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Laura Jane Smith 1857 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 April 1857

Birth Location: Woodhull, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 16 January 1943

Death Location: Laingsburg, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA

Father: Wilson Smith

Mother: Ann Place

Spouse(s): Bion Case

Children(s): Louis Case, Glenn Case, Ernest Case, Oral Case

In 1857, Laura Jane Smith entered the world in Woodhull, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA, born to Wilson Lee Smith and Ann Moriah Place. In 1870, Laura Jane Smith resided in Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA. Laura Jane Smith married Bion Lee Case, and had children including Louis Lee Case, Glenn Waterman Case, Ernest Edwin Case, Oral Bion Case. Laura Jane Smith passed away in 1943 in Laingsburg, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Laura Jane Smith entered the world in Woodhull, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA, born to Wilson Lee Smith and Ann Moriah Place.
  • In 1870, Laura Jane Smith resided in Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA.
  • Laura Jane Smith married Bion Lee Case, and had children including Louis Lee Case, Glenn Waterman Case, Ernest Edwin Case, Oral Bion Case.
  • Laura Jane Smith passed away in 1943 in Laingsburg, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilson Smith
1830 – 1908
Birth Location: Nelson, Madison County, New York, United States of America
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Ann Place
1834 – 1901
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Bion Case
1857 – 1926
Birth Location: Branch, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Louis Case
1875 – 1956
Birth Location: –
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Glenn Case
1881 – 1926
Birth Location: Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America
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Ernest Case
1885 – 1970
Birth Location: Laingsburg, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
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Oral Case
1891 – 1980
Birth Location: Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States of America
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Laura Smith's Ancestors

Self
Laura Smith
1857 – 1943
Birth Place: Woodhull, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Parents
Wilson Lee Smith
1830 – 1908
Nelson, Madison County, New York, United States of America
Ann (Moriah) Place
1834 – 1901
Bath, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Moses Smith
1803 – 1894
Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Eunice (Parmenter or) Parmiter
1804 – 1869
Massachusetts, USA
William Place
1805 – 1877
Genesee County, New Yor
Laura Douglas
1807 – 1888
New York
Great-Grandparents
David Smith
1765 – 1813
Deborah Alden
1769 – 1844
John Place
1774 – 1852
Almanda (Place)
1775 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Smith
Diathena Smith
Barnabas Alden
1732 – 1794
Elizabeth Patterson
1742 – 1803

Laura Smith's Descendants

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Laura (Jane) Smith (24 April 1857 – 16 January 1943) m. Bion (Lee) Case (20 Feb 1857 – 5 Feb 1926)
  1. 1. Louis (Lee) Case (28 October 1875 – 11 June 1956) m. Annie (Rowley) Phelps (22 February 1899 – 13 August 1963)
    1. 1. Melvin (Lewis) Case (01 Jul 1901 – 14 May 1949) m. Maybel (Sophia) Sweet (13 Nov 1901 – 10 Jan 1963)
      1. 1. Gene (Willard) Case (09 Apr 1930 – 10 June 2013) m. Louise (Ann) Case (1 December 1935 – 14 August 2019)
  2. 2. Glenn (Waterman) Case (4 August 1881 – 10 June 1926) m. Clara (A) Case (13 October 1889 – 29 August 1936)
    1. 1. Clyde (Raymond) Case (13 August 1911 – 15 May 1993)
    2. 2. Clifford (G.) Case (11 September 1912 – 28 March 1973)
    3. 3. Doris (E.) Heiser (13 January 1914 – 12 July 1974)
    4. 4. Homer (A.) Case (1915 – 21 January 1981) m. Beulah (M) Brockway
      1. 1. carolyn (ann) case (19 Aug 1940 – 12 Mar 1977)
    5. 5. Leo (D) Case (7 August 1916 – 16 October 1991)
    6. 6. Florence (May) Case (25 March 1918 – 26 June 1918)
    7. 7. Edna Gilman (17 May 1919 – March 2002)
    8. 8. Edwin Case (17 May 1919 – 11 January 2011)
    9. 9. Lawrence (E) Case (1921 – 1993)
    10. 10. Arlene (Grace) Wilson (3 May 1923 – 28 September 2005)
    11. 11. Marian (Frances) Downing (24 October 1924 – 1 September 2011)
  3. 3. Ernest (Edwin) Case (16 Sep 1885 – 24 Nov 1970) m. Erma Smith
    1. 1. Raymond (Garnet) Case (5 Jan 1911 – 3 June 2005) m. Hazel Spaven (abt 1910 – )
  4. 4. Oral (Bion) Case (20 April 1891 – 20 November 1980) m. Julia (Eva) Case (1897 – 5 January 1958)
    1. 1. Kenneth Case (1915 – 1915)
    2. 2. Dorothy (M) Tebo (1916 – 1997)
    3. 3. Arlene (Iva) Clark (11 May 1923 – 25 September 2012)
    4. 4. Donald (Dean) Case (26 October 1924 – 18 October 1995)
    5. 5. Evelyn (Ruth) Case (17 Jun 1930 – 28 Dec 2022)

Laura Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1857
24 April 1857
Birth of Laura Jane Smith in Woodhull, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Woodhull, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Laura Jane Smith resided here in Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1943
16 January 1943
Age 86
Death of Laura Jane Smith in Laingsburg, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Laingsburg, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 April 1857
    Event Place: Woodhull, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Victor, Clinton, Michigan; Roll: M593_669; Page: 619A; Family History Library Film: 552168
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lansing State Journal; Publication Date: 19/ Jan/ 1943; Publication Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA; ,0.77373636,0.34558076,0.85770625&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Victor, Clinton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Victor, Clinton, Michigan; Roll: M593_669; Page: 619A; Family History Library Film: 552168

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laingsburg
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lansing State Journal; Publication Date: 19/ Jan/ 1943; Publication Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA; ,0.77373636,0.34558076,0.85770625&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1943
    Event Place: Laingsburg, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lansing State Journal; Publication Date: 19/ Jan/ 1943; Publication Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA; ,0.77373636,0.34558076,0.85770625&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Victor Township, Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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