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...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 5, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Orton Aurlius Smith (1880–1954) & Teckla Johanna Olive Larson (1895–1974) A Life of Laughter, Faith, and Family on the Michigan Frontier Orton Aurlius Smith was born on January 10, 1880, in what records alternately list as Grant Township and Victory Township,...
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 2, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Olof Petter Olsson (1824-1910) & Johanna Gertrud Gardell (1828-1885) In the serene village of Tomsarve, within the Parish of Hogrän on Gotland Island, Sweden, Olof Petter Olsson was born on December 7, 1824, and baptized shortly thereafter on December 12, 1824....
by Michelle Caskey | Mar 2, 2016 | Genealogy, Smith
Cornelius Aurlius Smith (1849–1896) & Mary Etta Reynolds (1845–1912) A Partnership Rooted in Faith, Frontier Spirit, and Family Cornelius Aurlius Smith was born on September 3, 1849, in Mexico, Oswego County, New York. He entered a world already in motion: his...
