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William Hurd Smith

Male 1836 - 1864  (27 years)


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  • Name William Hurd Smith  [1
    Born 28 Jun 1836  Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Jan 1864  [1
    Person ID I21069  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Elihu Dwight Smith,   b. 14 Feb 1796, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1868, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Strong,   b. 22 Jun 1804, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1870  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1835  Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Family ID F7486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), p 184 (Reliability: 3).