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 1835 - 1906 (71 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Elijah R. Smith was born on 17 Sep 1835 in New York; died on 5 Dec 1906 in Matteson, Branch County, MI; was buried in Matteson Cem., Matteson, Branch County, MI. Notes:
!Found in 1850 census with parents and siblings in Copley twp Summit county Ohio and 1860 in Noble Branch county Michigan as a boarder. Was a cooper as was his father. Died from pneumonia in Dec 1906.
Elijah married Avisa (Avice) Louisa Filkins on 9 May 1863 in Branch County, MI. Avisa (daughter of Nathaniel P. Filkins and Melinda Carter) was born on 14 Mar 1839 in Bronson, Branch County, MI; died on 4 Mar 1925 in Bronson, Branch County, MI; was buried in Matteson Cem., Matteson, Branch County, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
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