Civil War Veteran Died before Memorial Day Observance.
THADDEUS A. SMITH, a veteran of the Civil War, died on Saturday afternoon at his home in McSherrystown, aged 67 years, 10 months and 17 days.
He leaves his wife and several children, among whom are Mrs. James C. Lawrence and Mrs. Staub, of McSherrystown. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Anna Colton, of Baltimore.
The funeral was held on Tuesday. Interment was made at Conewago Chapel.
Source : The Adams County News Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, June 5, 1915
BIOGRAPHY :
The son of Anthony Bernard & Rachel (Adams) Smith, in 1860 he and his siblings lived together as farmers in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, but their parents are absent from that census. He stood 5' 9" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted as a substitute for his brother Francis Smith and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg April 7, 1865, as a private with Co. C, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 29, 1865. As he told the army his correct age (17), he must have had parental permission to enlist. PLEASE NOTE that he never served with the 89th Pennsylvania Infantry as erroneously claimed in the accompanying obituary.
He married Catherine L. Overbaugh January 29, 1867, at Conewago Chapel, Adams County, and fathered Rebecca Agnes (b. 01/28/68 - married James C. Lawrence), Anne Margaret (b. 08/19/69 - married Frank Martin), Mary V. (b. 12/26/70), Genevieve (b. 09/21/74), Martin (b. 05/21/76), Loretta (b. 1878), and Elizabeth Catherine (b. 02/06/82 - married Felix Vincent Staub). He died at age 67-10-17 from "general arteriosclerosis [and] mitral & aortic insufficiency."
Biography provided by Dennis Brandt FAG # 47232334.
Civil War Veteran Died before Memorial Day Observance.
THADDEUS A. SMITH, a veteran of the Civil War, died on Saturday afternoon at his home in McSherrystown, aged 67 years, 10 months and 17 days.
He leaves his wife and several children, among whom are Mrs. James C. Lawrence and Mrs. Staub, of McSherrystown. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Anna Colton, of Baltimore.
The funeral was held on Tuesday. Interment was made at Conewago Chapel.
Source : The Adams County News Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, June 5, 1915
BIOGRAPHY :
The son of Anthony Bernard & Rachel (Adams) Smith, in 1860 he and his siblings lived together as farmers in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, but their parents are absent from that census. He stood 5' 9" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted as a substitute for his brother Francis Smith and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg April 7, 1865, as a private with Co. C, 98th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 29, 1865. As he told the army his correct age (17), he must have had parental permission to enlist. PLEASE NOTE that he never served with the 89th Pennsylvania Infantry as erroneously claimed in the accompanying obituary.
He married Catherine L. Overbaugh January 29, 1867, at Conewago Chapel, Adams County, and fathered Rebecca Agnes (b. 01/28/68 - married James C. Lawrence), Anne Margaret (b. 08/19/69 - married Frank Martin), Mary V. (b. 12/26/70), Genevieve (b. 09/21/74), Martin (b. 05/21/76), Loretta (b. 1878), and Elizabeth Catherine (b. 02/06/82 - married Felix Vincent Staub). He died at age 67-10-17 from "general arteriosclerosis [and] mitral & aortic insufficiency."
Biography provided by Dennis Brandt FAG # 47232334.
Family Members
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Mary Anna Smith
1825–1907
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Francis Smith
1826–1830
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Elizabeth M. Smith Brady
1827–1895
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Samuel Aloysuis Smith
1830–1908
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Jacob Ignatius Smith
1832–1901
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Francis Xavier Smith
1835–1913
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David Charles Smith
1836–1911
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Rachel Agnes Smith
1839–1902
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Anna Apolonia Smith Colton
1840–1924
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Henry V. Smith
1842–1906
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Belinda Smith
1843–1873
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Maria Magdalena Smith
1844–1845
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Joseph G Smith
1846–1913
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