Individual Details
John Jasper Smith
(14 Jan 1844 - 24 Jul 1931)
J. J. Smith's letter to his brother William W. Smith in June 1910, helped in locating J. J. in Hyattville, Big Horn, Wyoming. This was found in May B. Smith's (1905-1992), belongings.
John appeared with his parents on the 1860 U. S. Census of Grant Co., Wisconsin. John is single.
J. J. Smith is on the 1880 U. S. Census of Sweet Water, Carbon Co., Wyoming as a boarder in the household of Henry B. Hall. J. J.'s occupation is brakeman, he is single, age 40 and he as well as his parents were born in Pennsylvania. J. J. appears to be a boarder because Mr. Hall is listed as a cook, he is a widower with 2 children, and 5 other men besides J. J. live there. The 5 men are all cattle herders.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Ten Sleep, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, John J. Smith appears with his wife Emma J. and children Mollie E. (step-daughter and listed under Smith), Lottie J., Ruth A., John and Joe. John and Emma have been married 8 years and she is the mother of 5 children all of whom are living. John is a farmer. Census was taken June 10 and 11, 1900.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, John J. appears with his wife Emma and children Mollie, Lottie, Ruth, John, Joe, Jess and James. John J. is a farmer. Emma has had 7 children all of whom are alive. Both he and Emma were married before.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Dist. 6, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, John J. appears with Emma J., Joseph, Jess and James. John J. is a farmer.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, John J. Smith Sr., is with his wife Emma, and children Jess and James. John has no occupation listed but his son Jess is a laborer at farming and James works as a surveyor.
From the Daily Grit newspaper of Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming, July 30, 1931: Pioneer John J. Smith Passes on. Came to Wyoming as a Indian Fighter in the Late Sixties. John J. Smith, a pioneer of the Big Horn Basin passed away at the age of eighty-seven years. Funeral services were held from the Ten Sleep Church Sunday afternoon, July 26th, Rev. Jno. Frank Smith officiating and interment was made in the Ten Sleep Cemetery. A quartette composed of R. C. Kirkpatrick, B. A. Kirkpatrick, S. C. Pritchard and L. A. Parker assisted by Mrs. L. G. Van Slyke all of Hyattville furnished the music consisting of the following songs, "In the Garden," "Shall We Gather at the River," and "Home of the Soul." The Pallbearers were George B. McClellan, B. F. Wickwire, Sam Capen, Ed Crothers, John Weintz, and Reynold Zeisman. John J. Smith was born in Pennsylvania, January 14, 1844, the son of Edward and Jane, (Johnson) Smith, natives of Ohio. In 1861, when seventeen years of age he joined the United states Army and became a member of the 13th U. S. Infantry and served three years. After being discharged he worked in the South building telegraph lines until 1866 when he again joined the Army and served in the Fifth Cavalry. This regiment was sent to Kansas and later to Colorado and Wyoming where it participated in numerous Indian fights that made early Wyoming history. At the end of his second enlistment Mr. Smith went to the Indian territory where he engaged in the live stock business in that section of Texas. In 1882 he came North to Nebraska where he lived for four years and then again came to Wyoming and the Hyattville section where he took up a homestead and developed one of the better ranches in that section and engaged in the cattle business. On October 27, 1887 he was united in marriage to Emma Buckmaster Carshire. To this union six children were born, Lottie, Ruth, John, Joseph, Jesse and James. He is survived by his widow and six children. The sons, live at Hyattville and the daughters, Mrs. Lottie Brown at Ten Sleep and Mrs. Ruth Durfey lives at Great Falls, Montana. There are seven grand children.
John appeared with his parents on the 1860 U. S. Census of Grant Co., Wisconsin. John is single.
J. J. Smith is on the 1880 U. S. Census of Sweet Water, Carbon Co., Wyoming as a boarder in the household of Henry B. Hall. J. J.'s occupation is brakeman, he is single, age 40 and he as well as his parents were born in Pennsylvania. J. J. appears to be a boarder because Mr. Hall is listed as a cook, he is a widower with 2 children, and 5 other men besides J. J. live there. The 5 men are all cattle herders.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Ten Sleep, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, John J. Smith appears with his wife Emma J. and children Mollie E. (step-daughter and listed under Smith), Lottie J., Ruth A., John and Joe. John and Emma have been married 8 years and she is the mother of 5 children all of whom are living. John is a farmer. Census was taken June 10 and 11, 1900.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, John J. appears with his wife Emma and children Mollie, Lottie, Ruth, John, Joe, Jess and James. John J. is a farmer. Emma has had 7 children all of whom are alive. Both he and Emma were married before.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Dist. 6, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, John J. appears with Emma J., Joseph, Jess and James. John J. is a farmer.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, John J. Smith Sr., is with his wife Emma, and children Jess and James. John has no occupation listed but his son Jess is a laborer at farming and James works as a surveyor.
From the Daily Grit newspaper of Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming, July 30, 1931: Pioneer John J. Smith Passes on. Came to Wyoming as a Indian Fighter in the Late Sixties. John J. Smith, a pioneer of the Big Horn Basin passed away at the age of eighty-seven years. Funeral services were held from the Ten Sleep Church Sunday afternoon, July 26th, Rev. Jno. Frank Smith officiating and interment was made in the Ten Sleep Cemetery. A quartette composed of R. C. Kirkpatrick, B. A. Kirkpatrick, S. C. Pritchard and L. A. Parker assisted by Mrs. L. G. Van Slyke all of Hyattville furnished the music consisting of the following songs, "In the Garden," "Shall We Gather at the River," and "Home of the Soul." The Pallbearers were George B. McClellan, B. F. Wickwire, Sam Capen, Ed Crothers, John Weintz, and Reynold Zeisman. John J. Smith was born in Pennsylvania, January 14, 1844, the son of Edward and Jane, (Johnson) Smith, natives of Ohio. In 1861, when seventeen years of age he joined the United states Army and became a member of the 13th U. S. Infantry and served three years. After being discharged he worked in the South building telegraph lines until 1866 when he again joined the Army and served in the Fifth Cavalry. This regiment was sent to Kansas and later to Colorado and Wyoming where it participated in numerous Indian fights that made early Wyoming history. At the end of his second enlistment Mr. Smith went to the Indian territory where he engaged in the live stock business in that section of Texas. In 1882 he came North to Nebraska where he lived for four years and then again came to Wyoming and the Hyattville section where he took up a homestead and developed one of the better ranches in that section and engaged in the cattle business. On October 27, 1887 he was united in marriage to Emma Buckmaster Carshire. To this union six children were born, Lottie, Ruth, John, Joseph, Jesse and James. He is survived by his widow and six children. The sons, live at Hyattville and the daughters, Mrs. Lottie Brown at Ten Sleep and Mrs. Ruth Durfey lives at Great Falls, Montana. There are seven grand children.
Events
| Birth | 14 Jan 1844 | Mercer Co., Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 Oct 1891 | Johnson Co., Wyoming - Emmeria Jane Buckmaster | | ||
| Death | 24 Jul 1931 | Ten Sleep, Washakie Co., Wyoming | | ||
| Burial | Ten Sleep Cemetery, Ten Sleep, Washakie Co., Wyoming | |
Families
| Spouse | Emmeria Jane Buckmaster (1865 - 1943) |
| Child | Charlotte "Lottie" Ida Smith (1892 - 1966) |
| Child | Ruth Ann Smith (1894 - 1972) |
| Child | John Jasper Smith Jr. (1896 - 1974) |
| Child | Joseph E. Smith (1898 - 1977) |
| Child | Jess Buckmaster Smith (1900 - 1971) |
| Child | James B. Smith (1903 - 1966) |
| Father | Edward Smith (1799 - 1870) |
| Mother | Jane Johnson (1804 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Ira Edward Smith (1831 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Jarrett J. Smith (1833 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Huldah A. Smith (1835 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Ara "Edward" Smith (1835 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Smith (1837 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Charlotte "Lottie" E. Smith (1839 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Morgan J. Smith (1840 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Almira Smith (1842 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Ruth D. Smith (1843 - 1920) |
| Sibling | William Wayne Smith (1849 - 1923) |
Endnotes
1. 1850 Census Mercer Co., Pennsylvania.
2. 1900 Census Big Horn Co., Wyoming.
3. Daily Grit, Obituary of John J. Smith (n.p: Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming, n.d).
4. Find A Grave.
5. 1900 Census Big Horn Co., Wyoming.
6. Family Search Internet Genealogy Service.
7. Daily Grit, Obituary of John J. Smith (n.p: Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming, n.d).
8. Johnson County, Wyoming Clerk.
9. U. S. Gen Web Site.
10. Daily Grit, Obituary of John J. Smith (n.p: Worland, Washakie Co., Wyoming, n.d).
11. U. S. Gen Web Site.