Smith, John A. – 1854-1925

HANSTEIN, PRICE, SMITH, SPIENE

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Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:37

John A. Smith was born in 1854 to Uriah A. and Emily Spiene Smith. He was married to Nellie Price, daughter of Carl and Mary Hanstein Price on September 11, 1883. To this union five children were born, four who lived to adulthood. They are Rylie, Charles Earl, Laura and Emma. The family lived in Galesburg, Iowa, and also in Nebraska and Missouri returning to the Galesburg area at the time of his wife Nellie's death in 1907. Later he moved to Newton, Iowa where he was employed as a taxi driver. Mr. Smith died November 19, 1925 with interment at the Hewitt Cemetery, Jasper County, Iowa.
Source: Newspaper and date unknown; death date November 19, 1925