Marcus Melvin Smith b. 17 Jun 1871 near Scottsville, Sullivan, Missouri d. 26 Sep 1934 Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon, United States: My Family Online

1871 - 1934 (63 years)

Name	Marcus Melvin Smith
Born	17 Jun 1871	near Scottsville, Sullivan, Missouri [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
AFN	4ZVN-DM
Buried	Sep 1934	Olney Cemetery, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States [7]
Died	26 Sep 1934	Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon, United States [6, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Person ID	I1852	Wagner-Thomas \| Hallmark
Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

Father	Albert Jackson Smith, b. Abt 1829, Boone, Missouri, United States , d. 1 May 1873, near Scottsville, Sullivan, Missouri (Age ~ 44 years)
Mother	Princess Elvira Thurlo, b. Abt 1843, Sullivan, Missouri, United States , d. 29 Oct 1895, near Scottsville, Sullivan, Missouri (Age ~ 52 years)
Married	13 Dec 1866	Duncan Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States [12, 13, 14]
Family ID	F591	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lennie Temperance Bell Zanie Brumbaugh, b. 17 Aug 1873, Boston, Barton, Missouri, United States , d. 3 Nov 1953, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 80 years)

Married 22 Apr 1894 Duncan Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]

Children

+	1. Princess Abigail Smith, b. 4 Jan 1895, Reger, Sullivan, Missouri, United States , d. 4 Sep 1976, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States (Age 81 years)
+	2. Ninetta Fay Smith, b. 6 Feb 1897, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 5 Sep 1970, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 73 years)
	3. Marcus Henry Smith, b. 25 Oct 1898, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 12 Jan 1971, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 72 years)
+	4. Edward Vern Smith, b. 7 Apr 1901, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 28 Apr 1956, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States (Age 55 years)
+	5. Wilbur Leo Smith, b. 13 Jul 1904, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 5 Dec 1972, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States (Age 68 years)
+	6. Joseph Claude Smith, b. 26 Sep 1906, Lexington, Morrow, Oregon, United States , d. 11 Mar 1966, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 59 years)
+	7. Jewell Dorn Smith, b. 28 Dec 1910, Echo, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. 26 Feb 1971, Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 60 years)

Last Modified 22 Nov 2014

Family ID F552 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Married - 22 Apr 1894 - Duncan Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States
	Buried - Sep 1934 - Olney Cemetery, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States
	Died - 26 Sep 1934 - Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon, United States

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Photos » Slide Show		Princess Elvira (Thurlo) Smith, wife of Albert Jackson Smith, with son, Marcus Melvin and daughters Mary Belle (Smith) Atkins, Rosa Gertrude (Smith) Nickell and Josephine Laura (Smith) Bradshaw Sullivan County, Missouri, before Marcus went west to Oregon in 1904-1905
		Marcus and Lennie Smith with a grandson (maybe Billie?)
		Marcus Melvin Smith in Oregon sometime before 1919
		Marcus Smith in Hermiston, Oregon sometime after 1904
		Marcus Smith and his granddaughter June Smith around 1930-31 Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon

Histories

Smith Family -- Histories for 4 Generations
Taken from Pam's PAF file notes

Notes

1871 BIRTH: Missouri,Sullivan Co-near Scottsville: Marcus Melvin Smith born 17 June 1871

1880 CENSUS: MO-Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp: pg 29, 17 June, Dw #320: Marcus Smith 7/MO, son of Princess Smith, widow

1894 MARRIAGE: MO-Sullivan Co-Milan [Duncan?] Marcus Melvin Smith [of Reger] married Lennie Belle Brumbaugh [of Cora] on 22 April 1894

1900 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp,ED 151: Anc.com pg 34,1 Jun,Dw 333/335:
SMITH, Marcus M-head 28/MO bn June 1871 (MO/MO) md 6yrs,farmer-renting;
Lenna B-wife 26/MO bn Aug 1873 (OH/PA) 3/3 children; Princess A-dau
5/MO bn Jul 1895; Nanetta F-dau 3/MO bn Feb 1897; Marcus H-son 1/MO bn
Oct 1898

1901 HISTORY: Nat'l Archives Pension #692,296 pg 15, by Marcus: "Living 5 miles northwest of Browning, Sullivan Co, MO and a farmer. Took names and dates out of Bible written by Marcus's mother: Mary Bell Smith [md JW Atkins], Laurah Josephine [md Edward Bradshaw], Marcus M, Rosey Gertie [md Joseph Nickell]. Mary Bell lives about 3 miles from me, Laura lives near Unionville, Rosey lives 1 mile south of me."

1904-05 HISTORY: Back of family group sheet from June Smith Hallmark: "Browning Mo: Uncle Jack's homestead - Lexington. 1st yr school - Hodson School House between un. Jack H. S. & Lexington.
Came to Ore. in 1905 or 6... Fuller place below Heppner 6 mi. - Lexington 3 mi
Bowman - Buttercreek - lived between from here to homestead
Watenburger - Pine City
Grandad worked & lived on Willow Creek. Came from Mo. on train, took 4 days & raining cats & dogs - road to Uncle Jack's homestead 4 nights in a double surry with fringe on top. Moved from the homestead to Coulee City in 6 mi East of P. R... 1916"

c1905 HISTORY: 1962 letter from Neva Bales, Fairbury Neb, to June Smith Hallmark: "Guess we are double cousins. Your grandmother Smith was a sister to my husband's mother and your Granddad Mark was my mother's brother. My father, late Joe Nickell, md Gerty Smith, a sister to Uncle Mark. There were 3 daus & 1 son of the family, which are all dead. I can remember when Uncle Mark and Aunt Lin left Browning MO & moved to Oregon. I believe they had 3 children, maybe 4. Princess was my brother's age. Ninnie, Hank and Vern. I am sure we have pictures of Princes & Ninnie when they were babies."
Descendants of John & Abigail Thurlo: "It was reported that Markus married and moved to Oregon and had a large family. Another report was that he had died young and they had no information."

1908 HISTORY: OR,Umatilla Co-Echo: Subscription for MM Smith of Echo OR sent $2.00 for subscription to Browning Leader-Record, Browning MO on 3-26-1908

1910 CENSUS:OR,Umatilla, Echo Precinct, 20 Apr, pg3401, Dw 169:
SMITH, Mark M 39/MO (MO,MO) md 16yrs, farmer,own farm; Lena 36/MO (OH,IND) 6/6
children; Princess A 15/MO; Ninette F 13/MO; Marcus H 11/MO; Edward V 9/MO;
Walter L 5/MO; Joseph C 3/MO

HISTORY: May 1992: Kathryn Varko Smith (Leo): "Marcus and family lived in a shack on Buttercreek when the children very small, near Echo. Net and Peggy were the oldest and went to work for the Thompsons..."

1916 HISTORY: Back of family group sheet by June Smith Hallmark: "Moved from the homestead to Coulee City in 6 mi East of P. R... 1916"

1920 CENSUS:OR,Umatilla,Pr 59 (outside Pilot Rock)12 Jan DW60/61-Stewart Crk:
SMITH, Marcus M 48/MO (MO,MO)farm labor, renting; Lennie B 46/MO (OH,IND);
Henry M 21/MO; Vern E 19/MO; Les W 10/MO; Joseph C 13/OR;
Jewell D 10/OR

1924 HISTORY: OR,Umatilla Co-Hermiston: Obit of sister, Mary Belle, Browning MO Ldr-Rcd V2 pg 45,10 July 1924: "bro Mark M Smith, Hermiston OR"

HISTORY: June 1991 visit by Pam with mother, June Smith Hallmark: "...when family in Hermiston, they grew melons, had chickens, alfalfa; they had a work horse, which I got to ride, but none of the other grandchildren did. Marcus and Lennie lived in a small house in Hermiston: bedroom, livingroom, kitchen, pantry, back porch. At one time when June was a baby [1923-24], Vern & family lived across from the folks, where the "Y" is in the road..".
June 1992: June Smith Hallmark: ...Grandpa Marcus had grain in the barn and would let no one play in it, except June [she said she was a favorite of Grandpa's, and he would let her ride on his horse, would put her up there and she could hardly get her legs around horse] Grandpa would irrigate at night, barefooted.
May 1992: Kathryn Varko Smith (Leo): "Marcus and Lennie tried to prove up on a piece of land in Hermiston. Uncle Leo helped the family financially. Marcus was a good man. He was deaf. He was killed when he went out to shoot some chickens, which was his usual way of taking care of the chickens.... Leo talked about walking 3 miles to get milk for the family"

1930 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co-Prec 54-Dist 81: Anc.com-Img 2/4, Dw 24/24:
SMITH, Mark M-head 57/MO (MO,MO) md at 22 yrs,farmer-own; Lennie B-wife 55/MO
(OH,IND) md at 20; Jewel D-son 18/OR (MO,MO)

1934 DEATH,BURIAL: OR,Umatilla Co-Hermiston: Marcus Melvin Smith died 26 September 1934; buried Olney Cemetery in Pendleton
June 1992: June Smith Hallmark: "The day he died he went to town to get a new plug of tobacco. He told Grandma what he had bought and that he was going to kill some chickens. He always killed them with his rifle. Think he stumbled in a low spot of ground and shot himself. She remembered driving to town with Grandad in tears over it..."

NOTES: Grace Mae Michael Smith August 1982: "Grandad Smith talked of Gertie. Someone tore the pages out of a Bible and sent them to the family - not too accurate."

Sources

[S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
Marcus Melvin Smith born 17 June 1871 [shown 1891 on one family group sheet], Browning, Linn County, Missouri, son of Jack and Princess Thurlo Smith
Family Bible, family records, and personal knowledge of Vern Smith, son; information in possession of granddaughter, Pam Hallmark Wagner

Date: 4 February 1947
[S226] US Military Pension Rcds, Pension Claim #692,296 pg15.
My name is Marcus Smith. I was born near Scottsville MO on the 17th of June 1871, as I am informed and believe... I are sometimes called Marcus Melvin Smith...
Deposition C by Marcus Smith

Date: 4 April 1901
[S282] Descendants of John and Abigail Thurlo, 929.273 t425.
Markus born 1873, no place shown
[S226] US Military Pension Rcds, Pension claim #294,284 pg 23.
...I was present at the birth of the child Marcus, which occurred on 17 Jun 1871
General Affidavit by Mary C Thurlo

Date: 9 March 1889
[S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index, IGI H002031/0882.
Marcus Melvin Smith born 4 Nov 1967 Browning, Linn, MO
21 Jan 1983 JRIVE
[S158] Oregon,Umatilla,Pendleton Cemetery head stone.
SMITH - Marcus M. 1871 - 1984, Lennie B. 1873 - 1953 [no places shown]
photo taken
[S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
Marcus Melvin Smith was buried in Pendleton,Umatilla,Oreg.
Family group sheet in brown bk of remembrance in Grace's brown suitcase
[S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
Marcus Melvin Smith died 26th September 1934 in Hermiston, Umatilla, Oreg.
Family group sheet in brown bk of remembrance in Grace's brown suitcase
[S281] Obituaries of the Browning Leader-Record, Vol 1-6, Vol 3 pg 37.
Mark Smith died during night in Hermiston, OR, a telegram Thurs am by wife Mrs Lenna Brumbaugh Smith. He was born and raised in Scottsville. 25 years ago we went to Oregon
Telegram to paper by wife Mrs Lenna Brumbaugh Smith

Date: 4 October 1934
[S287] Family Rcds: SMITH, Kathryn Varco.
Marcus Smith died Sept - 26 - 1934, Hermiston, Ore.
Nov 1997 letter from Kathryn to Pam Wagner
[S411] Oregon Death Index 1903-1998.
Marcus Smith: Certificate 199, Death Date: 26 Sep1934, Spouse: Lennie
[S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index, M515851, pg 1337.
A J Smith md Princes E Curtis 13 Dec 1866, Sullivan Co MO
MO,Sullivan Co Marriage Rcds - SS 20 Feb 1986 LA.

Date: 13 December 1866
[S277] Missouri,Sullivan Co: Marriage Rcds, BK B-C pg 106.
STATE OF MISSOURI, County of Sullivan... This is to certify that on 13th day of December AD 1866, Mr AJ Smith and Mrs Princes E Curtis were by me united in marriage according to the laws of God and of the State of Missouri at Sullivan County Missouri. John Clements, J. P; filed for record September 2, 1867, W A Preston, Recorder.
Also Missouri Marriage Rcds 1805-2002, searched 1-19-2009, real image of page 106, Ancestry.com Img #7
[S226] US Military Pension Rcds, Cert 294.384, pg 15.
This is to certify that on the 13th day of Dec AD 1866, Mr A J Smith and Mrs Princes E Curtis were by me united in marriage according to the laws of God and the state of Missouri and Sullivan County. Signed John Clements, Justice of the Peace, recorded 15 Sep 1887
Certificate of marriage, Sullivan County Missouri

Date: 5 October 1887
[S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
Marcus Melvin Smith md Lennie T Bell Z Brumbaugh 22... 1894 in Pendleton, Oregon
Pedigree chart in brown bk of remembrance in Grace's brown suitcase
[S248] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, June B Smith.
Marcus M Smith and Lennie Brumbaugh married April 22, 1894 [no place shown]
Family Registry cut from a book [Bible?] in blue Bk of Remembrance, now in brown suitcase, belonging to Grace Smith
[S277] Missouri,Sullivan Co: Marriage Rcds, #1009116, pg 207.
Marriage License issued to M M Smith of Reger, Sullivan Co MO, over the age of 21 and Lennie Brumbaugh of Cora, Sullivan Co MO over the age of 18... STATE OF MONTANA, Sullivan Co... This is to certify that the undersigned, a Minister of the Gospel did, at Duncan, in said County, on the 22nd day of April 1894, united in marriage the above named persons. MRF Nickell; filed May 26th, 1894. T A White, Recorder
Also Apr 21 1894 License #64 to MM Smith 22 and Lennie Brumbaugh 21, license ret'd May 26. 1894, MRF Nickell, MG Bk 4
Also Missouri Marriage Rcds 1805-2002, searched 1-19-2009 on Ancestry.com image 19 and 49 MG License page 207
[S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index.
IGI shows married in Browning, Linn Co, MO: Shows Marcus of Reger and Lennie of Cora, Sullivan Co, MO.
Sealing of 24 Oct 1981 SEATTLE
[S140] Family Rcds: BRUMBAUGH, Lou (Mrs George H).
Marcus Smith md Lennie 22 Apr 1894, no place shown
1948 letter from Mrs. George H Brumbaugh, Browning MO to Vern Smith
[S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index, Film 1260959, batch 812-4003.
Marcus Smith md Lennie Brumbaugh Browning, Linn Co, MO