Family Biographies

Erastus Julius Smith, Josefina Bernhardina Beckman, and their families

by William Mortensen Vaughan

As of: October 22, 2026

Biographies

This directory will grow to include biographies of Erastus Julius Smith and Josefina Bernhardina Beckman, their descendants, and their ancestors. The first biography is available below.

Erastus Julius Smith — Biography and Genealogical ResearchHis life and family; the question of Rasmus Julius Sørensen’s identity; contemporary records, research notes, and the six DNA matches associated with Jørgen Christian Pedersen and Christine Jensdatter.

Additional biographies will be listed here as they are prepared.