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Family: Elihu Dwight Smith / Mary Strong (F7486)

m. 30 Jun 1835


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  • Father | Male
    Elihu Dwight Smith

    Born  14 Feb 1796  Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Oct 1868  Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  30 Jun 1835  Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Charles Smith | F6979 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Strong | F6979 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary Strong

    Born  22 Jun 1804  Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aft 1870   
    Buried     
    Father  Demas Strong | F6978 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Swift | F6978 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    William Hurd Smith

    Born  28 Jun 1836  Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jan 1864   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Adeline Norton Smith

    Born  10 Oct 1838  Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Salmon "Rip" Ford | F7488 
    Married  31 Mar 1860  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Mary Louise Smith

    Born  28 Mar 1843  Matamoros, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  T.B. Von Michalowski | F7491 
    Married  26 Jun 1866   

  • Notes  Married:
    • This is the family at the time of the 1850 census:

      1850 Federal Census
      Texas, Counties of Cameron, Starr, Webb, Rio Grande Valley
      16 Nov 1850
      #910-1031
      Elihu D. SMITH 54 M Merchant $10,000 Conn
      Mary SMITH 40 F Conn
      Wm. H. SMITH 14 M Conn
      Adelina SMITH 12 F Conn
      Louisa SMITH 7 F Tex
      Francis TAGLER 24 M Clerk Mexico

      In 1860, Elihu was away from home, apparently tending to business in Edinburg, while his family remained in Brownsville:

      1860 Federal Census
      Texas, Hidalgo, Edinburg
      #1846-1338
      E.D. SMITH 64 M Merchant $2000 $2000 Conn
      F. TAGLER 30 M Clerk Mexico
      Peter NICKELS 40 M Dr. Col. Ins. ??? 2200 1000 S.C.

      1860 Federal Census
      Texas, Cameron, Brownsville Ward 3
      #569-488
      W.H. SMITH 24 M Clerk Conn
      A.N. SMITH 21 F Conn
      M.L. SMITH 16 F Mexico
      J.? SMITH 14 F Mexico
      Mary SMITH 53 F Conn

      At the time of the 1870 census, Mary and her daughters were still in Brownsville, living next door to each other. Adeline had married "Rip" Ford and was living with him and their three children. Next door to them, the widowed Mary was living with her younger daughter, Louisa, and granddaughter.

      1870 Federal Census
      Texas, Cameron, Brownsville
      410-410
      SMITH, Mary 66 F W Keeping House Conn
      MICHAELKOWSKY, Louise 27 F W At house Mexico
      MICHAELKOWSKY, Clara 2 F W At house Texas
      JONES, Lane 28 F B Domestic Servant Dou. Canada

      I was not able to locate the family at the time of the 1880 Federal census.