1796 - 1868 (72 years)
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Name |
Elihu Dwight Smith [1] |
Birth |
14 Feb 1796 |
Connecticut [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
16 Oct 1868 |
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas [2] |
Notes |
- "A merchant in Matamoros, Mexico (1840-1844), engaged in cotton ginning at Reynosa Viejo (1844-1850), and a merchant again at Edinburgh, Hidalgo County, Texas (1850-1854) and at Brownsville (1854-1868), where he died." (Dwight, pp 183-184).
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Person ID |
I21066 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
17 Aug 2014 |
Family |
Mary Strong, b. 22 Jun 1804, Connecticut d. Aft 1870 (Age 66 years) |
Marriage |
30 Jun 1835 |
Connecticut |
- 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.
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Children |
| 1. William Hurd Smith, b. 28 Jun 1836, Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut d. 11 Jan 1864 (Age 27 years) |
| 2. Adeline Norton Smith, b. 10 Oct 1838, Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Mary Louise Smith, b. 28 Mar 1843, Matamoros, Mexico d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F7486 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
7 Jan 2007 |
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Sources |
- [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), pp 183, 185 (Reliability: 3).
- [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).
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