1. Alice J. Smith

Daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the friday 31 march 1854 in Pennsylvania. Alice J. is deceased in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania the saturday 19 july 1902 aged of 48 years old. She was buried in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania the tuesday 22 july 1902.

a. Alice J. is married aged of 21 years old the tuesday 30 november 1875 in Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania with Edward Backus Pickering aged of 21 years old, son of George W. Pickering and Lura Amanda Backus. He was born the thursday 30 november 1854 in Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Edward Backus is deceased in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania the thursday 20 february 1896 aged of 41 years old. He was buried in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania the saturday 22 february 1896.

Four children were born from this union (one boy and three girls).

• a.i. Lura E. Pickering. She was born the thursday 30 november 1876 in Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Lura E. is deceased in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania the tuesday 17 april 1900 aged of 23 years old. She was buried in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania the friday 20 april 1900.
• a.ii. Cora Smith Pickering. She was born the tuesday 6 september 1881 in Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Cora Smith is deceased in Los Angeles County, California the wednesday 24 october 1945 aged of 64 years old. She was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California the saturday 27 october 1945.

  a.ii.a. Cora Smith is married with Clarence Arthur Beemer, son of unknown father and mother. He was born the wednesday 9 march 1881 in Russell County, Kansas. Clarence Arthur is deceased in Los Angeles County, California the tuesday 5 june 1962 aged of 81 years old.

  No children were born from this union.

• a.iii. Helen Backus Pickering. She was born the monday 31 august 1891 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. Helen Backus is deceased in Westfield, Union, New Jersey the thursday 5 december 1912 aged of 21 years old. She was buried in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania the 8 december 1912.
• a.iv. George E. Pickering. He was born the monday 19 august 1895 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. George E. is deceased in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania the thursday 13 february 1896 aged of 0 year old. He was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania the saturday 15 february 1896.