Richard Henry Smithwick^{[1, 2, 3]}

1858 - 1934  (75 years)

• Name	Richard Henry Smithwick
  Nickname	Dick
  Born	26 Jul 1858	Cottage, Ballynilard, Co. Tipperary, IE
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jul 1934	Hillyard, Spokane, WA, US
  Buried	Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA, US
  Person ID	I1333	Smithwick Family Tree | Smithwicks in Ireland
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Robert Henry Smithwick,   b. 14 Dec 1808, Lacken, Rathlynin, Co. Tipperary, IE ,   d. 24 Dec 1887, Cottage, Ballynilard, Co. Tipperary, IE  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Maria Fennessy,   b. Abt 1829, Tralee, Co. Kerry, IE ,   d. 7 Mar 1909, Cottage, Ballynilard, Co. Tipperary, IE  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1854	St. Peter's Church, Dublin, IE   [4]
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary W. Fairchild,   b. Feb 1868, IL, US ,   d. 16 Feb 1944, Spokane, WA, US  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Robert Fairchild Smithwick,   b. 30 Sep 1888, NE, US ,   d. 20 Nov 1913, Portoe, Lane, OR, US  (Age 25 years)   2. Anna Olive Smithwick,   b. Jul 1891, NE, US + 3. Samuel Carleton Smithwick,   b. 6 Feb 1893, Guthrie, OK, US ,   d. 4 Jul 1974, Multnomah, OR, US  (Age 81 years) + 4. Richard Allen Smithwick,   b. 17 Feb 1895, OR, US ,   d. Dec 1982, Sun City, Maricopa, AZ, US  (Age 87 years) + 5. Jennie Marie Smithwick,   b. 6 Jul 1900, Walla Walla, WA, US ,   d. 1947  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Richard Henry Smithwick - gravestone Richard Henry Smithwick Born July 26, 1858 Died July 5, 1934

  
  

• Notes

  Per Donald De Witt: Richard was responsible for naming the town (started as a railroad siding) of Smithwick, South Dakota.

  
  

• Sources

  [S117] Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N35K-WBQ. [S134] Fennessy Pedigree, (LibraryIreland.com), http://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/FennessyHeber.php. [S145] The Life of Henry Arthur Dewitt Sr. and Annie L. Smithwick DeWitt, Donald Robert Smithwick DeWitt, (Fullerton, CA, 1977.), p.185. [S148] IrishGenealogy.ie, https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1854/09469/5431612.pdf.