George Howard Smith was born about 1850 in Stukely-Sud, Memphrémagog, Quebec, Canada to Abner Smith and Alzina Montle.[1] The family relocated to Plainview, Wabasha, Minnesota by 1865.[2]
George married Ella May Abbott on January 11, 1875 in Wabasha County, Minnesota.[3] Ella and George had five children:
Georgia Ethel Smith (1884-1954) m. Walter Peter Mittelstadt, Ova Chamberlin
George died July 11, 1885 in Arlington, Brookings, South Dakota of “consumption” (tuberculosis). He passed away exactly a year and one day before the death of his wife, Ella. He is buried in Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Brookings, South Dakota.[5]
Sources
↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1317-1318
↑ Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
↑ "Minnesota Marriages, 1849–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
↑ South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota, Birth Index, 1856-1917
Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
"US Census, 1880," database online. Kingsbury, Dakota Territory, USA; pg. 157D, family 234, dwelling 214, lines 1-4; June 25, 1880; National Archives Microfilm T-9, Roll 113.
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