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Descendants of Joseph Smith and Eliza Sarah Phillips

Generation No. 2

      2. Samuel William³ Smith (Joseph², Robert¹) was born 20 May 1831 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and died 06 Dec 1909 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin. He married Jane Elizabeth Harrison 23 Oct 1856 in Racine Co., Wisconsin, daughter of John Harrison and Ann Mattinson. She was born 17 Jan 1838 in Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, and died 11 Mar 1918 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.

Notes for Samuel William Smith:
Arrived in Caledonia, Racine Co., Wisconsin in 1842. 1852 moved to Mauston, Juneau County, Wisonsin.
Served in Civil War, Company K, 50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. tombstone inscription: Sgt Co K 50 Reg Wis Vol Inf

from Ann Smith: Grandfather Sam managed to get through the Civil War without injury, supposedly walking all the way, but on returning home got his arm caught in a hay "teder", not sure what that is and that is how he lost his arm. (I don't know right or left.)

1860 Lindina, Juneau County Census:

Value of
Real Personal
Estate Estate
146 S. W. Smith 29 m farmer 1440 800 England
Jane 22 f NY
Philip 3 m Wis
Albert 1 m Wis
James Garraty 22 m farm laborer Ireland

1870 Mauston, Juneau Co., Wisconsin census:
Smith, Samuel W. 39 M W Farmer England
" , Jane E. 32 F W Keeping House New York
" , Herbert 10 M W 10 Wisconsin
" , Harrison 8 M W 8 Wisconsin
" , Phillip 2 M W Wisconsin
" , Alpha 1 M W Wisconsin
Harrison, Sarah 18 F W Wisconsin

1880 Census Place:      Lindina, Juneau, Wisconsin
      Source: FHL Film 1255430 National Archives Film T9-1430 Page 409B
                  Relation      Sex      Marr      Race      Age      Birthplace
S. W. SMITH            Self      M      M      W      49      ENG      Occ:      Farming      Fa: ENG      Mo: ENG
J. E. SMITH            Wife      F      M      W      42      NY      Occ:      Hous Keeping      Fa: ENG      Mo: ENG
H. W. SMITH            Son      M      S      W      20      WI      Occ:      Farming      Fa: ENG      Mo: NY
J. H. SMITH            Son      M      S      W      19      WI      Occ:      Farming      Fa: ENG      Mo: NY
A. J. SMITH            Son      M      S      W      11      WI      Occ:      At School      Fa: ENG      Mo: NY
A. G. SMITH            Son      M      S      W      10      WI      Occ:      At School      Fa: ENG      Mo: NY
Jennie SMITH            Dau      F      S      W      8      WI      Occ:      At School      Fa: ENG      Mo: NY
S. R. SMITH            Son      M      S      W      6      WI      Occ:      At School      Fa: ENG      Mo: NY
F. HARVESTINE            Other      M      M      W      23      WI      Occ:      Farming      Fa: GER      Mo: GER
Rachell HARVESTINE       Other       F      M      W      22      WI      Occ:      House Keeping      Fa: ---      Mo: ---
S. E. HARRISON            Sister      F      S      W      31      WI                  Fa: ENG      Mo: ENG
Hattie MUCH            Other      F      S      W      21      WI      Occ:      School Teacher      Fa: SCOT      Mo: VT

Wisconsin Census Enumeration - 1895
(Juneau County only)
Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing In Wisconsin
June 20, 1895

Name Rank Co. Regt. Branch of Service Post Office
Smith, S. W. Sergeant K 50 Infantry Mauston

Mauston Star, dated October 25, 1906, Page 1

"MARRIED FIFTY YEARS MR. AND MRS. S.W. SMITH CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING
Family Reunion Held at the Old Home in Lindina Tuesday - Thirty-two Relatives Present-
Old Residents Here.

On Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1906, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith celebrated their Fiftieth anniversary or Golden Wedding at their pretty home in Lindina with all their children and grand-children present as follows: H. W. Smith, wife and six children, J. H. Smith, wife and two children, of Elroy; F. J. Smith, wife and one child, of Merrill; A. H. Smith, wife and one child, of St. Paul; S. N. Smith and wife, of Sparta. Other relatives present were: J. T. and E. P Smith of Lindina; Mrs. John and Tom Harrison, I. H. Stewart, Edith Dockstader and Fred Harrison, of Mauston; James Harrison, of Augusta; Gay Harrison and wife, of Wilton; and Dell Cornell, of Elroy. To say the day was very pleasantly spent was putting it mildly.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are old and well known residents of this vicinity and are highly esteemed by all who know them. It is the wish of all their friends that many more pleasant years may be added to their long and useful life."

SAMUEL W. SMITH, a widely and favorably known pioneer of Juneau county, Wisconsin, and an esteemed citizen of Lindina township, was born in Birmingham, England, in 1831.
His parents were Joseph and Eliza Smith, who, in 1842, together with three children emigrated to America. Landing in New York, the family proceeded westward via the Hudson River to Albany; thence by the Erie canal to Buffalo, whence they proceeded by lake to Milwaukee. They arrived at the present metropolis of the Badger State on July 4, 1842, where they witnessed for the first time the celebration of the birth of the nation. Milwaukee was then but a hamlet, with perhaps as large an Indian population as white. The family located in Yorkshire township, Racine county, but soon after removed to Dodge county, in which latter place they remained for about two years. They then returned to Racine county, and settled in Caledonia township, where they remained until 1864, then moved to Mauston. From 1884 until their death the parents made their home with their son, the subject of this sketch, where they were kindly cared for until they went to their reward. The father was a well educated and capable man, was an omnivorous reader, and well informed on the issues of his day. For many years he held the position of Justice of the Peace, in which capacity he displayed excellent judgement and exalted probity of character, rendering his decisions with impartiality and justice. He was politically an abolitionist in the days of slavery, believing most emphatically that men, without regard to color, were created free and equal. He was a good speaker and ready debater, and when opportunity offered and the case demanded it he always made his influence felt. Later in life he became a Republican. He and his worthy wife were Congregationalists in their religious views, and rendered valued assistance to their church. She was a woman of intelligence and amiability, practicing in her daily life the highest Christian virtues, and was greatly beloved by all who knew her. Her death occurred in April, 1885, while her husband survived her two years, dying in November, 1887. They were widely and sincerely lamented.
They were the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters. The eldest of these is the subject of this sketch; Joseph, the second in order of birth, resides in Lindina township; Alfred is an esteemed resident of Oregon; Phillips was a member of the Twenty-second Wisconsin Regiment, and died in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1863. Eliza is the wife of Edgar Fluno, a prosperous resident of Mauston; Mary is the widow of B. O. Parmeter, and resides in Fairburn, South Dakota.
The subject of this notice came to Juneau county in 1855, where he located, by a land warrant, 160 acres of his present farm. This warrant he obtained from Corporal Presse, who had received it for services in the war of 1812. Mr. Smith purchased by his work a yoke of oxen, which he exchanged for the land warrant, paying a difference of $25 in money. After concluding the purchase, Mr. Smith at once located on the land, which has been his home ever since. He has industriously cultivated it and has made valuable improvements on it, until it is now one of the finest farms in the county. To his original purchase he has added from time to time until he now owns 400 acres, 200 of which are included in the home farm, while the other 200 lies a mile distant from their home. He has erected a substantial farm residence, and large barns for his grain and stock, and the whole place breathes an air of thrift and honest content.
On April 7, 1865, Mr. Smith enlisted in Company K, Fiftieth Wisconsin Regiment, with which he served until June, 1866, their field of operations being in Missouri during the first part of their service, where they fought against the bushwhackers; later they were stationed at Fort Rice, in Dakota. Mr. Smith�s health was much impaired by hardships and exposure experienced during his service, and he has never recovered his former health.
Mr. Smith was married in 1856, to Miss Jane E. Harrison, an estimable lady, and a native of Little Falls, New York. Her parents were John and Ann (Mattison) Harrison, who emigrated from England in 1835, settling in New York State, whence in 1847 they moved to Wisconsin Territory, locating in Racine county. Here her mother died in March, 1852, after which the father lived with Mr. and Mrs. Smith until his death in 1867. They were the parents of four sons and five daughters. The oldest, John Harrison, served in the Fifty-third Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and now resides in Hillsborough, Vernon county; Isabel is the wife of Edward Palmer, of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Smith is the next in order of birth; William P. enlised in Company K, Sixth Regiment Sixconsin Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, and was mortally wounded at the battle of Antietam in 1862; Annie is the wife of Mateland Green, and resides in Kansas; Ellen E. is the wife of Ira H. Stewart, of Mauston; James lives in Wonewoc, Wisconsin; Thomas resides in Mauston; and the youngest is Sarah.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have six children, five sons and one daughter: Herbert W., Harrison J., Alfred J., Albert G., Jennie E. and Sidney N., all of whom were born in Juneau county. Four sons are graduates of the public high schools, the eldest son having graduated at the high school in Elroy, and the others at the Mauston high school.
Politically, Mr. Smith was a Republican until 1868, since which time he has advocated those issues which he deemed subservient of the best interests of his country. He emphatically believes in American principles and American institutions, and that on our public-school system are founded the hopes of the Republic. Like his father before him, he is positive in his convictions of the moral and political issues of the day, and displays great ability and fearlessness in his advocacy of them. As is natural, his personality makes a deep impression on his neighbors and acquaintances, to whose respect and esteem his noble qualities have appealed, and who retain for him the most exalted regard.

Source:      Biographical History of La Crosse, Monroe and Juneau Counties, Wisconsin
      Chicago..The Lewis Publishing Company..1892
      Pages 928, 929

From the Mauston Star [Mauston, Juneau Co., WI], December 9, 1909, Page 1
DIED: On Monday, December 6, 1909, death claimed another old and highly respected citizen of this county when Samuel William SMITH died at his beautiful farm home in Lindina.
Mr. SMITH was born in Bermingham, Warwickshire, England, May 20, 1831, and was 78 years, 6 months and 16 days old at the time of his death. He came to Wisconsin in 1842, and in 1852 mobed to Juneau County. Here he patented his present homestead where he has resided continuously with the exception of two years residence in this city.
On October 23, 1856, he was married to Jane E. HARRISON who survives him.
During the Civil War he was a Sargeant of Co. K, 50th Wisconsin volunteers, and was a member of the G.A.R. Post.
He is survived by his loving wife and five sons, H. W. and J. H., of Elroy; F. J. and A. H. of Merrill; and S. N. of Sparta; one brother, J. T., of Mauston; and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza FLUNO and Mrs. Mary PALMITER of Chicago.
His funeral will be held Saturday morning at the house at eleven o'clock, with interment in the family lot in the beautiful Evergreen cemetery in Lindina.

Samuel W. Smith Is Dead � Intelligent, High Minded Citizen Lost To The Community
His Homestead, Was Land From the Government � Over a Half Century a Resident of Lindina � Funeral Saturday at 11:00 o�clock
At his home in the town of Lindina, Monday, Dec. 6, 1909, Samuel William Smith died at an advanced age.
Mr. Smith was born Mary 20, 1831, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. He came to Wisconsin in 1842 and to this county in 1852. Oct. 23, 1856 he was united in marriage to Jane E. Harrison. He patented his present homestead and with the exception of a two years residence in this city, lived there continuously during the years of his married life. He served in the civil war as sergeant of C. K, 50th Wis. Reg. of Vol. and was a member of Angus Northrop Post G.A.R.
The surviving members of his family are his wife and five sons, H. W. and J. H. of Elroy; F. J. and A. H. of Merrill and S. N. of Sparta. A daughter, Miss Jennie, died a few years ago. He was a brother of J. T. Smith, this city and Eliza Fluno and Mary Palmeter, both of Chicago.
The funeral is to be held from the home next Saturday, Rev. R. McCutchen of Sparta conducting the services. Interment will be in the Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Smith was a man of high standing in this community and one well known in the southern part of the county. He was an excellent farmer and a glance at his home would suffice for anyone to see that the exercise of the brain went hand in hand with muscular effort, in the work, when modern easy methods were unknown. But that he was a man of uncommon intelligence has been evidenced in many ways inside from his skill in conduction the business of farming. As a man everybody liked him, as a neighbor all rejoined in him. He had a hearty, frank manner of speech, some declined rules of action and all in all, was a man it was invigorating to meet and one whose example was ever worthy of emulation. (Juneau County Chronicle, Mauston, 09 Dec 1909)

More About Samuel William Smith:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau County, Wisconsin Lot 10

More About Jane Elizabeth Harrison:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau County, Wisconsin Lot 10

Children of Samuel Smith and Jane Harrison are:

	8	i.		Phillips⁴ Smith, born Abt. 1857 in Racine Co., Wisconsin; died 1870 in Juneau Co., Wisconsin.
	9	ii.		William Smith, born 1857 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 1862 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.

More About William Smith:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin

iii.

??? Smith, born 1858 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 1858 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.

More About ??? Smith:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin

+	11	iv.	Herbert Walter Smith, born Aug 1859 in Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 1944 in Elroy, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.
+	12	v.	Joseph Harrison Smith, born Apr 1861 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 1925.
	13	vi.	Elizabeth Belle Smith, born 1863 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 1864 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.

More About Elizabeth Belle Smith:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin

vii.

Ella May Smith, born 1864 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 1865 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.

More About Ella May Smith:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin

+	15	viii.	Fred J. Smith, born 07 Jan 1869 in Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 06 May 1940 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.
+	16	ix.	Albert Horace Smith, born 16 Jun 1870 in Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 21 Aug 1949 in Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin.
	17	x.	Jennie June Smith, born 24 Jun 1872 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 06 Jan 1899 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.

More About Jennie June Smith:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin

xi.

Sidney Nickols Smith, born 08 Jan 1874 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 08 Aug 1953 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin. He married Lou Belle Cheney 16 Feb 1904 in Sparta, Monroe Co., Wisconsin; born 02 Dec 1883 in Sparta, Monroe Co., Wisconsin.

Notes for Sidney Nickols Smith:
1910 Sparta, Monroe Co., Wisconsin census
Smith, Sidney N. Head M W 35 Marr 6 yrs WI WI WI Real Estate Agent
" , Lou B. Wife, F W 25 Marr WI WI CAN

1916 registered for Draft in Merrill, Lincoln Co., Wisconsin

1920 Sparta, Monroe Co., Wisconsin census
Smith, Sidney N. Head M W 45 Div WI ENG NY

1930 Sparta, Monroe Co., Wisconsin census:
Smith, Sidney N. Head M W 56 Wid WI ENG NY Real Estate

from Ann Smith: Sid was my favorite great-uncle and he owned the Sidney Hotel in Sparta,(now gone, a bank in its place). Sid was a batchler. His intended bride ran off with the hotel clerk on the day of the wedding and sometime later they returned and asked him for work, which he gave them!

More About Sidney Nickols Smith:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin

xii.

Leon Smith, born 1876 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin; died 1877 in Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.

More About Leon Smith:
Burial: Lot 10A, Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Juneau Co., Wisconsin

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