Moving West: Thirteen Generations of a Smith Family

 Family Histories

Generation Nine
Elmina M Smith and Francis B Wages

1-Elmina M Smith, daughter of Henry Albert Smith and Maria Louisa Robb, was born on 26 Nov 1877 in Viola, Mercer, Illinois and died on 22 Jan 1927 in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota at age 49. 

Elmina married Francis Bailey Wages, son of John Wesley Wages and Rebecca Ann Donaho, on 3 Jul 1918 in Pennington County, South Dakota. Francis was born on 30 Apr 1872 in Canton, Fulton, Illinois and died on 12 Aug 1938 in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota at age 66.

Elmina and Francis had no children. Francis had four children from his prior marriage to Evadena Brown: Harry born in 1893, Lester born in 1894, Harvey born in 1896 and Clarence born in 1898.


Elmina M Smith 1907


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