Cansada Smith (1828 - aft. 1900)

Born Jan 1828 in South Carolina, USA

Wife of Elam Ware — married 3 Oct 1861 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died after 1900 after age 72 in Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

BIRTH / DEATH

Cansada Smith, daughter of George W Smith and Elizabeth

Birth estimated: Jan-1828, in SC, based on the following:

1) born 1828 SC, per census in 1850, age 22

2) born 1830 NC, per census in 1860, age 30

3) born 1830 SC, per census in 1870, age 40

4) born 1828 SC, per census in 1880, age 52

5) born Jan-1828 MS, per census in 1900, age 72

Death after 1900

Last known location: Lafayette Co. Mississippi (1900 census)

Place of Death: assume Mississippi, based on her children's location in 1910

Parents are assumed, based on the following:

1) the widowed Cansada is living in household of father George Smith in 1860

2) Cansada's son Henry Collins is living with Cansada's brother Elton Smith in 1880

MARRIAGE

1st Marriage:

Husband: James Collins

Wife: Cansada Smith

Married: about 1849, per birth of child Virginia (b.1850)

Children from Cansada's 1st marriage are: Virginia, Amy, Henry

2nd Marriage:

ancestry.com, Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935

Name: Elam Ware

Spouse: Canzider Collins

Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1861

Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Husband Elam Ware is son of George Ware and Ruth.

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1850 Census: Pontotoc, Mississippi, family#1737

James Collins ........ 33 ... SC ... farmer

Cansada Collins .... 22 ... SC

Virginia Collins .... 4m ... MS

1850 census notes:

Living close to family#1731: Cansada’s parents: George W Smith and Elizabeth

1856-1860: death of 1st husband James Collins

1860 Census: Pontotoc, Mississippi, family#120

Geo W Smith ........... 62 ... NC ... farmer, real estate $300, personal $300

Canzada Collins ...... 30 ... NC ... [daughter, widowed] <-------

Virginia Collins .......... 8 ... MS ... attends school

Cony A Collins ........... 6 ... MS

Henry Collins ............ 4 ... MS

Saml Stephenson ... 23 ... GA ... laborer

1861: marriage of Cansada Smith-Collins to 2nd husband Elam Ware

1870 Census: Verona, District 4, Lee, Mississippi, family#250

Eline Wear .......... 55 ... AL … farm laborer … personal estate $290

Cauzada Wear ... 40 ... SC … cannot write

Calidonia Wear ... 7 ... MS … attends school

Walter Wear ........ 4 ... MS

Edge L Wear ........ 3 ... MS

Eudra Wear ......... 1 ... MS

1870 Census Notes:

Living next to family#251: (Cansada’s children) Virginia A Collins, Ann, Henry

Living next to family#249: (sister of Elam’s 1st wife) Elizabeth Abernathy-Potts

1880 Census: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, family#3

Ebrum Ware .......... 63 ... TN,SC,SC ... farm laborer

Cawseddie Ware ... 52 ... SC,SC,SC

Caledonia Ware ..... 17 ... MS,TN,SC ... attends school

Walter Ware ........... 15 ... MS,TN,SC ... attends school

Edgelee Ware ........ 13 ... MS,TN,SC ... attends school

Eudora Ware .......... 11 ... MS,TN,SC ... attends school

Laddie Ware ............ 9 ... MS,TN,SC ... attends school

1880 Census Notes:

Living next to family#2: Cansada's son & brother: Henry Collins 22, Elton Smith

Living next to family#4: Elam's son: Cheatham [Thomas] Ware 28, Virginia 29

Living next to family#5: Elam's daughter: Mollie Leach age 34, widowed

1880-1900: death of husband, Elam Ware

1900 Census: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, family#359

Henry Collins ....... 43 ... MS,MS,MS ... Oct-1856, widowed, farmer

Kate Collins .......... 15 ... MS,MS,MS ... Oct-1884

Guy Collins ........... 17 ... MS,MS,MS ... Sep-1882

Kansada Collins ... 72 ... MS,MS,MS ... Jan-1828, mother, widowed, 8 children, 7 living

1910: cannot locate Cansada Smith-Collins-Ware

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