Selected Person
Name: John Isaac Smith
Birth: 18 Feb 1821, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Death: 7 Dec 1916, Wray, Yuma County, Colorado
TG code: TG917384
This page supports ongoing Smith family research connected to John Isaac Smith, Pennsylvania migration history, Colorado settlement research, and descendant-line review. It is designed for researchers comparing Smith, Kreidler, O'Neal, and related family evidence.
Relationship Context
The current working relationship path is:
John Isaac Smith → father of Albert Franklin Smith → father of Archie T. Smith → father of Noma Vade Smith → mother of Doug O'Neal → father of Jeremiah O'Neal.
This path should be treated as a working genealogy path until each generation is supported by records or by a clear DNA-and-paper-trail comparison.
Research Notes
John Isaac Smith is being reviewed as part of a DNA-led Smith family research branch. The working profile places him in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1821 and Wray, Yuma County, Colorado in 1916. The branch is useful because it may connect family migration, settlement, descendant records, and DNA match clustering.
The Smith surname is common, so this research needs careful separation of people with similar names. A matching name alone is not enough. The research should compare dates, places, spouse information, child links, cemetery records, obituary records, land or probate files, and DNA match paths.
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Evidence Placeholders
- Birth evidence: Add record or citation for 18 Feb 1821 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- Death evidence: Add record or citation for 7 Dec 1916 in Wray, Yuma County, Colorado.
- Parent evidence: Add proof connecting John Isaac Smith to William Smith and Lucy Ann Kreidler.
- Child evidence: Add proof connecting John Isaac Smith to Albert Franklin Smith.
- DNA evidence: Add private match-cluster notes without publishing living people’s full names.
Suggested Next Records
- Federal census records for John Isaac Smith across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Colorado if applicable.
- Marriage records for John Isaac Smith and close family members.
- Birth, death, and cemetery records for Albert Franklin Smith.
- Records connecting Albert Franklin Smith to Archie T. Smith.
- Records connecting Archie T. Smith to Noma Vade Smith.
- Obituary or county history records from Wray, Yuma County, Colorado.
- Probate, land, or local court records tied to the Smith family.
- DNA branch table comparing independent descendant lines.