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On this hike, I am continuing the Luedtke-Rice research by tracing John Isaac Smith, born 18 Feb 1821 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and reported to have died 7 Dec 1916 in Wray, Yuma County, Colorado. This page treats the Smith relationship path as working genealogy unless each link is supported by records. The current research path is John Isaac Smith → Albert Franklin Smith → Archie T. Smith → Noma Vade Smith → Doug O’Neal → Jeremiah O’Neal.

The related people now being reviewed include William Smith as father, Lucy Ann Kreidler as mother, and Albert Franklin Smith as child. These names are important search anchors, but they should not be treated as fully proven until supported by records such as census entries, land records, probate files, cemetery records, obituaries, marriage records, and DNA match clustering. Because Smith is a common surname, the research must move carefully and avoid merging different families with similar names.

The GitHub Pages research file for this branch is here: https://luedtkerice.j03.page/john-isaac-smith-family-research.html. Add graphic here if available. This TG917384 page is meant to help researchers follow the working evidence, compare the Smith, Kreidler, and O’Neal relationship path, and identify the next records needed to confirm or correct the branch.