William W. Hawkins

by | May 7, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith

Birth: 06 MAR 1822 Covington, Kenton Co, Kentucky Marriage: 14 JAN 1846 Fulton County, Indiana Birth of Daughter:  19 MAR 1846 Name:  Emily Maria Hawkins Birth of Daughter:  15 MAY 1849 Name:  Sarah Jane Hawkins Place:  Starke Co, Indiana 1850 Census: 16 OCT 1850...

Abraham Garn

by | May 7, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith

Birth: 05 SEP 1810 Buffalo Mills, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania 1830 Census:  Living with parents? 1st Marriage: ABT 1832 probably Bedford Co, Pennsylvania to Susannah GarnNote: Susannah was Abraham’s second cousin Birth of Son:  24 JAN 1834 – 17 NOV...

Sanford Smith

by | May 6, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith

Sanford Smith & Polly Ogden Lives of Hardship and Quiet Resilience in Tompkins County, New York Sanford Smith was born about 1798, likely in Connecticut or New York, and came from a Smith family with deep roots in New England. Census records suggest that by 1830,...

Henry Lawton

by | May 6, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith

Henry Lawton (1811-1896) & Elizabeth Newton (1812-1853) Pioneers of Faith, Family, and Endurance on the Early American Frontier Henry Lawton was born on February 20, 1811, in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, the son of Josiah T. Lawton and Betsey...

John D Leahy

by | May 4, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith

John D. Leahy (1782-1862) & Catherine Hoff (1801-1879) From Hardship to Heritage: A Family Forged in Resilience John D. Leahy was born on October 4, 1782, in Pennsylvania, a child of the early American republic. He was baptized just a few months later, on January...