Wilson Washington Smith (1829 - 1910)

Born 1829 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Wheeler) Smith — married 13 Dec 1848 in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1910 at about age 81 in Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Wilson Washington Smith was a Pennsylvanian.

Private Wilson Washington Smith served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 13, 1862
Mustered out: January 27, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. K 105th Regiment Ohio Infantry

Wilson Washington was born in 1829. It is likely he was recruited into Company K of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Horatio M. Smith. He passed away in 1910. His Michigan death record indicates that he was the son of John E. Smith and Polly Ann Bart.

Books

The Story of a Thousand by Albion Winegar Tourgée, Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896

Wilson enlisted into the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 13, 1862. He was discharged for disability at Gallatin, Tennessee on January 27, 1863. <Note: The 1890 Veterans Census notes that Wilson was injured by a shell, but this regimental history does not list him as wounded in action.>

Newspapers

“Lansing State Journal”, (Lansing, Michigan), 8 Dec 1910, page 9

EATON RAPIDS, Dec 8 — The funeral of Wilson W Smith who died Tuesday at the family home in Eaton Rapids township took place this afternoon and the remains were interred in the Brickyard cemetery. Deceased was eighty-two years of age and had been a resident of this community for the past forty years having occupied a farm in Eaton Rapids township the greater portion of the time. He was one of the best known men in this section and besides his immediate family he leaves a wide circle of friends to mourn his death.

Sources

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD72-1MZ : Sun Jul 14 07:58:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Wilson Smith and Betsey Wheeler, 13 Dec 1848.

"United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQN-L8B : Sat Mar 09 13:53:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Wilson Smith and Elizabeth Smith, 1850. Farming.

"United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCG5-K9M : Mon Jul 08 17:19:20 UTC 2024), Entry for W W Smith and Eliza Smith, 1860. Farmer.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS6C-NM3 : 24 August 2021), Wilson N. Smith, 1861-1865.

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHDJ-824 : 24 March 2016), Wilson W. Smith, 1863.

"United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHG-H3T : Sun Jul 07 04:06:09 UTC 2024), Entry for Wilson W Smith and Elizabeth Smith, 1870. Butcher.

"United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSZ-2N9 : Sun Jul 21 16:14:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Wilson Smith and Elizabeth Smith, 1880. Farmer.

"United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8SP-WZH : Sat Mar 09 10:03:34 UTC 2024), Entry for Wilson Smith, 1890. Served 13 Aug 1862 to 28 Jan 1863. Injury by a shell.

"United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMS-5XX : Thu Apr 11 20:29:24 UTC 2024), Entry for John W Smith and Ida B Smith, 1900. Retired farmer.

"United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML5M-TLD : Sun Mar 10 07:12:50 UTC 2024), Entry for John W Smith and Ida B Smith, 1910. Widowed, no occupation.

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD3-G985 : 19 February 2021), Wilson W Smith, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,148.

"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXG-BVD : 29 November 2023), Wilson Washington Smith, 1910. Dis. spine.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40569759/wilson_washington-smith: accessed July 22, 2024), memorial page for Wilson Washington Smith (1829–6 Dec 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40569759, citing Brickyard Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Woodie (contributor 46922700).