The following original biography is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced elsewhere for any purpose without the express written permission of author.
Jacob W. Smith was the son of John Kinder Smith and Theresa M. (Banks) Smith and was born in Bodega Township in Sonoma County, California. His parents were each born in Illinois and were married in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois in the town where his mother was born.
His grandfather Jacob, for whom he was named, and grandmother, on his father's side, were born in Kentucky and Scotland, respectively. This grandfather also migrated to California from Illinois sometime between 1850 and 1860 with his second wife and his children, where he is found farming in Sonoma County in the 1860 census.
Jacob W. Smith's grandparents on his mother's side, William "Willis" Banks and Rebecca Emaline (Thomas) Banks, were natives of Kentucky, but Mr. Banks' ancestry is traced back to Virginia and England, and his family had been in this country since the late 1600's.
The Banks family had also been living in Gilmer Twp., Adams County Illinois in the 1850 census. In 1860 and 1870 they are in Kansas, but finally settle in California in 1880 in Sonoma County, where their daughter Theresa, Jacob's mother, had already settled with her husband and children. Other Banks children, such as daughter Mary Ann (Banks) Cox were living in Kern County, California.
In 1891, Jacob married Miss Hattie M. Potter, the daughter of Stephen L. and Mary E. Potter, natives of New York and Iowa, who had likewise become California pioneers, at least by 1872. They gravitated toward the southern end of the state, settling in the San Diego area.
Jacob and Hattie had two children:
Kinder Willis Smith, b. 1892 in Julian, California
Naomi Smith, b. 1898, also in California
In the 1900 census we find them living in a town with the quirky name of "Copperopolis" California. In 1910, though, they are living in San Diego and Jacob is working as a retail merchant.
Sometime between 1910 and 1920, Jacob and Hattie, unfortunately, divorced. In 1920 Hattie is living with her niece in Los Angeles.
In 1930, Jacob lives with his son, Kinder, who is working as an engineer on the steam railroad, a romantic-sounding job, fit for a bygone era. Kinder is married, but has no children in this census record. Another steam railroad engineer is boarding in the household. His name is Thomas M. Williams. At that time, Jacob's ex-wife is still living with niece Grace Noll in Los Angeles, both working: Hattie as a seamstress at home, and Grace as a stenographer in a brick company.
A few years after this census record, Jacob dies in California. He is buried in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, a charming old facility, where his tombstone stands until this day.
Biography copyright © 2010 Silver S. Parnell
The preceding original biography is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced elsewhere for any purpose without the express written permission of author.
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Son of John Kinder Smith, Illinois and Theresa M. Banks, Illinois. Married in 1891, wife's name Hattie M. Father of Kinder W. and Naomi Smith.
Jacob W. Smith was the son of John Kinder Smith and Theresa M. (Banks) Smith and was born in Bodega Township in Sonoma County, California. His parents were each born in Illinois and were married in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois in the town where his mother was born.
His grandfather Jacob, for whom he was named, and grandmother, on his father's side, were born in Kentucky and Scotland, respectively. This grandfather also migrated to California from Illinois sometime between 1850 and 1860 with his second wife and his children, where he is found farming in Sonoma County in the 1860 census.
Jacob W. Smith's grandparents on his mother's side, William "Willis" Banks and Rebecca Emaline (Thomas) Banks, were natives of Kentucky, but Mr. Banks' ancestry is traced back to Virginia and England, and his family had been in this country since the late 1600's.
The Banks family had also been living in Gilmer Twp., Adams County Illinois in the 1850 census. In 1860 and 1870 they are in Kansas, but finally settle in California in 1880 in Sonoma County, where their daughter Theresa, Jacob's mother, had already settled with her husband and children. Other Banks children, such as daughter Mary Ann (Banks) Cox were living in Kern County, California.
In 1891, Jacob married Miss Hattie M. Potter, the daughter of Stephen L. and Mary E. Potter, natives of New York and Iowa, who had likewise become California pioneers, at least by 1872. They gravitated toward the southern end of the state, settling in the San Diego area.
Jacob and Hattie had two children:
Kinder Willis Smith, b. 1892 in Julian, California
Naomi Smith, b. 1898, also in California
In the 1900 census we find them living in a town with the quirky name of "Copperopolis" California. In 1910, though, they are living in San Diego and Jacob is working as a retail merchant.
Sometime between 1910 and 1920, Jacob and Hattie, unfortunately, divorced. In 1920 Hattie is living with her niece in Los Angeles.
In 1930, Jacob lives with his son, Kinder, who is working as an engineer on the steam railroad, a romantic-sounding job, fit for a bygone era. Kinder is married, but has no children in this census record. Another steam railroad engineer is boarding in the household. His name is Thomas M. Williams. At that time, Jacob's ex-wife is still living with niece Grace Noll in Los Angeles, both working: Hattie as a seamstress at home, and Grace as a stenographer in a brick company.
A few years after this census record, Jacob dies in California. He is buried in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, a charming old facility, where his tombstone stands until this day.
Biography copyright © 2010 Silver S. Parnell
The preceding original biography is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced elsewhere for any purpose without the express written permission of author.
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Son of John Kinder Smith, Illinois and Theresa M. Banks, Illinois. Married in 1891, wife's name Hattie M. Father of Kinder W. and Naomi Smith.
The following original biography is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced elsewhere for any purpose without the express written permission of author.
Jacob W. Smith was the son of John Kinder Smith and Theresa M. (Banks) Smith and was born in Bodega Township in Sonoma County, California. His parents were each born in Illinois and were married in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois in the town where his mother was born.
His grandfather Jacob, for whom he was named, and grandmother, on his father's side, were born in Kentucky and Scotland, respectively. This grandfather also migrated to California from Illinois sometime between 1850 and 1860 with his second wife and his children, where he is found farming in Sonoma County in the 1860 census.
Jacob W. Smith's grandparents on his mother's side, William "Willis" Banks and Rebecca Emaline (Thomas) Banks, were natives of Kentucky, but Mr. Banks' ancestry is traced back to Virginia and England, and his family had been in this country since the late 1600's.
The Banks family had also been living in Gilmer Twp., Adams County Illinois in the 1850 census. In 1860 and 1870 they are in Kansas, but finally settle in California in 1880 in Sonoma County, where their daughter Theresa, Jacob's mother, had already settled with her husband and children. Other Banks children, such as daughter Mary Ann (Banks) Cox were living in Kern County, California.
In 1891, Jacob married Miss Hattie M. Potter, the daughter of Stephen L. and Mary E. Potter, natives of New York and Iowa, who had likewise become California pioneers, at least by 1872. They gravitated toward the southern end of the state, settling in the San Diego area.
Jacob and Hattie had two children:
Kinder Willis Smith, b. 1892 in Julian, California
Naomi Smith, b. 1898, also in California
In the 1900 census we find them living in a town with the quirky name of "Copperopolis" California. In 1910, though, they are living in San Diego and Jacob is working as a retail merchant.
Sometime between 1910 and 1920, Jacob and Hattie, unfortunately, divorced. In 1920 Hattie is living with her niece in Los Angeles.
In 1930, Jacob lives with his son, Kinder, who is working as an engineer on the steam railroad, a romantic-sounding job, fit for a bygone era. Kinder is married, but has no children in this census record. Another steam railroad engineer is boarding in the household. His name is Thomas M. Williams. At that time, Jacob's ex-wife is still living with niece Grace Noll in Los Angeles, both working: Hattie as a seamstress at home, and Grace as a stenographer in a brick company.
A few years after this census record, Jacob dies in California. He is buried in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, a charming old facility, where his tombstone stands until this day.
Biography copyright © 2010 Silver S. Parnell
The preceding original biography is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced elsewhere for any purpose without the express written permission of author.
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Son of John Kinder Smith, Illinois and Theresa M. Banks, Illinois. Married in 1891, wife's name Hattie M. Father of Kinder W. and Naomi Smith.
Jacob W. Smith was the son of John Kinder Smith and Theresa M. (Banks) Smith and was born in Bodega Township in Sonoma County, California. His parents were each born in Illinois and were married in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois in the town where his mother was born.
His grandfather Jacob, for whom he was named, and grandmother, on his father's side, were born in Kentucky and Scotland, respectively. This grandfather also migrated to California from Illinois sometime between 1850 and 1860 with his second wife and his children, where he is found farming in Sonoma County in the 1860 census.
Jacob W. Smith's grandparents on his mother's side, William "Willis" Banks and Rebecca Emaline (Thomas) Banks, were natives of Kentucky, but Mr. Banks' ancestry is traced back to Virginia and England, and his family had been in this country since the late 1600's.
The Banks family had also been living in Gilmer Twp., Adams County Illinois in the 1850 census. In 1860 and 1870 they are in Kansas, but finally settle in California in 1880 in Sonoma County, where their daughter Theresa, Jacob's mother, had already settled with her husband and children. Other Banks children, such as daughter Mary Ann (Banks) Cox were living in Kern County, California.
In 1891, Jacob married Miss Hattie M. Potter, the daughter of Stephen L. and Mary E. Potter, natives of New York and Iowa, who had likewise become California pioneers, at least by 1872. They gravitated toward the southern end of the state, settling in the San Diego area.
Jacob and Hattie had two children:
Kinder Willis Smith, b. 1892 in Julian, California
Naomi Smith, b. 1898, also in California
In the 1900 census we find them living in a town with the quirky name of "Copperopolis" California. In 1910, though, they are living in San Diego and Jacob is working as a retail merchant.
Sometime between 1910 and 1920, Jacob and Hattie, unfortunately, divorced. In 1920 Hattie is living with her niece in Los Angeles.
In 1930, Jacob lives with his son, Kinder, who is working as an engineer on the steam railroad, a romantic-sounding job, fit for a bygone era. Kinder is married, but has no children in this census record. Another steam railroad engineer is boarding in the household. His name is Thomas M. Williams. At that time, Jacob's ex-wife is still living with niece Grace Noll in Los Angeles, both working: Hattie as a seamstress at home, and Grace as a stenographer in a brick company.
A few years after this census record, Jacob dies in California. He is buried in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, a charming old facility, where his tombstone stands until this day.
Biography copyright © 2010 Silver S. Parnell
The preceding original biography is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced elsewhere for any purpose without the express written permission of author.
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Son of John Kinder Smith, Illinois and Theresa M. Banks, Illinois. Married in 1891, wife's name Hattie M. Father of Kinder W. and Naomi Smith.
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