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Family HistoryFamily History - Gerald Smith


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Gerald Smith and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Gerald Smith,1 born ca. 1913 in Indiana (parents not determined).1 Gerald married Evelyn Elaine Herman1 (born 18 January 1916 in Michigan, the daughter of Frank David Herman and Leona Almira Gazley;2, 3, 4, 5 Evelyn died 22 January 1999 in Berrien Center, Berrien County, Michigan2, 6).

Children of Gerald Smith and Evelyn Elaine Herman:

 2i. Herman G. Smith, born ca. 1937 in Michigan.1
 3ii. Elaine L. Smith.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-33, Sheet No. 13A, family of Frank Herman (67, Michigan, widow, farmer); mother Margaret Howe (97, Indiana, widow); daughter Ilah Howe (26, Michigan, common laborer); son-in-law Gerald Smith (27, Indiana, farmer); daughter Evelyn Smith (24, Michigan); grandson Herman Smith (3, Michigan).
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Smith, Evelyn E., no. 376-50-3237, died 22 January 1999, born 18 January 1916.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 82, Sheet No. 1A, family of Frank Herman (49, Michigan, farmer); wife Leona Herman (47, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (18, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (16, Michigan, farm laborer); daughter Margaret Herman (13, Michigan); son Albert Herman (12, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (9, Michigan); son Wilson Herman (7, Michigan); daughter Illah Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Evelyn Herman (3 4/12, Michigan).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-22, Sheet No. 5A, family of Frank Herman (59, Michigan, farmer, first married age 21); wife Leona Herman (56, Michigan, first married age 19); son Wilson Herman (17, Michigan, laborer, farm); daughter Ilah Herman (16, Michigan); daughter Evelyn Herman (14, Michigan).
  5. Sweet/Fish/Gazlay/Post Family Tree, Ancestry (website), Owner: Eagan Anderson, Florida. Although few sources are shown in this extensive tree, the birth, marriage, death, names, and other details typically agree with other sources. This tree is generally cited as a reference in our Gazlay Family History website only where the information is not found in any other source, such as children who died in infancy, middle names, etc.
  6. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Herrick Public Library, Evelyn E. Smith, born: 18 January 1916; died: 22 January 1999 in Berrien Center. The article provides the names of her survivors, including her husband, two children, two sisters, and one brother.