Nelson Sherman Smith

1852 - 1927  (75 years)

• Name	Nelson Sherman Smith  [1]
  Birth	16 Feb 1852	Laporte, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jul 1927	Walkerton, Indiana   [2]
  Burial	North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Indiana   [3]
  Person ID	I5518	Carl
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Henry Smith,   b. 21 May 1830, St. Joseph County, Indiana d. 5 Apr 1857 (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Burk,   b. 2 Jun 1829, Harrison County, Ohio d. 6 Dec 1906, Walkerton, St. Josephs, Indiana (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1850	Marshall County, Indiana   [4]
  Family ID	F1944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Williean Harmison,   b. 21 Jan 1855, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana d. 28 Apr 1931, Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1874	Laporte, Indiana   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Alice Jeanette Smith,   b. 15 Apr 1876, La Porte, Indiana d. 26 Oct 1896, North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, St. Josephs, Indiana (Age 20 years) + 2. Earl Scott Smith,   b. 15 Oct 1880   d. Aft 1931 (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F1849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• Notes

  NOTE: Nelson's gravemarker gives him a date of birth of February 21, 1855 in contrast to his obituary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S436] Walkerton Independent Newspaper, Walkerton, Indiana, page 4, December 14, 1904 (Reliability: 3). Obituary of mother, Rebecca Burk [S299] St. Joseph County, Indiana Cemetery Index, page 206, West Section, North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerto n , St. Jos. County, Ind. (Reliability: 3). [S299] St. Joseph County, Indiana Cemetery Index, page 206, West Section, North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerto n , St. Joseph County, Ind. (Reliability: 3). "N. Sherman Smith, February 21, 1855- July 7, 1927." [S487] Marshall County, Indiana Marriage Records, book 1, page 72 (Reliability: 3). Burk, Rebecca, to Henry Smith [S304] Indiana Marriage Records, 1850 - 1920, Book G, page 482 (Reliability: 3). Laporte County, Indiana; Annie Harmison to Nelson L. Smith, marriage date 25 December 1874. [S477] LaPorte County Marriages, Book G, page 482 (Reliability: 3).