John William Stirling Smith

1880 - 1960  (80 years)

• Name	John William Stirling Smith  [1]
  Birth	26 Jan 1880	Tunstall - Durham - England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	John Wiliam Smith
  Death	20 Apr 1960	Des Moines - Polk County - Iowa - USA   [3]
  Siblings	1 brother and 4 sisters
  	+ 1. John William Stirling Smith,   b. 26 Jan 1880, Tunstall - Durham - England d. 20 Apr 1960, Des Moines - Polk County - Iowa - USA  (Age 80 years) ▻ Mary Morgan,  m. 30 Apr 1907 + 2. Isabelle Smith,   b. 26 Jan 1884, Angus - Boone County - Iowa - USA d. 12 Oct 1951, Des Moines - Polk County - Iowa - USA  (Age 67 years) ▻ Joseph Reynolds + 3. Anna Smith,   b. 3 Jan 1886   d. 13 Feb 1960, San Mateo County - California - USA  (Age 74 years) ▻ Ottie A. Miller,  m. 26 Nov 1904   4. Lilian Smith,   b. Jan 1888   5. Margaret Veronica Smith,   b. 8 Apr 1888, Oskaloosa - Mahaska County - Iowa - USA d. 14 Jan 1965, Portland - Multnomah County - Oregon - USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ Ray W. Bryan,  m. 23 Apr 1913 + 6. Robert Cecil Smith,   b. 1892   d. 1952  (Age 60 years) ▻ Margaret A. Davis,  m. 24 Nov 1917
  Person ID	I66	Tree | Smith/Stirling
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	John Smith,   b. Abt 1852, Esh - Lanchester - Durham - England
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane Stirling,   b. 27 Aug 1854, Gosforth - Northumberland - United Kingdom d. 27 May 1931, Des Moines - Polk County - Iowa - USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1878	Sunderland - United Kingdom
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Morgan   d. 1961
  Marriage	30 Apr 1907	Hiteman - Iowa - USA
  Children	+ 1. William Cecil Smith,   b. 27 Aug 1909, Hiteman - Monroe - Iowa d. 26 Nov 1999 (Age 90 years)   2. John Junior Smith,   b. 1912 + 3. Wendell Smith,   b. 30 Jan 1913   d. 9 Jan 2004 (Age 90 years)   4. Lloyd Chester Smith,   b. 9 Jan 1918, Albia - Iowa - USA d. 7 Oct 2004, Roseville - California - USA (Age 86 years)   5. Edward Smith,   b. 1919   6. Jean Smith,   b. 1921
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jan 1880 - Tunstall - Durham - England Marriage - 30 Apr 1907 - Hiteman - Iowa - USA Death - 20 Apr 1960 - Des Moines - Polk County - Iowa - USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  John William Stirling Smith - Birth Registration

  
  

  Headstones

  John William Stirling Smith - Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  His Paternal grandmother Mary Ann Davison ( nee Bewick ) was present at his birth.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] GRO. Document number : 231 Born : Twenty Sixth January 1880 - 44 Cornelia Street Tunstall Name : John William Stirling Gender : Boy Name of Father : John Smith Name of Mother: Elizabeth Smith, late Douglass , formerly Stirling Profession of Father : Coal Miner Signed by : X the Mark of Mary Ann Davison, presemt at the birth , 21 Vane Street , Tunstall Seventh of February 1880 Registrar : George Watson [S3] GRO. [S17] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, (Ancestry.Com). Name John William Smith Gender Male Race White Age 80 Birth Date 26 Jan 1880 Death Date 20 Apr 1960 Death Place Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Burial Date 22 Apr 1960 Burial Place Des Moines, Iowa Father John R Smith Mother Elizabeth Sterling Certificate Number 60-09580 Notes Y