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So shall it be with my father: he shall be
called a prince over his posterity, holding
the keys of the patriarchal priesthood over the kingdom of God on earth, even the Church
of the Latter Day Saints, and he shall sit in the general assembly of patriarchs, even in
council with the Ancient of Days when he shall sit and all the patriarchs with him and shall
enjoy his right and authority under the direction of the Ancient of Days.
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  • Name SMITH, Eldred Gee 
    Birth 9 Jan 1907  Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 3 Feb 1907  Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    WAC 28 Sep 1926  SLAKE Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Death 4 Apr 2013  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 10 Apr 2013  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I7266  Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2021 

    Father SMITH, Hyrum Gibbs ,   b. 8 Jul 1879, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationSouth Jordan, Salt Lake, Utahd. 4 Feb 1932, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother GEE, Martha Electa ,   b. 28 Apr 1883, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationProvo, Utah, Utah, United Statesd. 13 May 1968, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 17 Aug 1904  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 17 Aug 1904, SLAKE. ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 17 Aug 1904, SLAKE. ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 17 Aug 1904, SLAKE. [4]
    Family ID F4018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 NESS, Jeanne Audrey ,   b. 14 Jun 1908, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationSalt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United Statesd. 13 Jun 1977, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [2
    Marriage 17 Aug 1932  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 17 Aug 1932, SLAKE. ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 17 Aug 1932, SLAKE. [4]
    Children 2 sons and 3 daughters 
    Family ID F4027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

    Family 2 HOGAN, Hortense ,   b. 6 May 1919, Thatcher, Franklin, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this locationThatcher, Franklin, Idahod. 17 May 2012, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)  [2
    Marriage 18 May 1978  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 1977 [4]
    Family ID F4028  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

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  • Notes 
    • Eldred G. (Gee) Smith 1907 - living (Alice Turley visited with him on 19 April 2011.) Born 1907 Lehi, Utah Baptized as a child; Aaronic Priesthood as a youth; Melchizedek Priesthood as a young man Served Mission to Switzerland and Germany 1926-1926 Married Jeanne Ness; five children Ordained High Priest 1938 Named Patriarch to the Church 1947 Named General Authority Emeritus 1979 Eldred Gee Smith is the son of Hyrum Gibbs Smith and Martha Electa Gee. He was born January 9, 1907 in Lehi, Utah the third great grandson of Joseph Smith, Senior , the first Patriarch to the Church in this dispensation. He served in the Swiss-German mission from 1926 to 1929, then in various local leadership positions prior to his call as a General Authority. He married Jeanne Ness by whom he fathered five children. Following her death in 1977, he married Hortense Child. He was ordained a High Priest May 23, 1938 by President J. Reuben Clark, Jr . before being set apart as Patriarch to the Church by President George Albert Smith in 1947. Elder Smith was granted Emeritus status October 4, 1979 for reasons of health and age. The position of Patriarch to the Church was retired and no one has since been so named. Elder Smith's most recent major public appearance of which Grampa Bill is aware was on April 6, 2000 when he accompanied President Gordon B. Hinckley to upstate New York for the dedication of the Palmyra New York Temple. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, Elder Eldred G. Smith, patriarch emeritus, is remarkable not just for being only the second former General Authority in history to attain the century mark (Elder Joseph Anderson, an emeritus General Authority, died in 1992 at age 102), but because he is a living, breathing - and healthy - vestige of a chapter in Church history. Elder Smith, who turned 100 on Jan. 9, is the last person to have held the position of Patriarch to the Church, one that originated in 1833 with the calling of Joseph Smith Sr., the father of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Eldred Smith is the eldest son of Hyrum Gibbs Smith, who served as Patriarch to the Church from 1912 until his death in 1932. As such, he is a great-great-grandson of Hyrum Smith. And so it was that in 1947, when he had just recently returned home from Oak Ridge, Tenn., where he had been involved with the atomic energy project during World War II, he was called in to meet with Church President George Albert Smith. The man who had been serving as Patriarch to the Church, Joseph Fielding Smith (not to be confused with the Church president of the early 1970s) had been released due to ill health; Eldred Smith was being called to fill the position. He immediately went to work. Elder Smith also had the responsibility of a General Authority to travel to stake conferences with individual members of the Quorum of the Twelve. At a Jan. 4, 2007 celebration in Salt Lake City, Elder Smith was honored by the Salt Lake Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, of which he is a member and former chapter president. President Thomas S. Monson, first counselor in the First Presidency, also an honorary member of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, was the featured speaker and paid a birthday tribute to Elder Smith. As Patriarch to the Church, Elder Smith was a frequent speaker at Church general conferences. Typical of his sermons is this excerpt from a talk he gave in April 1978: "I have come to believe that the Lord is not so concerned about what we study or what profession we follow as long as it is an honest living. He is concerned about our immortality and eternal life - or exaltation. "Everyone has inherent talents. From a study of your genealogy, find the talents you have inherited by the things you like to do, and do easily, that some of your ancestors have done. Then become an expert or specialist in some phase of that field. The Lord will bless your efforts in your studies and in your daily work." At general conference on Oct. 6, 1979, President N. Eldon Tanner, first counselor in the First Presidency, read a statement announcing a significant change in Church administration: "Because of the large increase in the number of stake patriarchs and the availability of patriarchal service throughout the world, we now designate Elder Eldred G. Smith as a Patriarch Emeritus." At the recent reception held in his honor in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on the evening of his birthday, his key to longevity was displayed: "Keep breathing." As a Hyrum Smith descendant, he has inherited several artifacts he displays at firesides and other occasions. Elder Smith married Jeanne Audrey Ness in 1932 with whom he had five children. Following her death, he married Hortense Child in 1977, who was then serving as a counselor in the Young Women general presidency. On the occasion of his birthday, Elder and Sister Smith were received at the Church Administration Building by President Gordon B. Hinckley and his counselors, President Thomas S. Monson and President James E. Faust. The First Presidency wrote in a letter to him: "We are sincerely grateful for your long life and dedicated service and devotion to the Lord's Church and to His children, who have greatly benefited from your sacred ministry. We acknowledge with deep appreciation your noble heritage and the honor that has been yours to pronounce patriarchal blessings on thousands of members of the Church. Likewise, it has been your privilege to be the instrument through whom the Lord has revealed the sacred lineage of the individuals, entitling them to all the blessings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. "Over the years, you have shared your knowledge, testimony and historical artifacts of the Joseph Smith Sr. family in many settings. These meetings have been faith-promoting to those who have heard you bear witness of the Restoration." On a personal note, Grampa Bill recalls meeting Eldred G. Smith on the occasion of Grampa Bill's parents receiving their patriarchal blessings from the Patriarch to the Church, they living at that time in a mission district and not having access to a Stake Patriarch. Bibliography Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 1 "The Sustaining of Church Officers," Ensign, Nov. 1979, p.18 2005 Church Almanac, p.69 Eldred G. Smith, President of the Hyrum Smith Family Association. GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Eldred G. GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Eldred G. Eldred Gee Smith http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=a73f567c-54b9-4124-b795-5b204bcd8833&tid=32128504&pid=28032

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] compiled by Lynn James Boulter [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Sandy, UT, SKINNER5.GED, 4 Nov 2007 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S283] Laurence Gee, Laurence Gee.

    3. [S149] GEDCOM File : xxx.ged, 16 Mar 2003.
      Records submitted by Sam Isom

    4. [S17] compiled by Lynn James Boulter [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Sandy, UT, SKINNER5.GED.