Edith Maude (Tryon) Smith (abt. 1862 - 1946)

Born about Jan 1862 in Moira, Franklin, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Nov 1946 at about age 84 in Scottsville, Monroe, New York, United States

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Biography

She was the third child, second daughter, of Julius Tryon and Charlotte Cary.

Marriage Information

"William Curtis, son of Curtis Stevens and Euphrasia (Ross) Smith … married December 2, 1882 Edith M., daughter of Julius and Charlotte (Cary) Tryon, a descendant of Governor Tryon [sic]. Children: Ethel Maude, born and died May 21, 1886; Guy Lorenzo born June 26, 1889, graduate of Syracuse University, a civil engineer; Pauline Charlotte, born November 29, 1899."^[1] Children (from censuses 1900 - 1925):

Guy L. Smith b Jun 1889 NY

Pauline Charlotte (Smith) (Pearson) Iten b 28 Nov 1899 Winthrop, NY d 5 Feb 1999

She died in 1946.

Obituary

MRS. EDITH T. SMITH

Funeral rites for Mrs. Edith Tryon Smith, 84, widow of Dr. William C. Smith, who died at her home in Scottsville Monday night, were held at 3 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Winthrop Methodist church. Interment was in Brasher Falls.

A daughter of Julius and Charlotte Cary Tryon, she was born in Moira in 1862 and had resided in the Winthrop area nearly all her life. Following her marriage to Dr. Smith on Dec. 2, 1882, the couple lived in Brasher Falls and in 1894 moved to Wintrhop. Dr. Smith, who died in 1945, was for 62 years a practicing physician in Winthrop and Brasher and served as a county coroner, retiring in 1939.

The couple sold their home in June, 1943, and moved to Scottsville where Dr. Smith died on March 1, 1945. Mrs. Smith had since resided there.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Clarence R. (Pauline) Pearson, Scottsville; a son, Guy L. Smith, Tallahassee, Fla., and two granchildren, William C. Smith, Tallahassee, and Clarence A. Pearson, Scottsville.

Mrs. Smith was a loyal, working member of the Brasher Falls Methodist church and Paurentian Chapter, O.E.S.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical and family history of northern New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth, Vol. III. Northern New York, p. 931 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ The Potsdam herald-recorder, November 15, 1946, Page 3, Image 3 https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org

• 1870 US Federal Census: Census Place: Moira, Franklin, New York; Roll: M593_937; Page: 742A; Image: 727; Family History Library Film: 552436 (Ancestry.com)

• 1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Stockholm, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 1158; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1241158 (Ancestry.com)

• 1905 New York, State Census; Election District: A.D. 02 E.D. 02; City: Stockholm; County: St Lawrence; Page: 16 (Ancestry.com)

• 1910 US Federal Census; Census Place: Stockholm, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T624_1075; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1375088 (Ancestry.com)

• 1915 New York, State Census; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 02; City: Stockholm; County: St Lawrence; Page: 16 (Ancestry.com)

• 1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Stockholm, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T625_1260; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 185 (Ancestry.com)

• 1925 New York, State Census; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 02; City: Stockholm; County: St Lawrence; Page: 9 (Ancestry.com)

• 1930 US Federal Census; Census Place: Stockholm, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 1642; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0089; Image: 1007.0; FHL microfilm: 2341376 (Ancestry.com)

• 1940 US Federal Census; Census Place: Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02771; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45-112 (Ancestry.com)