Smits, Anton

1826 - 1893  (66 years)

• Name	Smits, Anton
  Birth	1 Nov 1826	, , , Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1856
  1870 Census	1870	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Page
  Freedom age 50, Bedina 36, William 6, james 4, elizabeth 1.
  1880 Census	1880	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  William 15, John 13, Elizabeth 11, Mary 9, Anton 6, K atie 5, Annie 3, Delia 1
  Biography	ANTON SMITS (1826-1893) & ALBERTINA WILLIAMSON (1838-1894)Anton & Albertina's granddaughter, Edna Smith Brittnacher, told her son, M elvin, about the life of the first Smith relatives, Albertina Williamson a nd her parents. "The Williamson's new home in Freedom was constructed of l ogs as were most houses in the area at the time. The heavily forested la nd had to be cleared of trees and brush for farming. Most large stumps we re left in place and the crops were planted around them. Duck Creek ran th rough this farm and many deer and a few bears were in the area…. for Sund ay Mass, the Williamson's walked to St.John's Church in Little Chu te - seven miles through the woods on an Indian trail. The (Williamson) fa mily carried food and after Mass lunched with friends and returned ho me by dark…. For some provisions an overnight shopping trip to Green Bay w as required…. Life must have been hard for William & Hendrina Williamson w hen they came to the Freedom area (1856). They both were in their late fif ties…. Starting over again in this new land and with the death of their ei ghteen year old son (Theodorus) shortly after arriving, the situation mu st have been disheartening."Other tragedies followed for this family. Anton & Albertina Smits' daughte r, Katte, age 9, died in 1884 of diphtheria. In 1886 Albertina's sister a nd neighbor, Hannah & her husband, Cornelius Bosman, lost their adopted da ughter, Laura (Martha Howe), age 6, in a fire that also destroyed their ho use. Then in 1894, a year after Anton died of pneumonia, Albertina's cl othing caught fire and after four days of suffering, she died at age 56.Anton and Albertina had eight children: William, John, Elizabeth, Mary, An thony, Katte, Annabell and Della. (Confer "Genogram" in Appendix B.) Willi am married Emma Schumacher, farmed in Ladysmith, WI, and had five child ren. Elizabeth "Liz" married Theodore Nabbefeldt, had ten children and bec ame postmistress in Freedom. Mary married Tony Koch who owned the Continen tal Clothing store in Appleton. They had six children, including daughte rs who graduated from Lawrence College, Appleton. Tony was a lock tend er on Fox River in Kaukauna. His first wife, Mary Coffey, died after the b irth of their son, Bill, who was then raised by his mother's parents in Oc onto, WI. Tony remarried and had three more children. Katte died at a ge 9. Annabell, a school teacher, married Louis Mack, lived in Applet on and had two children. Della married Charles Benson, lived at Birchwoo d, WI (NE of Rice Lake & NW of Ladysmith) and had three children.
  Death	17 Sep 1893	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Aft 17 Sep 1893	St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA
  		Smits, Anton St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I90029	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Williamson, Berdina,   b. 12 May 1838, , , , Netherlands d. 31 Mar 1894, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1861	, , Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Smith, William,   b. 19 Sep 1863, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 19 Jul 1946 (Age 82 years) + 2. Smith, John Anton,   b. 17 Feb 1868, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 26 Dec 1942, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years) + 3. Smits, Elizabeth,   b. 19 Jul 1869, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Sep 1957, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 88 years) + 4. Smith, Mary,   b. Abt Aug 1872, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Bef 1930 (Age ~ 57 years) + 5. Smith, Anthony "Toney",   b. 6 Sep 1872, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Feb 1952 (Age 79 years)   6. Smits, Katherine,   b. Abt 1875, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1884, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 9 years) + 7. Smith, Annabell,   b. Abt 1877, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Aft 1920 (Age ~ 44 years) + 8. Smith, Della,   b. Abt 1879, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Aft 1940 (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F29027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010