Individual Details
Ara "Edward" Smith
(Mar 1835 - 25 Nov 1907)
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Grant Co., Wisconsin, A. E. Smith is head of household with his mother and niece Lena Elliott.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of West Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Edward Smith born March 1835 in Pennsylvania appears with his ;wife Mary M. and children Mary T., Helen V. and Lawrence A. The children were born in Wisconsin. Edward and Mary have been married 14 years. Mary is the mother of 3 all of whom are currently living. Edward is a miner.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of West Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, Edward Smith born March 1835 in Pennsylvania appears with his ;wife Mary M. and children Mary T., Helen V. and Lawrence A. The children were born in Wisconsin. Edward and Mary have been married 14 years. Mary is the mother of 3 all of whom are currently living. Edward is a miner.
Events
| Birth | Mar 1835 | Mercer Co., Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Jan 1886 | Grant Co., Wisconsin - Mary Margareth Foht | | ||
| Death | 25 Nov 1907 | Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Margareth Foht (1845 - 1930) |
| Child | Mary Theresa Smith (1886 - 1964) |
| Child | Helen V. Smith (1889 - 1964) |
| Child | Laurence E. Smith (1892 - 1949) |
| 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 | 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 | John Jasper Smith (1844 - 1931) |
| Sibling | William Wayne Smith (1849 - 1923) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 231.
2. 1900 Census Jo Daviess Co., Illinois.
3. Marriage Index: Michigan and Wisconsin, 1830-1900, Family Tree Maker Marriage Index CD 251.
4. Grant County Genealogical Society, Platteville, Wisconsin.
5. 1900 Census Jo Daviess Co., Illinois.
6. 1910 Census Jo Daviess Co., Illinois.
7. Galena Daily Gazette, Obituary of Mrs. Mary M. Smith (n.p: November 29, 1930, n.d).
8. Jo Daviess County Clerk, Death Certificate of Ara Edward Smith.
9. Galena Daily Gazette, Obituary of Mrs. Mary M. Smith (n.p: November 29, 1930, n.d).