Franklin P Smith (1853 - 1932)

Born 13 Apr 1853 in Mississippi, United States

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Died 4 Apr 1932 at age 78 in Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Franklin P. Smith was born April 13, 1853 to Elias Smith and Nancy Honea in Mississippi.

Residence in 1860:

Copiah, Mississippi, United States

Household Members:

Elias Smith M 36 Mississippi

Nancy Smith F 36 Mississippi

George Smith M 13 Mississippi

Minerva Smith F 11 Mississippi

Harbin Smith M 9 Mississippi

Franklin Smith M 7 Mississippi

Athol Smith M 5 Mississippi

Polly Smith F 3 Mississippi

Stephen Smith M 1 Mississippi^[1]

His family moved west to Louisiana around 1865. In 1870 they were living in Anacoco Ward, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Household Members:

Elijah Smith M 46 Mississippi

Nancy Smith F 45 Misissippi

Minerva Smith F 21 Mississippi

Harvey Smith M 19 Mississippi

Franklin Smith M 17 Mississippi

Elizabeth Smith F 13 Mississippi

Peter Smith M 7 Mississippi

Roan Smith M 4 Louisiana^[2]

Franklin married Clara Cooper in 1878. They would have six children, with five living by 1900.^[3]

Children:

1. Josephine Smith (c.1879)^[4]
2. Renie Smith (c.1880)
3. Stephen Smith (c.1882)
4. Nancy Smith (c.1884)
5. Isaac Smith (c.1886)

In 1880 they resided in Upper Sabine, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, with their first child, Josephine. ^[4]

In 1900 they remained in Upper Sabine, Calcasieu, Louisiana. His widowed father, his widowed mother-in-law, a brother-in-law, and a boarder lived with him, his wife, and their children.

Number of Living Children: 5/6

Years Married: 22

Birth Date: Apr 1853

Birthplace: Mississippi

Marriage Year (Estimated): 1878

Father's Birthplace: Mississippi

Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace:

Franklin Smith Head M 47 Mississippi

Mrs. Clary Smith Wife F 53 Alabama

Renie Smith Daughter F 20 Louisiana

Stephen J Smith Son M 18 Louisiana

Nancy E Smith Daughter F 16 Louisiana

Isaac R Smith Son M 14 Louisiana

Elias Smith Father M 76 Mississippi

Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper Mother-in-law F 75 North Carolina

Joseph Cooper Brother-in-law M 55 Alabama

Isaac Stamp Boarder M 23 Louisiana^[3]

In 1920 he and Clara resided in Police Jury Ward 2, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. ^[5]

Franklin Smith died on April 4, 1932, and is buried at Cooper Cemetery, DeRidder, in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GC-3DY : 14 December 2017), Franklin Smith in entry for Elias Smith, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87J-VT5 : 12 April 2016), Franklin Smith in household of Elijah Smith, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 30, family 216, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,027.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPT-X63 : accessed 10 April 2018), Franklin Smith, Ward 6 Upper Sabine, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 5A, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,561.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6V-25Z : 7 September 2017), Franklin Smith, Upper Sabine, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 11, sheet 543B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0450; FHL microfilm 1,254,450.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVQC-H44 : accessed 11 April 2018), Franklin P Smith, Police Jury Ward 2, Beauregard, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 2A, line 7, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 605; FHL microfilm 1,820,605.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 April 2018), memorial page for Franklin P Smith (13 Apr 1853–4 Apr 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #6856408, citing Cooper Cemetery, DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Lee Manning (contributor 46902469).

See Also:

• Ancestry Family Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8570615&pid=-379200398 Note: ($)

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of The Ties That Bind.ged on 12 July 2010.