George Simpson Smith (1822-1897)

George S. Smith, of Evanston, Illinois

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He was born at Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, son of John and Christian (Patterson) Smith. In 1843, he came out to to Lake County, Illinois, and bought a farm a mile north of Milburn. He married Beatrice Yule in 1845. He moved to Evanston in about 1893. He was a cousin of George "Chicago" Smith who left $44 million of his $52 million fortune to be divided equally between George's son, James "Silent" Smith, and the husband of his second  daughter (Mary), Sir George Cooper.

Spouse (1)

Beatrice (Yule) Smith

Mrs Beatrice (Yule) Smith

1828-1910

Children (7)

Margaret (Smith) Mason

Mrs "Maggie" (Smith) Mason

1846-1873

George Smith

George A. Smith, Farmer, of Champaign County, Illinois

b.1848

John Yule Smith

John Yule Smith, of Buenos Aires, Argentina

1850-1937

James Henry Smith

J. Henry "Silent" Smith, of New York City

1855-1907

Mary Emma (Smith) Cooper

Lady Mary (Smith) Cooper

1858-1948

Ruby Ann (Smith) Rossbach

Mrs Ruby Ann (Smith) Rossbach

1863-1951

Mabel Mae (Smith) Mills

Mrs Mabel Mae (Smith) Mills

1866-1928