Twentieth Century "Smiths"

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By 1909 we know William was working with Stickney State Bank in Stickney, South Dakota.  The bank appears to have had 3 managers in 1909: W T Lathrop, President; J M Newell, Vice President and W P Smith, Manager. 

This census shows that John Smith had lived in America for 50 and he indicates he is a naturalized US citizen. 

All members of the family can read, write and speak English.  John Smith owns his own farm and has free ownership to it without an encumbrances or mortgage.  The Smiths thought enough of an education that they sent their children to school. 

Batt Ryan Family – Brule County

    1900 US Census 

 The 1900 census tells us that Batt and Elizza were married for 23 years, which would mean they were married in either 1877 or 1876.   Elizabeth bore seven children of whom none died.  Interesting enough the census identifies Great Uncle Leo as Lewis.  Batty owned his own farm; however, there was a mortgage on his property. 

All the inhabitants of this household could read, write and speak English.  Batty’s farm was located in Smith Township in Brule County.  

McPhillips of Wisconsin – Sauk County

1900 US Census 

Patrick worked as a farmer.  Michael, who was Patrick’s father, does not indicate a profession and this suggests he was retired.  Mamie, Anne, Lillie, Leo and Rose were all attending school at this time.  Except for the youngest children, all members of this family could read and write.  The census records also indicate that both Patrick and Michael were naturalized citizens.  Both had been living in America for 32 years. 

It is not clear where Mary’s mother, Mary, is buried.  St. Mary’s Cemetery in Keyesville, Wisconsin shows a Mary McPhillips buried there.  Mary is identified as Michael’s wife, but Michael is not buried there.   

The St. Margaret cemetery records show a number of McPhillips buried there.  The names appear similar to the names seen in earlier Wisconsin census records.  Unfortunately, I cannot find any census record for this Kimball McPhillips clan.  Were they the same group that lived in Wisconsin? 

The McPhillips family in Wisconsin lived in Bear Creek Township.

John Boney and Thomas Ryan Families – Brule County

1900 US Census 

 Who are these people?  They too lived in Smith Township, Brule County.  Many years ago after one of the Ryan clan’s funeral, Ruth Smith took several of her children and showed them various tombstones of relatives.  One of the names she pointed out was Boney.  Near the bottom of this census appears the name of a grandson, Frank Ryan.  This is not the same person as Batt Ryan’s son, Frank Sylvester Ryan.  The ‘Frank Ryan’ living with the Boney family also was listed in the 1895 Special South Dakota Census.  John and Mary Boney immigrated to the US in 1863. 

Family lore suggests the family moved to Illinois then to Iowa and finally to the Dakotas.  Look at the family group listed first.  The Thomas Ryan family and you can see that their movement mimicked the same trek Batty Ryan took.  Unlike John Boney, Thomas Ryan was only renting the land.  This Ryan family is probably related to the Boney and Batt Ryan family in some way.  The only time this family appears in the Brule County census is 1910.  It is possible they left and moved back to the Chicago area. 

Henry Whetsil was a farm laborer living with the Boney family. 

John and Mary Boney’s youngest child, Allie, was born in Colorado.  The 1880 census shows the Boney family living in Nevadaville, Colorado.  The 1900 census states that the Boneys had 7 children of which only 5 were still living.  The 1880 census shows the following Boney children: Margaret Boney (age 17), Andrew Boney (age 15), James Boney (age 13), Bridget A. Boney (age 10), John F. Boney (age9), Kattie Boney (age 7), Elizabeth Boney (age 5), Ellen Ter. Boney (age 3). 

Another name appears on the 1880 census living with the Boney family – Bartholemew Ryan. 

It appears that they were living in a mining camp.  Although John Boney is listed as the head of the household, there were other people listed living in the same place:  James Mackey, Patrick Mackey, Terrence Burk, Michael Burk, Michael McGuire and Michael R. Scott. 

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1910 US Census 

Delire and Turgeon Families – Mitchell Township

1910 US Census  

 According to the 1910 census Merida and Peter had been married for 10 years.  Ten children were born by Merida; however, only nine survived.  Both Peter and Joseph indicate they are citizens of the US.  At this time only men had the right to vote as women’s suffrage was still a few years away.

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