Emily FOSTRUM

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 25 Mar 1891 - Missaukee County, Lake City, MI
    Christening: 
          Death: 22 Aug 1920 - Sherman Twp Osceola County, MI 2 3 4
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Died suddenly following confinement
          AFN #: 
                 

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Parents

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         Father: Jacob FOSTRUM (      -      ) 
         Mother: Amanda JOHNSON (      -      ) 

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Spouses and Children

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1.  *George H SMITH (27 Aug 1876 - 14 May 1959) 
       Marriage: 20 Jun 1909 - Hollister, MI 5
       Children:
                1. Ford SMITH (Abt 1917-Abt 1998) 1
                2. Evelyn SMITH (Abt 1914-      ) 1
                3. Lyla SMITH (      -      ) 1
                4. Leonard SMITH (1910-2001) 1
                5. Sydney George SMITH (1920-Abt 1945) 1

2.  George H SMITH (27 Aug 1876 - 14 May 1959) 
       Marriage: 20 Jun 1909 - Hollister, MI
       Children:
                1. Evelyn SMITH (Abt 1914-      ) 1
                2. Sydney George SMITH (1920-Abt 1945) 1
                3. Ford SMITH (Abt 1917-Abt 1998) 1
                4. Lyla SMITH (      -      ) 1
                5. Leonard SMITH (1910-2001) 1

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Notes

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Death Notes:

Emily died following the birth of her last child.

General:

Source: Sarah L. Nesbeitt ([email protected])

Medical:

Death likely attributed to complications following childbirth.
Michigan death record gives the following:

Age: 29 yrs, 4 months, 23 days
Parents:
John Fostrom
Amanda Johnson, both born in Sweden
Date of record, October 9, 1920

Marriage Notes (George H Smith)

State of Michigan Record of Marriages indicates that George H Smith was living in Sherman TWP at the time of the Marriage. He was employed as a farmer. Parents are listed as Michael Smith and Anna Christie.
Emily Fostrum lived at the time of marriage in Cadillac, Michigan. Her father is listed as John Fostrum and the mother is listed as "unknown".
The minister who performed the marriage was L. E. Price.
The marriage was witnessed by Lula M Smith and John R Smith, both of Dighton, Michigan.
George was 22-years-old and Emily was 18-years-old at the time of marriage.

1 GEDCOM File : nesbeitt.ged, GEDCOM File : nesbeitt.ged.

2 Ancestry.com, Mark Street, Street Family, Ancestry database for Street Family on Ancestry.com.

3 Beard (Walton), Linda Walton, Beard (Database on Rootsweb.com), Marriage and children of Adam Beard and Delight Smith.

4 State of MIchigan, Record of Deaths, pg 137, entry #6875.

5 State of MIchigan, Record of Marriages, pg 253.