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Eliza J Smith 1856–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1856

Birth Location: Hancock County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 August 1919

Death Location: Augusta, Butler County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Isaac Smith

Mother: Hannah Cannon

Spouse(s): William Owens, W. Owens

Children(s): Elizabeth Owens, Nellie Densmore, Frank Owens, O. Owens

Eliza J Smith was born in 1856 in Hancock County, Indiana, USA, the child of Isaac Smith And Hannah Cannon. In 1860, Eliza J Smith resided in White Breast, Lacona, Warren, Iowa, USA. In 1870, Eliza J Smith resided in Liberty, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA. Eliza J Smith married W William Owens, William Wesley Owens, and had children including Elizabeth May Lizzie Owens, Frank L Owens, Nellie Maude Densmore, O Hannah Owens. Eliza J Smith passed away in 1919 in Augusta, Butler County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eliza J Smith was born in 1856 in Hancock County, Indiana, USA, the child of Isaac Smith And Hannah Cannon.
  • In 1860, Eliza J Smith resided in White Breast, Lacona, Warren, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1870, Eliza J Smith resided in Liberty, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA.
  • Eliza J Smith married W William Owens, William Wesley Owens, and had children including Elizabeth May Lizzie Owens, Frank L Owens, Nellie Maude Densmore, O Hannah Owens.
  • Eliza J Smith passed away in 1919 in Augusta, Butler County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Smith
1828–1879
Birth Location: Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USA
IS
Hannah Cannon
1836–1919
Birth Location: Dock County Ohio
HC

Spouses(s)

William Owens
1854–1924
Birth Location: Wapello County, Iowa, USA
WO
W. Owens
1853–
Birth Location: Iowa
WO

Children(s)

Elizabeth Owens
1882–1954
Birth Location: Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
EO
Nellie Densmore
1889–1982
Birth Location: Dundy County, Nebraska, United States of America
ND
Frank Owens
1880–1943
Birth Location: Iowa, United States of America
FO
O. Owens
1877–
Birth Location: Iowa
OO

Eliza Smith's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Smith
1856–1919
Birth Place: Hancock County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Isaac Smith
1828–1879
Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Hannah Cannon
1836–1919
Dock County Ohio
Grandparents
Amos Smith
1793–1862
Frederick, Virginia, USA
Anne Pearson
1796–1845
Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
James Cannon
1804–1880
Pennsylvania, USA
Jeriah (C) Jones
1815–1870
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
George Smith
1761–1822
Mary Hibbs
1768–1850
Benjamin Pearson
1759–1830
Charles Jones
1784–1842
Elizabeth Daniels
1786–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pearson
1714–1770
Elizabeth Ward
1822–1855
Robert Daniel
1756–1816
Elizabeth Sublett
1758–1841

Eliza Smith's Descendants

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Eliza (J) Smith (3 October 1856–10 August 1919) m. William (Wesley) Owens (24 Jan 1854–22 Mar 1924) m. W. (William) Owens (Abt 1853–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (May "Lizzie") Owens 1882–1954 m. Owen (Omer Berner) Burner 1872–1943
    1. 1. Rose Bernard 1903–1997 m. Floyd (Ivan "Jack") Reisch 1908–1978 m. Samuel (Sidman) LOGAN 1896–1973
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sidman 1927–2007 m. Jake (Milford Vandaveer) Sr. 1924–2001 m. Leroy (Jack) Riggle 1923–1993
        1. 1. Infant (Male) Vandaveer 1949–1949
        2. 2. Billy (Ray) Vandaveer 1949–1949
        3. 3. Ivan (Lee) Riggle 1942–2013
        4. 4. Laura (Ruth) Riggle 1944–2008
      2. 2. Bonnie (Jean) Reisch 1934–2006
      3. 3. John (Owen) Reisch 1936–1966
      4. 4. Ruth (Agnes) Sidman 1925–
  2. 2. Nellie (Maude) Densmore 1889–1982
  3. 3. Frank (L.) Owens 1880–1943
  4. 4. O. (Hannah) Owens 1877–

Eliza Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1856
3 October 1856
Birth of Eliza J Smith in Hancock County, Indiana, USA
Hancock County, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
Eliza J Smith resided here in White Breast, Lacona, Warren, Iowa, USA
White Breast, Lacona, Warren, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Eliza J Smith resided here in Liberty, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA
Liberty, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Eliza J Smith resided here in Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1884
abt 1884
Age 28
Eliza J Smith resided here
None
1885
1885
Age 29
Eliza J Smith resided here in Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1895
1 Mar 1895
Age 39
Eliza J Smith resided here in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
1919
10 August 1919
Age 63
Death of Eliza J Smith in Augusta, Butler, Kansas, USA
Augusta, Butler, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1856
    Event Place: Hancock County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: White Breast, Lacona, Warren, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: White Breast, Warren, Iowa; Page: 917

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Liberty, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Warren, Iowa; Roll: M593_423; Page: 367A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wapello, Louisa, Iowa; Roll: 350; Page: 455C; Enumeration District: 126

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1884
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101713542

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_40; Line: 27

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1919
    Event Place: Augusta, Butler, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Augusta, Butler County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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