Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Smith and Sarah Trauger




Husband William Smith 1 2 3

           Born: Jun 1820 - Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 1877 or 3 Sep 1877 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Henry Smith (      -1872) 1
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 



Wife Sarah Trauger 1 2

           Born: 1829 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 


         Father: Christian Trauger (1787-1859) 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Lewis (      -      ) 5




         Father: Christopher Trauger (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Sarah Lose (      -      ) 2



• There is a great deal of confusion in different sources regarding the parents of this individual.


Children
1 M Lewis T. Smith, M.D. 1

           Born: 11 Sep 1846 - Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Hattie Speer (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1874 1


2 M Christian H. Smith 4

           Born: 31 Oct 1851 - Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ada Gordon (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 23 Jul 1885 4


3 F Martha C. Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 



4 F Sarah Jane "Jennie" Smith 6 7

           Born: 19 Jan 1859 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Dr. George Culbertson (1859-      ) 9 10
           Marr: Jun 1883 8


5 F Susan Smith 4

            AKA: Sue A. Smith 11
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Craig Giffen (      -      ) 4 11


6 F Ella Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 



7 F Rebecca Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


8 M William Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


9 F Laura Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 



10 F Kizzie Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



11 U [Infant] Smith 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - William Smith


He was one of the most prosperous farmers of his day and in methods of farming he far exceeded any of his neighbors. He was a strong democrat, and a prominent member of the Lutheran church in which he held the various offices of elder, deacon, trustee, Sunday-school superintendent, etc.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 514.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 5.

3 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 308.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 515.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 521.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 75, 515.

7 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 306.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 75.

9 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 74, 515.

10 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 305.

11 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 43.


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