Samuel Martin Smith

Samuel Martin Smith
My 2nd Greatgrandfather
(Sherry Diane Hess¹, Evelyn Mae Swalander², Maude Mabel Smith³, William Joseph Smith⁴,
Samuel Martin Smith⁵)

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Samuel Martin SMITH was born to Jackson SMITH and Susanna Engel PARROT on 11 December 1850 in Rockingham Co, Virginia. When he was about 3 years old he moved with his family to Lenox Twp, Warren Co, Illinois. They came overland by covered wagon to Wheeling, West Virginia, then by boat down the Ohio river to where it empties into the Mississippi and up the Mississippi River to Oquawka, Illinois. They then traveled overland again to Lenox township. There were at least 5 SMITH families who made the trip from Virginia to Illinois in 1853, but this is the only one which I know stopped off in Ohio for a time where Samuel's younger sister, Eliza Ellen, was born.

Samuel was married to Julia Ann BROWN in Monmouth, Warren Co, Illinois on 8 January 1874. In 1880 they were living in Adams Co, Iowa and by 1898 they had moved to Kay Co, Oklahoma where they became members of the Prairie View United Brethren Church.

Samuel and Julia had the following children:

Rose Marie Smith
b. 4 November 1874 in Iowa
m. Edward Delany 15 October 1895
Anna Maud Smith
b. 4 April 1877
d. 10 October 1884 in Hannibal, Marion Co, MO
William Joseph Smith
b. 9 May 1881 in Clearfield, Taylor Co, IA
m. Olive Aurelia Taylor 7 June 1905 in Kay Co, OK
d. 18 January 1941 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA
interred 21 January 1941 in Mt. View Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA
Chalmer Martin Smith
b. 30 March 1889
m. Edna Pearl Jones 15 April 1911 in Roswell, Chaves Co, NM
d. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK
interred in Blackwell IOOF Cemetery, Blackwell, Kay Co, OK
Royal Fred Smith
b. 10 September 1893
m. Lena M. Robinson 20 March 1914 in Alma, Wabaunsee Co, KS
Edward Dale Smith
b. 27 March 1898
m. Pearl Chaplin 14 March 1917 in Medford, Grant Co, OK

Samuel died in Nardin, Kay Co, Oklahoma on 30 October 1925. His obituary read as follows:

Samuel Martin Smith was born December 11, 1850, at Richmond, Rockingham County, Virginia, and died at the home of his son in Nardin, October 30, 1925, at the age of 74 years, 10 month and 19 days. When a very small boy he moved to Monmouth, Illinois, with his parents. On January 8, 1874, he was united in marriage to Julia A. Brown and to this union six children were born, two daughters and four sons, one daughter dying at the age of 7 years. Those who are left to mourn his loss are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Rose Delaney, of Nardin, Chalmer Smith of Blackwell, Fred Smith of White city, Kansas, Dale Smith of Nardin, 15 grandchildren, one great grandchild, one brother and [one] sister.
In 1898 he moved [his ? fam]ily on a farm sou[th of Tonk]awa, residing in that community until about 10 years ago when he came to Blackwell. He was converted in early manhood and united with the Christian church and has lived a consistent, Christian life. On coming to Oklahoma he united with the Prairie View United Brethren Church, where he was a faithful member. He was one of the first to help build the church.
"Daddy" Smith, as he was called by all who knew him, was a kind husband, a loving father and grandfather, a kind neighbor and a friend to everyone. He will be sadly missed in his home and the community. He left this world praising God.
Funeral services were held at the United Brethren church Sunday, November 1, at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. J. Carroll officiating. The body was laid to rest in the Prairie View cemetery south of Tonkawa.

This page developed by Sherry Hess Jones / Okanogan, WA
Email: shjones@usroots.com
URL: http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Plains/3264/ssamuel.html