Theodore Smith1

(February 14, 1907 - September 17, 1907)
Theodore Smith|b. Feb 14, 1907\nd. Sep 17, 1907|p2565.htm|Leeson (Jr.) Smith|b. Feb 1, 1873\nd. Jul 30, 1960|p547.htm|Susie Graybill|b. about Nov 1, 1876\nd. May 28, 1960|p2556.htm|Leeson A. Smith Sr.|b. Mar 1, 1815\nd. Mar 1, 1904|p90.htm|Elizabeth Farley|b. Mar 26, 1836\nd. Jul 22, 1928|p185.htm|Thomas K. Graybill, Jr.|b. Sep 6, 1837\nd. Jun 10, 1910|p2913.htm|Mary A. Welsh|b. about Jun 3, 1834\nd. Feb 19, 1926|p2914.htm|

Relationship=Grandson of Leeson A. Smith Sr..
Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=3rd great-grandson of John Graybill (Krehbiel).
Charts on which this person appears:
Leeson Smith, Sr. Descendants Chart
Theodore Smith's Gravestone
Son of Leeson (Jr.) & Susie Smith
Goshen Cemetery, Turkey River, Iowa
     Theodore Smith was born on Thursday, February 14, 1907, son of Leeson (Jr.) Smith and Susie Graybill.1

Theodore died on Tuesday, September 17, 1907 at age 7 months and 3 days.1 He was laid to rest in the Goshen Church Cemetery on Pumpkin Ridge near Turkey River in Millville Township, Clayton County, Iowa.1

Citations

  1. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
 


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