Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Smith and Elizabeth Armstrong


Husband William Smith 1 2 

           Born: 29 Mar 1813 - Centre Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1893 2
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4


         Father: Daniel Smith (1790-1874) 1 5 6 7
         Mother: Mary Ann Lusher (1796-1872) 5 7


       Marriage: 20 Nov 1834 1 2 3

Wife Elizabeth Armstrong 1 8 

           Born: 19 Sep 1814 - Clarion Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1899 2
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 9


         Father: Robert Armstrong (1782-1854) 10 11
         Mother: Sarah Harrold (1784-1865) 11


Children
1 F Mary Jane Smith 1 2 

           Born: 27 Dec 1835 - Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Dec 1913 2
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: James Harrison Askey (1828-1908) 1 2
           Marr: 19 May 1855 2 13

2 M George Washington Smith 14 

           Born: 18 Aug 1837 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 1837 14
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

3 M Robert Armstrong Smith 1 14 

           Born: 19 Apr 1839 - Venango Co, PA 3 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Mar 1898 14
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 15

         Spouse: Letitia Brown (1841-1920) 14
           Marr: 27 Oct 1859 3 14

4 M Daniel Stephen Smith 1 16 

           Born: 5 Jul 1842 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Dec 1912 16
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Hannah Jane Brown (1844-1925) 16
           Marr: 23 Apr 1863 16

5 M William Fletcher Smith 17 

            AKA: William T. Smith 1
           Born: 16 Jan 1845 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1915 17
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Erena Mays (1849-1929) 17 18 19
           Marr: 26 Jul 1865 17

6 M John Robbison Smith 20 

           Born: 28 Jan 1848 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 1848 20
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

7 M Charles Wesley Smith 1 20 

           Born: 12 Jul 1849 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Dec 1930 20
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Mattie Florence French (1858-1936) 20

8 F Sarah Elizabeth Smith 1 21 

           Born: 19 Jul 1852 21
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1932 - Armstrong Co, PA 21
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Charles M. Collingwood (1854-1929) 21
           Marr: 28 Feb 1879 21

9 M Miles Briggs Smith 1 22 23 

           Born: 3 Jul 1855 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 22 23
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Nov 1925 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 23
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Abbie Amanda Melat (1860-1928) 23 24
           Marr: 3 Jul 1879 23

10 M Steadman Ayers Smith 1 25 

           Born: 16 Jun 1858 25
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Apr 1917 - Venango Co, PA 25
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 15

         Spouse: Anna Mae French (1863-1928)
           Marr: 31 May 1882 25

11 F Annie M. Smith 1 

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 









General Notes: Husband - William Smith




He died in 1898. [VCCR5, 81]
He came to Venango County, PA, in 1817. He received his educa­tion at the schools of the neighborhood, and then engaged in farming on his own account, when that part of Rockland township was still a wilderness. He was identified with the schools of the township, both as teacher and director, served as justice of the peace, and as county commissioner. [HVC 1890, 1121]



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Sources






1
—, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1121.

2
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 2.

3
J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 638.

4
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 81.

5
James Lincoln Lusher, Lusher Family Tree (Self-published, cir. 1942), Pg 2.

6
—, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 844.

7
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 1.

8
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 2, 122.

9
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 82.

10
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 577.

11
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 121.

12
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 74, 84.

13
J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 637.

14
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 5.

15
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 80.

16
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 9.

17
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 14.

18
—, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028.

19
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 661.

20
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 18.

21
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 19.

22
D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 25.

23
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 21.

24
D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 11.

25
Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 24.







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