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Jacob Bright Smith 1855–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1855

Birth Location: Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 1913

Death Location: Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Smith

Mother: Lavina Long

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Walter Smith, Fred Smith, William Smith

Jacob Bright Smith was born in 1855 in Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William A Smith And Lavina F Long. In 1900, Jacob Bright Smith resided in Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, Jacob Bright Smith resided in Berwick Ward 1, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob Bright Smith married Mary Melissa Thomas Smith, and had children including Fred K Smith, Walter Stanley Smith, William A Smith. Jacob Bright Smith passed away in 1913 in Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Bright Smith was born in 1855 in Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William A Smith And Lavina F Long.
  • In 1900, Jacob Bright Smith resided in Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, Jacob Bright Smith resided in Berwick Ward 1, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jacob Bright Smith married Mary Melissa Thomas Smith, and had children including Fred K Smith, Walter Stanley Smith, William A Smith.
  • Jacob Bright Smith passed away in 1913 in Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Smith
1824–1887
Birth Location: Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Lavina Long
1829–1901
Birth Location: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1860–1953
Birth Location: Howard, Centre Co. PA
MS

Children(s)

Walter Smith
1889–1947
Birth Location: Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Fred Smith
1887–1937
Birth Location: Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
FS
William Smith
1883–1944
Birth Location: Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
WS

Jacob Smith's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Smith
1855–1913
Birth Place: Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William A Smith
1824–1887
Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lavina (F) Long
1829–1901
Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Smith
1800–1835
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (Tate - Smith -) Kling
1801–1881
Pennsylvania
Joseph Long
1812–1879
Howard, Centre Co, PA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Smith's Descendants

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Jacob (Bright) Smith (17 Sep 1855–10 Feb 1913) m. Mary (Melissa Thomas -) Smith (2 January 1860–12 October 1953)
  1. 1. Walter (Stanley) Smith 1889–1947 m. Etta (A Longenberg) Eveland 1893–1964
    1. 1. Fred (William) Smith 1915–1976 m. Florence (Faye Hess -) Smith 1919–1994
      1. 1. Fred (Eugene Smith) Jr 1938–1995 m. Bevelry (Joyce) Risch 1943–2024
      2. 2. Richard (L. 'Rich') Smith 1941–2008
      3. 3. William (E. Smith) Sr. 1945–2007
    2. 2. Jack (Wayne) Smith 1937–2013
    3. 3. Marion (Etta Smith -) Graham 1932–1997
    4. 4. Iris (Elaine Smith -) Vaughan 1930–1992
    5. 5. Robert (Clinton) Smith 1926–1982
    6. 6. Shirley (Ellen Smith -) Welsh 1928–2001 m. Doyle (Edward) Welsh 1925–2010
    7. 7. Dorothy (Faye) Smith 1923–1990
    8. 8. Jane (Viola Smith -) Hatfield 1921–1984 m. Edward (Arthur) Hatfield 1914–1983
      1. 1. Michael Hatfield 1946–1946
    9. 9. Anna (Mae Smith -) Steele 1919–1989 m. Donald (E Steele) Sr 1915–1981
      1. 1. Douglas W 1939–1979
      2. 2. Donald Steele 1938–2002
      3. 3. Robert (Thomas) Steele 1947–1998
    10. 10. Geraldine (Phyllis Smith -) Shadle 1916–1945 m. Lester (Lawrence) Shadle 1911–1979 m. Lester (Lawrence) Shadle 1910–1979
      1. 1. Larry (Lester) Shadle 1937–1976
    11. 11. Clara (Jean) Smith 1913–1991 m. Frank Walton 1911–1993
      1. 1. Donald (L) Walton 1933–2012
      2. 2. Richard (K) Walton 1931–2004
      3. 3. David (W Walton) Sr 1935–2017
      4. 4. Linda (A. Bower) Mundy 1940–2022
    12. 12. Helen (Dorothy Smith -) Chamberlain 1910–1983 m. Warren (A) Chamberlain 1909–1963
      1. 1. Warren (Allison Chamberlain) Jr 1938–1991
    13. 13. Dorathy Smith 1923–
  2. 2. Fred (K) Smith 1887–1937 m. Lulu (Florence) Smith 1894–1935
    1. 1. Betty (Elizabeth) Kowalchick 1916–2011
    2. 2. Christine (M. "Kitty") Jones 1914–2002
    3. 3. Jacob (Frederick) Smith 1918–1966
  3. 3. William (A) Smith 1883–1944 m. Lillian (B) Smith 1887–1956
    1. 1. Nathel (Phyllis) DeHaven 1911–1964

Jacob Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1855
17 Sep 1855
Birth of Jacob Bright Smith in Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 45
Jacob Bright Smith resided here in Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Jacob Bright Smith resided here in Berwick Ward 1, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Berwick Ward 1, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1913
10 Feb 1913
Age 58
Death of Jacob Bright Smith in Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 011251-013800
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1398; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0005
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Berwick Ward 1, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1334; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1375347
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1398; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0005

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Berwick Ward 1, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Berwick Ward 1, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1334; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1375347

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 011251-013800
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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