Belle Smith
May
9, 1881 - August 11, 1962
Belle
(nee Benedict) Smith was a daughter of Sanford W. and
Margaret (nee Lawrence) Benedict. Sanford Benedict was the oldest son of Adonijah Benedict, a
pioneer of York Township and Civil War veteran. Margaret Benedict was a daughter of Harvey and Sophronia (nee
Windsor) Lawrence/Bassett; Harvey being a brother to Jesse Lawrence and
Sophronia being a daughter to Anson Windsor and a sister to Lorinda Lawrence
(Horace A. Lawrence’s first wife), Esther Livingston
(Sam Livingston's wife)
and Jane Palmer (Joseph Palmer's wife). Belle
was a sister to William E. and Rollie
Benedict.
She married Guy Smith, who was a son of Clarendon and
Emma Smith, who
were early pioneers of York Township. One
of Guy and Belle Smith’s children, Robert Smith is also buried in York Center
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