John Johnston Smith (1833 - 1894)

Born 13 Aug 1833 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Husband of Jane (Greenlees) Smith — married 28 Apr 1859 in Winnebago County, Illinois United States

Died 15 Jul 1894 at age 60 in Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois,

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Biography

John was born in 1833. He was the son of James Smith and Margaret Johnston. ^[1]

He came to the United States in 1854. ^[2]

He married Jane Greenlees in 1859. ^[3]

He passed away in 1894.

Children

1. Mary Johnson Smith1860–1940
2. Jessie Langwill Smith 1862–1883
3. Sarah Jane (Coolidge) 1865–1939
4. Robert Greenlees Smith 1867–1947
5. William Gay Smith 1871–1917
6. Nellie Smith 1877–1933
7. John Mitchell Smith 1879–1953

John farmed in Burritt Township, Illinois

1860 US Census

Burritt Township, Illinois^[4]

• John P Smith M 28 Scotland
• Jane Smith F 19 Scotland
• Edwin Mc Mullen M 12 Scotland

1870 US Census

Burritt Township, Illinois^[5]

• John J Smith M 37 Scotland
• Jane Smith F 29 Scotland
• Mary Smith F 10 Illinois
• Jessie Smith F 8 Illinois
• Sarah Smith F 5 Illinois
• Robert Smith M 3 Illinois
• William Clark M 17 Isle Of Man

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Y-1MQ : 10 February 2018), John Smith, 13 Aug 1833; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,005.
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:275R-BZY : 12 March 2018), John Smith, 1854; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-N38N : 14 October 2017), John J Smith and Jane Greenlee, 28 Apr 1859; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,041.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHG-KTC : 13 December 2017), John P Smith, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-Z7Z : 12 April 2016), John J Smith, Illinois, United States; citing p. 10, family 61, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,793.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #56618519 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 July 2018), memorial page for John Johnson Smith (13 Aug 1833–15 Jul 1894), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56618519, citing South Burritt Cemetery, Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .