Family: Elihu Dwight Smith / Mary Strong (F7486)

• Male Elihu Dwight Smith

  
  

  Birth	14 Feb 1796	Connecticut
  Death	16 Oct 1868	Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
  Burial
  Marriage	30 Jun 1835	Connecticut
  Father	Charles Smith | F6979 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Strong | F6979 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Mary Strong

  
  

  Birth	22 Jun 1804	Connecticut
  Death	Aft 1870
  Burial
  Father	Demas Strong | F6978 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Swift | F6978 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male William Hurd Smith

  
  

  Birth	28 Jun 1836	Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
  Death	11 Jan 1864
  Burial

  
  

  Female Adeline Norton Smith

  
  

  Birth	10 Oct 1838	Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Spouse	John Salmon "Rip" Ford | F7488
  Marriage	31 Mar 1860	Texas

  
  

  Female Mary Louise Smith

  
  

  Birth	28 Mar 1843	Matamoros, Mexico
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Spouse	T.B. Von Michalowski | F7491
  Marriage	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.