The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
NameAbraham Brazil “Abe” SMITH ®4859, ®4465, ®7968, ®7969, ®7970, ®7971
Birth6 Aug 1841, Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA ®7972, ®7970
Death28 Mar 1896, Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA ®4465, ®7970
MemoRice Island
Burial31 Mar 1896, Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA ®4465, ®7970
MemoGreenwood Cemetery Block 10 Lot 5 Grave 6
OccupationFisherman ®7970
Cause of deathDrowned ®7970, ®7970
FatherJohn E. SMITH (1819-1886)
MotherSarah BRAZILE (ca1824-?)
Misc. Notes
On the 1 June 1880 US Census Abraham Smith, a 38 year old fisherman born in Wisconsin lives at LaPointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin with his wife Margaret, 32, born in Wisconsin and children Allice [sic], 4, and John, 2, both born in Wisconsin.

Living in the next house is John Smith a 58 year old fisherman born in Wisconsin, his wife Sarah, 56, born in Wisconsin, son James, a 34 year old single fisherman born in Wisconsin and daughter Allice [sic} 32, born in Wisconsin and single.

Living in the next house is Newton Smith, a 30 year old fisherman born in Wisconsin, his wife Ellen, 23 , born in Wisconsin and 2 year old son Daniel, born in Wisconsin.

In the fourth house in this row lives George Smith, a 45 year old fisherman born in Wisconsin. ®7968

Abraham B. Smith purchased “the North West quarter of Section six in Township forty-eight North of Range eight West containing one hundred and thirty seven acres and seventy nine hundredths of an acre” on 25 January 1892 from the US General Land Office in Ashland (Certificate 5257). ®7973

“DROWNED. CAPT. ABE. [sic] SMITH GOES THROUGH THE ICE AND IS DROWNED. Missed By His Companions, Who Return And Find Him. Captain A. B. Smith lost his life last Saturday by going through the ice, while returning from the fishing grounds, near the south end of Rice island. The water was about fifteen feet deep where he went through. His companions, after missing him, started back to look for him, but were unable to reach the place where he went through until they had procured a boat. They pulled him out with their hooks and lines and brought him home. Capt. Smith was 55 years of age, and was well known at this end of the lakes, having sailed on different boats here for many years. He was born at Lexington, Mich., August 6, 1841; came to Bayfield in July 1869; was married to Miss Martha Huges [sic] May 20, 1871. The deceased leaves two children and an aged mother who have the sympathy of the entire community. The remains were taken in charge by the Odd Fellows and were buried in Greenwood cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The family of the deceased hereby extend their since thanks for the assistance rendered them by friends in their recent affliction” ®7970

A. B. Smith owns six grave sites in Greenwood Cemetery; Block 10 Lot 5 Graves 1 through 6.
Grave 2 is Bertha J. Smith O’Hare born 1911 died 1985. Grave 3 is Anna Spranger died 14 September 1882. Grave 3 also contains the cremains of Issel S. Smith Stephenson born 1917 and died 5 December 1994 age 77 years. Also in or next to Grave 6 are Baby Ada Spranger who died 10 January 1884 and Baby John Spranger who died 9 January 1891. ®4465
Spouses
Birth6 Mar 1842, Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA ®7979, ®7980
Death4 Mar 1883, Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA ®7981, ®7982
Burialaft 4 Mar 1883, Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA ®4465
MemoGreenwood Cemetery Block 10 Lot 5 Grave 5
OccupationHousewife ®7983
Cause of deathExhaustion and Inanition ®7983
Misc. Notes
The 1880 US Census lists Margaret as “White”. ®7968 Her “Husband: A. B. Smith”. She died at age 40 years 11 months and 28 days. ®4465 The Wisconsin Death Registration 0732 for Maggie M. Smith, white, female, forty years, indicates her father was John M. Hughes and her mother Charlotte C. Hughes. She was a housewife, born in Lexington, McCain?, Michigan. She was married to Abraham B. Smith, was born on 6 March 1842 and died on 3 March 1883 of exhaustion and inanition in Bayfield, where she was buried. The registration was signed by Henry Hannum, M.D. on 8 March 1883 and registered on 14 March 1883. ®7983 She died three days before her child, A. B. was born, which is not possible, but if the dates are slightly wrong, she may have died at childbirth. A. B. died at “1 month and 26 days” ®4465 before 13 April 1883 ®4465which would calculate to 7 March 1883.

Martha M. Hughes and Anraham P. [sic] Smith were married on 30 May 1871 in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. ®7984 The original record of this marriage can not be found at the Wisconsin History Center and Archives at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center at Ashland.
Family ID2897
Marriage20 May 1871, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA ®7970, ®7985, ®7971
ChildrenAllice (ca1876-?)
 John (ca1878-?)
 Jesse Hugh (1879-1947)
 A. B. (ca1883-1883)
Last Modified 24 Jun 2009Created 9 Mar 2018 using Reunion v12.0 for Macintosh
Created 1 April 2018 by David L. Moody

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