July 27, 2007 at 4:57 pm
#27834
Bill Childs
Moderator
Yes, they’re too old to be her parents…..
Is she, and maybe also the ones above and below her on that 1870 census,
adoptees?? That would close a lot of doors.
Look at the Rushville (?) Twp Soldiers and Salilors Orphans Facility List for SMITHs. (not certain which Twp that I found that in, that had a couple Smiths with the same naming patterns – just a suggestion)..
It does not constitute proof, but it does raise a relavant question as to whether she was adopted by Preston and Hannah/Annah Smith during/after the war. I’d suggest trying to find a Smith male from a Union unit from Rushville that was a KIA and then trace them back… but I was unable to do it.
Just a thought.
Bill