Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Life & Death of Hiram Gregg Smith

Hiram Gregg Smith was born in New York State circa 1864 to Caroline E. and Benjamin H. Smith.  He was one of 10 children. Somewhere between 1873 and 1878, the family picked up and moved out to the Humboldt, Iowa area. On December 17, 1884, Hiram Gregg Smith married Julia Geeslin in Rutland, Iowa.  There

By |2009-07-20T20:30:27-04:00July 20th, 2009|In History, Surname: Smith|Comments Off on The Life & Death of Hiram Gregg Smith

Great Grandson of Leta Smith Found…. Sort of…

After the major "Smith" family break through earlier today,  I came across a very interesting geneaology query posted on July 14, 2001 at the genealogy.com Smith surname forum: I am looking for any information on  Hiram Gregg Smith. He died sometime before 1913 in Iowa and was married to Julia Ann Geesline in 1884 in Humboldt Co., Iowa. They

By |2009-07-18T12:06:04-04:00July 17th, 2009|Found Relatives, Surname: Smith|Comments Off on Great Grandson of Leta Smith Found…. Sort of…

Smith’s of Humboldt, Iowa Discovered

For the last several months I have been researching Frank E Smith, Colleen's great grandfather.  Having access to limited online resources, it was difficult to find any information beyond Census Records.  But with the Census info I had and the help of Martha Schmitdt of the Humbolt Genealogy Society, I have finally discovered some concrete

By |2009-07-17T17:36:29-04:00July 17th, 2009|Found Relatives, Surname: Smith|Comments Off on Smith’s of Humboldt, Iowa Discovered

The Marriage Certificate of Cecelia L. Hone and Edward L. Kear

SOURCE: Cecelia Hone and Edward L Kear Marriage Certificate obtained from the Westchester County Archives. Cecelia L Hone, of 37 Orchard Street in Mount Vernon, was born in Rye, NY on September 16, 1900 and was a bookkeeper when she decided to marry Edward L Kear. She was 31 years old. This was her second

By |2009-07-16T20:07:58-04:00July 16th, 2009|Found Documents, Surname: Hone|Comments Off on The Marriage Certificate of Cecelia L. Hone and Edward L. Kear

The Roach Family Discovered!

When I first started doing my genealogy research, I learned that my great, great grandfather, Henry Lewis, married a woman named “Anna Roche”. In fact, my great aunt, Grace Lewis” gave me the first first insight into a family that I had only heard of by name. “Anna Roche was born in Brooklyn, but her

By |2009-07-06T14:53:13-04:00July 6th, 2009|Found Documents, Found Relatives, On The Genealogy Trail, Surname: Roach|Comments Off on The Roach Family Discovered!
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