Sarah Maila Smith^[1]

1876 - 1974  (98 years)

• Name	Sarah Maila Smith
  Born	1876	Iowa, prob. Webster City, Hamilton County   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Independence Township, Hamilton County, Iowa   [3]
  Died	1974	Denver, Colorado   [4]
  Buried	Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, Iowa   [5]
  Person ID	I615	Lange Pierce
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2006

  
  

  Father	Isaac Bancroft Smith,   b. 24 May 1848, New York City ,   d. 1927, Prob. Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Maila Churchill,   b. 26 Jan 1853, Michigan ,   d. 1928, Prob. Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1871  [6]
  Photos		Smith, Isabel E. Wife of Charles Pierce; mother of Floyd Pierce
  Family ID	F254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Wesley Seamands,   b. Jul 1875, Iowa
  Notes	According to Mrs. Charles B. Fletchall [ACB 02], Sarah and Francis were divorced in 1913. Sarah was the postmistress at Kamrar, Iowa; then worked many years as a practical nurse, particularly enjoying caring for newborn babies and their mothers.
  Children	+ 1. Mildred Thelma Seamands   2. Keith Hampton Seamands
  Photos		Brewer, Edward W. and Emma C. Smith Brewer with Francis W. Seamonds and Sarah M. Smith Seamonds Picture of two Smith sisters with their husbands
  Family ID	F273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Smith, Emma C. and Sarah M. Smith Two sisters; Emma on the left and Sara on the right

  
  

• Notes

  According to Mrs. Charles B. Fletchall, Sara died about a month before her 90th birthday. In the 1900 U. S. Federal Census, Sara Maila (Mamie) Smith (Seamands) is a white, 22 year old, married for one year, female. She is married to Francis W. Seamands and is the daughter of Maila Churchill Smith and Isaac Smith. She reads, writes, and speaks English; She was born in Iowa of parents from New York (father) and Michigan (mother). Sara lives with her husband, her parents, and a nephew, Floyd S. Pierce, in Independence Township, Hamilton County, Iowa. [FSP 03.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1964] Letter from Nedra Brewer Adams (Mrs. Reginald Adams, 290 Smith Drive, Room 100, Sister Bay, WI 54234) to Dale L. Lange, 30 October 2003; held by Lange (2315 Madre drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112-2503). [NAB 03.] See also Mrs. Charles B. Fletchall, "Smith, Isaac Family," [F611] in The History of Hamilton County, Iowa: 1985. Dallas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1986. [ACB 02.]. [S1965] Mrs. Charles B. Fletchall, "Smith, Isaac Family," [F611] in The History of Hamilton County, Iowa: 1985. Dallas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1986. [ACB 02.]. [S1968] Floyd S. Pierce in the Isaac Smith household, 1900 U. S. Census, Hamilton County, Iowa, Independence Township, ED 106, SD 10, sheet 9, dwelling 172, family 172; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 435. [FSP 03.]. [S1966] Letter from Nedra Brewer Adams (Mrs. Reginald Adams, 290 Smith Drive, Room 100, Sister Bay, WI 54234) to Dale L. Lange, 30 October 2003; held by Lange (2315 Madre drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112-2503). [NAB 03.]. [S1967] Mrs. Charles B. Fletchall, "Smith, Isaac Family," [F611] in The History of Hamilton County, Iowa: 1985. Dallas: Curtis Media Corporation, 1986. [ACB 02.]. [S7354] J. W. Lee, History of Hamilton County, Iowa (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke, 1912), 304-06. [IBS 01.].