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Descendants of William Smith

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM HENRY² SMITH (WILLIAM¹) was born November 29, 1891 in England, and died January 18, 1969 in Pincher Creek, AB. He married CATHERINE ANNE TREDWELL December 13 in Vancouver, BC. She was born December 13, 1893 in Berrick Newington , England.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY SMITH:
Harry enlisted in WWI and was stationed in Vancouver BC where he married his wife Catherine and had son Jake. After the war he worked for a time in a packing plant there and also in Calgary. It was in Calgary that son Nathan was born and died. Harry and Catherine moved to his fathers unoccupied land at Beauvais Lake AB in 1922. The rest of the children were born here. They farmed the land known as the Upper Smith Place until 1948 when they moved to what was to become known as the Lower Smith Homestead closer to Beauvias Lake. He served for a time during WWII as a Commissioner for about 10 years in Clairsholm AB then in Banff AB for about 3 years until aprox 1959. In 1956 the family moved to Pincher Creek AB. Harry worked at the B-A plant until he retired in 1961.

Notes for CATHERINE ANNE TREDWELL:
Catherine's mother Annie died quite young and Catherine was raised by a stepmother who was not fond of her. She had a rather unloving childhood was treated rather poorly. She also had a stepsister.

Children of WILLIAM SMITH and CATHERINE TREDWELL are:

	i.		JACOB WILLIAM HENRY³ SMITH, b. May 16, 1918, Vancouver, BC; d. February 10, 1983, Pincher Creek, AB; m. GLADYS KROPENAC.
	ii.		NATHAN SMITH, b. 1919, Calgary, AB; d. 1919, Calgary, AB.

Notes for NATHAN SMITH:
Nathan died at birth and is burried in Calgary

5.	iii.	JAMES SMITH, b. January 15, 1920, Pincher Creek, AB; d. February 20, 2001, Salmon Arm, BC.
6.	iv.	DORTHY MAY SMITH, b. March 30, 1923, Pincher Creek, AB.
	v.	CHARLES SMITH, b. June 25, 1925; m. (1) MAY BENSON; m. (2) BARBARA ???.

Notes for CHARLES SMITH:
One day when Charlie was about 14 years old he was chasing Bill Akitt's horses to round them up. His horse turned quickly and he fell but his foot was caught in the stirrup. He was dragged about 2 miles befor John Lawrence saw what was happening and got the horse stopped. (as told by Wilbur Smith)

7.	vi.	WILBUR SMITH, b. January 14, 1927, Pincher Creek, AB; d. October 29, 2000, Clagary AB.
8.	vii.	ANNIE SMITH, b. December 13, 1929, Pincher Creek, AB.
9.	viii.	ELSIE SMITH, b. August 23, 1931, Pincher Creek, AB.

3. FLORENCE² SMITH (WILLIAM¹) was born in England, and died 1993 in Calgary, AB. She married JACK KILARSKI.

Notes for FLORENCE SMITH:
Florence died in Brentwood Nursing Home in Calgary in 1993

Children of FLORENCE SMITH and JACK KILARSKI are:

ISABELLE³ KILARSKI, d. 1996; m. DON FORAY.

Notes for ISABELLE KILARSKI:
Don and Isabelle made their home in Clive AB. Isabelle died of cancer in 1996

	ii.		TOM KILARSKI, m. MAVIS ???.
	iii.		JOHN KILARSKI.

4. JACOB² SMITH (WILLIAM¹) was born 1898 in Walkden, Lancashire, England, and died December 1947 in Pincher Creek, AB. He married ANN ???.

Notes for JACOB SMITH:
Jacob came to Canada with his family when he was 5 years old. He married an English girl named Ann and had a son. He was shell shocked in WWI and after his return his wife had him committed to a hospital in Panoka, AB where he spent most of the rest of his life. In October of 1947 he returned to the Upper Smith Farm and died there two months later in December.The whereabouts of his wife Ann and his son Billie (William?) are unknown. They are not even mentioned in his obituary. He is burried in Fairview Cemetary in Pincher Creek AB

Child of JACOB SMITH and ANN ??? is:

BILLY (WILLIAM?)³ SMITH.

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