Charles Smith, d. 1849
Charles Smith (unk.-1849) was the son of Samuel Smith and Caroline A. Merrill. His death from cholera, and the deaths of his adoptive parents William Hand and Eliza Ann Merrill Hand, were mentioned by Wilford Woodruff in his journal on 31 May 1849. He died before 13 May 1849 in Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri.
Charles Smith (LDHQ-2C3), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 18 Jan. 2024). Charles Smith, d. 1849, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/charles-smith-d-1849, accessed 18 Jan. 2024). "Albert Merrill autobiography and family record, 1869-1894 / Autobiography and family record, 1869-1894,” entry for George Merrill, p. 4, images 6/54, MS 14632; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, accessed 22 Jan. 2024). Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 22 Jan. 2024); Caroline A. Smith, 22 Jun. 1846, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, p. 673; citing “Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.” "Albert Merrill autobiography and family record, 1869-1894 / Autobiography and family record, 1869-1894,” entry for Caroline Merrill Smith, p. 20, images 22/54, MS 14632; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, accessed 22 Jan. 2024). "William I. Appleby autobiography and journal, 1848-1856 / Autobiography and journal, 1848-1856,” entry for W. Hands, p. 255, image 262/333, MS 1401; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, accessed 18 Jan. 2024). Note: According to the autobiography of Albert Merrill, Charles Smith was adopted by William Hand and Eliza Ann Merrill Hand.