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Sara Adeline Smith 1853–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 NOV 1853

Birth Location: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 7 MAR 1917

Death Location: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA

Father: Thadeus Smith

Mother: Margaret Shriever

Spouse(s): George Gemberling, Alvin Brown

Children(s): Carl Sr, Millie Brown, Julia Brown, Elsie Brown, Brownie Sr., Metta Brown, Edith Brown, Alonzo Brown, Claude Brown

Sara Adeline Smith was born in 1853 in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA, the child of Thadeus Smith And Margaret Shriever. In 1860, Sara Adeline Smith was recorded in the census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA. In 1870, Sara Adeline Smith was recorded in the census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA. Sara Adeline Smith married Alvin Cullum Brown, George Washington Gemberling, and had children including Alonzo Frederick Brown, Brownie Cullum Brown Sr, Carl Charles Brown Sr, Claude Roy Brown, Edith Edna Brown, Elsie Margaret Brown, Julia Dent Brown, Metta Bell Brown, Millie Brown. Sara Adeline Smith passed away in 1917 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Sara Adeline Smith was born in 1853 in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA, the child of Thadeus Smith And Margaret Shriever.
  • In 1860, Sara Adeline Smith was recorded in the census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, Sara Adeline Smith was recorded in the census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.
  • Sara Adeline Smith married Alvin Cullum Brown, George Washington Gemberling, and had children including Alonzo Frederick Brown, Brownie Cullum Brown Sr, Carl Charles Brown Sr, Claude Roy Brown, Edith Edna Brown, Elsie Margaret Brown, Julia Dent Brown, Metta Bell Brown, Millie Brown.
  • Sara Adeline Smith passed away in 1917 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sara Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sara Smith
1853–1917
Birth Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Parents
Thadeus Smith
1804–1881
New York, USA
Margaret Shriever
1816–1901
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Ebenezer) Smith
1777–1843
New York, USA
Anna (W.) Carter
1764–1823
USA
Israel Shreve
1789–1861
Loudon County, Virginia, USA
Eliza Hough
1797–1852
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Shreve
1754–1839
Mary Williams
1749–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Jr.
1717–1810
Hannah Thorn
1717–

Sara Smith's Descendants

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Sara (Adeline) Smith (22 NOV 1853–7 MAR 1917) m. George (Washington) Gemberling (1838–1 FEB 1920) m. Alvin (Cullum) Brown (27 SEP 1843–24 JAN 1907)
  1. 1. Carl (Charles Brown) Sr 1881–1953
  2. 2. Millie Brown 1883–1930
  3. 3. Julia (Dent) Brown 1885–1935
  4. 4. Elsie (Margaret) Brown 1887–1944
  5. 5. Brownie (Cullum Brown) Sr. 1889–1958
  6. 6. Metta (Bell) Brown 1891–1965
  7. 7. Edith (Edna) Brown 1893–1968
  8. 8. Alonzo (Frederick) Brown 1876–1950
  9. 9. Claude (Roy) Brown 1877–1955

Sara Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1853
22 NOV 1853
Birth of Sara Adeline Smith in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 7
Sara Adeline Smith appeared in census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
Sara Adeline Smith appeared in census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Sara Adeline Smith appeared in census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1901
JUN 1901
Age 48
Sara Adeline Smith resided here in South Dakota, USA
South Dakota, USA
1915
1915
Age 62
Sara Adeline Smith resided here in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
1917
7 MAR 1917
Age 64
Death of Sara Adeline Smith in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1853
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 Census of United States of America, Illinois, Tazewell, Civil District Not Stated, Eighth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 142
    [2] 1880 Census of United States of America, Illinois, Tazewell, Morton, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 Schedule; Online Images, ED 241, Sheet 21A
    [3] Marriage Return: George Gemberling and Adeline (Smith) Brown, Marriage Date: June 9, 1915; Marriage Location: Yakima, Yakima, WA, USA
    [4] Find A Grave, Compiler, Find a Grave, database and images ( accessed March 20, 2025), memorial page for Sara Adeline Smith Gemberling (22 Nov 1853–7 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16343535, citing Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Patricia Cooper (contributor 46866547).

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: JUN 1901
    Event Place: South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: Obituary: Forest Grove Times, Margaret Smith Shreve

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Find A Grave, Compiler, Find a Grave, database and images ( accessed March 20, 2025), memorial page for Sara Adeline Smith Gemberling (22 Nov 1853–7 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16343535, citing Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Patricia Cooper (contributor 46866547).

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1917
    Event Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAR 1917
    Event Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary: Forest Grove Times, Margaret Smith Shreve
    [2] Find A Grave, Compiler, Find a Grave, database and images ( accessed March 20, 2025), memorial page for Sara Adeline Smith Gemberling (22 Nov 1853–7 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16343535, citing Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Patricia Cooper (contributor 46866547).

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 Census of United States of America, Illinois, Tazewell, Morton, Eighth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 142

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 Census of United States of America, Illinois, Tazewell, Morton, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 Schedule; Online Images, ED 241, Sheet 21A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Marriage Return: George Gemberling and Adeline (Smith) Brown, Marriage Date: June 9, 1915; Marriage Location: Yakima, Yakima, WA, USA

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