I am looking for informaiton on this SMITH family. Any help would be appreciated. Descendants of Rensselaer Smith Generation No. 1 1. RENSSELAER1 SMITH was born March 12, 1801 in Otsego County, New York, and died February 16, 1888 in LaSalle County, IL. He married (1) LUCINDA BARDWELL January 03, 1820 in Bradford County, Pennsvlvania. He married (2) MARIA BAUVIER Aft. 1874. Children of RENSSELAER SMITH and LUCINDA BARDWELL are: i. CYNTHIA ANN2 SMITH, b. 1822, PA. ii. ELIAS SMITH, b. March 10, 1824, PA; d. April 08, 1843, LaSalle County, IL. iii. DAVID SMITH, b. 1826, PA. iv. ETHELINDA SMITH, b. April 1827, PA; d. September 07, 1833, LaSalle County, IL. v. RENSSELAER SMITH, b. 1829, PA; m. ELIZA BOGGESS, JoDaviess County, Illinois. vi. HIRAM SMITH, b. August 1830, PA; d. April 16, 1848, LaSalle County, IL. 2. vii. HARRIET MARIA SMITH, b. February 21, 1832, Windham, Bradford Couty, Pennsylvania; d. November 29, 1898, LaSalle County, IL. viii. LAURA ANN SMITH, b. 1835, PA; d. March 28, 1910; m. ? WOODBERRY. ix. NANCY M. SMITH, b. 1836, PA; m. ? COOK. x. RUFUS H. SMITH, b. February 1838, PA; d. March 17, 1855, LaSALLE COUNTY, IL.. 3. xi. ETHELINDA SMITH, b. October 25, 1839, Windham, Bradford Couty, Pennsylvania; d. April 14, 1899, DeKalb County, Illinois. xii. STEPHEN W. SMITH, b. August 1841, PA; d. December 10, 1869, LaSALLE COUNTY, IL.. xiii. ELIAS SMITH, b. 1849, NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, LA SALLE COUNTY, IL. Generation No. 2 2. HARRIET MARIA2 SMITH (RENSSELAER1) was born February 21, 1832 in Windham, Bradford Couty, Pennsylvania, and died November 29, 1898 in LaSalle County, IL. She married (1) JOSEPH W. COOK July 03, 1855. She married (2) C.P. RICHARDSON September 23, 1880. Children of HARRIET SMITH and JOSEPH COOK are: i. LOUISA3 COOK, b. 1855, Earlville, LaSalle County, Illinois. ii. HATTIE COOK, b. April 25, 1857; d. Bef. January 31, 1938; m. ? DELLINGER. 4. iii. LORENA A. COOK, b. September 07, 1858, Mendota Township, LaSalle County, Illinois; d. December 19, 1948, Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. iv. ROSA A. COOK, b. April 11, 1861, Mendota Township, LaSalle County, Illinois; d. March 12, 1899, Springfield, MO. 5. v. STEPHEN ELLSWORTH COOK, b. November 22, 1862, Mendota Township, LaSalle County, Illinois; d. February 28, 1939, DeKalb County, Illinois. 6. vi. LIZZIE MAE COOK, b. July 04, 1867, Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois; d. February 08, 1938, Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. 3. ETHELINDA2 SMITH (RENSSELAER1) was born October 25, 1839 in Windham, Bradford Couty, Pennsylvania, and died April 14, 1899 in DeKalb County, Illinois. She married MARTIN R. JONES February 04, 1864 in Aurora, Illinois. Children of ETHELINDA SMITH and MARTIN JONES are: 7. i. BERT E.3 JONES, b. 1871, DeKalb County, Illinois; d. December 25, 1954, Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. ii. ETTA M. JONES, b. 1863; d. 1961; m. WILLIAM C. HICKOK. iii. BABY 1 JONES, d. Infancy. iv. BABY 2 JONES, d. Infancy. Generation No. 3 4. LORENA A.3 COOK (HARRIET MARIA2 SMITH, RENSSELAER1) was born September 07, 1858 in Mendota Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, and died December 19, 1948 in Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. She married CLARK GRAVES October 08, 1876 in Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, son of ELIJAH GRAVES and MARTHA ROGERS. Children of LORENA COOK and CLARK GRAVES are: i. WARD CLARK4 GRAVES, b. November 07, 1878, Burlington, Iowa; d. February 14, 1957, Plano, DeKalb County, Illinois; m. (1) LENA CHRISTOPHERSON, December 07, 1901; m. (2) EMMA CELIA DANNEWITZ, April 04, 1923. ii. RAYMOND ALMOND GRAVES, b. October 05, 1884, Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois; d. June 07, 1968, Sarasota County, Florida; m. (1) GERTRUDE HELEN FREER, August 13, 1916; m. (2) EDNA VIRGINIA WILLIAMS, July 23, 1923, Genca Court House, Geneva Illinois; m. (3) CORA WILLIAMS, December 18, 1940, Sarasota County, Florida. iii. JESSE CLAUDE GRAVES, b. October 02, 1886, Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois; d. March 05, 1967, Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois; m. IDA L. HANSON, February 12, 1912, Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois. 5. STEPHEN ELLSWORTH3 COOK (HARRIET MARIA2 SMITH, RENSSELAER1) was born November 22, 1862 in Mendota Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, and died February 28, 1939 in DeKalb County, Illinois. He married ELLA MAY ERWIN November 25, 1885 in Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. Children of STEPHEN COOK and ELLA ERWIN are: i. MARION4 COOK. ii. IVAN COOK. iii. 1 GIRL COOK, d. Bef. February 1939. iv. 2 GIRL COOK, d. Bef. February 1939. 6. LIZZIE MAE3 COOK (HARRIET MARIA2 SMITH, RENSSELAER1) was born July 04, 1867 in Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, and died February 08, 1938 in Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. She married CHARLES WILLIS HUMISTON December 28, 1886 in Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, son of DORCUS HUMISTON. Children of LIZZIE COOK and CHARLES HUMISTON are: i. RAYMOND LEROY4 HUMISTON, b. 1888; d. 1951; m. ALVINA ???. ii. DORIS HUMISTON. iii. DORTHY HUMISTON. 7. BERT E.3 JONES (ETHELINDA2 SMITH, RENSSELAER1) was born 1871 in DeKalb County, Illinois, and died December 25, 1954 in Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois. He married MATILDA C. ???. Child of BERT JONES and MATILDA ??? is: i. MYRA4 JONES. Thanks for any help Cora in Sarasota, FL