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August Justus Smith 1857 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1857

Birth Location: Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 16 Nov 1911

Death Location: Nesquehoning or Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Justus Schmitt

Mother: Dorothea Smith

Spouse(s): Anna Smith

Children(s): Dora Smith, John Smith, Foster Smith, Harry Smith, Wilbert Smith, Roy Smith

The story of August Justus Smith began in 1857 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA. August Justus Smith married Anna Cassie AKA Catharina Elisabeth Guenther AKA Ginther - Schmidt AKA Smith, and had children including Dora Smith, John AKA Johann George Smith, Foster Smith, Harry Herbert Smith, Wilbert E "Bill" Smith, Roy Augustus Smith. August Justus Smith passed away in 1911 in Nesquehoning or Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of August Justus Smith began in 1857 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • August Justus Smith married Anna Cassie AKA Catharina Elisabeth Guenther AKA Ginther - Schmidt AKA Smith, and had children including Dora Smith, John AKA Johann George Smith, Foster Smith, Harry Herbert Smith, Wilbert E "Bill" Smith, Roy Augustus Smith.
  • August Justus Smith passed away in 1911 in Nesquehoning or Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

August Smith's Ancestors

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August Smith
1857 – 1911
Birth Place: Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Justus Johannes AKA Johannes AKA John Schmidt AKA Smith AKA Schmitt
1832 – 1862
Weissenhasel, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany
Dorothea (Elisabeth Kegel - Wwe. Schmidt - Herwig AKA) Smith
1837 – 1902
Iba, Kurhessen or Solz, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Johannes Schmidt
1791 – 1865
Weißenhasel, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hessen, Deutschland
Elisabeth (Ullrich -) Schmidt
1792 – 1833
Diemerode, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Hessen, Deutschland
Johann (Daniel) Kegel
1811 – 1876
Iba, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hessen, Deutschland
Sophie (Brandau -) Kegel
1816 – 1892
Iba, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hessen, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schmidt
1761 – 1814
Elisabeth Schmidt
1762 – 1795
Johann Kegel
1776 – 1832
Katharina Kegel
1777 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Kogel
1748 – 1800
Caroline Kegel
1753 – 1806

August Smith's Descendants

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August (Justus) Smith (21 Aug 1857 – 16 Nov 1911) m. Anna (Cassie AKA Catharina Elisabeth Guenther AKA Ginther - Schmidt AKA) Smith (27Jan 1861 – Abt 1931)
  1. 1. Dora Smith (May 1881 – 29 Sep 1912)
  2. 2. John (AKA Johann George) Smith (1 Jun 1883 – 6 Dec 1936)
  3. 3. Foster Smith (May 1888 – )
  4. 4. Harry (Herbert) Smith (25 Apr 1892 – 19 May 1956) m. Miriam Edwards (Jun 1894 – Abt 1984)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Arthur (April 3, 1917 – October 13, 1987) m. Thomas (William) Arthur (8 Dec 1913 – December 15, 1986)
      1. 1. Thomas (William) Arthur (1940 – 1976)
      2. 2. Anita (Louise) Bird (13 July 1946 – ) m. Leland (Thomas) Bird (16 Nov 1947 – )
        1. 1. Victor (Thomas) Bird (20 May 1968 – )
        2. 2. Jason (Lee) Bird (02/14/1971 – ) m. Jeanne (Anne) Bonn (30 Jul 1971 – )
        3. 3. Amanda (Louise) Bird (5 Nov 1979 – )
    2. 2. Kathryn ("Kitty" Smith) Simmons (abt 1918 – )
    3. 3. Averill (Smith) Green (abt 1925 – ) m. William Green
    4. 4. Harry (Herbert) Smith (2 Jun 1930 – Jan 1986) m. Patricia (L) Grantier (abt 1927 – 5 Mar 2000)
  5. 5. Wilbert (E "Bill") Smith (31 Oct 1894 – 20 Oct 1941)
  6. 6. Roy (Augustus) Smith (6 Jun 1899 – 4 Oct 1961)

August Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1857
21 Aug 1857
Birth of August Justus Smith in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1911
16 Nov 1911
Age 54
Death of August Justus Smith in Nesquehoning or Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nesquehoning or Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1857
    Event Place: Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Nesquehoning or Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970

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