Gazlay Family History
Jacob Leonard Smith
Parents
| Father | Peter Smith ( - ) |
| Mother | Catherine O. Brown ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 19 May 2023; Last Edited: 20 May 2023 |
| Person ID | 14187 |
| Name | Jacob Leonard Smith |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 15 May 1863 in Holmes County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 2 May 1889 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan to Iris Edith Knowlton6, 7, 8 |
| Died | 8 November 1935 in Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Graceland Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Iris Edith Knowlton (daughter of Charles Knowlton and Emma Bradford) |
| Born | 19 February 1872 in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan |
| Married | 2 May 1889 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan to Jacob Leonard Smith |
| Married | 1937 to Earl Augustus Truman |
| Married | 23 December 1941 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan to Emmitt Arvin Ingalls |
| Married | 5 November 1945 in Luther, Lake County, Michigan to Herman August Hahn |
| Died | 1 March 1948 in Luther, Lake County, Michigan |
| Children | of Jacob Leonard Smith and Iris Edith Knowlton: |
| 1. | Raymond L. Smith |
| Born | December 1889 in Michigan |
| +2. | Viola Marie ‘Merea’ Smith (born Viola Marie Crippen) |
| Born | 5 June 1897 in Coldwater Township, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Adopted | (child of Nelson W. Crippen and Luella Courter, adopted by Jacob Leonard Smith and Iris Edith Knowlton) |
| Married | 19 June 1913 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan to Edward John Logan |
| Died | 4 May 1989 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Kent County, Michigan, Jacob Leonard Smith, born: 15 May 1863 in Holmes County, Ohio; died: 8 November 1935 in Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note that he was the husband of Iris Edith (Knowlton) Smith, who wed at least three more times; and provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant, E.D. 75, Sheet No. 11A, Jake Smith, 36, Ohio, May 1860, laborer; wife of 11 years Ires [sic] E. Smith, 27, Michigan, Feb. 1873, 1 child, 1 living; son Ray L. Smith, 10, Michigan, Dec. 1889. [Note that their adopted daughter Viola Marie (nee Crippen) is not yet in their family.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Perry Township, E.D. 201, Sheet No. 4A, Jacob L. Smith, 43, Ohio, teamster, mill work; wife of 20 years Iris E. Smith, 37, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; son Raymond Smith, 20, Michigan, rafter [?], carriage works; daughter Viola M. Smith, 12, Michigan; mother Catherine Smith, 87, Ohio, widow, 5 children, 4 living.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 87, Sheet No. 23B, Leonard Smith, 54, Ohio, sweeper, flour mill; wife Iris Smith, 47, Michigan; grandson Raybird Smith [sic, Raymond Logan, not Smith], 5, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Kent County, Paris Township, E.D. 41-127, Sheet No. 14B, Jacob L. Smith, 65, Ohio, first married age 25, proprietor, leaning [sic] work; wife Iris E. Smith, 58, Michigan, first married age 18; grand-son Raymond Logan, 15, Michigan; grand-son Leonard Logan, 13, Michigan.
- Marriage Announcement, Isabella County Enterprise, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 3 May 1889, Jacob L. Smith and Edith Knowlton, married on 2 May 1889 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
- Divorce Filing, Isabella County Enterprise, Isabella County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 31 March 1916, MORE LOCALS. “Iris E. Smith has begun suit for divorce against Jacob L. Smith, alleging cruelty and non-support. They were married in Mt. Pleasant twenty-six years ago and have one son, Raymond, and an adopted daughter, Mirea. They live in Grand Rapids. --Contributed.” [They apparently did not divorce, since they appear together in the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses.]
- Obituary, The Osceola County Herald, Osceola County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 4 March 1948, Iris Edith Hahn, died: 1 March 1948 in Luther, Michigan; born Iris Knowlton on 19 February 1872 in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, three husbands, and two children.