Irish John Smith Life Story.  Final installment of the story of Irish John Smith from Ireland to Brooklyn, onto Wisconsin and finally settling in South Dakota.  Contains pictures, maps, census information and letters.

Civil War Pension Letters.  Correspondence between U.S. Government and Irish John Smith regarding disposition of Civil War pension.  Uses a new review format for viewing.  View ancestral handwriting and letters.

Additional Civil War Correspondence and Requests for Pension.   Continuing saga requesting a pension for participating in the Civil War.  Veterans were promised pensions if they recruited.  John Smith needed to prove his age.

Medical Letters and Military Life.  Civil War and later correspondence to Interior Department.  Letters from Doctors regarding John Smith's war wounds.

Census Records.  Census records throughout the late 19th century, and early 1900s.  Actual documents you can view.

POW Records.  Prisoner of War records.  POW hospital life for John Smith and medical records.  Includes his muster (discharge) from the Union Army.

Brule County Family.  Government records, homestead records and other data reflecting on the various families associated with the Smiths.  These include the Smiths, Ryans, Boneys, McPhillips, and others.

News Articles.  Various news articles depicting the Smiths and Ryans.  Included are funeral notices of Smith Ancestors.

Irish and Ireland.  Well known sketches reflecting the famine years in Ireland and the next 40-50 years following.  Its a fun ride and helps explain the plight of the Irish in Ireland and America.

Civil War Pictures.  Photographs and memorabilia from the Civil War era.  Many of the photographs and art work depicts life with the Wisconsin regiment and the war in Champion Hill.

Panoramic Views.  Wide angle views of towns and cities that the Ryans and Smiths lived prior to settling in Kimball and Stickney, South Dakota.  These pictures are turn of the century photos.  Mom always talked about the McGonigles living in Colorado, but did you know that other ancestors did as well?

Irish John's Brooklyn.  Take a short trip to the four blocks in Brooklyn that Irish John Smith called home between 1850 and 1860.

Famous People in our Family Tree.  Do you recognize any of the kings & queens of Europe that the Smiths are related to?  Take the test drive

Famous People in our Family Tree (2)  Can you guess what current celebrities that we are related to?  Would you like to know how we are related?  Check it out.  More to follow!!

Catherine and Owen Smith Obituary Announcement.  These were generally "short and sweet".

The TURGEONS - The Turgeon family history and ancestry charts

TURGEON Maternal History  .  Trace your heritage further  through Maternal Francois (French) lines.  Trace lineage to 1596.

The PATRYs.     Maternal genealogy of Mary Turgeon Smith.

Blurbs from the Past.   Old articles about the Turgeon families.  Some interesting notes regarding the integrity and honesty of this family.