1865 I. L. Reed (age 17) lived in Peoria, Franklin County, Kansas, in household with siblings and Robert Reed (age 60). [1]
1870 Arphigenia Reed (age 22, born in Ohio) lived in Peoria, Franklin County, Kansas, in a household with James Weaver (23), and Carolina Weaver (24). [2]
1870 J Wesley Smith and Iphigena Louisa Reed (age 22) were married on May 4, in Franklin County, Kansas. [3] [4]
1880 Earl R Smith registered For the draft in Colorado. He was born on October 31, 1880 in Franklin County, Kansas. He had characteristics: Brown hair, Gray eyes, and 5 9 height. [5]
1880 John W. Smith (age 38, born in New York, married) lived in Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, in a household with Virginia L Smith (39), Bartail Smith (7), and Erle R Smith (2). John W. Smith's parents were both born in New York. John W. Smith was a furniture dealer. [6]
1889 Eugenia I Smith Howard was born on July 19 in Ottawa Frank, Kansas, daughter of J W Smith and Iphigenia L Reed. [7]
1900 Iphigenia L Smith (born in Ohio in Jul 1849, married for 30 years), wife, lived in Harrison Twp, Franklin County, Kansas, in a household with J Wesley Smith (58), Earl R Smith (22), Victor L Smith (18), Iris L Smith (13), and Eugenia I Smith (9). Iphigenia L Smith's father was born in Virginia and her mother was born in Ohio. Iphigenia L Smith had had 8 children, 5 still living. [8]
An obituary reported [9] [10]:
Mrs. J. Wesley Smith, a pioneer resident of this county and a direct descendant of a soldier in the American revolution, died at the Smith home, 515 Mulberry street at 6 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Smith was stricken with paralysis Monday afternoon while walking near Fifth, and Mulberry streets. She did not regain consciousness. The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock Saturday at the home. The Rev. Fred M. Bailey, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, will conduct the service. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. The Daughters of the American Revolution will assist in the services. Pallbearers will be W. E. Kibbe, N. C. McCandless, A. J. Doran, R. S. Parker, E. A. Hanes and G. L. Watts. Iphigenia Louisa Smith was over 70 years old. She was born July 20, 1846, at Little Sandusky, O., and was the youngest child of Robert Reed and Catherine Strode Reed. In 1855 the Reed family joined the westward movement and settled near Rantoul. Those were trying years for the settlers and the Reeds were driven from their settlement by Missouri border ruffians and guerilla bands. They returned, however, in 1857 and remained in this county. On May 4, 1870, the deceased was married to J. Wesley Smith and lived on their farm near Imes most of her married life. The family moved to Ottawa in November, 1901. The husband and five children survive Mrs. Smith. There are three sons, Bertsil Clayton Smith of Long Beach, Cal.; Earl Royston Smith, of New Orleans, La., and Victor Lawson Smith of Detroit, Mich., and two daughters. Mrs. Iris Lenore Dean and Miss Eugenia Isadore Smith, both of ' Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Smith also leaves two sisters, Mrs. L. E. Tulloss of Sedan and Mrs. C. E. Weaver of Rantoul. Victor L. Smith and Miss Eugenia I. Smith are the only children able to attend the funeral. ' Mrs. Smith's grandfather, Alexander Reed, was a drummer boy in the Continental army in the American Revolution. Her oldest brother, Paris Reed, was a lieutenant in the Civil War three years. Mrs. Smith belonged to the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Ladies Circle of the G. A. R., the Eastern Star and the Methodist church. New York. Oct. 27.
1917-18 Bertsil Clayton Smith registered For the draft in Yavapai County, Arizona. He was born on November 5, 1872. He had characteristics: Brown hair, Blue eyes, Medium build, and Short height. His nearest relative was Lallie M. Smith. [11]
1917-18 Victor Lawson Smith registered For the draft in Oakland County, Michigan. He was born on May 15, 1882. He had characteristics: Black hair, Grey eyes, Medium build, and Tall height. His nearest relative was Sarah Alice Smith. [12]
1936 John Wesley Smith, spouse of Iphigenia Louisa Smith, died in March in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. He was born on March 9, 1842 in Rockland County, New York, son of John Smith and Sarah Ann Smith. [13]
1942 Earl R Smith registered For the draft in Colorado. He was born on October 31, 1880 in Franklin County, Kansas. He had characteristics: Brown hair, Gray eyes, and 5 9 height. [14]
1943 Bertsil Clayton Smith died on March 18 in Los Angeles County, California. He was born on November 5, 1872 in Kansas, son of Smith and Reed. [15]
1950 Eugenia I Dougherty (age 59, born in Kansas, married), wife, lived in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, in a household with Gerald E Dougherty (65). [16]
1957 Eugenia Daugherty died on July 9 in Los Angeles County, California. She was born on September 1, 1889 in Kansas, daughter of Smith. [17]
1965 Victor Lawson Smith, spouse of Sarah Alice Smith, died in 1965. Victor Lawson Smith was born in 1882. [18]
1965 Victor L. Smith died on January 4 in Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California. Victor L. Smith was buried in San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California. He was born in Kansas. He had lived at Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California. [19]
1975 Iris L Dean died on March 7 in Hillsborough County, Florida. Iris L Dean was born on December 21, 1886. [20] [21]
[1] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, 1865, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, [FamilySearch], [FamilySearchRecord].
[4] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[5] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] Newspaper, The Ottawa Herald, Ottawa, Kansas, Friday, October 27, 1916, page 1.
[10] Kansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, [AncestryRecord].
[11] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[12] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[14] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[15] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, [AncestryRecord].
[16] United States Federal Census, 1950, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[17] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, [AncestryRecord].
[18] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[19] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].
[20] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998), [AncestryRecord].
[21] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, [AncestryRecord].