Nelson Sherman Smith

1852 - 1927  (75 years)

• Name	Nelson Sherman Smith  [1]
  Birth	16 Feb 1852	Laporte, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jul 1927	Walkerton, Indiana   [2]
  Burial	North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Indiana   [3]
  Person ID	I5518	Rhodes Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Henry Smith,   b. 21 May 1830, St. Joseph County, Indiana d. 5 Apr 1857 (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Burk,   b. 2 Jun 1829, Harrison County, Ohio d. 6 Dec 1906, Walkerton, St. Josephs, Indiana (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1850	Marshall County, Indiana   [4]
  Family ID	F1944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Williean Harmison,   b. 21 Jan 1855, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana d. 28 Apr 1931, Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1874	Laporte, Indiana   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Alice Jeanette Smith,   b. 15 Apr 1876, La Porte, Indiana d. 26 Oct 1896, North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, St. Josephs, Indiana (Age 20 years)   2. Earl Scott Smith,   b. 15 Oct 1880   d. Aft 1931 (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F1849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NOTE: Nelson's gravemarker gives him a date of birth of February 21, 1855 in contrast to his obituary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S436] Walkerton Independent Newspaper, Walkerton, Indiana, page 4, December 14, 1904 (Reliability: 3). Obituary of mother, Rebecca Burk [S299] St. Joseph County, Indiana Cemetery Index, page 206, West Section, North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerto n , St. Jos. County, Ind. (Reliability: 3). [S299] St. Joseph County, Indiana Cemetery Index, page 206, West Section, North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerto n , St. Joseph County, Ind. (Reliability: 3). "N. Sherman Smith, February 21, 1855- July 7, 1927." [S487] Marshall County, Indiana Marriage Records, book 1, page 72 (Reliability: 3). Burk, Rebecca, to Henry Smith [S304] Indiana Marriage Records, 1850 - 1920, Book G, page 482 (Reliability: 3). Laporte County, Indiana; Annie Harmison to Nelson L. Smith, marriage date 25 December 1874. [S477] LaPorte County Marriages, Book G, page 482 (Reliability: 3).