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Smith, Ephraim

Birth Name Smith, Ephraim
Gramps ID I1153
Gender male
Age at Death 74 years, 11 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1851-09-01 Ohio, USA  
1a
Census 1860 North Bloomfield Twp, Morrow Cty, Ohio, USA  
2a
Census 1870 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1880 Lafayette Twp, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Census 1900 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
Census 1910 Rock Creek Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
6a
Death 1926-08-26 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Burial   Union Cemetery, Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Smith, Henry S. [I0770]1817-07-241889-03-12
Mother Walker, Sarah [I0771]1817-11-241864-03-19
    Brother     Smith, Joseph [I3974] 1843
    Brother     Smith, Jeremiah W. [I0769] 1846-03-22 1920-03-19
    Sister     Smith, Julia Ann [I1152] 1848-04-13 1935-06-16
    Sister     Smith, Diana [I3975] 1850
         Smith, Ephraim [I1153] 1851-09-01 1926-08-26
    Brother     Smith, Henry W. [I1154] 1854 1944-09-15
    Brother     Smith, John K. [I1151] 1860-03-20 1943-02-10

Families

    Family of Smith, Ephraim and Feighner, Matilda Alice [F1712]
Married Wife Feighner, Matilda Alice [I5310] ( * 1858-06-18 + 1909-10-11 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1877-01-11 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
7a 1a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Smith, Boston Grayston [I5321]1878-03-041960
Smith, Dora Belle [I5368]1879-08-251972-06-23
Smith, Fred Daniel [I5311]1881-02-191972
Smith, Minnie A. [I5312]1883-01-14
Smith, Ida Alice [I5313]1885-01-061947
Smith, Emanuel M. [I5314]1886-12-051958
Smith, Arthur Elsworth [I5315]1889-08-071971-06-05
Smith, Milo A. [I5316]1892-02-271969
Smith, Oma Delane [I5317]1894-02-021981
Smith, Chester Ray [I5318]1895-09-011959
Smith, Harmon C. [I5320]1897-06-041897-06-13
Smith, Lola Opal [I5319]1899-08-281980-08-10

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Narrative

[Obituary for Ephraim Smith, from the Huntington Press, 27 Aug 1926, p4; posted online to the FindaGrave.com website by Terry Haun.]

[headline] Ephriam [sic] Smith Dies At Daughter's Home
[second headline] Funeral Will Be Conducted at Union Township Church of God

Ephriam Smith, 74 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Fahl, at 908 Etna aveneue [sic], yesterday morning after being in ill health for a year.

Mr. Smith was born in Ohio on September 1, 1851, the son of Henry and Sarah Smith. When he was ten years old he came to Indiana with his parents. He was married on January 11, 1877, to Matilda A. Feightner [sic], and twelve children were born. Mrs. Smith died on October 11, 1909. One son is also deceased.

He had lived the last six years with Mrs. Donald Heiney, also a daughter, of Huntington, until a few days ago. He had then gone to the home of Mrs. Fahl. He was a member of the Church of God in Union township.

The following survive: children, Boston G. Smith of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Oscar Lantis of Huntington county, Fred D. Smith of Wells county, Mrs. George Messler of Huntington county, Mrs. Clem Kelsey of Markle, Emanuel M. Smith of Edgewater, Fla., Arthur E. Smith of Huntington county, Milo A. Smith of Huntington county, Mrs. Albert Fahl of this city, Chester R. Smith and Mrs. Donald Heinef [sic] of Huntington; brothers, John and Henry of Roanoke; a sister, Mrs. Julia Fogwell of Fort Wayne; 41 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

The funeral is to be conducted in the Church of God in Union township Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Narrative

[Article "Ephraim Smith Family" from Zanesville, Indiana History 1849-1976, p204.]

Ephraim Smith married Matilda Feighner, born June 18, 1858. (Refer to Dallas Feighner.) She was the daughter of Danul and Mary (Klingaman) Feighner. Mary was born in 1919 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Her father, being born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, near Gettysburg in 1804. Their [Ephraim and Matilda's] children were:

- Ida, who married Clem Kelsey of Markle;

- Arthur, who married Effie Hite, daughter of Elijah and [Surildia] (Call) Hite. Arthur's children are:
-> Helen (Mrs. Harold) Fusselman.
-> Leonard, (who married Opal Vollmar). Their children are:
->> Ron, who has two children,
->> and [Luwanna] Brooks, who has two children; Leonard lives two miles south on Rd. 3.
-> Jay who married Ruth Brumbaugh; their children are Ardith, Sonja and [Cheryl].
-> [Glen], who married Maxine Dolby. They have three children.
-> Vaughn, who married Mary Weaver (see Floyd Weaver family).
-> Hope, wife of Columbus "Garl" [Worster].
-> Delight, wife of Guy Wiley.

- Fred Smith, who married Laura Denney.

- Boston, who married Mary Houser.

- Manuel, whose wife was Verna Jones (sister to Dora Feighner). They had two boys: Carl and Arel.

- Milo, husband of Hazel Sprinkle and father of Mary (Mrs. Gilbert) Best.

- Minnie, who married George Messler.

- Oma married Albert Fahl, who had a store in Huntington. She is still living.

- Dora married a Lantis and they had two sons, Ernest and Clarence.

- Lola married Don Heiney. She is still living in Buchanan, Michigan.

- Chester married Edna Heaston.

[Editing note: accompanying this article in the text is a family portrait of Ephraim with his wife Matilda and all eleven of his surviving children. This photo, along with my own research into Ephraim's family, helped me to correctly identify the generations and family lines as written in the article, and I've presented the article here edited to correct for mistaken or confusing punctuation and name misspellings, as well as reformatted to allow for better presentation of the family lines. The original author did not list Ephraim's children in birth order, and this, combined with the somewhat run-on manner and frequent unclear pronoun usage, led me to clarify things somewhat without altering the substance of the article.]

Pedigree

  1. Smith, Henry S. [I0770]
    1. Walker, Sarah [I0771]
      1. Smith, Joseph [I3974]
      2. Smith, Jeremiah W. [I0769]
      3. Smith, Julia Ann [I1152]
      4. Smith, Diana [I3975]
      5. Smith, Ephraim
        1. Feighner, Matilda Alice [I5310]
          1. Smith, Boston Grayston [I5321]
          2. Smith, Dora Belle [I5368]
          3. Smith, Fred Daniel [I5311]
          4. Smith, Minnie A. [I5312]
          5. Smith, Ida Alice [I5313]
          6. Smith, Emanuel M. [I5314]
          7. Smith, Arthur Elsworth [I5315]
          8. Smith, Milo A. [I5316]
          9. Smith, Oma Delane [I5317]
          10. Smith, Chester Ray [I5318]
          11. Smith, Harmon C. [I5320]
          12. Smith, Lola Opal [I5319]
      6. Smith, Henry W. [I1154]
      7. Smith, John K. [I1151]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Huntington Press (Indiana) [S0082]
      • Date: 1926-08-27
      • Page: p4
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Posted online to the FindaGrave.com website.

  2. US Census of 1860 [S0044]
      • Date: 1860
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCLZ-6KS : accessed 27 December 2014), Henry Smith, North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 75, household ID 564, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,017.

        Event Year: 1860
        Event Place: North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio, United States
        Henry Smith M 42 Pennsylvania
        Sarah A Smith F 41 Maryland
        Jemima Smith M 14 Ohio
        Julia Smith F 12 Ohio
        Drunea Smith F 10 Ohio
        Ephriam Smith M 8 Ohio
        Henry Smith M 2 Ohio
        John Smith M 0 Ohio
        A M Stonestreet M 21 Virginia

  3. US Census of 1870 [S0020]
      • Date: 1870
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXXB-G16 : accessed 27 December 2014), Henry S Smith, Indiana, United States; citing p. 4, family 26, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 545,824.

        Event Year: 1870
        Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Henry S Smith M 53 Pennsylvania
        Ephriam Smith M 18 Ohio
        Henry Smith M 15 Ohio
        John Smith M 10 Ohio
        Mary J Smith F 51 Maryland

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

        "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMZ-7ZN : accessed 24 December 2015), Boston Smith in household of Ephriam Smith, Lafayette, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 116, sheet 447A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0264; FHL microfilm 1,254,264.

        Event Date 1880
        Event Place Lafayette, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Ephriam Smith Self M 28 Ohio, United States
        Alice Smith Wife F 22 Indiana, United States
        Boston Smith Son M 2 Indiana, United States
        Dora Smith Daughter F 0 Indiana, United States
        Lyman Crosser Other M 11 Ohio, United States

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

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM1R-GZS : accessed 17 December 2015), Ephriam Smith, Union Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,378.

        Event Year 1900
        Event Place Union Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Ephriam Smith Head M 49 Ohio
        Tilda A Smith Wife F 43 Indiana
        Fred D Smith Son M 19 Indiana
        Minnie Smith Daughter F 17 Indiana
        Ida Smith Daughter F 16 Indiana
        Manuel Smith Son M 13 Indiana
        Arthur Smith Son M 12 Indiana
        Milo Smith Son M 9 Indiana
        Oma Smith Daughter F 6 Indiana
        Chester Smith Son M 5 Indiana
        Lola O Smith Daughter F 1 Indiana

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

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPS-PF9 : accessed 17 December 2015), Eph Smith, Rock Creek, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 103, sheet 10A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,369.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Rock Creek, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Eph Smith Head M 59 Ohio
        Oma D Smith Daughter F 16 Indiana
        Lota O Smith Daughter F 10 Indiana

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

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJ9-3ZW : accessed 17 December 2015), Ephraim Smith and Matilda A Feighner, 1877.