Sophia Calvin Smither

1867 - 1959  (92 years)

• Name	Sophia Calvin Smither  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	16 Jan 1867	Mariposa County, California, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	(Mormon Bar)
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870	Mariposa County, California, USA   [9]
  	Age 3, Daughter of Sarah and Charles Smither
  Census	1880	Mariposa County, California, USA   [8]
  	Marital status: Single
  Census	1900	Mariposa County, California, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1910	Mariposa County, California, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1920	Oakvale, Mariposa, California, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1930	Mariposa County, California, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1940	Mariposa County, California, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  FSID	K2VC-QW7
  Death	25 Feb 1959	Merced, Merced, California, USA   [2, 7]
  Burial	Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA   [2]
  	Sophia Smither and James Westfall, buried together
  		Burial-WESTFALL Sophia and James Sophia Smither and James Westfall, buried together - Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa CA + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45000718/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45001167/ sophia
  Person ID	I25721	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Lott Smither,   b. 13 Apr 1832, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA d. 28 Aug 1874, Mariposa County, California, USA (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Frances Elam,   b. 1 Aug 1844, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Feb 1925, Mariposa County, California, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Jan 1863	Mariposa County, California, USA
  Family ID	F5338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James David Westfall,   b. 2 Feb 1865, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA d. 15 Oct 1952, Merced, Merced, California, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1887	Mariposa County, California, USA   [2, 3, 10, 11]
  Children	1. Pansy Annabelle Westfall,   b. 14 Sep 1893, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 8 Jul 1986, Fresno County, California, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Vera Pearl Westfall,   b. 3 Feb 1898, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 7 Jun 1977, Merced County, California, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Henry David Westfall,   b. 16 Jun 1900, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 16 Apr 1982, Merced County, California, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Calvin Westfall,   b. 25 Jul 1887, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 1 Nov 1971, Merced County, California, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James Wesley Westfall,   b. 4 Nov 1889, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 4 Mar 1890 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jan 1867 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Age 3, Daughter of Sarah and Charles Smither - 1870 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Marital status: Single - 1880 - Mariposa County, California, USA Marriage - 23 Jan 1887 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1900 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1920 - Oakvale, Mariposa, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1930 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Mariposa County, California, USA Death - 25 Feb 1959 - Merced, Merced, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~j Campbell-F Campbell Female Ancestor

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-WESTFALL Sophia and James Sophia Smither and James Westfall, buried together - Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa CA + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45000718/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45001167/ sophia

  
  

• Sources

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