Person:John Smelser (17)

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John Sterling SMELSER
b.31 Jan 1871 ,,California
m. 29 Oct 1863
  1. Jefferson Davis Smelser1865 - 1917
  2. _____ SMELSER1866 - 1866
  3. _____ SMELSER1867 - 1867
  4. Nancy Adeline SMELSER1869 - 1962
  5. John Sterling SMELSER1871 - 1929
  6. _____ SMELSER1873 - 1873
  7. Isaiah Sylvester SMELSER1874 - 1878
  8. Wesley Levi SMELSER1876 - 1884
  9. _____ SMELSER1877 - 1877
  10. William Walter SMELSER1878 - 1881
  11. Henry King SMELSER1881 - 1952
  12. Rosalie Elizabeth SMELSER1884 - 1951
  13. Daniel Fay SMELSER1886 - 1937
  14. Frederick SMELSER1888 - 1912
  • HJohn Sterling SMELSER1871 - 1929
  • WMartha R BELL1868 - 1905
m. 6 Apr 1892
  1. James Henry SMELSER1904 - 1964
Facts and Events
Name John Sterling SMELSER
Gender Male
Birth? 31 Jan 1871 ,,California
Marriage 6 Apr 1892 ,Lander,Nevadato Martha R BELL
Marriage to Mrs _____ _____
Death? 3 May 1929 Battle Mountain,Lander,Nevada
Burial? Fallon,Churchill,Nevada

!CENSUS:1900 Nevada (Lander)
!CENSUS:1910 Nevada (Lander, Battle Mountain) E.D. 42, Sheet 2, Line 12 Barkeeper-Salon;
!CENSUS:1920 Idaho (Canyon, Nampa) E.D. 61, Sheet 6, Line 99 Laborer-Hay Baler;
!BURIAL:Eagle section

!NEWSPAPER:
Silver State
March 30, 1897
Page 3
J.S. Smelser, a son of the late I. Smelser, arrived from Golconda yesterday. The accidental killing of his father, which occurred a week ago today, wsa the result of a runaway. Mr. Smelser was thrown from the wagon and struck on his head, breaking his neck and causing instant death.

From Family: Niece Laura EVANS.
Sterling had charge of agriculture irrigation canals at Fallon at one time.