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George L. Smith

Male 1854 - 1911  (57 years)


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  • Name George L. Smith  [1, 2
    Birth 1854  Laporte, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1911  Gary, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Mt. Olive Cemetery, Near Chicago, Ill. Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I5564  Carl
    Last Modified 20 May 2012 

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

    Family Olive"Ollie" M. Elkins,   b. 26 Jan 1861, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1891 (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 19 Mar 1881  Marshall, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Lillie Smith,   b. Abt 1888   d. Aft 9 Jun 1811
     2. Rolland Smith,   b. 10 Sep 1891   d. Aft 9 Jun 1911 (Age 19 years)
    Family ID F1908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2014 

  • Notes 
    • "The deceased (George L. Smith), is survived by his wife, by a second marriage, a son, Rolland, and a daughter, Lillie, two brothers, Henry M. and Sherman Smith, and a half-sister, Mrs. William Pollock of this place. Burial services took plac e at Mt. Olive cemetery, near Chicago, Tuesday."; Walerton Independent, Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana; page 1, June 9, 1911.

  • Sources 
    1. [S112] Harmison Family Records.

    2. [S436] Walkerton Independent Newspaper, Walkerton, Indiana, page 4, December 14, 1904 (Reliability: 3).
      Obituary of mother, Rebecca Burk

    3. [S436] Walkerton Independent Newspaper, Walkerton, Indiana, page 1, June 9, 1911 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S487] Marshall County, Indiana Marriage Records, book 1, page 72 (Reliability: 3).
      Burk, Rebecca, to Henry Smith

    5. [S430] Obituary, Olive Elkins Smith.


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