Finding aid for the Smith Family Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Smith Family
Title: Smith Family Papers
Dates: 1823-1915
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Smith Family was a Cleveland, Ohio, family descended from William Smith and Abel Wilder. Related families included those of Ichabod Bates, Gideon and Isaac Booth, Abraham and Amos Morrell, Timothy Whitney, William Wiggins, and Alexander Wilder. The collection consists of genealogical files of the Dean Smith family, including lineage society applications, copies of Revolutionary War records, correspondence relating to the genealogy, Bible records, and materials relating to the Booth estate in England.
MS Number MS 4352
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Biography of the Smith Family

The Dean Smith Family traces its ancestry back to the Revolutionary War through various families, including those of William Smith and Abel Wilder. Other related families include those of Ichabod Bates, Gideon and Isaac Booth, Abraham and Amos Morrell, Timothy Whitney, William Wiggins, and Alexander Wilder.


Scope and Content

The Dean Smith Family Papers, l823-l915, consist of genealogical files of the Dean Smith family, including lineage society applications, copies of Revolutionary War records, correspondence relating to the genealogy, family records from an 1823 Bible, and materials relating to the Booth estate in England.

This collection pertains to the genealogy of the Dean Smith family, including the surnames Bates, Booth, Morrell, Whitney, Wiggins and Wilder.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type, and then alphabetically by surname. It is maintained in three folders.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Bates family.
Booth family.
Morrill family.
Smith family.
Whitney family.
Wiggins family.
Wilder family.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4352 Smith Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Dean Smith in 1949.

Processing Information

Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1989.