Smith, Absalom Wamsley^{[1, 2]}

1819 - 1914  (94 years)

• Name	Smith, Absalom Wamsley
  Born	22 Jun 1819	Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1848-1852	Downsville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
  	Address: https://winterquartersbyu.earlylds.com/settlements/kanesville-area#Downsville
  Died	12 May 1914	Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  FamilySearch Link	3 Jun 2023
  	Address: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWNL-4DL
  Person ID	I27226	Early Latter-day Saints
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Smith, Jacob
  Mother	Wamsley, Anna
  Family ID	F16847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Allen, Sarah
  Family ID	F16841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Downs, Amy Emily,   b. 29 Jan 1821, Louisville, Jefferson, Indiana, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1895, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1840	Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Smith, Albert Francisco,   b. 10 Apr 1842, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA ,   d. 10 Sep 1897, North Fork, Kane, Utah, USA  (Age 55 years)   2. Smith, Asa Downs,   b. 26 Dec 1845, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 4 May 1924, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 78 years)   3. Smith, Lovina Jane,   b. 18 Mar 1848, Downsville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA ,   d. 4 Apr 1925, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. Smith, Francis Marion,   b. 30 Sep 1850, Downsville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1921, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F16842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Osborn, Mary Ann
  Family ID	F16844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Vaughn, Caroline
  Family ID	F16845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Osborn, Louisa
  Family ID	F16846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 6	Messam, Catherine,   b. 29 Jan 1821, Casterton, Rutland, England ,   d. 5 Sep 1894, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1855	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F35817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PROPERTY: T4 R8, Section 18, SW pt, 64 Acres NAUVOO RECORDS: Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 39, pp 646- 649 Land Deed Family Group Record by Nauvoo Land and Records PROPERTY: T4 R8, Section 18, SW pt, 64 Acres Property Transactions, Hancock County, Black Black and Plewe, p 3642 NAUVOO RECORDS: Members LDS, 1830-1848, Susan Easton Black, Vol 39 pp 646- 649 OTHER SOURCES: Land Deed, 1 page Internet Research: Google.com: archiver.rootsweb.com: Wamsley, 6 pages NOTE: Several sources, including Susan Easton Black, list Sarah Allen as one of Absalom's wives. However, Sarah Allen was Absalom's paternal grandmother.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 39, pp 646- 649. [S27415] .