Francis F. SMITH

                   Death Certificate states 2 Jan 1881 as death date
Tombstone states 10 MaR 1882
Never married
1880 Ellington, Dodge MN 388
                  

                   Not on 1860 census with family and 1870 census
Family History information from Ruth Elizabeth (Shay) Schenrock 215 Kreig St.
Mankato, MN 56001-4341  1 507 388 3106
                  

                   Death and Obituary notice
1865 State Census Rochester, MN living in the same household of Alanson covell
Came to Spring Valley in 1867
1875 Spring Valley, Fillmore, MN
1880 Spring Valley, Fillmore, MN
1885 Spring Valley Fillmore, MN
1895  Spring Valley Fillmore, MN
1900 spring Valley, Fillmore, MN
                  

                   Family History information from Ruth Elizabeth (Shay) Schenrock 215 Kreig St.
Mankato, MN 56001-4341  1 507 388 3106
Spin of book Holy Bible inside page Holy Bible and below Old and New Testaments translated out of the original tongues and with this former translation dilgently compared and revised  New York American Bible Society insituted in New York 1816 or 1810   New Testment of the Lord New York printed D Fanshaw for the American 1844.  noupereil 12 months  stamped Francis F. Smith on the page.  In pencil Francis M. Smith and Clarion County
                  

                   Cemetery records, Obituary
Married in South Dakota
1865 state Census Rochester, MN living with Alanson covell
1880 census living in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, Dakota Territory  pg 470A
1900 census
1910 census
obituary Jan 6, 1917
                  

                   Death Certificate  Obituary
Temple Records
Pine Island Cemetery Records
Marriage Certificate

3 oct 1901-Mr and Mrs. John Smith of Pine Island were guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Louie Andrist Sunday.
27 Mar 1902 Mr and Mrs John smith were the guests of Mr and Mrs. L. Andrist in
Berne Sunday

1910 living in Pine Island with Louis Andrist and Maggie enumeration district 49 pg 8

Thursday 7 Jan 1915 Pine Island News
     John Smith a brief notice of whose death was published in these colums last
week was born in Penn. and when a small boy moved with his parents to a fram
near Madison, WS  where he grew up to manhood.  In the late sixtys he moved to
Olmsted Co. near Oronoco and in 1871 was married to Miss Anne Elizabeth
Anderson who died several years ago.  In 1882 the family moved to this village
and Mr. Smith has been a resident of Pine Island since that time until about 2
years ago, since when he has divided his time between his children H. F. Smith
of Hackensack and Mrs. Louie Andrist in Mantorville.  Early in Dec he suffered
an attack of Pneumonia but this was broken up, his death resulting from uric
poisoning.  He had suffered fro a number of years from rheumatism and had ahd
several light paralytic shocks and death was to him a welcome relief from
suffering.  His death occurred at the home of his daughter at 5 o'clock Dec 30
and funeral services were helf from the hous Jan 2, Rev Mr. Brown of Kasson
officating.  Internment was made in Pine Island cemetery.  Besides the son and
daughter, deceased leave one brother F. M. Smith of Stanfield Oregon, and 3
sisters Mrs. Mary Covell of California, Mrs. Anne Carr of Bison, Perkins, SD,
and Mrs. Emeline Lloyd of Spring Valley, MN
                  

                   1900 Spring Valley, Fillmore, MN  enumerated with Minott, Eliza as a boarder
1880Rushford, Filmore
Pine Island, Goodhue lodger in Lodell's, Andrew
1907 Spokane Falls, Washington
1910 Not in Stanfield
1916 Stanfield, Oregon
Death Certificate
Pharmacist
Mar 6, 1902  France Smith of Spring Valley, Gillmore Co. is the guest of
relatives in town this week (Pine Island News)

June 18, 1903  France Smith of Spring Valley spent several days the past week
at the home of his brother John Smith.
                  

                   Not listed on any census records, but obituary stated Elizabeth had 12 children

6 boys and 6 girls.
Information by Ruth Elizabeth Shay (Schenrock) 215 Kreig St. Mankato, MN
56001-4341 1 507 388 3106
                  

                   1860 census Verona, Dane, WS  Marriage Record states Jane Smith
Went by Jane
Cemetery record buried in same area as Fletcher and Shay's.
Cemetery record says she was born on the 15 May 1857
Reverend W. J. Robinson officiating in funeral
died at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn June 3, 1907 aged 50 yrs and nineteen days(obituary)  Sshe came with her parents to Olmsted county, MN in 1869 and was united in marriage to John Shay Aug 5, 1883  Two sons were born, Ralph dying when a little over a year and three months old.  Mrs. Shay was an esteemed and highly respected lady and all who enjoyed the priviledge of her acquaintance...The funeral was held from the home at Zumbro Valley Farm June 10, Rev. W. J. Robinson officiating, and remains laid to rest in the Pine Island cemetery.  
                  

                   Never married
Pine Island Cemetery Records
Obituary
Died of cancer, lived in Pine Island next to youngest child
1875 living with Patrick and Anna Carr age 16 parents born in PA
                  

                   Cemetery records
Never married
Pine Island Journal 21  and 28 SEpt 1883
                  

                   1900 census Flandreau, Moody, SD 6 children and 6 living
1902 short visit to John Smith from Flandreau, Moody, SD
Newspaper article founder of Bison, South Dakota First Postmistress
1910 Bison, Perkins, SD with son George H. 3A page 4 in Ancestry.com
1915 Watertown, SD
1920 census Los Angeles City, LA Ca living with Nina J.
Herlon #00063 daughter who is widowed has son Jerry 5 years old
1930 cnesus no lisiting of her that I can find
Came to SD in 1883 no church affiliation
middle name from Arthur's birthcertificate
Union Cem records 042 0043