Christian Smith b. 21 Jan 1802 Zimming, Moselle, FR d. 1876 IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Christian Smith

Male 1802 - 1876  (73 years)


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  • Name Christian Smith  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 21 Jan 1802  Zimming, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Gravestone gives year as 1800
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1829  Lancaster Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1833  Partridge Creek Settlement In Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 1876  IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    • Hickory Point Cemetery
    Person ID I8292  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2022 

    Father Christian /Smith (Schmitt Schmidt)   d. 21 Jan 1802, Zimming, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Barbe Gingerich   d. Aug 1807 
    Family ID F7070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharina Baechler,   b. 8 Apr 1805, St. Jean Kourtzerode, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 26 May 1838  IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • By Christian Engel
    Children 
     1. Magdalena Smith,   b. 24 May 1839   d. 24 Mar 1902, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     2. Katherina Smith,   b. 13 Jun 1840   d. 10 May 1885 (Age 44 years)
     3. Anna Smith,   b. 4 Dec 1841   d. 25 Jul 1900 (Age 58 years)
     4. Bishop John Smith,   b. 27 Nov 1843, Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1906, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     5. Mary Smith,   b. 30 Mar 1845, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1927, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     6. Jacobena Smith,   b. 22 Jul 1849, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1925, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F5846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Jan 1802 - Zimming, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1829 - Lancaster Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Born seven months after his father’s death in an accident at the age of 33. Changed name from Schmitt/Schmidt to Smith while in Lancaster Co., PA. At one time traded some pigs for a stove that “aroused the wonder and amazement of everyone in the community and for several days people came from miles around to see it.” [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1044] Ardys Serpette, Christian and Catherine Beckler Smith.

    2. [S622] Lydia Leman Hohulin, A French Connection.

    3. [S1119] Joseph Peter Staker’s Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County, The Family of John Kennel and Marie Smith.

    4. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20955733/christian-smith.

    5. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    6. [S622] Lydia Leman Hohulin, A French Connection, Marriage Date 27 May 1838.


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