Eli SMITH

Eli SMITH[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1848 - 1932  (~ 84 years)

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  • Name Eli SMITH 
    Born Abt 1848  Lifton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 1932  Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I17221  Young Kent Ancestors
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2019 

    Father John SMITH,   c. 10 Mar 1811, Lifton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1851/1861  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother Ann PALMER,   b. Abt 1813, Lifton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 19 Sep 1831  Lifton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F5249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann CONGDON FORMERLY ROWE,   b. Abt 1838, Lezant, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harriette SMITH,   b. Abt 1874, Illogan, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary J. A. SMITH,   b. Abt 1877, Illogan, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John Thomas SMITH,   b. 6 Apr 1879, Illogan, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F5251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jessie Ann HARDCASTLE,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Apr 1894  Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ada Charlotte SMITH,   b. 21 Mar 1895, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1976, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Marion Olive SMITH,   b. 1896, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Julia Mable SMITH,   b. 1898,   d. 1984  (Age 86 years)
     4. Arthur William SMITH,   b. 1900,   d. 1974  (Age 74 years)
     5. Pauline Victoria A SMITH,   b. 1901,   d. 1988  (Age 87 years)
     6. Charles Edward Horace "Happy" SMITH,   b. 1904,   d. 1973  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F5252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S52] 1861 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Lezant, Cornwall, England, RG9/1521, ED 8, fol. 100, p. 2, Apr 1861.

      Household Sch. #10,
      William Maddever, head, mar, 26, farmer of 46 acres, born Lezant, Cornwall
      Mary Hicks, sister-in-law, unmar, 22, visitor, born Linkinhorne, Cornwall
      Jane Parsons, servant, unmar, 18, house servant, born Stoke Climsland, Cornwall
      Charles Minford, servant, unmar, 17, carter, born South Petherwin, Cornwall
      Ely Smith, servant, unmar, 13, cattle boy, born Lifton, Devon

    2. [S53] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Register General Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Lezant, Cornwall, England, RG10/2227, ED , fol. , p. 12, Apr 1871.

      Household Sch. #62, Churchdown:
      Eli Smith, head, mar, 23, ag. lab., born Lifton, Devon
      Mary A. Smith, wife, mar, 33, keeps a groces shop, born Lezant, Cornwall
      Elizabeth A Congdon, step-daughter, single, 9, scholar, born Charles, Devon

    3. [S8] 1881 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, (Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah), Illogan, Cornwall, England, RG11/2333, ED 15, fol. 30, p. 4, Apr 1881.

      Household Sch. #21, Church Village No 2:
      Eli Smith, head, mar, 33, gardener born Lifton, Devon
      Mary Ann Smith, wife, mar, 43, born Lezant, Cornwall
      Harriette Smith, daughter, unm, 7, scholar, born Illogan, Cornwall
      Mary J. A. Smith, daughter, unm. 4, scholar, born Illogan, Cornwall
      John T. Smith, son, unm, 1, born Illogan, Cornwall

    4. [S154] 1900 Census - Twelfth Census of the United States, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (U.S.A., Washington (D.C): National Archives Administration), Austin Ward 6, Travis County, Texas, Roll T623/1673, p. 4A, ED 92, Jun 1900.

      Eli Smith, head, mar, bn Mar 1848, 52, married 6 years, born England, parents both born England, emigrated 1882, Florist, can read, write and speak English, rents a home
      Jessie A Smith, wife, mar, bn Jul 1864, 36, born England, children born 4, children living 3, both parents born England, emigrated 1892, can read, write and speak English
      Charlotte A. Smith, daughter, bn Mar. 1895, 5, born Texas, both parents born England
      Julia M. Smith, daughter, bn Jul 1898, 1, born Texas, both parents born England
      Arthur W. Smith, son, bn Jan 1900, 7 months, born Texas, both parents born England

    5. [S153] Death Certificate, U.S.A., Registrar's No 9134, Certificate No 40260, 10 Oct 1932.


      Eli Smith, resided 2408 East Ave, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA, died 4 Sep 1932 of cardiovascular renal disease of several months duration and old age, widowed, spouse Jessie Ann Smith, Eli's date of birth 27 Mar 1848, etired, born Cornwall, England, parents' names not known, informant A W Smith of 2408 East Avenue, burial, cremation or removal at Oakwood, Sep 5, 1932, undertaker C. B. Cook, Austin, Texas, no autopsy performed.
      Texas State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

    6. [S148] Bishop's Transcripts, Church of England, (familysearch.org), Lifton, Devon, England, p 48, Entry No. 144, image 176 of 344., 19 Sep 1831.

      John Smith, bachelor of this parish and Ann Palmer, spinster, of this parish, were married in this Chuch by Banns with the consent of [left blank] this nineteenth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one By me Thomas Waddon Martyn, Curate This marriage was solemnized between us: the mark of John Smith and Ann Palmer [she signed]. In the presence of Thomas Dinner and Jonathan Bullen [both signed]
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