Close SMITH Family

 

1908 - aunt Ruby Ensign SMITH 1905-1960, nephew Luther Yates SMITH1905-1957, niece Virginia SMITH 1906-1998 

1917 - niece Lula Smith 1916-2011, niece Virginia Smith 1906-1998, aunt and 1/2 sister Ruby Ensign 1905-1960 daughter of Isaac and Harriet Camilla ENSIGN SMITH (Aunt Millie), niece Ruth Smith 1909-1984, 1/2 aunt and 1/2 sister Elva Fuhriman Smith 1904-1984 daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth FUHRIMAN SMITH.  

(The nephew and nieces are children of Ruby's oldest brother Isaac ['Ike'] Samuel SMITH)

The following was written by Elva:

I remember as I was growing up my father’s two families were congenial. Two of the boys of the first family, (Will and Theron) spent a lot of time with us, before and after they were married. I spent a lot of my summers at Father’s and “Aunt Millies”. I had a half sister one year younger than I, we spent a lot of time together. Dad’s business was in Logan, Utah. He would take me with him in the summer, until he passed away [in 1914]; but I still went to Logan, in the summers and stay[ed] at my half brother Isaac’s home. He was father’s oldest son. He and his brother Wesley were dentists and took care of my teeth. Wesley spent a lot of time at our house. Dolly, a daughter of “Aunt Millie” was always so good to Mother. After Dad’s death, both families were back and forth and we had our family reunions Dad had nineteen children in all, and I am still in touch with some of the family.

Isaac and Camilla SMITH family Portrait 1909

Identification confirmation is welcomed.

Based on other photos with sure identifications and the family group record my semi informed guess is:

Isaac and Camilla SMITH
family portrait taken July of 1909 in Logan Utah.

back left: father-Isaac SMITH (1857-1914), Isaac Samuel SMITH ["Ike"] (1878-1936) his next to his seated wife Lula Annie YEATES (1884-1969), Wesley Ensign SMITH (1888-1943), Theron Ensign SMTIH (1893-1953), Leona SMITH HENDRICKS (1895-1940),
left front row seated: Sarah Ann SMITH LEWIS ["Dolly"] (1891-1944), mother-Harriet "Camilla" ENSIGN SMITH (1859-1930), grandson-Luther Yeates SMITH (1905-1957) the son of Isaac Samuel and Lula Annie SMITH, Ruby SMITH NASH (1905-1960), Malcolm Wooding SMITH (1901-1950), George "Ensign" SMITH (1998-1967), William Richard SMITH ["Will"] (1884-1950),
very front center; granddaughter-Virginia SMITH (1906-1998) daughter of Isaac Samuel and Lula Annie SMITH.

NOTE: This identification accounts for and includes every Isaac and Camilla SMITH family member living between spring of 1906 and fall of 1909. The youngest daughter Ruby SMITH b.Nov 1905 is younger than oldest grandson Luther Yeates SMITH b.Mar 1905. The smallest child if it is Virginia SMITH b.May 1906 looks about 2 years. old.

See earlier family portrait 1898:
See other family photos.
NOTE: There were 12 children born between 1878 and 1905 to Isaac SMITH and Harriet Camilla Ensign. Their children who had died before this 1908 family portrait were Martin Luther SMITH (1881-1884), Mary Camilla SMITH (1886-1899), Theodore Roosevelt SMITH (1903-1904). Isaac SMITH also had a second family with 7 children born between 1895 and 1913 to he and Elizabeth FUHRIMAN.