Person:George Smith (267)

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George Edward Smith
b.1856 IN
 
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 Feb 1856
  1. George Edward Smith1856 -
  2. Harriett Electa Smith1857 -
  3. Hannah Catherine Smith1859 - 1863
  4. Ransom Smith1860 -
  5. Asa W. Smith1870 - 1870
  6. Mary E. Smith1870 - 1870
Spouse and Children
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  1. Clyde Smith1885 -
  2. Maude Smith1887 -
  3. May Smith1889 -
  4. Eva Smith1892 -
  5. Henry Smith1895 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] George Edward Smith
Alt Name /Eddie/ _____
Gender Male
Birth? 1856 IN
Marriage to Laura Almira

Edy/Eddy/Eddie/Edward was born in Clinton county, Missouri and appears in the 1880 census for that area. Between 1880 and 1885 he moved with Monroe Beeson (1/2 brother), Nancy (mother), Hattie (sister Harriett), to the Wichita, Sedgewick Co., Kansas area. Perhaps they made this move for a fresh start after husband Ransom and the twins passed away. Sometime before the 1895 census, "Edward Smith" likely struck out on his own and only he and one 'N.' E. Smith, a female from Ohio appear in the record. The 'N' of her name is the author's best guess. He is listed as being 27 and she as 23 years. The 1905 census lists his name as, "Smith, Geo. E." The same census added a different wife, "Almira" listing her age as 41 to his 51 and added children "Eva" and "Lillie."

References
  1. ↑ 1870 Lathrop, Clinton Co., MO Census. (Township 56, Range 31)
    page 1.
  2. ↑ Wills & Letters of Administration, Clinton County, MO. (Will of Ransom Smith)
    pages 73-76.

    "I Ransom Smith, of the County of Clinton and State of Missouri, of the age of sixty-eight being of sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this is my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say: I give, devise and bequeath all my property personal and real situated in the Town of Turney and the State of Missouri to my wife Nancy Smith and my two children Eddy Smith and Harriet Electa Smith to be used for the special purpose of educating my two children above named and do hereby appoint my wife Nancy Smith, executrix of said property. Second, I give and bequeath Twenty-five Dollars yet due on my subscriptions to the M.E. Society of Turney, Missouri. Third, I give, devise and bequeath one third of all the remainder of my property to my said wife to be received and accepted by her in lieu of her dower and the remaining two thirds to be divided as follows to wit: One Dollar to my son John L. Smith, one Dollar to my son Ransom J. Smith and one Dollar to my son Jesse Smith. All the remaining property to be equally divided between my three daughters now living, Martha A., Lavisa and Mary and the children of my daughter Rosana, deceased. I hereby appoint my wife Nancy Smith sole executrix of this, my last will and testament."

  3. ↑ Kansas State Census Collection, 1855/1915. (1895 census Sedgewick Co., Wichita Ward 1, Family 459)
    page 55.
  4. ↑ Kansas state Census Collection 1855 to 1915. (1885 Sedgewick Co., Wichita Ward 1/2, Kansas)
    page 5.
  5. ↑ 1886 Wichita City Directory. (Sedgwick County, Kansas).

    SMITH, Eddy, Mrs. Nancy & Miss Harriet all from Indiana & residing at 221 S. Pattie Avenue, Wichita.

  6. ↑ 1888 Wichita City Directory. (Sedgwick County, Kansas).

    SMITH, Eddie- teamster, Hattie- dau of Mrs. Nancy Smith & Mrs. Nancy A. residing at 221 S. Pattie Avenue, Wichita City.

  7. ↑ Kansas State Census, 1 March 1895. (Residence: Wichita Ward 5, Sedgwick Co., KS)
    page 45.
  8. ↑ 1905 Census for Kensington, Smith Co., KS
    page 3.
  9. ↑ 1895 Swan Twp., Smith Co., Kansas Census. (Kansas State Census Collection 1855-1925)
    Page 13.
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