Frances R (Hayes) Smith (1867 - 1950)

Born 2 Sep 1867 in Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Eaton Smith — married 1 Sep 1897 (to 1919) in Sandusky, Ohio, United States

Died 19 Mar 1950 at age 82 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

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Biography

Frances R "Fanny", born 2 Sep 1867, was the only daughter and sixth child of President Rutherford B. and Lucy (Webb) Hayes. Her early years were spent at Columbus, Ohio while her father was serving as governor of Ohio. She attended school in Fremont, Ohio when her family was living at Spiegel Grove, the family home. After her father's presidency, Fanny attended two other boarding schools: Miss Augusta Mittleberger’s boarding school in Cleveland, Ohio and then Miss Sarah Porter’s school at Farmington, Connecticut. According to the records at the Rutherford B. Hayes library, Fanny became her father's constant companion after her mother died in 1889 and shared many of his interests. She married Ensign Harry Eaton Smith, a United States Naval Officer, 1 Sep 1897 at at Spiegel Grove, Sandusky, Ohio. Fanny and Harry had but one child: Dalton Hayes Smith, who was born at Spiegel Grove on June 22, 1898. Fanny lived in Annapolis or in the Washington, D. C. area until after World War I when she was granted a divorce from her husband in 1919. After her divorce, she lived in New York City, she traveled throughout Europe, and spent time in South Africa with her son. Fanny died on March 19, 1950 in Lewiston, Maine and is buried in the family plot at Oakwood Cemetery in Fremont, Ohio.

Sources

• https://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/fanny-hayes/
• 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Columbus Ward 3, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: M593_1201; Page: 152B; Family History Library Film: 552700
• 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 123; Page: 201A; Enumeration District: 053
• Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages, Film Number: 000506621
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 007, Spouse: Harry Eaton Smith
• 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01469; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 1-32
• Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Indexers and Volunteers. “Ohio Obituary Index.” Database. Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/ : 2009.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 August 2019), memorial page for Frances “Fanny” Hayes Smith (2 Sep 1867–19 Mar 1950), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27810172, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27810172

Notes

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Source S33, Author: Gary Boyd Roberts, Title: Ancestors of American Presidents, Publication: Name: Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Date: 2009;; Repository: #R1

Repository R1 Name: Fitzpatrick Home Library