Delila (Shoemaker) Smyth (1835 - 1917)

Born 15 Mar 1835 in Owsley County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Tobias Edward Smyth — married 1851 in Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1917 at age 82 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Childhood

• Delila was born about 1835 in Kentucky. She was the daughter of James Shoemaker and Pheraby Spencer.
• The 1850 census lists the family in Owsley, Kentucky with 8 children.^[1]

Adult Life

• Tobias Smyth married Delilah Shoemaker about 1851 in Kentucky.
• The 1860 census lists the family in Estill, KY with 3 children: Ancil, Mary E, and Jas.^[2]
• The 1870 census shows the family in Miller's Creek, Estill, KY with 6 children: Andrew B, Mary E, Jonas, Louisa, Furinda, and Sarah M.^[3]
• The 1880 census has the family still in Miller's Creek, with 7 children in residence: Andrew B, Mary E, Louisa, Farinda J, Sarah M, Tobias E, and Laura A.^[4]
• The 1900 census lists Tobias and Delila in Miller's Creek, with son Andrew in the home.^[5]
• The 1910 census shows Tobias and Delila in Miller's Creek with son Andrew and granddaughter Maggie living with them.^[6]

Death

• Delila passed away in Wolfe, Kentucky on October 23rd, 1917.^[7][8]
• Burial: Miller Cemetery, Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65K-SLP : 22 December 2020), Delia Shoemaker in household of James Shoemaker, Owsley, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBF-1M6 : 18 February 2021), Tobias Smith, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7B-TYK : 29 May 2021), Tobias E Smith, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCX-ZJF : 6 January 2022), Tobias E. Smith, Millers Creek, Estill, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94M-YSN : accessed 11 January 2022), Tobias Smith, Magisterial District 2, Millers Creek Pecinct 2, Estill, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 19B, family 356, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,518.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2XS-KC9 : accessed 11 January 2022), Tobias E Smyth, Precinct 1, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 192, sheet 19A, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 504; FHL microfilm 1,374,517.
7. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-RSTW : 11 February 2018), Delila Smyth, 23 Oct 1917; citing Death, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
8. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSW1-4TL : 2 March 2021), Delila Smyth, 1917; citing Death, Lee City, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,942,772.
9. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107514938/delilah-smyth