Joseph Smith (1829 - 1911)

Born 21 Apr 1829 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jeanette (Casey) Smith — married 8 Aug 1850 in Scott, Indiana

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1911 at age 82 in Adel Township, Dallas, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born April 21 1829 in Indiana to Samuel and Polly Keithley Smith. At the age of 21 was living with his brother, James and James' wife, Nancy Casey Smith; working as a Railroad Contractor. He married Nancy's sister, Jeannette (Gennette) Casey August 5, 1850 in Scott, Indiana. They raised 11 children together. After Jeannette died, he married Elizabeth Caldwell in 1886. She was known as "Aunt Lizzie" to his children. She played a significant role in their lives. He passed away Septenber 16. 1911 in Adel. Iowa.

Sources

• Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013

• "United States Census, 1850" The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Vienna, Scott, Indiana; Roll: 171; Page: 163a

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4L-J15 : 13 December 2017), Joseph Smith, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJT-3JD : 12 April 2016), Joseph Smith, Iowa, United States; citing p. 5, family 33, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,884.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD27-YCZ : 9 September 2017), Joseph Smith, Boone, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 282B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0335; FHL microfilm 1,254,335.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZ4-1BV : 25 September 2017), Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Caldwell, 22 Oct 1886, Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing reference it 2 p 77, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,112.

• "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HC62-92M : 3 April 2016), Joseph Smith, Boone, Dallas, Iowa; citing p. 5, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,458.

• "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTSZ-6D8 : 30 June 2016), Joseph Smith, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing p. 37, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,195.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9KH-X1G : accessed 7 January 2018), Joseph Smith, Adel Township (excl. Abel town) Dallas Center town, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 12A, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,427.

• "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23YJ-5CD : 22 August 2016), Joseph Smith, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing card #B87, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,364.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1V-HY1 : accessed 7 January 2018), Joseph Smith, Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 5B, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 399; FHL microfilm 1,374,412.

• Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Original data: Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58147654/joseph-smith: accessed 17 September 2023), memorial page for Joseph Smith (21 Apr 1829–16 Sep 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58147654, citing Oakdale Cemetery, Adel, Dallas County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by BarelyDeparted (contributor 47294244).