former a native of Pennsylvania and born March 2, 1823. When but a child the father of our subject removed with his parents to Morrow County, Ohio, where he was reared and lived until 1851. He then emigrated to Huntington County, Ind., where he sojourned a period of thirty years. In 1881, crossing the Mississippi he took up his abode in Richardson County, Neb., where he lived two years, then returned to Huntington County, Ind., of which he is now a resident. He has followed farming all his life and is in good circumstances, financially. For many years he has been an active member of the Church of God. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Jacob Smith, one of the pioneer settlers of the Key-stone State.

Mrs. Susan (Feighner) Smith, was born in Pennsylvania, July 30, 1826, and departed this life in Huntington County, Ind., March 15, 1885, when approaching the sixtieth year of her age. Her father was Daniel Feighner, a native of Pennsylvania, who spent his last years in Indiana. To the parents of our subject were born four children, viz.: Catherine, Joseph F., Alexander and William. Joseph was reared in Huntington County, Ind., and at early age became familiar with farming pursuits. He received a limited education under the imperfect school system of that time, and remained a resident of Huntington County, until the removal of his father to Nebraska, and he was there a resident of Falls City Precinct, until 1883. That year he came to Kansas, and settled where he now resides.

Mr. Smith was first married in Huntington County, Ind., Sept. 28, 1868, to Miss Sarah DeWitt of that county. Mrs. Smith was born in Wells County, Ind., Feb. 8, 1846, and was the daguhter [sic] of Clark and Mary (Ogle) DeWitt, who spent their last years in Indiana. Of this union there were born three children - William A., June 20, 1869; Albert S., Dec. 9, 1870; and Susan E., March 18, 1879. The eldest born only lived a few months, being taken away Oct. 9, 1869. Mrs. Sarah (DeWitt) Smith died at the homestead in Barnes Township, Kan., Jan. 28, 1887. Mr. Smith was married March 1, 1888, to Miss Amanda Brandt. This lady is a native of Ohio, and was born July 28, 1848, being the daughter of John and Sarah Brandt, who are now living in Ohio.

[Editing note: There are a few known errors in this text, though they are not egregious. Susan (Feighner) Smith died on 15 March 1886, not 1885 as given in the text's article. Sarah (DeWitt) Smith's mother was Malinda (Ogle) DeWitt, not Mary, and after Malinda's death sometime in the 1860s, Sarah's father Clark remarried to Rebecca Hickson, fathered several more children, and moved to southeastern Kansas, where he died in 1889.]

 

Pedigree

    1. Smith, Joseph F.
      1. DeWitt, Sarah [I0848]
        1. Smith, William A. [I4762]
        2. Smith, Albert S. [I4763]
        3. Smith, Susan E. [I4764]
      2. Brandt, Amanda Louisa [I4765]

Source References

  1. Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties, Kansas [S0305]
      • Page: pp847-848
      • Confidence: High
  2. US Census of 1870 [S0020]
      • Date: 1870
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXB-GYB : accessed 6 June 2015), Joseph F Smith, Indiana, United States; citing p. 3, family 17, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,824.

        Event Year: 1870
        Event Place: Union Township, Huntginton, Indiana, United States
        Joseph F Smith M 22 Ohio
        Sarah Smith F 23 Indiana
        William Feighner M 3 Indiana

  3. US Census of 1880 [S0045]
      • Date: 1880
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9H-YXK : accessed 6 June 2015), Joseph F Smith, Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district 196, sheet 557C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0285; FHL microfilm 1,254,285.

        Event Year: 1880
        Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Joseph F Smith Self M 33 Ohio, United States
        Albert S Smith Son M 4 Indiana, United States
        Susan E Smith Daughter F 0 Indiana, United States
        George W Eppler Other M 23 Ohio, United States
        Lewis Chamberlen Other M 13 Indiana, United States
        Sarah Smith Wife F 34 Indiana, United States
        Emma Dewitt Other F 16 Indiana, United States

  4. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMY5-D2G : accessed 6 June 2015), Joseph F Smith, Adell, Bow Creek & Union Townships, Sheridan, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,501.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Adell, Bow Creek & Union Townships, Sheridan, Kansas, United States
        Joseph F Smith Head M 53 Ohio
        Amanda L Smith Wife F 52 Ohio
        Leroy G Brandt Nephew M 19 Kansas

  5. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGJN-LKR : accessed 6 June 2015), Joseph F Smith, Maple Leaf, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41, sheet 20A, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,670.

        Event Year: 1910
        Event Place: Maple Leaf, King, Washington, United States
        Joseph F Smith Head M 62 Ohio
        Amanda L Smith Wife F 61 Ohio

  6. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHNV-QXD : accessed 6 June 2015), Joseph F Smith, Maple Leaf, King, Washington, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,925.

        Event Year: 1920
        Event Place: Maple Leaf, King, Washington, United States
        Joseph F Smith Head M 72 Ohio
        Amand L Smith Wife F 71 Ohio

  7. Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960 [S0166]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3PJ-9J7 : accessed 6 June 2015), Joseph F. Smith, 25 Feb 1928; citing King County, Washington, reference cn 119, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,022,475.

  8. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007 [S0302]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJ3-7ML : accessed 6 June 2015), Joseph Smith and Sarah Dewitt, 20 Sep 1868; citing Huntington, Indiana, United States, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm .