Eliza Jane (Flynn) Smith (1883 - 1973)

Born 5 Aug 1883 in Michigan

Ancestors

Wife of William Anderson Smith — married 5 Jul 1906 in Seattle, King, Washington

Died 19 Jul 1973 at age 89 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Lizzie was born on 5 August 1883 in Michigan to William Flynn and Ruth Lum. She was married on 5 July 1906 at Seattle, Wash. to William A. Smith. Lizzie died 19 July 1973 at Coquitlam, B.C., Canada.

Children:

1. Hazel Pauline Smith, b. 30 Dec. 1906 in Seattle, Wash., d. 3 Sept. 1988 in Seattle, Wash., m. Hugh Johnstone
2. Ruth Margaret Smith, b. 9 Jan. 1908 in Seattle, Wash., m. Francis S. Miller, Jr.
3. Mildred Naomi Smith, b. 1915, d. 18 Nov. 1993 in Toronto, Ont., Canada Lyle A. Ablitt
4. Ralph Earl Smith, b. 1918 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, d. 1994, m. Marie I. Ross

Sources

• 1900 Federal Census, Michigan, NARS T623-711, Gladwin Co., Grout Twp., Gladwin City, SD 10, ED 99, Sheet No. 11, Page 52A, enumerated by Walter R. Black on 1 June 1900. William Flynn listed as the head of household, Dwelling 212, Family 212, Lines 45-50.
• Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004 Ancestry.com
• Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1961 Ancestry.com
• British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 [British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 Ancestry.com]
• Journey from Michigan to Seattle. "In the early 1900s the Flynn family moved from Michigan to Seattle making quite a story along the way. Daughter, Eliza Jane (Flynn) Smith, of Vancouver, BC tells of it in a letter years later to her friend, Clara Beardsley in Gladwin, MI" See Flynn-768 for text.