Marjorie Fletcher. I, too, am looking for Lincoln County, Kansas, Smiths. My Greatgrandmother was Ida A. Smith, born in Illinois in1862 and married my Greatgrandfather Irving William Myers in Paris, Ks, on May 30, 1880. I do not know the names of her parents, I understand that her father was a Methodist Minister, we think maybe in Scott Township in Lincoln County, as that is where my greatgrandfather's parents, Asa and Rachel Orsborn Myers, are believed to have been living. We understand that Asa and Rachel moved to Nebraska about 1885 Do our paths cross anywhere? Bruce Myers

Hello Bruce, My great grandparents were George Artemis Smith b. 18 Mar 1839 in Wayne Co., MI and Mary Campbell (Dempster) Smith b. 30 Jan 1844 in Wayne Co., MI. They went with their parents to Fayette Co., IA about 1852. They married 25 Dec 1862 in Fayette Co., IA. George was in the Civil War. He was in Co. B, 21st Iowa Infantry. About 1877 they went by wagon to Lincoln Co., KS. Three of their children were born there. They stayed until about 1889 and then went to Texas Co., MO where they homesteaded in 1889. They lived out the remainder of their life there. their children: 1. George Edward Smith b. 7 Apr 1864 in Fayette Co., IA 2. Mary Adela Smith b. 8 Mar 1867 in Fayette Co., IA 3. Ole Leonard Smith b. 9 Feb 1871 in Fayette Co., IA 4. Harry Monroe Smith b. 14 Jun 1873 in IA 5. Sidney Otto Smith b. 22 Feb 1876 in Washington Co., IA (my grandfather) 6. Georgianna Rebecca Smith b. 7 Apr 1879 in Lincoln, KS 7. John William Smith b. 26 Jun 1882 in Lincoln, KS 8. Tessie Jane Smith b. 24 Nov 1887 in Lincoln, KS George Artemis Smith also had a sister, Charity S. (Smith) who married John Fitzgerald in Wayne Co., MI and they lived in Lincoln, KS. I think Battle Creek Twp. They are both buried there and several of their children and grandchildren. Hope this is a match!! Marjorie Fletcher