Board: Message Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > California > Counties > Napa URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.napa/636/mb.a shx Subject: GYTE, GOODWIN ,SMITH Napa Valley 1856-1916 Author: yonner57 Date: Thursday, July 29, 2004 Classification: Query Surnames: GYTE,GOODWIN,LAFAYETTE-SMITH
Hi Folks I’m attempting to pull together any additional information I can around my following 3x Great Uncle. Joseph GYTE b 14th Feb 1830 Chelmorton emigrated to the US in 1856 from Chelmorton Derbyshire England ..he was married to Maria GOODWIN also from England. They initially settled in Dane County Wisconsin but soon found the lure of California too much and moved on to Napa Valley CA. From letters and Josephs obituary in the Napa daily Register what I do know is that Joseph and Maria had 3 children :- Esther b1861 Wisconsin, William b1870 California & Emma who married Mr Lafayette Smith. Emma had 2 children Ruby L Smith and Chester L Smith Ruby married a Mr GOODWIN and had a son Earl GOODWIN b Corcoran CA Chester married and had a Daughter Lorraine SMITH b Los Angeles. Joseph died in 1916 , Maria 2 years earlier , they lived at Madrona Terrace Napa at the time of his death and had done for the 40 years previous. Emma Lafayette Smith lived on Calistoga Avenue Napa in 1916 Any further information and anyone with links to this family please let me know….I have done some extensive research on the GYTE family in the UK I will be visiting San Francisco for 4 days in September on my way to visit a friend up in Portland ….any ideas on places to see connected with the family or just good places to visit would be much appreciated. Cheers Alan Waterhouse Heyside Lancashire UK
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