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George Michael (Schmidt) Smith 1766 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 5 Jan 1854

Death Location: Tateville, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Father: GEORGE SR

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ribelin

Children(s): Catherine Smith

In 1766, George Michael (Schmidt) Smith entered the world in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, born to GEORGE MICHAEL SCHMIDT SMITH SR and Mary Smith. George Michael (Schmidt) Smith married Elizabeth Ribelin, and had children including Catherine Smith. George Michael (Schmidt) Smith passed away in 1854 in Tateville, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1766, George Michael (Schmidt) Smith entered the world in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, born to GEORGE MICHAEL SCHMIDT SMITH SR and Mary Smith.
  • George Michael (Schmidt) Smith married Elizabeth Ribelin, and had children including Catherine Smith.
  • George Michael (Schmidt) Smith passed away in 1854 in Tateville, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

GEORGE SR
1728 – 1814
Birth Location: Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, (Germany)
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Mary Smith
1732 – 1814
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ribelin
1770 – 1840
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Catherine Smith
1813 – 1889
Birth Location: Pulaski Co., KY, USA
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George Smith's Ancestors

Self
George Smith
1766 – 1854
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
GEORGE MICHAEL SCHMIDT SMITH SR
1728 – 1814
Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, (Germany)
Mary Smith
1732 – 1814
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George Bruner
1713 – 1793
Klein Schifferstadt, Rheinland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Barbara) Templemann
1715 – 1767
Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Maria Sturm
1702 – 1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Storm
1662 – 1734

George Smith's Descendants

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George (Michael (Schmidt)) Smith (1766 – 5 Jan 1854) m. Elizabeth Ribelin (26 Apr 1770 – 26 May 1840)
  1. 1. Catherine Smith (Mar. 21, 1813 – Aug. 2, 1889) m. William ((MINUS) COLLIER or) COLLYER (9 Dec 1806 – 24 Nov 1889)
    1. 1. Nancy Colyer (1830 – aft 1880)
    2. 2. Nancy Colyer (1830 – aft 1880)
    3. 3. Nancy Colyer (1830 – aft 1880)
    4. 4. Nancy Colyer (1830 – aft 1880)
    5. 5. Elizabeth COLLIER (1833 – 24 Apr 1893) m. David (J) Matthews (Abt. 1829 – abt 1876)
      1. 1. Lucy (Cordelia) MATHEWS (Abt 1865 – 1889) m. John (Greenup) Irwin (2 Aug 1855 – 28 Aug 1922)
        1. 1. Artie (Ellen) Irwin (7 Jul 1882 – 26 Apr 1950) m. George (Alvin) Russell (19 November 1877 – 23 Sep 1960)
    6. 6. Nancy Colyer (1830 – aft 1880)

George Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of George Michael (Schmidt) Smith in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1854
5 Jan 1854
Age 88
Death of George Michael (Schmidt) Smith in Tateville, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Tateville, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1854
    Event Place: Tateville, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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