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John Smith II

Birth	:	31 Jul 1819 Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	2 Mar 1911 Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Liberty Center Cemetery, Liberty Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2045000, -93.5100000
Description	:	JOHN SMITH, farmer, Section 18, P. O. Burlingame, was born in Tioga County, Pa., July 31, 1819. Son of John Smith and Amy Thornton. Soon after his birth his father moved to Spring Mills, Allegany (sic) Co., N. Y., where Mr. Smith grew to manhood, receiving such education as the common schools afforded. In that new country, with saw and ax, he began to carve out the future of his life work. After having lived for a time in Mercer County, Pa., he came to Kansas in 1855 and settled in Burlingame Township, where he pre-empted a home on the... Read More	JOHN SMITH, farmer, Section 18, P. O. Burlingame, was born in Tioga County, Pa., July 31, 1819. Son of John Smith and Amy Thornton. Soon after his birth his father moved to Spring Mills, Allegany (sic) Co., N. Y., where Mr. Smith grew to manhood, receiving such education as the common schools afforded. In that new country, with saw and ax, he began to carve out the future of his life work. After having lived for a time in Mercer County, Pa., he came to Kansas in 1855 and settled in Burlingame Township, where he pre-empted a home on the lonely prairie, and endured unusual hardships. The first winter the snow was two feet deep, the weather extremely cold and his shanty poor. He would have had a hard time even had he been well, and his wife had to cut and carry the wood, and thus do her own work and that of a man's. His team died and he was left destitute, but it was not always to be so. He now rejoices in the possession of a comfortable home and the privileges of civilization. He was united in marriage in Venango County, Pa., July 7, 1846, to Miss Eliza, daughter of Robert Graham, Esq., and Margaret Gordon Graham. They have had six children, William H., Robert, Ezra, Mary, Frank and Lizzie J. Robert and Ezra are dead. Mr. Smith has been Justice of the Peace for ten years. He is a member of the Methodist Church. From: William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, Osage Co, Part 9. More detailed account with direct narrative from John found in the (free) Google ebook: Early Days in Kansas: Along the Santa Fe trail,Council City, 1854-5, Superior, 1856, and Burlingame, 1856-64 By Charles Ransley Green, pages 93-96 Ezra Smith (the only unlinked child of John and Eliza) was born in 1851 in Pennsylvania, and died around 1854 in the Kansas City area.

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John Smith II's memorial is located at: Liberty Center Cemetery, Liberty Township, Warren County, USA.
When did John Smith II death?
John Smith II death on 2 Mar 1911 in Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John Smith II's memorial?
Latitude: 41.2045000
Longitude: -93.5100000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Elizabeth “Eliza” Graham Smith

(1820 - 1896)

Siblings

Amy Smith

(1812 - 1886)

Children

Mary Smith

(1857 - 1951)

Frank Smith

(1860 - 1908)

Elizabeth Jane Smith Headington

(1863 - 1939)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Liberty Center Cemetery
Liberty Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2045000, -93.5100000

2. Otter Creek Cemetery
Liberty Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1826960, -93.5092280

3. Hendrickson Cemetery
Liberty Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1895910, -93.4811290

4. Indian Valley Cemetery
Indianola, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2028008, -93.5764008

5. Shaver Cemetery
Liberty Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2454200, -93.5575830

6. Eberman Cemetery (Defunct)
White Breast Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1929900, -93.4375400

7. Shupe Cemetery
White Breast Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2041610, -93.4277620

8. Fletcher Cemetery
Norwood, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1407000, -93.4930000

9. Graceland Cemetery
Norwood, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1487000, -93.4617000

10. Smith Cemetery
Indianola, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2179985, -93.5999985

11. Arnold Cemetery
Norwood, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1555000, -93.4215000

12. Bethel Chapel Cemetery
Liberty, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1395000, -93.5785000

13. Plainville Chapel Cemetery
Belmont Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2481940, -93.4096910

14. Norwood Cemetery
Norwood, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1173000, -93.4900000

15. Saint Mary's of Lacona Cemetery
White Breast Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1990160, -93.3857980

16. Wells Pioneer Cemetery
Norwood, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1157300, -93.4609900

17. Walker Cemetery
Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1150017, -93.5567017

18. Hewitt Cemetery
White Oak Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2602360, -93.6155700

19. Brinegar Cemetery
Lucas, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1015000, -93.4960000

20. Willis Cemetery
Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1807213, -93.3741760

21. Harrison Cemetery
Liberty, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1156000, -93.5896000

22. Cochran Cemetery
White Breast Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2072880, -93.3672940

23. Hammondsburg Cemetery
Otter Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3101500, -93.4761340

24. Milo IOOF Cemetery
Belmont Township, Warren County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3027630, -93.4420650