Smith, J. Winter (Jesse Winter), 1880-1979

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1880 - 1979

Biographical History

Citation:

Find a Grave, via WWW, January 18, 2014 (born Dec. 5, 1880 in Salt Lake City, Utah; died May 25, 1978 in San Jose, Calif.; married Florence Elizabeth Rock; grandson of Samuel H. Smith; civil engineer) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9419825

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website, via WWW, January 18, 2014 (son of Samuel H.B. Smith; served mission in Frankfurt, Germany; went to Stanford University; studied engineering; served as patriarch for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 22 years; father persecuted for practicing polygamy, family moved a lot for seven years to escape it; settled in Salt Lake City, Utah; donated scholarships and money to Brigham Young University) https://www.lds.org/ensign/1975/08/permanent-missionaries?lang=eng

FamilySearch, via WWW, January 18, 2014 (two children)

RootsWeb's World Connect Project, via WWW, Jan. 18, 2014 (mother Julia Winter; attended Stanford University in 1906 studying engineering; patriarch in San Jose stake) http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ldshistorical&id=14728

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

David W. Smith and Charles Richard Shumway Letters

File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240258]

Identifier: MSS SC 394

Scope and Contents

ALS's written between Charles R. Shumway and David W. Smith, descendants of Asahel Smith, Sr., the grandfather of Joseph Smith, Jr., which relates to Smith family history. Also contains a letter from Shumway to The Ensign concerning David W. Smith and J. Winter Smith and a copy of an Ensign article about the Smiths.

Dates: 1975

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

J. Winter Smith collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 8387

Scope and Contents Collection of photocopies of handwritten transcriptions and original documents from the nineteenth century that pertain to the lives of members of the Joseph Smith family. The materials were collected by Joseph Smith's great nephew, J. Winter Smith. Includes copies of correspondence, diary entries, obituaries, life histories, and genealogical documents associated with the family. These include reflections on past periods of church history, personal problems in the Smith family, persecution...

Dates: approximately 1840-1932