Mary Elizabeth (Butler) Smith (1849 - 1907)

Born 5 Feb 1849 in Randolph, Indiana

Ancestors

Wife of Franklin Cinclair Smith — married 1869 in Indiana

Died 4 Jun 1907 at age 58 in Cass, Iowa

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Biography

Mary was born in 1849. She is the daughter of Edward Butler and Mary Johnson. She passed away in 1907.

Timeline

1850 - U.S. Federal Census - In 1850, Edward Butler (listed as Bulter in the Ancestry census) and his wife Mary F, were living with children John W., Robert B., Ann M., Edward B., Albert T. and Mary E. in West River, Randolph County, Indiana.^[1]

1860 - U.S. Federal Census - In 1860, Edward Butler and his family are living in River Forest, Randolph County, Indiana. The family consists of his wife May [sic] F., John W., 21, Robb B., 20, Edward B., 16; Alfred B.; 13, Mary E., 12; and Marion A., one month.^[2]

1900 - U.S. Federal Census - In the 1900 census, Frank C. Smith, 53, is farming on a mortgaged farm in Pymosa Township in Cass County, Iowa. Living with him is his wife, Mary E., 50, and their daughter, Jessie B., 11. Also living with the family is Mary's father, Edward Butler (indexed by Ancestry as Butter), 84.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census,, digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, D.C., <http://www.ancestry.com>, Census Place: West River, Randolph, Indiana; Roll: M432_168; Page: 183; Image:360.
2. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, Randolph County, Indiana, population schedule, River Forest, p. 14, dwelling 100, family 93, Edward Butler; digital images, Ancestry.com: accessed 12 Feb 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 292.
3. ↑ Iowa, Cass, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), Pymosa Township, Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1240422.