Henry M. Smith

1857 - 1933  (76 years)

• Name	Henry M. Smith  [1]
  Birth	13 Feb 1857	La Porte, Indiana   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Apr 1933	North Of Walkerton, St. Joseph County, Indiana   [3]
  Burial	21 Apr 1933	Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Indiana   [4]
  Person ID	I5674	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   [5]
  Family ID	F1944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anastasia Dare,   b. 18 Jan 1860   d. 1945 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	9 Oct 1878  [6]
  Children	1. Leonard F. Smith   d. Aft 18 Apr 1933   2. Henry Myron Smith   d. Aft 18 Apr 1933
  Family ID	F1958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• Notes

  "Funeral rites for Henry M. Smith, prominent Lincoln township farmer, and former trustee, will be held from St. Patrick's Catholic church; Walkerton, Friday morning at 10:00 o'clocl, Rev. John Kubacki, past of the church, officiating. Mr. Smit h was born near Walkerton, February 13, 1857, the son of Henry and Rebecca Smith. He was married to Anna Dare, October 9, 1878; and served as trustee of Lincoln township for one term, 1900-1904. He is survived by two sons, H. Myron Smith and L eonard Smith, both of LaPorte; one half-brother, Haddison Snell, of Okmulgee, Okla. and a half sister, Mrs. William Pollock of Niles, Michigan; and by seven grandchildren. Burial will be in the Walkerton cemetery."; Walkerton, Indiana News, Thu rsday, April 20, 1933.

  
  

• Sources

  [S436] Walkerton Independent Newspaper, Walkerton, Indiana, page 4, December 14, 1904 (Reliability: 3). Obituary of mother, Rebecca Burk [S312] "A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana, by Timothy Edward Howard, Vol. 2, published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907., page 948 (Reliability: 3). "Henry M. Smith was born in La Porte county, Indiana, February 13, 1857, a son of Henry and Rebecca (Burke) Smith. In their family were three sons: Nelson S., who is married and is a prosperous agriculturist of La Porte county; George L., a ge neral businessman of Gary, Indiana, and he is also married; and Henry M., whose name introduces this review." "A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana", by Timothy Edward Howard, Vol. 2, published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907.. [S422] South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, page 6, section 4 (Reliability: 3). "Walkerton - Henry M. Smith, age 76, died suddenly Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in his home, north of Walkerton, after a stroke of apoplecy. He was township trustee in 1900. Surviving him are his widow, Anna; two sons, Leonard and H. Myron, o f LaPorte, a sister and a brother. Funeral services Friday, 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's church here. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery." [S422] South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, page 6, section 4 (Reliability: 3). [S487] Marshall County, Indiana Marriage Records, book 1, page 72 (Reliability: 3). Burk, Rebecca, to Henry Smith [S312] "A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana, by Timothy Edward Howard, Vol. 2, published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907., page 948 (Reliability: 3).