Dorothy (Stewart) Smith (1842 - 1921)

Born 1 May 1842 in Monongalia, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Apr 1921 at age 78 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Biography

Daughter of Evan Stewart and Joanna Dusenberry.

In 1850 she was living with Benjamin B. Thorn, whose wife Eliza (Stewart) was Dorothy's aunt.

1850 Census: Benj B Thorn age 30 b VA; Eliza Thorn age 27 b VA; Rosilla Thorn age 2 b VA; Elisabeth Thorn age 0, Polly D Stewart age 8 b VA. ^[1]

Wife of Robert W. Smith, married 1871.

Mother of Huston Amedee Smith b 1874, Sarah Frances "Fanny" Smith Hartman b 1876, Jacob Evans "Jake" Smith b 1879, Jefferson Larry Smith b 1882 and Lydie E Smith b 1885.

This family resided in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

1880 Census, German Twp., Fayette Co., Pa. Robert Smith age 40 laborer b. PA Polly D. Smith age 38 b. VA keeping house Mary H. Smith age 16 b. PA servant Mattie L. Smith age 8 b. PA Amidy H. Smith age 6 son b. PA Hannah S. F. Smith age 3 b. PA Jacob E. Smith age 4 months b PA Census Place German, Fayette, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 11255129 NA Film Number T9-1129 Page Number 231B

1900 Census, Nicholson Twp., Fayette Co,. Pa. Series T623, Roll 1411, page 86, SD 17, ED 42, Sheet 7b, line 95, dwelling 147, family 147. 29 June 1900 Smith, Robert Head W M Mar 1839 61 married 29 yrs b PA, father b. PA, mother b. PA day labor Smith, Dortha P. Wife W F May 1842 58 married 29 yrs b. WV, father b. WV mother b. PA Smith, Eliza E. Daughter W F Feb 1885 15 single b PA father b. PA, mother b. WV Smith, Edgar O. Grandson W M June 1895 4 single b PA, as were parents ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-P5W : 12 April 2016), Polly D Stewart in household of Benj B Thorn, Monongalia county, Monongalia, Virginia, United States; citing family 93, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3S2-T5L : accessed 8 October 2019), Dortha P Smith in household of Robert Smith, Nicholson Township, Precinct 1, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet 7B, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,411.

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1TC-3DQ : 10 March 2018), Evans Stewart in entry for Dorthy Smith, 20 Apr 1921; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, County Records, 9928, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,952,974.