1885 Nebraska Census, Savannah, Butler: Elvin R. Smith, age 3, living with his parents Elford and Emily Smith.
1899 Graduation from Franklin Academy with business degree: Lynn Chase, "Franklin Academy Student Enrollment, Franklin, Nebraska," database, NEGen Web (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nefrankl/).
1900 Census, Bloomington, Franklin, Nebraska: Elvin R. Smith, born Jun 1882, living with his parents Elford and Emily Smith.
1901 Graduation from Franklin Academy with scientific degree : Lynn Chase, "Franklin Academy Student Enrollment, Franklin, Nebraska," database, NEGen Web (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nefrankl/).
1908 Degree from Doane College: Doane College, Doane College Bulletin - Alumni Directory - March 1960 (Crete, Nebraska: Doane College, March 1960) 70.
1910 Census, Bloomington, Franklin, Nebraska: Elvin Smith, age 27, living with his parents Elford and Emily Smith.
1912 July 2, Marriage: Upland, Franklin, Nebraska: Marriage Certificate for Elvin R. Smith and Svea B. M. Carlson
1920 Census, Antelope, Franklin, Nebraska: Elvin Royce Smith, age 37, Svea, age 37, and Robert, age 3 1/12.
1930 Census, Antelope, Franklin, Nebraska: Elvin R. Smith, age 47, Svea C., age 47, Robert C., age 13, Howard C., age 10.
1940 Census, Antelope, Franklin, Nebraska: Elvin R. Smith, age 57, Svea C., age 57, Howard C., age 20.
1968 November 5, death: Nebraska death certificate
Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. William Waugh Smith, FTDNA kit #95454, and his 6th cousin once removed, Len Smith, FTDNA kit #216226, match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Thomas Smith. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 7 generations is 91.73% and within the last 8 generations is 94.73%.
Descendant of yDNA group NE12 Thomas Smith (1634 - 1724) and Elizabeth Patterson. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.[1]
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