John Smith was the son of Thomas Smith and Mary Burke.
His twin brother was Andrew.
His estimated date of death is based on the fact he was not listed as a survivor in his mother's obituary.
A genealogy report done by Barbara Smith Gurnee in the 1970s and 1980s contributed to information in this obituary
Sources
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ86-B7R : 17 August 2017), John Smith in household of Thomas Smith, Worth, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 155, sheet 341A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0840; FHL microfilm 1,254,840.
"New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X36Z-Q27 : 6 November 2014), Mark H Smith, 1892; citing , Lowville, , 03, Lewis, New York, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 900,779.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: