I'm interested in making contact with descendants of Esther (Smith) Habletzell (Her last name may be misspelled). About all I know about her family is contained in this paragraph from a Smith cousin's family history (Jacob Smith is my great-grandfather):

"Jacob Smith was born near Fairmount, Marion County, West Virginia May 25, 1842. He had a brother David L. Smith, Jr. and two sisters, Eveline E. Smith Watson and Esther Smith Habletzell. Jacob Smith enlisted in the Union Army at the beginning of the Civil War on the fourth day of July 1861 in Company K, 6th Regiment of West Virginia Cavalry and reenlisted on March 9th 1864. He was honorably discharged on May 22, 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After his discharge from the Army, he came to Illinois where he met and married Lucinda Ellen Pricer. He then engaged in farming. He died March 4th, 1915. He was the son of Catherine _____ Smith and David L. Smith Sr. Catherine Smith died in 1883."

I've recently found some information on (I believe) Eveline Smith Watson that gives 1825 as her birth date. Any information on Esther (Smith) Habletzell/Hoblitzell would be greatly appreciated. Dave Smith (dave.smith8633@sbcglobal.net)