Birth: 03 SEP 1849, Mexico, Oswego Co, New York
1850 Census: 11 OCT 1850
Place: Mexico, Oswego, New York,
Note: Living with parents, Reuben and Sarah Smith. Franklin Wing (age 10) also lives with them but is listed last.
1860 Census: 02 AUG 1860
Place: Union, Branch Co, Michigan
Note: Living with parents, Reuben Earl Smith and Sarah E. Bump and siblings Delavan, Manvil, Hulda, and Welthy.
Moved to: Mason County, Michigan in 1865
Note: Living with parents, Reuben Earl Smith and Sarah E. Bump
1870 Census: 20 AUG 1870
Place: Lyons, Ionia, Michigan
Note: Farm Laborer. Living with Townsend family – next door neighbors to the Reynolds family and his future wife, Mary Reynolds.
Marriage: 04 JUL 1871, Lyons, Ionia Co, Michigan. To Mary Etta Reynolds.
Note: Fayette Shook was the Justice of the Peace. Charles and Ann Nash were the witnesses.
Note: Cornelius and Mary were pioneers, settling in Grant Township when that section was a wilderness. Cornelius drove a stagecoach and was a traveling lay preacher. He was preaching at a church in Ionia County when he met Mary Etta Reynolds, who would later become his wife.
Birth of Son: 30 OCT 1871
Name: Francis Reuben Smith
Place: Grant Twp, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Died at 11 months of inflammation of the brain. He may be buried in the grove of trees behind the old house on the Smith homestead. Mary had 2 miscarriages and they are both buried there as well.
Birth of Daughter: 05 JUL 1874
Name: Sarah Anice Smith
Place: Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan
Land Record: 20 SEP 1876
Place: Sec 18, Township 20-N, Range 17-W, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: 160 Acres
Birth of Daughter: 30 OCT 1876
Name: Minnie Ardell Smith
Place: Grant Twp, Mason Co, Michigan
Birth of Son: 10 JAN 1880
Name: Milton Cornelius Smith
Place: Grant Twp, Mason Co, Michigan
Birth of Son: 10 JAN 1880
Name: Orton Aurlius Smith
Place: Grant Twp, Mason Co, Michigan
1880 Census: 19 JUN 1880
Place: Grant Twp, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Living with Wife, Mary, and children Sarah, Minnie, Orton, and Milton. Living next door to his parents, Reuben and Sarah.
Birth of Son: 13 APR 1882
Name: Charles Elkani Smith
Place: Grant Twp, Mason Co, Michigan
Baptism: 16 MAY 1886 Wesleyan church, Mason Co, Michigan,
Note: by Rev. Rozell Cornelius converted to the Christian faith in the early winter of 1886 under the efforts of Rev. M. F. Rozell, at that time pastor of the Freesoil circuit. Cornelius was the class leader for Diamond class for 6 years, performing the duties of his office in a faithful and Christian-like manner, until stricken down with the sickness which finished his earthly career. He was a zealous worker in the church; his chief aim was the welfare and advancement of the cause.
Death: 12 NOV 1896
Note: Died of an abscess of the throat. His suffering was intense at times, but the pain finally left him and the end came easy and peaceful. No death record on file at the Mason County Courthouse.
Burial: North Victory Cemetery, Mason Co, Michigan.
Obituary: AFT 12 NOV 1896
Note: Have. The funeral was conducted by his former pastor, Rev. M. F. Rozell who preached the funeral sermon (Deuteronomy 4:22). Funeral services conducted at the Chambers school house.
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Mary Etta Reynolds
Birth: 27 SEP 1845 Lyons, Ionia County, Michigan
Name Variation: Etta
1850 Census: 12 SEP 1850
Place: Lyons, Ionia Co, Michigan
Note: Living with parents, Francis H. Reynolds and Anice Freeman. Siblings Charles and Almira are also in household. Francis’s nephew, Oscar, and his family are living next door.
1860 Census: 13 JUL 1860
Place: Lyons, Ionia Co, Michigan
Note: Living with parents, Francis H. Reynolds and Anice Freeman. Siblings Charles and Almira are also in household.
1870 Census: 20 AUG 1870
Place: Lyons, Ionia Co, Michigan
Note: Living with parents, Francis H. Reynolds and Anice Freeman and brother, Charles.
1900 Census: 07 JUN 1900
Place: Victory Township, Mason County, Michigan.
Notes: Sons Milton, Orton, and Charley are living in household.
1910 Census: 19 APR 1910
Place: Victory Township, Mason County, Michigan. Living with her sons, Orton and Charles. Orton is now the head of household.
Death: 07 MAR 1912 Died of breast cancer at her farm, Victory Twp, Mason County, Michigan
Obituary: AFT 07 MAR 1912
Place: Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Funeral was held at the Chambers School House in North Victory Twp. Service was conducted by Rev. B. C. Robbins of Freesoil.
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