Fannie Douglass (Smith) Tobey (1864 - 1947)

Born 3 Aug 1864 in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Lawrence Tobey — married 19 Dec 1894 in Butler County, Ohio, United States

Died 4 Nov 1947 at age 83 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Fannie Douglass Smith was born on August 3, 1864 in Middletown, Ohio.^[1] She was the daughter of George Cooper Smith and Emma Leadman.^[2][3] Fannie married Walter Lawrence Tobey on December 19, 1894 in Butler County.^[4] The young couple was married by Fannie's great-uncle, J. T. Bail.^[4] Fannie and Walter did not have any children.^[5][6] She didn't state that she was a writer for a newspaper syndicate until the 1930 census^[7], but she wrote and sang prior to that time.^[1] Fannie's mother Emma Leadman Smith lived with the couple after Fannie's father, George, died.^[5][6]

According to the memorial on FindAGrave, Fannie served as the regent from 1926-1928 of the Daughters of the American Revolution.^[1]

She died on November 4, 1947 in Longview Hospital of cancer which had metastasized.^[8] Fannie is buried in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford (Butler County), Ohio^[1]

Census Notes

1870 Census: Hamilton, Ward 3, Butler County, Ohio ^[2]

George C Smith Male 41 Ireland Jour Machinist, $450

Emma Smith Female 33 Ohio Keeping house

Victoria Smith Female 6 Ohio At home

Fanny Smith Female 5 Ohio At home

George Smith Male 2 Ohio At home

Lizzie Ledman Female 16 Ohio Lives with sister

1880 Census: Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio ^[3] Family is not indexed

George Smith Head 50 England Piano tuner

Emma Smith Wife 48 Ohio Keeping house

Victoria Smith Daughter 17 Ohio At school

Fannie Smith Daughter 15 Ohio At school

George Smith Son 12 Ohio At school

1900 Census: Fairfield Township, Hamilton City, Ward 1, Butler County, Ohio^[5]

Walter L Toby Head Male 30 Ohio Nov. 1870, Married 5 years, News publisher Parents born in Ohio

Fannie P Toby Wife Female 36 Ohio Aug 1864, Married 5 years, 0 children born Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ohio

Erma Smith Mother-in-law Female 65 Ohio May 1835, Widowed, 3 children born, 3 living Father born in Virginia, Mother born in Ohio

Suma Swisshelm Servant Female 23 Ohio March 1877, Single

1910 Census: Hamilton, Ward 1, Butler County, Ohio ^[6]

Walter L Tobey Head Male 42 Ohio Married 15 years, Owner, Journalistic newspaper

Fannie D Tobey Wife Female 44 Ohio Married 15 years

Emma Jos Smith Mother-in-law Female 74 Ohio Widowed, 3 children born, 2 living

Essa Underwood Servant Female 27 Ohio Single

1920 Census: Hamilton, Ward 1, Butler County, Ohio^[9]

Walter L Tobey Head Male 48 Ohio Publisher, Newspaper

Fanny D Tobey Wife Female 49 Ohio

1930 Census: Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio ^[7]

Walter L Tobey Head Male 59 Ohio First married at 24, Writer Newspaper syndicate

Fannie Tobey Wife Female 60 Ohio First married at 25, Writer Newspaper syndicate Parents born in Ireland

Emma Pugh Servant Female 77 Ohio

1940 Census: Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio ^[10]

Agnes Youttsie Head Female 50 Kentucky

Geneva Gordon Lodger Female 23 Kentucky

Lucille Gordon Lodger Female 20 Kentucky

Fannie Tobey Lodger Female 74 Ohio Widowed, Finished H4, gave information Last residence was same place.

Dixie Royal Lodger Female 28 Texas

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 September 2021), memorial page for Fannie Douglass Smith Tobey (3 Aug 1864–4 Nov 1947), Find A Grave: Memorial #115574078, citing Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, USA.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch 1870 Census, Fanny Smith in entry for George C Smith, Hamilton, Ward 3, Butler, Ohio, 1870.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch 1880 Census, George Smith, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 35, sheet 395A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,997.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images,FamilySearch Ohio Marriage, Walter Lawrence Tobey and Fannie Douglass Smith, 19 Dec 1894, Butler County, Ohio Married by J.T. Bail, Fannie's great uncle.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, Fannie P Toby in household of Walter L Toby, Fairfield Township, Hamilton City Ward 1, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 13B, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,243.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census, Fannie D Tobey in household of Walter L Tobey, Hamilton Ward 1, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 14A, family 330, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1155; FHL microfilm 1,375,168.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Fannie Tobey in household of Walter L Tobey, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 22A, line 50, family 615, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1753; FHL microfilm 2,341,487.
8. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Death, Fannie S Tobey, 04 Nov 1947; citing , reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2,246,314.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, Fanny D Tobey in entry for Walter L Tobey, Hamilton Ward 1, ED 6, Butler, Ohio, 1920.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch 1940 Census, Fannie Tobey in household of Agnes Youttsie, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-23, sheet 21A, line 19, family 438, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3033.