Smith (family)
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The Smith family is the name of a U.S. family with many members prominent in religion and politics; this article focuses only on those with political and civic activity. This political family's most famous member was Joseph Smith, Jr.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Lived: 1805–1844
- Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois 1842–44
- Candidate for President of the United States 1844
- Brother of William B. Smith
- Father of Joseph Smith III
- Uncle of Joseph F. Smith
- 1st Cousin of George Albert Smith
- 1st Cousin of Silas Sanford Smith
- 1st Cousin of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
- 1st Cousin of the Honorable Judge Elias Smith Sr.
- 1st Cousin once removed of John Henry Smith
- Married: Emma Hale in 1827
[edit] William B. Smith
- Lived: 13 March 1811 – 13 November 1894
- Illinois State Legislature 1842
- Brother of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Uncle of Joseph Smith III
- Uncle of Joseph F. Smith,
- 1st Cousin of George Albert Smith
- 1st Cousin of Silas Sanford Smith
- 1st Cousin of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
- 1st Cousin of the Honorable Judge Elias Smith Sr.
- 1st Cousin once removed of John Henry Smith
- Married: Caroline Amanda Grant, sister of Jedidiah Morgan Grant and Roxie Ann Grant
- Married: Roxie Ann Grant after her sister Caroline’s death
[edit] Joseph Smith III
- Lived: 6 November 1832 – 10 December 1914
- Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ) for 54 years
- Founder of Lamoni, Iowa
- Founder of Graceland University
- Three sons succeeded him as Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Frederick Madison Smith, Israel A. Smith and W. Wallace Smith.
- Son of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Nephew of Hyrum Smith
- 1st cousin of Joseph F. Smith
- 1st Cousin once removed of Utah Judge Elias Smith Sr
- Married: Emmeline Griswold in 1854 and had five children
- Married: Bertha Madison in 1869, after the death of Emmeline Griswold, and had nine children
- Married: Ada Clark in 1898, after the death of Bertha Madison, and had three children
[edit] Joseph F. Smith
- Lived: 13 November 1838 – 19 November 1918
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1865–70, 1872, 1874, 1880, 1882
- Nephew of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Son of Hyrum Smith & Mary Fielding (who remarried to Heber C. Kimball after Hyrum’s death)
- 1st Cousin of Joseph Smith III
- 1st Cousin once removed of George Albert Smith
- 1st Cousin once removed of Silas Sanford Smith
- 1st Cousin once removed of the Honorable Judge Elias Smith Sr.
- 1st Cousin once removed of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
- 2nd Cousin of John Henry Smith
[edit] Israel A. Smith
- Lived: 2 February 1876 – 14 June 1958
- Iowa State Legislature 1911-1913
- Elected as delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention, 1943–1944
- Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1946–1958
- Son of Joseph Smith III
- Grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Great-nephew of Hyrum Smith.
- Married: Nina Grenawalt in 1908, and had two sons
[edit] George Albert Smith
- Lived: 26 June 1817 – 1 September 1875
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1851, 1867; Utah Territorial Supreme Court 1855, Utah Territory delegate to U.S. Congress 1856
- Father of John Henry Smith
- 1st Cousin of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- 1st Cousin of William B. Smith
- 1st Cousin of Silas Sanford Smith
- 1st Cousin of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
- 1st Cousin of the Honorable Judge Elias Smith Sr.
- 1st Cousin once removed of Joseph Smith III
- 1st Cousin once removed of Joseph F. Smith
- 1st Cousin of Utah Judge Elias Smith Sr
[edit] John Henry Smith
- Lived: 18 September 1848 – 13 October 1911
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1882
- Son of George Albert Smith
- 1st Cousin once removed of Joseph Smith Jr.
- 1st Cousin once removed of William B. Smith
- 1st Cousin once removed of Silas Sanford Smith
- 1st Cousin once removed of Utah Judge Elias Smith Sr.
- 1st Cousin once removed of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
- 2nd Cousin of Joseph Smith III
- 2nd Cousin of Joseph F. Smith
[edit] Silas Sanford Smith
- Lived: 26 October 1830 – 11 October 1910
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1859, 69, 78
- Brother of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
- 1st Cousin of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- 1st Cousin of William B. Smith
- 1st Cousin of George Albert Smith
- 1st Cousin of the Honorable Judge Elias Smith Sr.
- 1st Cousin, once removed of Joseph F. Smith
- 1st Cousin, once removed of Joseph Smith III
- 1st Cousin once removed of John Henry Smith
- 4th great uncle of Jeff Groscost
[edit] Jesse N. Smith
- Lived: 2 December 1834 – 5 June 1906
- Mayor of Parowan, Utah 1859; Arizona Territorial Legislature 19th Session
- Brother of Silas S. Smith
- 1st Cousin of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- 1st Cousin of William B. Smith
- 1st Cousin of George Albert Smith
- 1st Cousin of the Honorable Judge Elias Smith Sr.
- 1st Cousin, once removed of Joseph F. Smith
- 1st Cousin once removed of John Henry Smith
- 3rd Great grandfather of Jeff Groscost
- His daughter, Margareth Fife Smith married Nephi Jensen
- His daughter, Adelaide Smith married Joseph Fish
- His daughter, Leah, married John Hunt Udall, mayor of Phoenix, AZ
- His son Asahel Henry Smith married Pauline Udall, daughter of David King Udall
- Father of Priscilla Smith married to Augusta Gibbons and at his death to her 2nd cousin Jesse Moroni Smith
[edit] Jeff Groscost
- Died: November 3, 2006
- Arizona State Legislature 1992–2000 (speaker in 1998)
- 3rd Great grandson of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
- 4th Great nephew (can also be stated as 3rd great grand nephew) of Silas Samford Smith
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[edit] External links
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