Born in Beaver Creek, Bond, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Griffin Wright
and Celia Ann (Hawley) Wright
Sister of
Mary Elizabeth (Wright) Hamel, Virginia Ellen (Wright) Valentine, Charles David Wright, James Henry Wright, Eli McCrackin Wright, Frances Ann Wright, Rebecca Josephine Wright, Eugene Washington Wright, Abraham Lincoln Wright and John Edwin Wright
Wife of
James Alfred Smith
— married
Jun 1891 in Wisetown, Bond County, Illinois, USA
Mother of
Clara Emerald (Smith) Broyer, Iva Martina Smith, Alfred Paul Smith, Muriel Louise (Smith) Dickey, Edwin Hawley Smith, Joseph Wright Smith, Mary Ellen Smith, Clarence C Smith, Rosa J Smith, Loren Charles Smith and Truman Percy Smith
Died
at age 57
in Bond, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2016
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Biography
Rosabelle was the youngest of the family and was rather young when her parents died. It was said that she spent much time with her older sisters, Mary and Virginia. She was a very good student and eventually taught school. She was a wonderful person and grandmother, according to those who knew her. She was a hard worker and mother of 12 children.
Sources
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M49M-KN9 : accessed 2016-04-22), entry for Rosabelle WRIGHT.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64C-M54 : accessed 1 June 2016), James H Wright in household of Joseph Y Wright, Illinois, United States; citing p. 36, family 271, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,687.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXN3-Q3D : accessed 1 June 2016), Celia A Wright in household of J G Wright, Beaver Creek, Bond, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 74, sheet 294D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0176; FHL microfilm 1,254,176.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHM-7YP : accessed 16 May 2017), Rosabel Smith in household of James A Smith, Pleasant Mound, Bond, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 230; FHL microfilm 1,374,243.
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N353-QJC : accessed 21 March 2016), Joseph Wright in entry for Rosa Belle Smith, 13 Jul 1927; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,614,256.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-1 16:10, 22 April 2016 (EDT)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rosabelle by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rosabelle:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rosabelle by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rosabelle:
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~3.12%
Cindy Hawley
:
Autosomal DNA Test
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~1.56%
Marietta (Henderson) Lamberson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SA7886952 [compare], Ancestry member lambersonroots
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~1.56%
Andrew Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UP8328933 [compare], FTDNA kit #232800
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~1.56%
Beverly (Davis) Ahrens :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A347667 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Ronald Swinehart :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Greg Lamberson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T194075 [compare], Ancestry member glamberson
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T194075 [compare], FTDNA kit #31023
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T194075 [compare]
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