Here is the family of my GrGrandfathers sister, so far I have not been able to find out who his parents were, is he possibly a member of the Smith family you are researching? They moved from Christian Co.,IL to Lyon Co., Iowa in the late 1880's. His brother Herbert HOWEN also married a woman named Anna Smith born Sept 1873, in 1893 in Lyon Co., Iowa. Let me know what you think. Stan Howen stanley.howen@us.army.mil Descendants of William Smith Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 SMITH was born August 1853, and died 1920 in Doon, Lyon Co., Iowa. He married MARY H. HOWEN 09 April 1884 in Taylorville, Christian Co., Illinois, daughter of REINER HAUEN and JOHANNA PENNING. She was born 18 December 1863 in Illinois, and died 03 August 1955 in Spencer Municipal Hospital, Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa. More About WILLIAM SMITH: Burial: Burial at Hillside Cemetery, Doon, Lyon Co.,Iowa More About MARY H. HOWEN: Burial: 05 August 1955, Burial at Hillside Cemetery, Doon, Lyon Co.,Iowa Children of WILLIAM SMITH and MARY HOWEN are: 2. i. JOHN W.2 SMITH, b. January 1885. 3. ii. LENA E. SMITH, b. March 1892; d. 19 August 1924, Doon, Lyon Co., Iowa. 4. iii. EMMA W. SMITH, b. 06 April 1900; d. February 1984. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN W.2 SMITH (WILLIAM1) was born January 1885. He married MARIE A.. Children of JOHN SMITH and MARIE A. are: i. JESSE J.3 SMITH. ii. LESTER W. SMITH. iii. MARION M. SMITH. iv. EVELYN H. SMITH. v. C.L. SMITH. vi. GLEN W. SMITH. vii. ARTHUR E. SMITH. 3. LENA E.2 SMITH (WILLIAM1) was born March 1892, and died 19 August 1924 in Doon, Lyon Co., Iowa. She married ROY PENNING 1913. He was born 15 July 1883, and died November 1976 in Sanborn, Obrien Co., Iowa. More About LENA E. SMITH: Burial: Buial at Hillside Cemetery, Doon, Lyon Co., Iowa Child of LENA SMITH and ROY PENNING is: i. EDWIN3 PENNING, b. 1915. 4. EMMA W.2 SMITH (WILLIAM1) was born 06 April 1900, and died February 1984. She married EUGENE HENRY PENNING. He was born 01 June 1893, and died May 1979. More About EUGENE HENRY PENNING: Fact 1: Eugene was commonly listed as E.H. Penning Child of EMMA SMITH and EUGENE PENNING is: i. DOROTHY3 PENNING, b.