Mary Frances (Anderson) Smith (1846 - 1922)

Born 25 Jul 1846 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Franklin Smith — married about 1869 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Died 11 Jun 1922 at age 75 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary Frances "Fannie" Anderson was born on July 25, 1846 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of James Anderson and Nancy Caroline Calvert Dunn, Anderson. She was sometimes called Fanny.^{[1] [2]}

In the 1850 U. S. Census (December 4, 1850) the family was enumerated in Saluda Regiment, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. Her father was a wheelwright. Her mother was thirty-seven-year-old Nancy Caroline Anderson. Fanny was four years old. She had five siblings. The household included sixteen-year-old Margaret and fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Dunn who were the children of Nancy from her first marriage.^[3]

In about 1853 Frances' half-sister, Margaret, married Benjamin Franklin Smith. They had six children. Margaret died in about 1867. Frances would have been about twenty-two when Margaret died and likely helped to care for the Smith children. She married Benjamin Franklin Smith in about 1868 or 1869. Their first child, Udora, was born in May of 1870.^[4]

In the 1870 U. S. Census the family was listed in White Hall, Abbeville, South Carolina. Benjamin was a forty-two-year-old farmer. Francis (sic) was twenty-five-years-old and was keeping house. The home included their two-month-old daughter who is un-named in this record but in later records was named, Udora. The other children in the family were T. C. (Tabitha) Smith, Lizzie (Elizabeth) Smith, S. A. Smith (Lillian Alice Smith), M. O. (Mattie) Smith, Wm. R. Smith and Maggie B. Smith.^[4]

In the 1880 U. S. Census (8 June 1880) the family remained in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Benjamin was fifty-one and working in carpentry. Frances was keeping house. There were seven children in the household. Mattie age 18, Willie age 17 and Margaret age 14 were the children of Frances' sister and Benjamin. Frances had four children: Udora, Jesse, Annie, and George. Frances' parents James L. age seventy and Nancy C. Anderson age sixty-nine also were in the household.^[5]

They had one more child, a daughter named Tommie, on December 16, 1881in Abbeville.^[6]

Benjamin died on May 21,1888 in Abbeville. His son William R. Smith was the administrator of the estate and an auction to sell Benjamin's real estate consisting of 52 acres in Abbeville was held in November 1889.^[7][8]

In the 1900 U. S. Census (June 20, 1900) Fanny was fifty-four-years-old living in Abbeville Township, Abbeville County, South Carolina in a rented home. There were two children remaining at home. George, age 21, and Tommie, age 18. Both were working in a cotton mill. George was a "spreader" and Tommie was a "weaver".^[9]

In the 1910 U. S. Census (26 April 1910) Fannie M. Smith was sixty-four years old and living with her daughter Susie E. Miller (Susie Eudora) in Abbeville Township. Susie had been married three years to Joseph Morton Miller. Joseph was working in a machinist in a cotton mill.^[10]

In the 1920 U. S. Census (January 8, 1920) Fannie remained with Susie and Joe. Joe was listed as a machinist on the railroad.^[11]

Frances died at 5:00 Sunday morning June 11, 1922 at the home of Susan Eudora in Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. She died of Bright's Disease (disease of the kidney). She was seventy-six years old.^[1][2][12]

Her funeral was held at the United Methodist Church at 3 o'clock on June 12, 1922. She was buried in the Sharon Methodist Church cemetery in Abbeville.

• She was survived by the following children:
  • George Smith of Ware Shoals
  • Mrs. Ollie Towles of Ninety-Six (Annie Lou Smith)
  • Mrs. George Sprott of Newberry (Tommie Smith)
  • Mrs. Joe Miller of Abbeville (Susan Eudora Smith)
• And the following step-children:
  • W. R. Smith of Georgia
  • Mrs. John Wardlaw of Due West. (Margaret Calvert Smith)^[12]

Research Notes

Children

Children of Benjamin Franklin Smith and Mary Frances Anderson Smith, all born in South Carolina. 1900 Census says there were 5 children all Living; 1910 Census says there were total of six children with 4 living in 1910. One child had likely died young. (Cushing-1054 20:01, 26 December 2021 (UTC))

• 1) Susan Eudora Smith b. 16 June 1870 m. Joseph Morton Miller d. 5 Mar 1943^[4][5](Death Certificate on Ancestry)^[10][11][12]
• 2) Annie Lou Smith - b. 4 March 1872 m. John Oliver Towles, d. after 1945^[5](Delayed birth certificate on FamilySearch)^[12]
• 3) Jessie Smith - b. about 1876^[5]
• 4) George Smith - b. about 1879^[5][9][12]
• 5) Tommie Smith (daughter) b. 16 Dec 1881, m. George J. Spotts, d. 21 April 1924 in Newberry, Newberry County (Death Certificate on Ancestry.com)^[9][12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86140055/frances-caroline-smith: accessed 13 December 2021), memorial page for Frances Caroline "Fannie" Anderson Smith (25 Jul 1846–11 Jun 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #86140055, citing Sharon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Record Hunter (contributor 47130288).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9J6-CMC : 9 September 2021), Mary Frances Smith, 11 Jun 1922; citing Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,913,614. State File No. 8071, Death County Abbeville; 11 June 1922, Abbeville, Abbeville, S. C. MARY FRANCES SMITH
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-69T3-BVW?cc=1401638&wc=95RQ-YW5%3A1031338001%2C1031338002%2C1031338003: 9 April 2016), South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville county, part of > image 258 of 287; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Dwelling and Family 2165, Lines 26-35; JAMES ANDERSON FAMILY
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6WS9-8JZ?cc=1438024&wc=KLP6-FM9%3A518655201%2C519483101%2C519505201: 14 June 2019), South Carolina > Abbeville > White Hall > image 20 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Page 388B: Post Office Abbeville Court House; Dwelling and Family 160, Lines 24-32; Benj. F. Smith Family
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBK-DL?cc=1417683&wc=XW7C-L29%3A1589414013%2C1589414117%2C1589397565%2C1589394907 : 24 December 2015), South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville > ED 2 > image 11 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.) Family History Film: 1255217; pg 11, Dwelling & Family 105, Lines 35-45; BENJ F SMITH FAMILY
6. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-696Q-5FL?cc=1417492&wc=M6Y6-XTL%3A31068901: 1 October 2020), 004181152 > image 164 of 1759; Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia. b. 16 Dec 1881. Parents Benjamin Franklin Smith and Fannie Anderson; d. 21 Apr 1924; buried 22 Apr Baxter Memorial Cemetery in Newberry SC; Mrs. Thomas Maybry Spotts
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86140049/benjamin-franklin-smith : accessed 13 December 2021), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin "B F" Smith (27 Sep 1828–27 May 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #86140049, citing Sharon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Record Hunter (contributor 47130288).
8. ↑ "The State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville, In the Probate Court", The Abbeville Press and Banner"; Abbeville, Abbeville, S. C.; Wed. 23 Oct 1889; pg 5, col 7; Newspapers.com; (https://www.newspapers.com/image/171826780/, accessed 23 Oct 1889), W. R. Smith administrator for estate of B. F. Smith, Dec. Sale of Land
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WV7-G17?cc=1325221&wc=9BWQ-FM4%3A1030550901%2C1030806901%2C1030819201 : 5 August 2014), South Carolina > Abbeville > ED 4 Abbeville town Ward 3-4 > image 32 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1241514; Dwelling 285, Family 301, Lines 23-25; FANNY SMITH FAMILY
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9THR-9498?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-CXR%3A133639901%2C133639902%2C133688801%2C1589089242: 24 June 2017), South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville Ward 3 > ED 4 > image 9 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). FHL microfilm 1375459: Dwelling 156, Family 163, Lines 34-36; JOSEPH MORTON MILLER FAMILY (FANNIE ANDERSON SMITH
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Z4-TZW: 3 February 2021), Fannie Smith in entry for Joe M Milles, 1920. Page 7B; Enumeration District 3; 15 Cabell St; Dwelling 139, Family 155, Lines 85-87; JOE M MILLER FAMILY (FANNIE SMITH)
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5} "DEATH OF MRS. FANNY SMITH", The Index-Journal, Greenwood, Greenwood Co. South Carolina, USA; Friday 13 June 1922; article from 'Abbeville Press and Banner; pg 3, col 3; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/69540122/, accessed 13 June 1922); died 11 June 1922, buried at Sharon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Abbeville Co., South Carolina, USA; Age 77, FANNY SMITH