Matilda H. (White) Smith (abt. 1842 - bef. 1900)

Born about 7 May 1842 in Elbert District,, Georgia, United States

Wife of William M Smith — married 11 Dec 1859 in Elberta, Georgia

Descendants

Died before 23 Jun 1900 before about age 58 in Georgia, United States

Biography

1850 Census Matilda (born 1842) is listed in the home of Mary S White^[1]

Disputed information on parents The Edmund West Collection (Ancestry.com subscription needed) shows Martin V White and Anna Burden as her parents. There is also a M White (born 1845) in the household of M White (born 1803) and A White (born 1814), ten years after Anna Burden^[2] There may be confusion with Matilda White (born 1845), who married Barrett Smith^[3]

1860 Census has William and Matilda living with his mother his brother, Franklin and younger sister, Sarah^[4]

1870 Census lists William's mother, Susan (b. 1804) in the household and the following children^[5]

1. Archer F Smith
2. Louisana E Smith
3. Mary M Smith
4. Thomas A Smith

1880 Census lists the following children

1. Archie born 1861
2. Louisiana born 1864
3. Mary born 1867
4. William born 1878^[6]

The following children are also on the census record when you look at the image, but were not translated onto the digital record

1. Thomas E 1869
2. Sarah LL 1872
3. Emma 1874
4. Susan M 1876

And a Susan Smith born 1804 which must have been William's mother.

Sources

• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4P-Y4M : accessed 8 August 2015), William M. Smith and Matilda H. White, 11 Dec 1859; citing , Elbert, Georgia; FHL microfilm 209,530.

• WikiTree profile Kitchens-96 created through the import of Martin_Cleaned.ged on Apr 3, 2012 by Donna Drury. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Donna and others.

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYH-3R2 : accessed 22 February 2016), Matilda White in household of Mary S White, Meriwether county, Meriwether, Georgia, United States; citing family 1180, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYL-H46 : 9 November 2014), M White in household of M White, Elbert county, Elbert, Georgia, United States; citing family 846, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41980891 Find a Grave Memorial
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZML-Z8H : 30 December 2015), William Smith in entry for Susan Smith, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3M-SNK : accessed 8 August 2015), Wm M Smith in household of Susan Smith, Georgia, United States; citing p. 126, family 866, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,647.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LR-L9M : accessed 8 August 2015), William M Smith, Goshen, Elbert, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 25, sheet 497D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0145; FHL microfilm 1,254,145.