Iowa Family Group Record for Marcus Kilbourne Smith Submitted by: Cathy Joynt Labath Email: labaths@celticcousins.net Husband: Marcus Kilbourne Smith AKA: Mark Born: 13 Mar 1834 - Hancock, Indiana Died: 15 Oct 1909 Buried: Father: Abraham Smith (1795-1871) Mother: Eleanor Van Dorin (1800-1875) Marriage: 5 Mar 1857 Place: Henry County, Iowa Wife: Rachel A. White Born: 21 Jul 1841 - Iowa Died: 16 Oct 1923 Buried: Father: Nathaniel F White (1811-1883) Mother: Mary A Rose (1814-1897) Children 1 F Mary Eleanor Smith Born: Apr 1858 - Iowa Died: Buried: Spouse: John Tilford (1852- ) Marr. Date: 15 Nov 1877 - Jefferson County, Iowa 2 F America Emaline Smith Born: 20 Feb 1861 - Iowa Died: 24 May 1939 - Hardin, Big Horn, Montana Buried: Spouse: Harvey T Chezum (1861-1935) Marr. Date: 14 Jan 1882 - Henry County, Iowa - 3 F Catherine Josephine Smith Born: Between 1859 and 1860 - Iowa Died: 16 Oct 1932 Buried: - Glasgow Cemetery, Glasgow, Iowa Spouse: Charles Garrison ( - ) Marr. Date: 28 Feb 1883 4 M Nathaniel A Smith Born: 1866 Died: 4 May 1866 Buried: - Lambrith Cemetery Spouse: Marr. Date: 5 F Arminta Ann Smith Born: 1 Jul 1867 - Iowa Died: Buried: Spouse: Robert Lawrence (1859- ) Marr. Date: 17 Sep 1885 - Jefferson County, Iowa 6 F Lucy Prudence Smith Born: Between Oct and Nov 1869 - Iowa Died: 10 Jul 1929 - Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa Buried: - Glasgow Cemetery, Glasgow, Iowa (192) Spouse: Alfred Douglas Watkins (1859-1910) Marr. Date: 14 Apr 1887 Spouse: Albert U. Walker (1865- ) Marr. Date: After 1910 7 M John Edward Smith Born: 1872 Died: 2 Mar 1873 Buried: - Lambrith Cemetery Spouse: Marr. Date: 8 M Frank Marcus Smith Born: Between 1874 and 1875 - Iowa Died: Buried: Spouse: Ella M Johnson ( - ) Marr. Date: 29 Dec 1897 - Vega, Jefferson County, Iowa Spouse: Marr. Date: 9 M Charlie Clark Smith Born: 18 Mar 1876 - Glasgow, Iowa Died: 24 Apr 1961 - Birmingham, Van Buren, Iowa Buried: - Lambirth Cemetery Spouse: Nellie Crane (1879-1957) Marr. Date: 30 Jan 1901 - Kilbourne, Van Buren, Iowa 10 F Martha Alice Smith Born: 30 Mar 1878 - Iowa Died: 21 Sep 1968 - Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa Buried: - Glasgow Cemetery, Glasgow, Iowa Spouse: Thomas Litton (1875-1939) Marr. Date: 25 Oct 1899 11 F Iantha Dorinda Smith Born: 3 Aug 1883 - Jefferson County, Iowa Died: 31 Jan 1975 Buried: - Glasgow Cemetery, Glasgow, Iowa (L80) Spouse: Frank Metcalf (1873-1949) Marr. Date: 17 Apr 1918 - MT Pleasant, Iowa 12 M George Sydney Smith Born: 7 Sep 1885 - Jefferson County, Iowa Died: 31 Aug 1949 - Stockport, Van Buren, Iowa Buried: - Lambirth Cemetery Spouse: Myrtle Peterson (1886-1953) Marr. Date: 15 Apr 1908 - Jefferson County, Iowa Spouse: Marr. Date: General Notes (Husband) The book Jefferson Co. Birth Records lists the following: Smith fa; Marcus Kilbourne occ. farmer b. Indiana mo; Rachel A. White b. Iowa 3 Aug 1883 ch #11 Iantha Dorinda b. Round Pr Twp fa 49 mo 42 9 Jul 1885 ch #12 male b. Round Pr Twp fa 51 mo 44 1870 Census, Round Prairie Twp, Jefferson Co, IA Pg 18 148-144 Smith, Mark, 40,m,w,farmer,3500,1200,Ohio (Note this census says b. OHIO) Rachel,35,f,w,Keeping House,Illinois Mary,12,f,w,Iowa America,8,f,w,Iowa Katherine,7,f,w,Iowa Armanda,3,f,w,Iowa Lucy,7/12,f,w,Iowa b. Oct 1880 Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa Source: FHL Film 1254347 National Archives Film T9-0347 Page 468A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Marquis SMITH Self M M W 46 IN Occ: Farmer Fa: IN Mo: IN Rachel SMITH Wife F M W 39 IA Occ: Keeping House Fa: KY Mo: KY America SMITH Dau F S W 19 IA Occ: At Home Fa: IN Mo: IA Catharine SMITH Dau F S W 17 IA Occ: At School Fa: IN Mo: IA Arinnita SMITH Dau F W 12 IA Occ: At School Fa: IN Mo: IA Lucy P. SMITH Dau F W 10 IA Occ: At School Fa: IN Mo: IA Frank M. SMITH Son M W 5 IA Occ: At School Fa: IN Mo: IA Charlie C. SMITH Son M W 4 IA Fa: IN Mo: IA Martha A. SMITH Dau F W 2 IA Fa: IN Mo: IA The Fairfield Tribune Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa Thursday, July 14, 1881 Mr. M. K. Smith and John Wilson are each building a bank barn. Mr. Smith's bank is above the surface of the ground and will require heavy grading. Mr. Wilson is making his bank in a sharp ridge and will open out on the east and west sides of the barn. 1900 Census, Round Prairie Twp, Jefferson Co, IA 108-110 Smith, Markes K, b. Mar. 1834,age 66,m. 43 yrs,b. Indiana, f. b. North Carolina, m. b. Kentucky, farmer, owns farm. Rachel,wife, b. July, 1841age 48, gave b. to 12 children, 10 living, b. Iowa, f.b. Ohio, m. b. Kentucky Antha D, dau Aug 1883, age 16, b. Iowa George S., son, b. July 1885, age 14, farm laborer, b. Iowa In the early 1860s Marcus went prospecting with brother, Hiram via wagon train in Idaho and was gone for two years. With the gold he brought back he bought a farm in Round Prairie vicinity of Jefferson County,IA. Marcus made the brick to build the house and brought the stone for the window sills and wall from the White's home. The Smiths were a musical family, and with daughter, Martha, playing the organ, spent evenings singing. Listed as farmer on Henry Co. 1850 census Mt. Pleasant Weekly News Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa Wednesday, Feb 3, 1897 LA HOYT AND VICINITY. LaHoyt, Feb. 1 (Correspondence)- Mr. Mark SMITH and family of Glasgow, attended the funeral of Mrs. SMITH's mother Mrs. WHITE, Friday Obit of Mark Smith Oct 15, 1909 front page: Old Resident Passed Away Pioneer Resident of the Township Dies at His Home Monday Morning. Mark Smith, one of the oldest residents of this place died Monday morning after an illness dating back into February. He was born in Hancock, Ind., March 13, 1831. The funeral took place Wednesday and was largely attended. The remains were interred in Lambert (sic) cemetery. In 1819 he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel White. Ten children were born to them who are: Mrs. Ella Tilford, Salem; Mrs Emma Cheesum [sic Chezum), Stockport; Mrs. Josephine Garretson, Beaver, Nebraska, Mrs. Arminta Lawrence, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Lucy Watkins of Lockridge; Mrs. Martha Litton of Glasgow; Antha Smith of Glasgow; Frank Smith of Stockport and Charles and George Smith of Lockridge. Mr. Smith and family have resided near Lockridge for many years and a large circle of friends will deeply sympathize with the surviving relatives. General Notes (Wife) Obit of Rachel Smith from Daily Ledger Wednesday Oct 17, 1923 page 1 col 3: Mrs. R. Smith Died Yesterday Funeral Services Held Tomorrow Afternoon at 2 O'Clock Mrs. Rachel Smith died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Metcalf, 4 miles east of Glasgow. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from teh Round Prairie Baptist Church and interment will take place in Lambert cemetery. Mrs. Smith was one of the older residents of this county having been born July 21, 1841 near Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant Free Press Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa October 18, 1948 25 YEARS AGO. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Rachel Smith at the Round Prairie Baptist church with Rev. Vanderpool in charge. ************************************************** Copyright © 2007 by Cathy Joynt Labath. All rights reserved. http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm **************************************************