Amanda G. (Voyer) Smith (abt. 1888 - 1972)

Born about 27 Dec 1888 in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Charles William John Smith — married 25 Apr 1910 in Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States

Died 5 Jul 1972 at about age 83 in Stanislaus County, California, USA

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Biography

Amanda was born on 27 December 1888 in Michigan (probably in Ishpeming). She was the daughter of Emanuel Oswald Voyer and Nellie Louise (Mason) Voyer.^[1]

In the 1900 census Amanda (age 11) was living in Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter.^[1]

On 1 June 1905 Amanda (age 16) was living in Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.^[2]

In the 1910 census Amanda (age 21) was living in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Wood, Wisconsin, USA. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.^[3]

When Amanda was 21 she married Charles William John Smith (1887-1970) on 25 Apr 1910 in Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA.^[4]

They had 2 daughters:

1. Maxine
2. Ruth

They moved to California in about 1951.

Amanda died at the age of 83 on 5 July 1972 in Stanislaus County, California, USA.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) 145, sheet 11A, family 211, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,825.
   FamilySearch (accessed 17 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image
   Amanda Voyer (11), single daughter in household of E O Voyer (35) in Grand Rapids city Ward 1-4, Wood, Wisconsin, United States.
2. ↑ Residence: "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
   Citing p. 131, line 3, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,990.
   FamilySearch (accessed 17 January 2022)
   Name: Amanda Voyer; Race: W; Marital Status: Single; Birth Date: 1889; Birth Place: Michigan; Residence Date: 1905; Residence Place: Grand Rapids city, Wood, Wisconsin; Age: 16y; Relationship To Head: Daughter; Age In Years: 16; Census State: Wisconsin; Census County: Wood; Census Wp Locality: Grand Rapids city; Display Race Or Color: White; Estimated Birth Year: Abt 1889; First Parents Birthplace: Wisconsin; Numeric Image Nbr: 76; Relationship Group: 63574183; Second Parents Birthplace: Wisconsin; Fthr Name: Emanuel O Voyer; Fthr Name Gn: Emanuel O; Fthr Name Surn: Voyer; Fthr Name Uid: 703408320; Head Name: Emanuel O Voyer; Head Name Gn: Emanuel O; Head Name Surn: Voyer; Head Name Uid: 703408320; Mthr Name: Helen Voyer; Mthr Name Gn: Helen; Mthr Name Surn: Voyer; Mthr Name Uid: 703408321.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 191, sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1742; FHL microfilm 1,375,755.
   FamilySearch (accessed 17 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00046
   Amanda Voyer (21), single daughter in household of Ellen Voyer (43) in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Wood, Wisconsin, United States. Born in Michigan.
4. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   Wood County Reporter; Publication Date: 28/ Apr/ 1910; Publication Place: Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/466182300/?article=683d8674-644f-4d30-beaa-a13caaa9fa3b&focus=0.38888186,0.7832771,0.50241613,0.9428026&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #51429188 (accessed 17 January 2022)
   Miss Amanda Voyer marriage to Charley Smith on 2 May 1910.
5. ↑ Death Registration: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; NOTEState of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics,
   Place: Stanislaus; Date: 5 Jul 1972; Social Security: 387181182.

• Wood County, Wisconsin, marriage certificate no. volume 5, page 269 (1910), Smith-Voyer; Register Of Deeds, Wisconsin Rapids