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My 5th great grandmother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith (w/o Josiah Grinslade) was born on August 1st or 8th, 1801, in Ohio, and passed away on February 28th, 1863 in Clay County, Indiana. My research leads me to believe she has a brother named Joseph Smith, who was born August 17th, 1810, also in Ohio. He passed away on October 18th, 1853, in Marion County.

I believe them to be siblings because they were both born in Ohio, they both married their spouse in Wayne County, Indiana, at the time Joseph passed away, they both lived in Marion County, Indiana, and court records show that my 4th great grandfather, Thomas Grinslade, who would have been Joseph's nephew if my research is correct, was responsible for evaluating Joseph's personal estate when he passed away.

Other than this, I don't know of any other siblings Betsy and Joseph had, I have no idea what town they were born in, and I definitely have no idea who their parents were.

The only other noteworthy thing I can mention, is my 5th great grandfather Josiah Grinslade, Betsy's husband, bought some land from a John and Jane Smith living in Wayne County just a couple years before him and Betsy were married. I'm not sure how they tie to Betsy and Joseph if at all.

Any help finding more about who my 6th great grandparents could be would be greatly appreciated!

EDIT: title is meant to say parents, not just father

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u/goofy_goober321123 — 17 days ago