John Smith and Esther Wentzel

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Husband John Smith ¹

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         Father: David Smith (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 

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Wife Esther Wentzel ¹

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           Died: Bef 1907
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         Father: John Wentzel (      -      ) 3 4
         Mother: Susanna Miller (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 M Oliver Perry Smith ¹

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           Born: 2 Oct 1847 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 5
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           Died: 14 Sep 1917 5
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         Spouse: Mary A. Brinker (Abt 1848-      ) 5
           Marr: 4 Feb 1868 5

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2 M Caleb Smith ¹

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           Died: 1 Jul 1893 - Mexico 5
 Cause of Death: Accidental gunshot wound
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3 M John F. Smith ⁵

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           Born:  - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died:  - Indiana
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         Spouse: Catherine Miller (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - John Smith

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He was a Union soldier in the Civil War.

He removed after his marriage from Hempfield to Salem township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, after a short period spent in Owen County, Indiana. Here his wife was taken fatally ill, and at her earnest request he brought her back to her native region in order that she might see her friends. The unfortunate lady died the night following her return to her parents' home. John Smith was a carpenter by trade, and a well known figure in his community.

He married Esther Wentzel at the age of twenty-one years. She died after something less than three years of married life.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 888, 1035.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 888.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 459, 509.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1035.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 889.