Orrin Boyington Smith & Hannah Westwood

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Husband: Orrin Boyington Smith

   Born: 10 OCT 1818               in , Cattaragus County, NY
Married: 16 OCT 1884
   Died: 11 NOV 1898               in Tampa, Florida (near there) WFT Vol 5 #2538 says Plant City, FL.
 Father: Orrin Smith
 Mother: Sally
Spouses: Celia Bragg; Genevieve Faitha Bower; Ellen Sands; Unknown #2

   Wife: Hannah Westwood

   Born: 12 OCT 1828               in Catshill, Worcester, England
   Died: 17 MAY 1918               in Chetopa, Labette, Kansas
 Father: Joseph Westwood, Jr.
 Mother: Ann Webley
Spouses: William D. Bayliss; Seth Smith

Additional Information

Orrin Boyington Smith:

Born: 31 AUG 1816, Middlefield, Massachussetts
Born: 04 NOV 1816, Preston, Chenango Co., New York from WFT Vol 5 #2538
Census: 1860, Listed as 44 years old, living in Little Sioux Township, Woodbury Co, Iowa
Census: 1870, Listed as 54 year old, living in Little Sioux Township, Woodbury Co, Iowa
Occupation: 1870, Farmer (from census)
Occupation: 1860, Tanner (from census)
Residence: 1852, Kanesville, Iowa (now Council Bluffs)

Notes:
First Wife was Celia Bragg, a Welsh girl. They had 3 children, Lovisa (Louisa?), Geraldine and Castana (Celia). His second wife was Genevieve Bower of Baden-Baden, Germany. He had 2 more wives after Genevieve's death, but no more children.

Genevieve raised his 3 girls as well as 8 of their own children.

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I have a copy of the pages 324-328 of the book "Past and Present of Sioux City and Woodbury County, Iowa" by Constant R. Marks. Gives a more detailed history of Orrin Smith.

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Year: 1870;
Surname Given Name (s): SMITH ORRIN B.;
County: Woodbury County;
State: IA;
Page: 354;
Township or Other Info: Sioux City Township;
Record Type: Federal Population Schedule, IA., 1870 Federal Census Index Database;
ID#: IA018344221.

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Database: Illinois Marriages to 1850

Marriage: Bragg, CeliaSmith, Orrin B. Date:Oct 17 1839

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Database: Full Context of Massachusetts Town Birth Records (not sure if this is the same Orrin, completely different place of birth)

SMITH, Orrin B.
Sex: M
Birth Date: Aug. 31, 1816
Birth Place: Middlefield
Father's Name: Orrin
Mother's Name: Sally
Source: Vital Records of Middlefield
Orrin B., Orrin and Sally, Aug. 31, 1816.

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Database: Geographic Reference Library
American Genealogical Gazetteer
State Listings
Iowa

Smithland Residential Area
County: Woodbury
State: IA
History: The town of Smithland, sometimes called Smithtown, was settled by three Apostate Mormons; William White, Curtis Lamb, and J. Sumner. In honor of the first of these, it was originally called Whites Settlement. In 1852, Orrin B. Smith, his brother Edwin, and John Hurley, purchased two claims from Sumner. The settlement became known as Smithland, in honor of Smith who greatly helped build the community.

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Hannah Westwood:

Buried: MAY 1918, Labette, Kansas

Notes:
Information for Hannah all came from a search of Ancestry.com on 8 Aug 2000. There were three listings for her and Orrin B. Smith, one listed all siblings, prior marriages (2) and those children.

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