James B. Smith

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• Name	James B. Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	5 May 1857 Frederick County, Maryland, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Military	MilitaryCompany: "E"; MilitaryServiceBranch: Army; MilitaryUnit: 25th Regiment Infantry; ServiceNumber: None [1, 8]
  Military	17 Feb 1883 [9]  –  27 Age: 27
  Buffalo Soldier	​ Fort Sisseton, Lake City, Aurora, South Dakota, USA [8, 9]  –  Co. E. 25th Regiment
  Industry	Self [10]
  Military Discharge	4 May 1885 Fort Sisseton, Lake City, Aurora, South Dakota, USA [9]
  Race	Black [5, 10]
  Race	Negro [4]
  Race	Negro [10]
  Veteran	Yes: Buffalo Soldier [8, 9]
  Name	J B Smith [10]
  Residence	1920 Ward 7, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1930 601 Boas, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]  –  Age: 75; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; CityWard: Seventh Port of; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EnumerationDistrict: 0028; HomeOwnership: Rented; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: No; OwnedRadio: No; RegistrationDistrict: 0028; ValueOfHome: 35; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head; Laborer Occupation: Laborer
  Residence	1935 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Residence	1940 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]  –  StreetAddress: Boas Street; 83 Age: 83; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 7; EmploymentCode: 7; EmploymentDetails: Unable to Work; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 22-39; GradeCompleted: None; HomeOwnership: Rented; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 25; WeeksWorked: 0; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Died	17 Nov 1940 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 5, 8, 11]
  	83 Age: 83
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 8, 11]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Both James B Smith and William H. Smith ages 27 years born in Frederick county, Maryland registered for the Army on the same day in Harrisburg, PA. Laborers with Black complexion, and Black Hair and eyes. They were both Five feet five and one half inches tall. James entered company E and William entered company G of the 25th Infantry. James was discharged May 4, 1885 "Disability at Fort Sisselon" William was discharged Feb 7, 1885 with disability from Fort Sisseton
  Person ID	I5774 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	William Smith b. 1830, Maryland, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ellen Spriggs b. Abt 1837, Maryland, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1929 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Mary Williams (Age 88 years) b. 22 Aug 1880, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Jun 1969, Swatara Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 88 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1915 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 12]
  Children	1. Charles H Potter b. Abt 1896, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1930 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Smith_IMG_0506_headstone Date:10/30/2021 8:08:12 AM
  		Smith-James B. USCT - Block C - IMG_5939

  
  

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  [S632] Lincoln Cemetery Grave Markers, Rachael Williams, (Name: SavingOurAncestorsLegacy; Location: Pennsylvania; Date: 2021;), Smith, James B. Grave Marker. Inscription: James B. Smith | Pennsylvania | PVT 25th INF | November 17, 1940. [S129] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for James B. Smith https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=69960563&indiv=try [S10] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Record for James B. Smith https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61381&h=60855&indiv=try [S22] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03481; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 22-39. Record for James B Smith https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=18141805&indiv=try [S170] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 104601-107250. Record for James B Smith https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=3945282&indiv=try [S36] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 7, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1558; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 78. [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania. Death Certificates, 1906–1968. [S57] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. Record for James B Smith https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2375&h=546377&indiv=try [S123] U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Record for James B Smith https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1198&h=757155&indiv=try [S21] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2341760. Record for J B Smith https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6224&h=17129159&indiv=try [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), James B. Smith 17 Nov 1940. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123924688/james-b-smith [S35] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).