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Elizabeth Smith

Female 1831 - 1896  (64 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Smith 
    Born 19 Nov 1831  of, Henry, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 May 1896  , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 6 May 1896  Mormon Cemetery, Grove Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I641  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father John Smith,   b. 13 Feb 1799, , Union, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1870, Grove Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Martha "Massie" Koons,   b. 1806, , Randolph, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1839, , Adams, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 14 Jul 1822  of Liberty Township, Henry, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 11 Nov 2002 has 5 databases for Elizabeth Smith. The most thorough appears to be showing husband as John Winegar or Winnegar, born 16 Nov 1833 at Onondago, NY and died 8 Feb 1903. A variant on John shows birth 2 Mar 1819/20 in Homer, Cortland, NY and death as 30 Jun 1888. Her birth is noted as 16 Nov 1832 in Indiana. Marriage is given as 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa with others reporting possibly 1849. All report her death as 5 May 1896 in Pottawattamie County, IA with burial in Mormon Cemetery in Grove Township, Pottawattamie, IA. Their are some of the sites that use the same death date but note death place as Kansas. One site notes that in 1880 John lived with his wife Elizabeth and 7 children and was a laborer in Grove, Pottawattamie, IA (1880 census p. 123). Children reported all born in Iowa except as noted are:
      Henry, b. 1847/8.
      Susan A., b. 1849/50.
      Samuel, b. 1851/2.
      Massey, b. 1852/3.
      Jane Nancy, b. 3 Oct 1855 in Wheelers Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa.
      Marshall, b. 1857.
      George W., b. 11 Mar 1859.
      Emma, b. 1860/1.
      Joseph Hyrum, b. 27 Jun 1864.
      William A., b. 1 Apr 1867.

      2. Censuses:
      1850 US: Dist. 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 152a, dwelling and family 1409, 24 Nov 1850 [neighbor with George and Eliza Oman who may be children of Perry Oman]:
      John Winegar, 30, Ohio.
      Elizabeth, 21, IN.
      Henry, 2, IN.
      Susan, 1, Iowa.

      1852 Iowa: husband not listed in FHL book heads of household index for the 1852 Iowa census.

      1870 US: Wheeler's Grove P.O., Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 160a, dwelling 22, [neighbors to Sarah Winegar Smith, Stephen Smith, Levi Graybill, and Salathiel Graybill]:
      John Winegar, 50, farming $1800, $500, Tenn [or Penn?].
      Elizabeth, 39, housekeeping, IN.
      Henry, 22, farm laborer, MO.
      Samuel, 19, farm laborer, IA.
      John, 17, IA.
      Massey, 16, IA.
      Jane, 14, IA.
      Marshall, 13, IA.
      George, 11, IA.
      Emma, 9, IA.
      Joseph, 6, IA.
      William, 3, IA.

      1880 US: Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa, NA T9-0361, FHL 1254361, p. 123A:
      Jno. Winegar, marr., 60, NY MA CT, laborer.
      Elizabeth, wife, 48, IN - - .
      Samuel, son, s, 28, IA NY IN, working on farm.
      John, son, s, 26, IA NY IN, working on farm.
      Marshall, son, s, 22, IA NY IN, working on farm.
      George, son, s, 21, IA NY IN, working on farm.
      Emma, dau., s, 19, IA NY IN, at home.
      Joseph, son, s, 15, IA NY IN, at home.
      Willie, son, s, 13, IA NY IN, at home.

      1895 Iowa: Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa:
      Elizabeth Winegar, 63.
      A.H. Winegar, 36, Potta. Co. IA.
      Emma E. Winegar, 33.
      Wm. ?? Winegar, 2??.
      Geo. R. Winegar, 4.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. See notes of father John Smith for extensive biography on entire family including this individual and their spouses.

      2. The book "Mormon Redress Petitions, Documents of the 1833-1838 Missouri Conflict," edited by Clark V. Johnson, contains a copy of the "Scroll Petition" dated 28 Nov 1843 at Nauvoo, IL addressed to the U.S. Congress by members of the LDS Church who had property destroyed by Missouri mobs in the 1830's. Included with over a couple thousand signatures are those of Jno. and Sarah Smith and some of his children from his first wife who was deceased at the time of the petition: Hannah, Elizabeth, Stephen. Jos., and Rhoda A.

      3. Per FHL book 977.77 H2b "Settlers of Western Iowa of Council Bluffs, Macedonia, Wheelers Grove..." which is a few pages of oral history transcribed 29 Mar 1936 from an interview with Mr. Frank Shinn. He recounts: "I will tell you who were the first white settlers here. There was Levi Graybill, he came with Brigham Young, and was the first settler anywhere around here. And John Winegar and Uncle John Smith. Those three were the first... Then there was Milton Pitt, who was a politician; he was Speaker of the House fo Representatives and was a state senator. Milton Pitt married the daughter of Levi Graybill. She is alive yet, or was the last I heard..."

      4. FHL film 934962, items 3 and 4, "History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa," by Field and Reed, 1907, pg. 197: "Grove Township... Many of these early settlers left Nauvoo intending to go to Utah, but for one reason or another they paused here and finally concluded to remain and few, if any, have had cause to regret it. The first to organize a religious body in the township were the Latter Day Saints. E.W. Briggs and W.W. Blair were the organizers, and the original members were John Smith and wife, E.W. Knapp and wife, A.J. Field and wife, James Otto and wife, Levi Graybill and wife, John Winegar and wife, Joseph Smith and wife, and Stephen Smith. John Smith was their first president and E.W. Knapp the first clerk. Services were held at residences of the different members and later at schoolhouses, but the society becoming more numerous and wealthy, in 1874 they erected a modest church building at a cost of $763. The membership had increased until in 1881 it had reached ninety and maintained a regular Sabbath School."

      5. The following partial quote is included in the biography of Stephen Smith, brother of this individual, per FHL film 934962, items 3 and 4, "History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa," by Field and Reed, 1907, pp. 1066-1067 [see notes for Stephen Smith in this database for full quotation]: "Stephen Smith, now living retired but still residing on his farm on section 27, Grove township, came to Pottawattamie county about the 1st of November, 1847. On this day he arrived in Council Bluffs, where he spent the winter. In the following April his father arrived in Macedonia township, bringing his family with him, and there he built the first house within what is now the borders of the township. John Smith, the father, resided there for eight years or more, and in the fall of 1853 or 1854 became a resident of Grove township, settling on section 8, where he continued to reside until his death occurred, in 1870, when he was 72 years of age... His birth had occurred in North Carolina and he had resided for some time in Indiana prior to coming to Iowa. The wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Martha Koonts, was born in Indiana, and from that state they removed to Adams county, Illinois, where the death of Mrs. Smith occurred, in 1840. Stephen Smith was born in Henry county, Indiana, January 28, 1836. His father wedded a second time, having wedded Miss Sarah Winegar in Adams county, Illinois, after losing his first wife. She accompanied her husband to Pottawattamie county and died here in 1882 [error; should be 1880]. By the two marriages there were seven sons and six daughters. Those of the family who came to Pottawattamie county were: Mary, Patience, Hannah, Elizabeth, Lydia, Rhoda [error: Lydia Rhoda is one individual and not two], Anna, Stephen, Joseph, Hiram, Carlos and Abraham. [Note: I believe Anna being included in this list to be an error in that it appears she died in Indiana as an infant.] Two brothers of the family died in early Childhood. Of the children Stephen, Lydia, and Abraham are still living, the sister being a resident of Cheyenne county, Kansas, while the brother makes his home in northwestern Nebraska. Stephen Smith was eleven years of age when he came with his father to Pottawattamie county..."

      6. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 110-111, lists the following children [notes in these brackets are from the Pitt book cited below; the Pitt book also has more additional detail]:
      Henry, b. 1848, m. Jolanna Emily Newberry.
      Suzanne ["Susan A."], b. 1849, m. John T. Prichett.
      Samuel T., b. 1851.
      Massie, b. 1853, m. Huber Newberry.
      Nancy Jane, b. 1855, m. James Bradley Denton.
      Marshall A., b. 1857, m. Elesta Thompson.
      George [Washington], b. 1859 [11 Mar 1858/9], m. Ida Osler.
      Emma, b. 1860.
      Joseph [Hyrum], b. 1864 m. Nettie Mae Moody.
      William A., b. 1867.
      [The Pitt book cited below also has John, b. 1852 or 1854.

      7. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 150-151: "Elizabeth Smith, b. in Indiana abt. 1829; m. John Winegar, b. in Pennsylvania about 1821. One family record says he was b. 2 Mar 1821 and .d 30 Jun 1888. Another record says he was born 2 Mar 1823, an error, doubtless, because the 1860 census taken 13 Jul of that year gives his age as 40. This census shows the family to have been living in Macedonia Township of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, the father at age 40, born in PA and the mother aged 29, born in IN. Their children, all born in Iowa, were shown as follows:
      Henry Winegar, aged 2 in 1850, b. in Iowa and aged 12 in 1860, b. in Mo. Doubtless he was born in Iowa.
      Susan A. Winegar, aged 1 in 1850 and called Susan and aged 10 in 1860 census and called Susan A.
      Samuel Winegar, age 9 in 1860 census.
      John Winegar, aged 8 in 1860 census.
      Massey Winegar, female, aged 7 in 1860 census.
      Jane Winegar, aged 6 in 1860 census.
      A male Child, name illegible, aged 5 in 1860 census.
      George H. Winegar, aged 2 in 1860 census.
      Joseph Hyrum Winegar, b. 27 Jun 1864; d. 10 Feb 1930; m. Nettie May Moody. (Family Records.)"

      BIRTH:
      1. Per burial information cited below.

      2. Per ancestry.com cited above.

      3. Variant and erroneous birth date in the book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 110-111: "Elizabeth Smith, b. 1829. [Lists 11 children born from 1849 to 1867 - one child, Suzanne Winegar, b. 1849, m. John T. Pritchett.]

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Per ancestry.com cited above. Husband was John Winegar.

      DEATH:
      1. Per burial information cited below.

      2. Per ancestry.com cited above.

      BURIAL:
      1. Per ancestry.com cited above.

      2. This individual listed with her husband in this 11 Nov 2002 website <http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapottaw/CemMormon.htm?sourceid=00319368866824358798>: "Mormon Cemetery. Located in Grove Township [Pottawattamie County, Iowa], four miles east of Macedonia on County Road G66/Pioneer Trail. It has been called the Mormon cemetery and the LDS cemetery because it is on the Mormon Trail and many of the people buried there belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LDS Church was organized in 1863. Original members were John Smith and wife, Sarah; E.W. Knapp and wife, Melissa; A.J. Fields and wife, Sarah; James Otto and wife, Mehitable; Joseph Levi Graybill and wife, Patience; John Winegar and wife, Elizabeth; Joseph Smith and wife, Rachel and Stephen Smith. [Taken from the 1882 Pottawattamie Co. History by Baskin.] Many of these members are buried here. [In later years members of the Re-organized Latter Day Saints were buried here.] The oldest burial is that of Peter Frain, 12 Oct 1861, whose stone is still visible." [Note: most of the people mentioned were RLDS by 1863.] Reported on the same stone on this website:
      *"Elizabeth Winegar, born Nov 19 1831 died May 5, 1896"
      "John Winegar, 1854-1930 [son?]"
      "George W. Winegar, born Mar 11, 1859 died Nov 9, 1890"
      "William A. Winegar, born Apr 1, 1867 died Feb 5, 1897"
      Also in same cemetery:
      "John T. Pritchett, 1839 -1925"
      "Susan A. Pritchett, wife of John T., 28 Oct 1849 - 10 Mar 1905" (This is Susan Anna Winegar, daughter of John and Elizabeth [Smith] Winegar - Elizabeth is also buried in same cemetery. Susan is John's second wife - his first wife was Abigail Graybill also shown separately in this database.)

      3. Copy of complete printed cemetery listing from FHL book 977.771 V3e, vol. 1, Bk. 3-5 in hard file 90 with John Peter Graybill.

      4. Burial date of 6 May 1896 per online Ordinance Index for temple work done in the 1930s.

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Mentioned in the FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 125-140.