Five generations of SMITHs

SMITH, STEWART, FELL, HALL, BUSICK, WARNER, ALEXANDER, STEPHENSON, SHERMAN, DOWD, HUTTON, LAMB, HITCHCOCK, SHADDICK, HARRISON, JONES, KAMMIN, SALMON, MCGUIRE

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 4/5/2006 at 12:58:53

"RELICS OF THE PAST AND TREASURES OF THE FUTURE -- Five Generations of the SMITH Family History from 1720 to 1938", by Seldon L. SMITH, one of the fifth generation, 1938. (Loaned by Marlene List Babcock)

The parents of John Jackman SMITH, Jr., were John Jackman SMITH, Sr., born 1720 in England, died 1835 age 115 years, near Lexington, Ky., and Elizabeth STEWART, born in Virginia; married in 1773. Moved from Virginia to near Lexington, Ky., in 1790.

Pg. 21-22 -- "....On May 10, 1869, his (second) wife Sarah passed away. At the time of her death she was 85 years 5 months and 10 days old.... I am sorry to say I have never been able to find any notes or sketches as to who she was or where she was born or when they were married, but will say that I have often heard my father say she was a good woman and a loving grandmother to him and all the others of the family. At the time she passed away there were no cemeteries and she was laid to rest in the back yard along by the garden. Only a few years later there was a cemetery started southwest of Libertyville, Iowa, and has always been known as the Fell Cemetery. Then on Oct. 18, 1873, great-grandfather was called to his reward at the age of 93 years 7 months and 25 days and at that time, before he was laid away, Sam FELL of Libertyville with the help of others took great-grandmother from her first grave in the back yard and put her and great-grandfather in the same grave in the Fell Cemetery. Afterwards there was a monument put up for each of them and are in good condition only as the weather and time has aged them.... He had two maiden daughters who cared for him in his last days." (One was Eliza.)

Pg. 29 -- "In 1852 Elijah and three sisters decided to go west. They went with an ox team, as that was the only way of traveling in those days and were seven months on their journey. They settled in Oregon and never did return to this country. Very seldom when people crossed what then was called the Great Plains did their folks expect to see them again. According to the sketches left Rachel and Susannah were two of his sisters that accompanied him on his long journey. The third one I have no account of."

Pg. 14 -- "The trunk granddaddy used to carry his money to this country with him in 1837... is worthy of mention. It was small and when made was covered with cowhide and had the hair left on it. At present it is in the possession of a great-great-grandson of Jack Jackman SMITH who lives in Gary, Indiana, B. W. HALL."

Pg. 17 -- "Here, let me mention at this time, that the old spinning wheel they used in their early days here in Iowa was the same old spinning wheel that came from Ohio with the family and to this day it is still in existence in the possession of a great-great-grandson, A. H. HALL who lives in Flint, Michigan."

(No page number noted) -- re: Elizabeth (BUSICK) SMITH... "About 1849 her brother, William BUSICK, an early pioneer, was a Pretestant Methodist minister and claimed the distinction of Preaching the first protestant sermon west of the Mississippi River. He was a very forceful speaker and through him the true spirit often moved the entire congregation to tears. He was a minister over sixty years and died in Carlisle, Iowa, 35 years ago. (About 1903?) There are some old settlers who still remember Reverend BUSICK."

Pg. 28 -- "At this time the author and grandson is sorry to say that I have talked to many of the oldest people now living in that community and many remember her (Elizabeth BUSICK SMITH) but don't remember where she was buried. Also my father left many sketches which I have referred to through all these writings, many times he mentions his mother and of visiting her grave, often even when he was in his sixties, but never in all his sketches did he ever tell where she was laid. I have visited cemeteries to find a marker but so far have never found her. Now when I have grown older and my father and everybody gone that could have told me of her I now see my mistake, after it is too late, in not asking my father for more information concerning his mother, also others farther back."

"Jan. 8, 1850, he and a young widow in the community were married, Mrs. Anzoletta WARNER, who had three children from her first husband. To this union was born two sons and two daughters, the first son died when only a few days old."

Pg. 18 -- "I have yet, in good condition, an old deed all written by hand which gives the description of location of a square ½ acre of land deeded to the electors of school district No. 5 in Liberty township and County of Jefferson, for the consideration of $1.00. This deed is dated 1852 and sold by Elias SMITH, third son of our subject. This school house was built of rough logs, 12 x 14 feet square, the seats were made of slabs sawed at a water power saw mill on great-grandfather's land. The floor was made of puncheons split from large trees and smoothed up with a broad ax. On the south side one log was left out and a single row of 8x10 glass took its place, this was the only window, in front of that was a long wide board smoothed with a broad ax for writing desk and a high seat in front of it to sit on. They also had a fireplace to warm the room."

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Carlisle Allen SMITH, son of Elias and Elizabeth (BUSICK) SMITH, born Dec. 30, 1842, in a double log house on the old homestead of John Jackman SMITH, Jr., about 4½ miles SW of Fairfield.... While in a skirmish in the vicinity of Shiloh he was wounded accidentally by one of his own Company, a man by the name of ALEXANDER who struck him in the right knee with the bayonet causing him to be disabled.... From the effect of his wound he was obliged to use crutches for many years, while a decided limp was noticeable as long as he lived. While he was in the army his father left the log home settlement by SMITH's Ford, and now owned a farm that cornered up to the cross roads one mile west of Bladensburg, Iowa, on the south side of the road. Carlisle Allen SMITH married, in 1865, Eliza Ann STEPHENSON, who died Oct. 20, 1884; buried Ottumwa Cemetery. Carlisle died 21 Oct. 1913, near Milton, Iowa; bur. Ottumwa Cemetery. His children: 1-Emma Gertrude, born 31 July 1867; married 1st, L.D. SHERMAN; 2nd, James DOWD; she died 17 May 1930 at Davenport, Iowa; buried Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa; 2-Elza E., born 4 July 1870; 3-Porter W., born 13 Nov. 1874; 4-Seldon Lawrence, born 9 June 1878, married 15 June 1905, Myra Gertrude HUTTON; 5-Homer Wellington, born 21 Jan. 1880; died 19 May 1906, buried Ottumwa Cemetery.

"Emma had children, by Sherman: Beulah, married LAMB and had children Bobby and Billy; Homer married and Homer Jr. & Harold; Dale married and had a child Margaret. By her 2nd marriage to DOWD she had a child Gertrude who married HITCHCOCK."

"Elza married 1st, SHADDICK and had children: Carlyle married JONES; Dorris married HARRISON and had a child Loraine; Lloyd, m. KAMMIN; Murl, married SALMON and had a child Kenneth. Elza married a 2nd time and had a child, Reed."

"Seldon married HUTTON and had Carl, born 18 Nov. 1906, married Hannah McGUIRE and had children: Larc A., born 19 Mar. 1934; Darvin W., born 10 Mar. 1935; Barbadeen J., born 1 Feb. 1937; and 2nd child, Mildred."

Pg. 62 -- "Another request (of Carlisle's) was that we have his grave dug three feet wide and seven feet long and carry this size five feet down, at this place leave a six inch shoulder around the grave the remainder of the depth. He did not want a box or vault used but asked us to get 2 x 12 white oak lumber cut in three foot lengths, this was to be laid on the six inch shoulder, two thicknesses and break joint with the top layer."

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s).