Francis H. Reynolds Jr.

by | 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...

Stowell Ernest Lawton

by | 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...

Charles Shue

by | 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...

Amos Shue

by | 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...

Johannes R. Larson

by | 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...

Charles Alvin Shue

by | 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,...