Azuba Lovina (Swick) Smith (1844 - 1933)

Born 20 Jul 1844 in Hector, Tompkins, New York, United States

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Died 5 Feb 1933 at age 88 in Wilson, Niagara, New York, United States

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Biography

Azuba Lovina (Swick) Smith was born on 20 Jul 1844 in Hector, Tompkins, New York, youngest child of John Alonzo Swick (1804 - 1901) and Maria Sarah Fulkerson (1806 - 1888).

Her family moved to Wilson, Niagara, NY before the 1850 census, recorded just below her grandparents John [Martin] Swick age 87 and Magdaline [Covert] age 80. ^[1]

Azuba married William Harrison Smith (1844 - 1899) on 28 Mar 1864 while he was still enlisted in the civil war. Their children include:^[2]

1. John, b. 1866. Died as infant.
2. Frank, b. 1867. Died as infant.
3. Burt Van Horn Smith, b. Sep. 7,1867. d. In. June 11,1874 Edith Hillman. Adopted
4. "Nettie" Henrietta Maria, b. Oct. 10,1868, Richfield, MI. (1. 1921. m. Marshall Capen at Lockport NY.
5. Willie Swick, b. Dec. 11,1872, Richfield, M]. d. Oct. 23,1933 at Flint, MI. m. Dec.19,1895, to Nettie Ann Worden, Davison, MI.
6. Emma, b. Feb. 21,1874, Richfield, MI. (d. 1890, age 16 yrs. Died of heart damage from diptheria.
7. Effie Lovisa, b. June 25,1877, Richfield, MI. (1. Oct. 26,1960. m. Dec. 27,1899 Sumner Stacy, Wilson, NY.
8. Nellie Pearl, b. Sep. 15,1879, Richfield, M]. d. 1895 in Nebraska of infantile paralysis. Age 16 years.

No birth or marriage records have been found, but family records state her birth was 20 July 1844 and Marriage 28 Mar 1864.

Azuba died on 5 Feb 1933 in Wilson, Niagara, New York aged 88. She is buried in Richfield Union Cemetery, Davison, Michigan.^[3]

An Ancestry DNA cousin provided family pictures of Azuba and other known family members.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBK-SZL : 23 December 2020), Eynba Swick in household of John Swick, Wilson, Niagara, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Family Records: Genealogy of Hiram Horace Smith organized by "Mark Worden Smith"(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MH3iivXZrbXsm-NJ_zzzUoBKGwNN3XFm/view?usp=sharing)
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76105404/azubah-lovinnia-smith

• Marriage of son Willie Swick Smith: "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG11-CBQZ : 2 March 2021), Azubah Swick in entry for Willie S Smith and Nettie A Worden, 18 Dec 1895; citing reference ID , various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm .

Research Notes

Donald Smith has Ancestry DNA connections to 4th cousins through her father John Alonzo Swick and at least three of Azuba's siblings in the range of 10-15 cM.