Emeline Emily was born in 1826 in Ohio to Harvey G Bidwell (1790–1857) and Helen Mary (Wilson) Bidwell (1800–1835). Emeline married Edwin Smith on 16 Apr 1846 in Cuyahoga, Ohio.[1] They had a family, including:[2][3]
Mary
Harvey
William
By 1870, they were living in Gratiot, Wisconsin.[4]
Research Notes
There are unsourced Ancestry family trees and an unsourced FindAGrave profile that say she died in 1876 and was buried in Ohio, but there is no proof at present.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ3-KVP : 21 December 2020), Emily Smith in household of Edwin Smith, Auburn Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).