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Eliza Ellen Smith 1863 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1863

Birth Location: Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 8 Oct 1934

Death Location: Kingsland, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: George Smith

Mother: Martha MCDOWELL

Spouse(s): Elijah Dishong, Idah Brickley

Children(s): George Dishong, Margaret Dishong, Martha Dishong, Hulda Dishong, Forest Dishong, Sarah Dishong

Eliza Ellen Smith was born in 1863 in Wells County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of George W Smith and Martha MCDOWELL. Eliza Ellen Smith married Elijah Jonah Dishong, Idah Brickley, and had children including George William Dishong, Margaret Catherine Dishong, Martha Elizabeth Dishong, Hulda Viola Dishong, Forest Foley Dishong, Sarah Emeline Dishong. Eliza Ellen Smith passed away in 1934 in Kingsland, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eliza Ellen Smith was born in 1863 in Wells County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of George W Smith and Martha MCDOWELL.
  • Eliza Ellen Smith married Elijah Jonah Dishong, Idah Brickley, and had children including George William Dishong, Margaret Catherine Dishong, Martha Elizabeth Dishong, Hulda Viola Dishong, Forest Foley Dishong, Sarah Emeline Dishong.
  • Eliza Ellen Smith passed away in 1934 in Kingsland, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Smith
1832 – 1863
Birth Location: Boone County, Indiana
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Martha MCDOWELL
1831 –
Birth Location: Jackson County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elijah Dishong
1844 – 1907
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Idah Brickley
Birth Location: –
IB

Children(s)

George Dishong
1883 – 1978
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
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Margaret Dishong
1886 – 1953
Birth Location: Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
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Martha Dishong
1888 – 1972
Birth Location: Kingsland, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
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Hulda Dishong
1895 – 1975
Birth Location: Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
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Forest Dishong
1898 – 1969
Birth Location: Indiana
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Sarah Dishong
1899 – 1908
Birth Location: Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
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Eliza Smith's Ancestors

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Eliza Smith
1863 – 1934
Birth Place: Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
George W Smith
1832 – 1863
Boone County, Indiana
Martha MCDOWELL
1831 –
Jackson County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Smith's Descendants

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Eliza (Ellen) Smith (29 Mar 1863 – 8 Oct 1934) m. Elijah (Jonah) Dishong (July 1844 – 18 April 1907) m. Idah Brickley
  1. 1. George (William) Dishong (10 Nov 1883 – March 1978) m. Ruth (Madaline) Ramsey (14 August 1896 – 12 November 1975)
    1. 1. George (William) Dishong (30 June 1922 – 1 February 2000) m. Rosie (Marie) Dishong (19 January 1929 – 7 October 2016) m. Mary (Kathryn) Randol (1925 – 1972)
      1. 1. L Dishong m. christiano
    2. 2. Rose (Marie) Dishong (17 Oct 1928 – 27 Dec 2015) m. George (William) Spence m. Kenneth (Blaine) Compton m. Vernon (L) Tuttle m. Everett (Leslie) Bunyard
      1. 1. Dale (Wayne) Compton m. Bobbi m. Donna (Jean) Hawley
      2. 2. Ronald (Lee) Bunyard m. Janet Scott
        1. 1. Sarah (Ruth) Bunyard m. Evan (Grant) Halferty
  2. 2. Margaret (Catherine) Dishong (10 Mar 1886 – 7 June 1953) m. David (Alonzo) Kahn (16 February 1869 – 5 December 1932)
    1. 1. Nellie (May) Kahn (15 March 1904 – 15 Sep 1989) m. Edwin (Rolandis) Smeltzer (12 Sep 1903 – 4 Mar 1985)
      1. 1. Edwin (Rolandis) Smeltzer (26 Feb 1921 – 7 Nov 1983) m. Isabelle (May) Franklin (3 May 1922 – 26 Apr 2008)
        1. 1. Steven Smeltzer (23 August 1939 – 5 January 1996) m. Shirley (Ray) Ritchie (31 Aug 1945 – 25 Mar 2006)
        2. 2. Gloria Smeltzer (1941 – 1941)
        3. 3. Edwin (Rolandis) Smeltzer (abt 1944 – 20 November 1975) m. Sharon Rose (1945 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Smeltzer (4 December 1945 – 20 May 2012) m. Joseph (Edward) Shaw (20 Jan 1945 – 24 Aug 2014)
        5. 5. Judy (May) Smeltzer (1949 – ) m. Wayman (Paul) Hess (abt 1944 – ) m. Kendrick
        6. 6. John (Harry) Smeltzer (1 Mar 1956 – 20 Sep 2024)
      2. 2. Elmer (David) Smeltzer (1 Feb 1923 – 28 Mar 1986) m. Betty (Jane) August (4 Feb 1921 – 9 Apr 1992)
        1. 1. Iris (Ellen) August (5 Dec 1937 – )
        2. 2. David (Eugene) Smeltzer (abt 1947 – ) m. Betty (Jane) Steffen
        3. 3. Gary (D) Smeltzer (abt 1949 – ) m. Cathy Ann
        4. 4. Margene Smeltzer (29 July 1950 – 20 January 2022) m. Michael (W.) McGahey (1950 – )
      3. 3. Bonnie (Lou) Smeltzer (13 August 1935 – 20 November 2021) m. Harold (Eugene) Ware (23 Mar 1933 – 25 Jun 2021)
      4. 4. Barbara (Jean) Smeltzer (1939 – ) m. Jan (Lee) Edington (1939 – )
      5. 5. Calvin (Eugene) Smeltzer (6 October 1940 – 7 August 1998)
    2. 2. William (L.) Kahn (December 1905 – 24 February 1906)
    3. 3. Clarence (Noah) Kahn (1907 – 7 February 1977)
    4. 4. William (David) Kahn (4 Jan 1909 – 3 Jul 1992) m. Vadis (Olean) Greene (1912 – December 1987)
      1. 1. Paul (David) Kahn (17 April 1930 – 28 August 2015) m. Marilyn (Lee) Kahn (29 December 1932 – 18 November 2016)
        1. 1. David (E.) Kahn (1954 – 1969)
      2. 2. William (Eugene) Kahn (20 Oct 1931 – 24 Jan 2024)
        1. 1. James (L) Kahn (25 May 1958 – 17 October 2023)
      3. 3. Connie Kahn (abt 1934 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (Dee) Kahn (13 Jul 1934 – 22 Nov 2021) m. Trolus (J.) Kahn (15 March 1933 – 24 June 2016)
        1. 1. Terry (Dee) Kahn (23 July 1953 – )
      5. 5. Jack (Duane) Kahn (18 October 1935 – 27 October 2010) m. Janet (Ann) Hoover (27 Jan 1937 – 18 Dec 2023)
      6. 6. Dixie (Lee) Kahn (30 December 1937 – 25 August 1989)
      7. 7. Judy (Kay) Kahn (8 August 1942 – 10 July 2002) m. Richard (Eugene) Brickley (23 Feb 1938 – 19 Jan 2010)
        1. 1. Richard (Dean) Brickley (8 Aug 1963 – 21 Apr 2020) m. Tracy (Lynn) Herron m. Kelly (J.) Stephens
        2. 2. Andrea Brickley
    5. 5. Helen (Berniece) Slusher (23 May 1916 – 31 October 2007)
    6. 6. Gertrude (Garnet) Kahn m. Richard
  3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Dishong (15 Oct 1888 – 15 Mar 1972) m. Aker
    1. 1. Paul (Virgil) Aker (12 October 1910 – 27 January 1979) m. Eva (Pauline) Dewitt (1 April 1912 – 27 May 1998)
      1. 1. Infant (Son) Aker (9 July 1931 – 9 July 1931)
      2. 2. Infant Aker (9 July 1931 – 9 July 1931)
      3. 3. Billie (Franklin) Aker (1934 – 18 May 2012) m. Beverly (Ann) Sleeth
        1. 1. Scott Aker
      4. 4. Betty Aker (5 September 1937 – 17 April 2015)
      5. 5. Virginia Akre (abt 1940 – )
      6. 6. Eugene Aker (13 Sep 1942 – ) m. Laura (Rebecca) Smith (1942 – )
        1. 1. Kim Aker (1965 – ) m. Robert (Edward) Reno (15 April 1950 – 21 March 2022)
      7. 7. Clifford Aker (abt 1946 – )
  4. 4. Hulda (Viola) Dishong (11 Sep 1895 – 3 Feb 1975) m. Otto Wedler (abt 1885 – )
    1. 1. Lester (Daniel) Wedler (8 February 1916 – 5 September 1997) m. Pauline (Marie) Hale (20 Oct 1919 – 27 Apr 1997)
    2. 2. Deloris (I) Wedler (18 Dec 1925 – 9 Aug 2021)
  5. 5. Forest (Foley) Dishong (1 Jun 1898 – 17 Aug 1969) m. Emma (May) Conrad (17 Jul 1902 – 10 May 1979)
    1. 1. Violet (Virginia) Dishong (23 June 1922 – 11 August 2018) m. Donald (Ronald) Pflieger (12 July 1919 – 19 June 1997)
      1. 1. Donald (D) Pflieger
    2. 2. Donald (Daniel) Dishong (9 Sep 1924 – 6 Aug 1994) m. Mary (Rosetta) Clark (31 August 1914 – 7 December 1992) m. Bertha Hill (21 May 1927 – 31 July 2013)
      1. 1. Danny (Daniel) Dishong (1946 – )
      2. 2. Janet (Ann) Dishong (30 December 1948 – 6 February 1951)
      3. 3. Larry (Eugene) Dishong (abt 1950 – ) m. Catherine (Sue) Kintz (Sep 1950 – )
        1. 1. Larry (Eugene) Dishong (18 Nov 1973 – 2 Jun 2001) m. Tammy (L) Wirt (Sep 1975 – )
    3. 3. Earl (Everette) Dishong (8 Nov 1926 – 1976) m. Dorothy (Katherine) Hill (11 August 1929 – 11 July 2009)
      1. 1. Earl (Ray) Dishong (31 May 1948 – 22 Oct 1959)
      2. 2. Ella (Christina) Dishong (15 June 1950 – 20 December 1999) m. Fredrick (M) Habeggar
        1. 1. Tammy Habeggar
      3. 3. Joyce (Ilene) Dishong m. Donald (J.) Schaab
      4. 4. Patricia (Ann) Dishong m. Mark (Lee) Chalk (1950 – )
      5. 5. Violet Dishong
      6. 6. Emma Dishong
      7. 7. Donna (Jean) Dishong m. John (D) Hofrichter
    4. 4. Dorothy (Louise) Dishong (10 November 1929 – 26 June 2023) m. Clyde (Everett) Howe (8 August 1925 – 10 September 2009)
      1. 1. Jerry Howe (abt 1949 – )
      2. 2. Forest (Everette) Howe (22 Jul 1955 – 20 Aug 1955)
      3. 3. Michael (L) Howe
      4. 4. Ricky (L) Howe
      5. 5. Tina (Kaye) Howe m. Andrew (T.) Minick
      6. 6. Darrel (W) Howe
    5. 5. Phillis (Eileen) Dishong (8 September 1932 – 9 November 1996) m. Norman (Richard) Scott (1930 – 1986)
  6. 6. Sarah (Emeline) Dishong (5 Jan 1899 – 24 Dec 1908)

Eliza Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1863
29 Mar 1863
Birth of Eliza Ellen Smith in Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
1934
8 Oct 1934
Age 71
Death of Eliza Ellen Smith in Kingsland, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
Kingsland, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1934
    Event Place: Kingsland, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murray, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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