Individual Details

Franklin Laban Smith

(Mar 1838 - 16 Jul 1925)



Civil War Draft Registrations
Illinois, Counties - Winniebago, Boone, McHenry, Lake, Kane & DeKalb, July & Jun 1863
Hartland, McHenry Co - Franklin L. Smith, age 25, Farmer & teacher, Married, b. NY

1870 Census. Greenwood, McHenry Co, IL, Hh 2
Frank Smith, 32, Farmer, b. NY
Amanda, 28, b. VT
Frank W., 9, b. IL
Charles F., 2, b. IL
Ann E McMahon, 11, attends school, b. MO
Albert B. Smith, 15, farm laborer, b. Tenn
Augusta A. Smith, 39, b. New York

1880 Census. Center, Saunders Co, Nebraska, Hh 29
Frank Smith, 42, Farmer, b. NY
Amanda, 39, wife, b. NY
Frank, 19, son, Clerk at Post Office, b. IL
Charles, 12, son, at school, b. IL
Alice, 4, dau, b. IL
Albert, born May, 1879, son, b. NE
Tillda Waite, 19, Servant, b. France

1900 Census. Victor, Teller Co, Colorado, Hh 465
714 Victor Ave
Frank Smith, b. Mar 1838, 62, married 40 years, Mg. Electric Light Co
Amanda M., wife, b. Mar 1841, 59, 7 children - 4 are living
Alice M., dau, b. Dec 1875, 24, b. IL, School teacher
Sylvia J., dau, b. Aug 1883, 16, b. NE

1910 Census. Prec 9, Denver, Denver, CO, Hh 26
4472 Inca St
Edward Horsley, 40, married once for 8 years, b. Iowa, Bookkeeper, Dry Goods Store
Alice M., wife, 34, 2 children, b. IL
Wendell, son, 7, b. CO
Margaret, dau, 4, b. Montana
Franklin L. Smith, Father-in-law, 72, married once for 50 years, b. NY, Own Income
Amanda M., mother-in-law, 69, 7 children - 4 living, b. NY

US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Sawtelle
Franklin L. Smith, #16856
Military History:
Enlisted 26 Sep 1864, Woodstock, IL, Private, Company E, 95th Illinois Infantry. Discharged 11 May 1865 at Springfield, IL.
Disabilities when Admitted to Home: rheumatism, Cataract, Arteriosclerosis, Constipation
Domestic History
Born, NY, Age 82, 6' 3 1/2 " tall, blue eyes, gray hair.
Can Read & Write. Protestant. Farmer. Lived in Los angeles. Married to Sarah L., 122 W. 96th, Los Angeles, CA
Admitted 11 Jun 1920
Transferred to Senior Branch, 23 Jun 1922.

Note: The Los Angeles Disabled Veterans Home, commonly known as Sawtelle, was established in 1888 at the corner of Wilshire and Sawtelle. The men on this list served in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, various Indian conflicts, Pershing's incursion into Mexico, or the First World War. Some served in several of these conflicts.

On joint grave marker with Amanda - Riverside Cemetery, Denver, CO.

Events

BirthMar 1838New York
Marriage14 Mar 1860McHenry County, Illinois - Amanda Maria Richardson
Death16 Jul 1925Denver, Denver County, Colorado

Families

SpouseAmanda Maria Richardson (1841 - 1911)
ChildFrank Smith (1861 - )
ChildCharles Smith (1868 - )
ChildAlice Martha Smith (1875 - 1965)
ChildAlbert Smith (1879 - )
ChildSylvia J. Smith (1883 - )
FatherLaban Smith (1799 - 1862)
MotherSarah Hathaway (1802 - 1866)
SiblingAchsah Augusta Smith (1832 - 1876)
SiblingEmily Smith (1834 - )
SiblingFrances Smith (1838 - 1868)
SiblingGeorge Smith (1849 - )