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Josiah Russell Joseph Smith 1838 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1838

Birth Location: Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1909

Death Location: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States

Father: Truman Smith

Mother: Eleanor Gamble

Spouse(s): Mary Bailey

Children(s): Charles Smith

Josiah Russell Joseph Smith was born in 1838 in Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Truman Smith and Eleanor Jane Gamble. Josiah Russell Joseph Smith married Mary Jane Bailey, and had children including Charles Henry Smith. Josiah Russell Joseph Smith passed away in 1909 in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Russell Joseph Smith was born in 1838 in Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Truman Smith and Eleanor Jane Gamble.
  • Josiah Russell Joseph Smith married Mary Jane Bailey, and had children including Charles Henry Smith.
  • Josiah Russell Joseph Smith passed away in 1909 in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Smith
1838 – 1909
Birth Place: Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Truman Smith
1809 – 1878
Montgomery, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Eleanor (Jane) Gamble
1813 – 1856
Moon, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Russell (Montgomery) Smith
1788 – 1880
Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Olive Mallery
1790 – 1865
Montgomery, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Josiah (Joseph) Gamble
1784 – 1854
Nottingham, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Lucinda CAMERON
1785 – 1855
Raccoon, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1760 – 1819
Lydia Seward
1762 – 1812
Samuel Gamble
1702 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abigail Stockwell
1736 – 1767
Joel Seward
1733 – 1826
Urania\Loraney Seward)
1734 – 1821
Josias Gamble
1686 – 1767
Jane Burnside
1695 – 1768

Josiah Smith's Descendants

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Josiah (Russell Joseph) Smith (16 Jun 1838 – 1909) m. Mary (Jane) Bailey (Oct 1855 – 1930)
  1. 1. Charles (Henry) Smith (2 Aug 1880 – 8 Jun 1946) m. Lucinda Felter (20 March 1887 – 20 August 1927)
    1. 1. Charles (Malloy) Smith (25 Feb 1911 – 18 May 1988) m. Evelyn (Pearl) Schleinat (27 Jun 1920 – 19 Nov 1978)
      1. 1. Michael (Dwayne) Smith (20 August 1939 – 15 July 2007) m. Clara (Marie) McNeil (Abt. 1939 – 20 Dec 2015)

Josiah Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1838
16 Jun 1838
Birth of Josiah Russell Joseph Smith in Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1864
27 Mar 1864
Age 26
Josiah Russell Joseph Smith was married in Meigs, Ohio, USA
Meigs, Ohio, USA
1867
abt 1867
Age 29
Josiah Russell Joseph Smith was married in Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Meigs County, Ohio, USA
1875
1875
Age 37
Josiah Russell Joseph Smith was married
None
1879
1879
Age 41
Josiah Russell Joseph Smith was married in West Virginia, United States
West Virginia, United States
1898
3 Mar 1898
Age 60
Death of Josiah Russell Joseph Smith in Saint Marys, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
Saint Marys, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
1909
1909
Age 71
Death of Josiah Russell Joseph Smith in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States
Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1838
    Event Place: Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Meigs, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1867
    Event Place: Meigs County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1875

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Saint Marys, Pleasants, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States

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