George married Charlotte Bigelow and had many children by her. He would leave her a long stretches and then come home and have another baby with her. He then had an affair with a young girl child femal named Bandy and by her had a daughter.
He got divorced and then arrested for assault on his brother-in-law Horace Bigelow with a Shotgun, spent two years in prison.
He then married the next in line Bandy girl and by her had two daughters.
He up and left her and took off to the Dakota area and they were divorced
He married a third time and had a step-son and two more daughters with this wife.
Known as Shotgun Smith for pulling a shotgun on his brother-in-law and for the fact he lived on Shotgun Creek.
Please copy/paste this obituary to George's memorial. Thank you. Cara
The Valley Tribune, Glasgow, Mont., 29 Oct 1914
Old Timer Passed Beyond
George Wilson Smith, and old time rancher and farmer, died at Culbertson last Friday morning after a short illness, death resulting from blood poison contracted from an ulcerated tooth.
Deceased was born in Decorah, Iowa, Nov. 3, 1851, and would, had he lived until next Tuesday, been 64 years of age. In his early youth he struck out for himself and spent some time in Wisconsin and Minnesota, later coming west as far as Leeds, N. D., where he engaged in ranching and stock raising, remaining there until the country began to settle up and he again headed westward with his family in search of new range where he would be unhampered by civilization. He came to this country 14 years ago and settled near the head of Shotgun creek, where he resided until the time of his death. He was a man of thrift and industrious by nature, a good provider, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn a wife and seven children, Mrs. J. W. May of Stanley, N. D., Mrs. Ed Shea and Chester A. of Minneapolis, Mrs. John Haag of Chicago, and George of Wyoming, and two daughters, Hazel and Goldie, who reside at home.
Funeral services were held over the remains in the Congregational church Sunday forenoon at eleven o'clock, Rev. Osmun officiating, and interment made next day in Fairview cemetery, east of town.
We join with many friends of the bereaved ones in extending to them our heartfelt sympathy in this their hour of sadness and despair.
He got divorced and then arrested for assault on his brother-in-law Horace Bigelow with a Shotgun, spent two years in prison.
He then married the next in line Bandy girl and by her had two daughters.
He up and left her and took off to the Dakota area and they were divorced
He married a third time and had a step-son and two more daughters with this wife.
Known as Shotgun Smith for pulling a shotgun on his brother-in-law and for the fact he lived on Shotgun Creek.
Please copy/paste this obituary to George's memorial. Thank you. Cara
The Valley Tribune, Glasgow, Mont., 29 Oct 1914
Old Timer Passed Beyond
George Wilson Smith, and old time rancher and farmer, died at Culbertson last Friday morning after a short illness, death resulting from blood poison contracted from an ulcerated tooth.
Deceased was born in Decorah, Iowa, Nov. 3, 1851, and would, had he lived until next Tuesday, been 64 years of age. In his early youth he struck out for himself and spent some time in Wisconsin and Minnesota, later coming west as far as Leeds, N. D., where he engaged in ranching and stock raising, remaining there until the country began to settle up and he again headed westward with his family in search of new range where he would be unhampered by civilization. He came to this country 14 years ago and settled near the head of Shotgun creek, where he resided until the time of his death. He was a man of thrift and industrious by nature, a good provider, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn a wife and seven children, Mrs. J. W. May of Stanley, N. D., Mrs. Ed Shea and Chester A. of Minneapolis, Mrs. John Haag of Chicago, and George of Wyoming, and two daughters, Hazel and Goldie, who reside at home.
Funeral services were held over the remains in the Congregational church Sunday forenoon at eleven o'clock, Rev. Osmun officiating, and interment made next day in Fairview cemetery, east of town.
We join with many friends of the bereaved ones in extending to them our heartfelt sympathy in this their hour of sadness and despair.
George married Charlotte Bigelow and had many children by her. He would leave her a long stretches and then come home and have another baby with her. He then had an affair with a young girl child femal named Bandy and by her had a daughter.
He got divorced and then arrested for assault on his brother-in-law Horace Bigelow with a Shotgun, spent two years in prison.
He then married the next in line Bandy girl and by her had two daughters.
He up and left her and took off to the Dakota area and they were divorced
He married a third time and had a step-son and two more daughters with this wife.
Known as Shotgun Smith for pulling a shotgun on his brother-in-law and for the fact he lived on Shotgun Creek.
Please copy/paste this obituary to George's memorial. Thank you. Cara
The Valley Tribune, Glasgow, Mont., 29 Oct 1914
Old Timer Passed Beyond
George Wilson Smith, and old time rancher and farmer, died at Culbertson last Friday morning after a short illness, death resulting from blood poison contracted from an ulcerated tooth.
Deceased was born in Decorah, Iowa, Nov. 3, 1851, and would, had he lived until next Tuesday, been 64 years of age. In his early youth he struck out for himself and spent some time in Wisconsin and Minnesota, later coming west as far as Leeds, N. D., where he engaged in ranching and stock raising, remaining there until the country began to settle up and he again headed westward with his family in search of new range where he would be unhampered by civilization. He came to this country 14 years ago and settled near the head of Shotgun creek, where he resided until the time of his death. He was a man of thrift and industrious by nature, a good provider, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn a wife and seven children, Mrs. J. W. May of Stanley, N. D., Mrs. Ed Shea and Chester A. of Minneapolis, Mrs. John Haag of Chicago, and George of Wyoming, and two daughters, Hazel and Goldie, who reside at home.
Funeral services were held over the remains in the Congregational church Sunday forenoon at eleven o'clock, Rev. Osmun officiating, and interment made next day in Fairview cemetery, east of town.
We join with many friends of the bereaved ones in extending to them our heartfelt sympathy in this their hour of sadness and despair.
He got divorced and then arrested for assault on his brother-in-law Horace Bigelow with a Shotgun, spent two years in prison.
He then married the next in line Bandy girl and by her had two daughters.
He up and left her and took off to the Dakota area and they were divorced
He married a third time and had a step-son and two more daughters with this wife.
Known as Shotgun Smith for pulling a shotgun on his brother-in-law and for the fact he lived on Shotgun Creek.
Please copy/paste this obituary to George's memorial. Thank you. Cara
The Valley Tribune, Glasgow, Mont., 29 Oct 1914
Old Timer Passed Beyond
George Wilson Smith, and old time rancher and farmer, died at Culbertson last Friday morning after a short illness, death resulting from blood poison contracted from an ulcerated tooth.
Deceased was born in Decorah, Iowa, Nov. 3, 1851, and would, had he lived until next Tuesday, been 64 years of age. In his early youth he struck out for himself and spent some time in Wisconsin and Minnesota, later coming west as far as Leeds, N. D., where he engaged in ranching and stock raising, remaining there until the country began to settle up and he again headed westward with his family in search of new range where he would be unhampered by civilization. He came to this country 14 years ago and settled near the head of Shotgun creek, where he resided until the time of his death. He was a man of thrift and industrious by nature, a good provider, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
He leaves to mourn a wife and seven children, Mrs. J. W. May of Stanley, N. D., Mrs. Ed Shea and Chester A. of Minneapolis, Mrs. John Haag of Chicago, and George of Wyoming, and two daughters, Hazel and Goldie, who reside at home.
Funeral services were held over the remains in the Congregational church Sunday forenoon at eleven o'clock, Rev. Osmun officiating, and interment made next day in Fairview cemetery, east of town.
We join with many friends of the bereaved ones in extending to them our heartfelt sympathy in this their hour of sadness and despair.
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