Section AMC: Descendants of James Smith

David Thaler
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Report generated by MagiCensus Deluxe v3.2.0 on 7 May 2012
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Generation One

1. JAMES¹ SMITH of Gisburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom was born about 1798, and died between 1828 and 1918. He married ROSEMARY _____ of Gisburn, who was born about 1802.
Children:

2 i. WILKINSON² SMITH, b. on 21 Dec. 1824 in Gisburn.

+ 3 ii. ROBERT SMITH, b. on 3 May 1827 in England; d. on 19 April 1893; m. on 12 Jan. 1849 in Vaughn, York Co., Ontario, Canada (TR-2) MARIA HAILEY, b. in Ireland on 4 March 1830, d. in Paris Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, United States on 31 Oct. 1891^[29], daughter of (TR-1) Patrick and Mary Ann (HALEY) HAILEY.

4 iii. SARAH SMITH, b. on 23 Aug. 1829 in Gisburn.

Generation Two

3. ROBERT² SMITH (James¹), son of (1) James¹ and Rosemary (_____) SMITH, was born on 3 May 1827 in England, and died on 19 April 1893. He married in Vaughn, on 12 Jan. 1849, (TR-2) MARIA HAILEY, daughter of (TR-1) Patrick and Mary Ann (HALEY) HAILEY, who was born on 4 March 1830 in Ireland, and died on 31 Oct. 1891 in Paris Twp.^[29].

From the 14 Jan. 1861 census, in South Norwich, Oxford Co., Ontario^[5]:

Name Occupation Birthplace Religious Affiliation Age Sex Marital Status

Robert Smith Farmer England Presbyterian 34 M M

Maria Smith Ireland Presbyterian 30 F M

John T. Smith ON Presbyterian 11 M S

James W. Smith ON Presbyterian 10 M S

Robert G. Smith ON Presbyterian 7 M S

Mary Ann Smith ON Presbyterian 5 F S

Alice Jane Smith ON Presbyterian 3 F S

From the 1 June 1870 census, in Paris Twp.^[7]:

Dwelling # Family # Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Value Personal Estate Value Birthplace Father Foreign Born Mother Foreign Born Attended School Within the Year Male Citizen Over 21

153 154 Smith, Robert 44 M W Farmer 6000 900 England y y y

Smith, Maria 40 F W Keeping House Ireland y y

Smith, John 20 M W At Home Canada y y

Smith, James 18 M W Canada y y

Smith, Robert 16 M W Canada y y y

Smith, Mary 14 F W Canada y y y

Smith, Alice 12 F W Canada y y y

Smith, Maria 9 F W Canada y y y

Smith, Cornice 6 M W Canada y y y

^{[7, 5, 6, 12]}
Children:

+	5	i.	JOHN THOMAS³ SMITH, b. in Feb. 1850 in Ontario; d. on 1 March 1916; m. (1) on 16 March 1871 in Paris Twp. (NW-33) ELIZABETH LEORA DAVIS, b. in Michigan on 17 March 1850^[29], d. in Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan on 18 July 1891^[29], daughter of (NW-28) Isaac Dixon and (AIB-43) Sophia Amelia (REED) DAVIS; m. (2) on 19 Dec. 1892 in Allegan, Allegan Co. HATTIE HEINTZ, b. in Gaines Twp., Kent Co. in 1872^{[15, 30]}.
	6	ii.	JAMES WILLIAM SMITH, b. on 27 Sept. 1851 in Ontario; d. on 18 June 1923.
	7	iii.	ROBERT GEORGE SMITH, b. on 23 May 1854 in Ontario.
	8	iv.	MARY ANN SMITH, b. on 7 May 1856 in Ontario; d. on 20 Oct. 1892.
	9	v.	ALICE JANE SMITH, b. on 4 Aug. 1858 in Ontario; d. on 7 July 1899.
	10	vi.	MARIAH MAHALIA SMITH, b. on 3 March 1861 in Canada.
	11	vii.	CONNOR HAILEY SMITH, b. on 23 Aug. 1863 in Canada; d. on 12 Aug. 1929.

Generation Three

5. JOHN THOMAS³ SMITH (Robert², James¹), son of (3) Robert² and (TR-2) Maria (HAILEY) SMITH, was born in Feb. 1850 in Ontario^[27], died on 1 March 1916 and was buried on 4 March 1916 in Leighton Twp. He married (1st) in Paris Twp., on 16 March 1871, (NW-33) ELIZABETH LEORA DAVIS^[30], daughter of (NW-28) Isaac Dixon and (AIB-43) Sophia Amelia (REED) DAVIS, who was born on 17 March 1850 in Michigan^[29], died on 18 July 1891 in Leighton Twp.^[29], and was buried in Leighton Twp. He married (2nd) in Allegan, on 19 Dec. 1892, HATTIE HEINTZ^[30], who was born in 1872 in Gaines Twp.^{[15, 30]}.

From the 14 Jan. 1861 census, in South Norwich^[5]:

From the 1 June 1870 census, in Paris Twp.^[7]:

From the 1 June 1880 census, in Leighton Twp.^[9]:

Dwelling # Family # Name Color Sex Age Birth Month Relationship Marital Status Occupation Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

217 220 John Thomas Smith W M 30 M Farming CAN England Ireland

Elizabeth Leora Smith W F 30 wife M Keeps house MI NY NY

Roscoe G. Smith W M 5 son S MI CAN MI

Robert Dixon Smith W M 1/12 May son S MI CAN MI

From the 1 June 1900 census, in Leighton Twp.^[14]:

Dwelling # Family # Name Relationship Color Sex Birth month and year Age Marital Status Years of Marriage Number of Children Children Living Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Immigration Year Years in US Naturalization Occupation Months Unemployed Can Read Can Write Can Speak English Home Owned or Rented Home Owned Free or Mortgaged Farm or House # of Farm Schedule

159 159 Smith, John T. Head W M FEB 1850 50 M 7 Canada England Ireland 1863 37 Na Farmer 0 yes yes yes O F F 145

Smith, Harrette wife W F MAR 1873 27 M 7 2 2 MI Germany Canada yes yes yes

Smith, James R. son W M FEB 1895 5 S MI Canada MI

Smith, Ivy son W M NOV 1896 3 S MI Canada MI

Smith, Roscoe G. son W M APR 1875 25 M 0 MI Canada MI Farmer 0 yes yes yes R F F 145

Smith, Ada V. D. in law W F DEC 1876 23 M 0 0 0 MI OH OH yes yes yes

Smith, Robert D. son W M MAY 1880 20 S MI Canada MI Farmer 0 yes yes yes R F F 145

From the 15 April 1910 census, in Caledonia, Kent Co.^[19]:

Dwelling # Family # Name Relationship Sex Color Age Marital Status Years of Marriage Number of Children Children Living Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Immigration Year Naturalization Language Occupation Place of Work Employer, Employee, or Own Account Unemployed Weeks Unemployed Can Read Can Write Attended School Within the Year Home Owned or Rented Home Owned Free or Mortgaged Farm or House

11 11 Smith, John T. Head M W 60 M2 18 CAN England Ireland 1864 Na English Cashier Bank W No 0 yes yes O F H

Smith, Hattie wife F W 38 M1 18 2 2 MI Germany Canada English none yes yes

Smith, James R. son M W 15 S MI CAN MI English Student Pub. school yes yes yes

Smith, Ivy son M W 13 S MI CAN MI English Student Pub. school yes yes yes

^{[24, 28, 14, 19, 7, 9, 5, 27, 6, 8, 13, 18, 11, 10]}
1880 Census:
Occupation: Farming
Father's birthplace: ENG
Mother's birthplace: IRE^[24]
Children of: John Thomas³ SMITH and Elizabeth Leora DAVIS:

	12	i.	ROSCOE G.⁴ SMITH, b. in April 1875 in Michigan; d. in 1918; m. on 14 March 1900 in Corning, Allegan Co. (ANY-29) ADA VIOLET STEEBY, b. in Leighton Twp. on 19 Dec. 1876, d. on 14 May 1950, daughter of (ANY-20) Rudolph John and (CJ-10) Mary Ann (Marianne) (AUBIL) STEEBY.
+	13	ii.	ROBERT DIXON SMITH, b. in May 1880 in Michigan; d. on 22 Oct. 1952 in Leighton Twp.; m. on 20 March 1907 in Leighton Twp. (EN-18) MARY AGNESS BECK, b. in Michigan in March 1884^{[26, 31]}, d. in Leighton Twp. on 12 Jan. 1963, daughter of (EN-6) Israel and (WQ-15) Marion A. (JOHNSTON) BECK.

Children of: John Thomas³ SMITH and Hattie HEINTZ:

	14	i.	JAMES R.⁴ SMITH, b. in Feb. 1895 in Michigan.
	15	ii.	IVY SMITH, b. in Nov. 1896 in Michigan.

Generation Four

13. ROBERT DIXON⁴ SMITH (John Thomas³, Robert², James¹), son of (5) John Thomas³ and (NW-33) Elizabeth Leora (DAVIS) SMITH, was born in May 1880 in Michigan^[31], died on 22 Oct. 1952 in Leighton Twp. and was buried in Leighton Twp. He married in Leighton Twp., on 20 March 1907, (EN-18) MARY AGNESS BECK^[30], daughter of (EN-6) Israel and (WQ-15) Marion A. (JOHNSTON) BECK, who was born in March 1884 in Michigan^{[26, 31]}, and died on 12 Jan. 1963 in Leighton Twp.

From the 1 June 1880 census, in Leighton Twp.^[9]:

From the 1 June 1900 census, in Leighton Twp.^[14]:

From the 15 April 1910 census, in Leighton Twp.^[17]:

Dwelling # Family # Name Relationship Sex Color Age Marital Status Years of Marriage Number of Children Children Living Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Language Occupation Place of Work Employer, Employee, or Own Account Unemployed Weeks Unemployed Can Read Can Write Home Owned or Rented Farm or House # of Farm Schedule

79 82 Smith, Robert D. Head M W 29 M1 3 MI ON MI English Farmer General farm Emp yes yes R F 69

Smith, Mary E. wife F W 26 M1 3 1 1 MI OH Scotland English none yes yes

Smith, John T. son M W 5/12 S MI MI MI none

Heath, William Hired man M W 51 S MI MI MI English Laborer Farm W no 0 yes yes

From the 1 Jan. 1920 census, in Leighton Twp.^[21]:

Dwelling # Family # Name Relationship Home Owned or Rented Home Owned Free or Mortgaged Sex Color Age Marital Status Immigration Year Naturalization Naturalization Year Attended School Within the Year Can Read Can Write Birthplace Mother Tongue Father's Birthplace Father's Mother Tongue Mother's Birthplace Mother's Mother Tongue Can Speak English Occupation|Occupation Occupation|Industry Employer, Employee, or Own Account # of Farm Schedule

91 92 Smith, Robert Head O M M W 39 M yes yes MI PA Scotland Scotch yes Farmer General farm Em 86

Smith, Marry wife F W 35 M yes yes MI PA Scotland Scotch yes none

Smith, John son M W 10 S MI MI MI none

Smith, Robert Jr. son M W 8 S yes yes yes MI MI MI yes none

Smith, Leora daughter F W 7 S yes yes yes MI MI MI yes none

Smith, Lilah daughter F W 5 S yes yes yes MI MI MI none

Smith, Edward son M W 3 11/12 S MI MI MI none

Smith, Marion Boarder W 18 S yes yes MI MI OH yes Teacher Public School W

Beck, Marry Boarder F W 70 Wd 1860 Na 1873 yes yes Scotland Scotch Scotland Scotch Scotland Scotch yes none

Heath, William Boarder W 64 S yes yes MI MI MI yes Farmer Laborer W

From the 1 April 1930 census, in Leighton Twp.^[23]:

Dwelling # Family # Name Relationship Home Data|Owned? Home Data|On a Farm Personal|Sex Personal|Color Personal|Age Personal|Marital Condition Personal|Age at First Marriage Education|Attended School Within the Year Education|Can Read and Write Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Citizenship|Can Speak English Industry|Occupation Industry|Place of Work Industry|Class of Worker

182 184 Smith, Robert D. Head O yes M W 49 M 26 no yes MI ON MI yes Farmer

Smith, Mary A. wife F W 46 M 23 no yes MI OH Scotland yes none General Farm O

Smith, Alton R. son M W 19 S no yes MI MI MI yes none

Smith, Leoria daughter F W 17 S yes yes MI MI MI yes none

Smith, Lilia G. daughter F W 15 S yes yes MI MI MI yes none

Smith, Edward B. son M W 14 S yes yes MI MI MI yes none

Smith, Margaret E. daughter F W 9 S yes MI MI MI none

Smith, Bryce E. son M W 5 2/12 S yes MI MI MI none

From the 1 April 1940 census, in Leighton Twp.^[25]:

Dwelling # Home Owned or Rented Home Value or Monthly Rental On a Farm Name Relationship Sex Color Age Marital Status Attended School Since March 1 Grade Completed Birthplace 1935 Residence|City, County, State At Private Work Hours Worked Occupation Industry Class of Worker Weeks Worked in 1939 Income in 1939|Salary Income in 1939|Other # of Farm Schedule

189 O 2500 Y Smith, Robert Head M W 59 M No C-2 MI Same house Y 60 Farming Own farm OA (Own Account) 52 Y 103

Smith, Mary wife F W 56 M No H-4 MI Same house N 0 0

Smith, Margaret daughter F W 18 S Yes C-1 MI Same house N 0 0

Smith, Bryce son M W 15 S Yes H-1 MI Same house N 0 0

Allen, Edward Laborer M W 23 S No 7 MI Muskegon, Michigan Y 50 Farm labour Farm PW (Private Work) 52 240 N

Smith, Barbara grandchild F W 4 S No 0 MI

Smith, Virginia grandchild F W 3 S No 0 MI

^{[26, 21, 23, 17, 14, 9, 31, 10, 13, 16, 20, 22, 11, 4, 25]}
The Marion Smith age 18 in 1820 census with Robert D. Smith is not the daughter of his brother Roscoe. (The 1810 census shows Roscoe and his wife both as 1st marriage, with only 4 children, all in the census with oldest a son age 6).
Children:

	16	i.	JOHN THOMAS⁵ SMITH, b. on 11 Nov. 1909 in Michigan; d. on 31 Dec. 1926.
	17	ii.	LIVING.
	18	iii.	LIVING.
+	19	iv.	LILAH GRACE SMITH, b. on 15 Sept. 1914 in Michigan; d. on 15 Dec. 2011; m. on 29 June 1939 in Caledonia, Allegan Co. (NO-126) ORION J THALER, b. in Leighton Twp. on 24 April 1910^[3], d. in Grand Rapids, Kent Co. on 5 Dec. 1999^[1], son of (NO-118) David Garfield and (ANY-31) Rose Mary (STEEBY) THALER.
	20	v.	LIVING.
	21	vi.	HOWARD A. SMITH, b. on 25 Feb. 1918 in Leighton Twp.; d. on 13 March 1918 in Leighton Twp.
	22	vii.	LIVING.
	23	viii.	LIVING.

Generation Five

19. LILAH GRACE⁵ SMITH (Robert Dixon⁴, John Thomas³, Robert², James¹), daughter of (13) Robert Dixon⁴ and (EN-18) Mary Agness (BECK) SMITH, was born on 15 Sept. 1914 in Michigan, and died on 15 Dec. 2011. She married in Caledonia, Allegan Co., on 29 June 1939, (NO-126) ORION J THALER^[2], son of (NO-118) David Garfield and (ANY-31) Rose Mary (STEEBY) THALER, who was born on 24 April 1910 in Leighton Twp.^[3], was christened on 17 March 1912 in Leighton Twp., and died on 5 Dec. 1999 in Grand Rapids^[1].

From the 1 Jan. 1920 census, in Leighton Twp.^[21]:

From the 1 April 1930 census, in Leighton Twp.^[23]:

^{[23, 21, 20, 22]}
Children: See (NO-126) Orion J THALER

1. Michigan Department of Public Health, Death Certificate, no. 1159048 (5 December 1999), Orion J. Thaler.
2. Calhoun County, Michigan, marriage certificate, no. 176 (1939), Orion Thaler and Lila Smith; privately held by Chrys Kolenda.
3. Michigan Department of Health, birth certificate, no. 1511 (24 April 1910), Orion J. Thaler; privately held by Chrys Kolenda.
4. 1940 United States Census, population schedule, 8A, dwelling 189; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 April 2012).
5. 1861 Canada Census, South Norwich, Oxford Co., Ontario; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
6. 1870 United States Federal Census, Paris Twp., Kent Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
7. Ibid., 18, dwelling 153, family 154.
8. 1880 United States Federal Census, Leighton, Allegan Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
9. Ibid., 22B, dwelling 217, family 220.
10. 1880 United States Federal Census, Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
11. Ibid., 22B, dwelling 217, family 220.
12. 1880 United States Federal Census, Paris Twp., Kent Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
13. 1900 United States Federal Census, Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
14. Ibid., 7B, dwelling 159, family 159.
15. 1910 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
16. 1910 United States Federal Census, Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
17. Ibid., 4B, dwelling 79, family 82.
18. 1910 United States Federal Census, Caledonia, Kent Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
19. Ibid., 19B, dwelling 11, family 11.
20. 1920 United States Federal Census, Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
21. Ibid., 5A.
22. 1930 United States Federal Census, Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
23. Ibid., 9A, dwelling 182, family 184.
24. 1880 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). Leighton, Allegan, Michigan
25. 1940 United States Census, Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, population schedule, 8A, dwelling 189.
26. Ora German and Lila Smith Thaler, History of the Israel and Mary Beck Family, 1812-1956 (No place: No publisher, 1956), 27.
27. "J.T. Smith obituary" (March 1, 1916).
28. A. W. Bowen & Co., The City of Grand Rapids and Kent County, Mich., Up To Date (Logansport, Indiana: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1900), 642; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
29. "Michigan Deaths 1867-1897," database, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1452402).
30. "Michigan Marriages 1868-1925," database, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1452395).
31. "Michigan Births 1867-1902," database, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1459684).

	2	i.	WILKINSON² SMITH, b. on 21 Dec. 1824 in Gisburn.
+	3	ii.	ROBERT SMITH, b. on 3 May 1827 in England; d. on 19 April 1893; m. on 12 Jan. 1849 in Vaughn, York Co., Ontario, Canada (TR-2) MARIA HAILEY, b. in Ireland on 4 March 1830, d. in Paris Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, United States on 31 Oct. 1891^[29], daughter of (TR-1) Patrick and Mary Ann (HALEY) HAILEY.
	4	iii.	SARAH SMITH, b. on 23 Aug. 1829 in Gisburn.

Name	Occupation	Birthplace	Religious Affiliation	Age	Sex	Marital Status
Robert Smith	Farmer	England	Presbyterian	34	M	M
Maria Smith		Ireland	Presbyterian	30	F	M
John T. Smith		ON	Presbyterian	11	M	S
James W. Smith		ON	Presbyterian	10	M	S
Robert G. Smith		ON	Presbyterian	7	M	S
Mary Ann Smith		ON	Presbyterian	5	F	S
Alice Jane Smith		ON	Presbyterian	3	F	S