by Michelle Caskey | Mar 27, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Lyman Pearly Lawton & Sarah Ann Smith Blended Beginnings, Steadfast Belief: Building a Life on Michigan Soil Lyman Pearly Lawton was born on April 11, 1845 (his tombstone indicates 1846) in St. Lawrence County, New York. As a boy of five, he and his family—his...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 26, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Henry Sanders (1840-1918) & Magdalene Leahy (1843-1919) From Orphan to Craftsman: Carving Out a Heritage of Faith and Family Henry Sanders was born on September 17, 1840, possibly in Washington, D.C., or Maryland. His death record lists DC as his birthplace. He...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 25, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
John Larson (unknown) and Elna Benson (1812 – 1901) John Larson, also known by his birth name Lars Jonsson, was born in Sweden, though the exact date of his birth remains unknown. He grew up in the Swedish countryside, a place of rugged beauty where life...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 25, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Francis H. Reynolds Jr. (1810-1878) & Anice Freeman (1806-1893) Francis H. Reynolds Jr. was born on October 7, 1810, in Saratoga County, New York, the son of Francis H. Reynolds Sr. and Abigail Jolls. His early years were shaped by the movement of his family...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 22, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Stowell Ernest Lawton (1879-1974) & Minnie Viola Garn (1881-1938) Peaches, Prayer, and Perseverance Stowell Ernest Lawton was born on March 13, 1879, in Meauwataka, Wexford County, Michigan, the son of Lyman Pearly Lawton and Sarah Ann Smith. By the time of the...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 20, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Charles Shue & Mary Miller Faith, Family, and Pennsylvania Roots Charles Shue was born on May 6, 1817, in Pennsylvania, probably York County. His life, like that of so many of his neighbors, was shaped by the rhythms of farm work, family, and the German Reformed...
