by Michelle Caskey | Mar 20, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Amos Shue (1853-1925) & Catherine Elnora Sanders (1869-1940) A Life of Perseverance and Family in Mason County Amos Shue was born on October 29, 1853, in York County, Pennsylvania. His home was near the Gettysburg Battlefield and he heard the cannons boom during...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 19, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Johannes “Hans” Larson (1841-1915) & Emma Christina Olivia Olson (1861-1939) From Sweden to Michigan: A Life of Farming, Family, and Resilience Johannes R. Larson—known variously as Hans, John, or Johannes Larsson—was born on May 2, 1841, in Österäng, Sweden, the...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 18, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Charles Alvin Shue (1907-1991) & Leah Helen Lawton (1909-1996) A Legacy of Devotion, Work, and Faith Charles Alvin Shue was born on September 6, 1907, in Ludington, Mason County, Michigan, to Amos Shue and Catherine Elnora Sanders. He grew up in Ludington,...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 18, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
I arrived in Ludington, Michigan on September 6, 1907. This information I received from my mother. She was much older than I and she should know. Two other boys had already arrived ahead of me: Chauncey Joseph about eight years before and Chester Sherman about four...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 17, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Paul Goodwin Smith (1925–2006) & Marilyn Grace Shue Smith (1930–2019) A Life of Faith, Family, and Enduring Hands Early Roots Paul Goodwin Smith was born on October 8, 1925, in Victory Township, Mason County, Michigan, the son of Orton Aurlius Smith and Teckla...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 17, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Some of Paul Smith’s military experience: WWII Draft Cards WWII Navy Muster Rolls LSM-134, October 1944, enroute to the invasion of the Philippines.US Navy photo 1947 – Naval Training Station Photo Aerial view of Little Creek Amphibious Base, Ships that...
