Nathaniel Smith1

#2050, (October 1835 - 9 May 1918)
Franklin County, Illinois, War history, 1832-1919, p. 109.
Baird, S. Sylvester. Frier, Harry L.

Family

Ruth E. Johnson b. 1850, d. 1901
Children 1.Zemma J Smith9 (1868 - 1946)
 2.Carrie Maude Smith+10 (1874 - 1943)
 3.Burley Smith+11 (1880 - )
 4.Nettie Smith+12 (1882 - )
 5.Tennyson Smith+13 (1887 - 1978)
Birth*October 1835He was born in October 1835 at IllinoisG.2 
between 1861 and 1865He was Co. F, 40th IL Infantry between 1861 and 1865.3 
Marriage*circa 1873He married Ruth E. Johnson, daughter of Demetrius Johnson and Martha Peale Duckworth, circa 1873.4,1 
23 June 1880He and Ruth E. Johnson appeared on the census of 23 June 1880 at Flannigan Prec., Hamilton Co., IllinoisG; neis. Daniel and Eliza. Reed, fam. 128; Adam and Ida May Reed, fam. 129.5 
15 June 1900He and Ruth E. Johnson appeared on the census of 15 June 1900 at Eastern Twp., Franklin Co., IllinoisG; neis. George and Marinda Brady, fam. 179; John and Jane Reed; Marquise Reed; John K and Mary Johnson.6 
9 May 1910He appeared on the census of 9 May 1910 at Eastern Twp., Franklin Co., IllinoisG; (nei. James A and Maude Flanigan.)7 
Death*9 May 1918He died on 9 May 1918 at Franklin Co., IllinoisG, at age 82.8 
Burial*May 1918He was buried in May 1918 at Brady Cemetery, Akin, Franklin Co., IllinoisG.8 

Citations

  1. [S261] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Records of the Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster (Milwaukee: Godfrey & Crandall, 1876), p 51. Hereinafter cited as David Johnson of Leominster.
  2. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. b. IL Oct 1835, parents b. NC.
  3. [S2293] S. Sylvester Baird and Harry L Frier, Franklin County Illinois War History 1832-1919 (Franklin County, Illinois: Hal W. Trovillion, 1920), p. 109. Nathaniel Smith, res. Knights Prairie, enlisted 13 Aug 1861, Co. F, 40th Illinois Infantry; re-enlisted as veteran 1 Jan 1864; mustered out 24 Jul 1865.
  4. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. marr. 27 yrs.
  5. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (44), farmer, b. IL, parents b. GA; Ruth A (30), keeping house, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. KY.
  6. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (64), b. IL Oct 1835, parents b. NC, farmer; Ruth E (50), b. IN Apr 1850, father b. NY, mother b. KY, 7 children, 5 living; marr. 27 yrs.
  7. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (76), wid., b. IL, parents b. GA, own income.
  8. [S288] Brady Cemetery transcript, online http://genealogytrails.com, Nathaniel Smith, b. 22 Oct 1833, d. 9 May 1918; husb. of Ruth Ellen Johnson, served Union Army, Co. F., 40th Regiment. Ruth Ellen Johnson, 1850-1901; wife of Nathaniel Smith, dau. of Demetrius Johnson and Martha Peale Dukworth.
  9. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. age 12, b. IL.
  10. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. age 6, b. IL.
  11. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. age 1m, b. IL Jan.
  12. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. b. IL Apr 1882.
  13. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. b. IL Oct 1887.