Traver Smith (abt. 1811 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1811 in Scotland

Husband of Margaret (Neilson) Smith — married 6 Jun 1834 in Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died after 1880 after about age 69 in Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Traver Smith was born about 1811 in Scotland.

He was a weaver.^[1] He was a son of Jane.

Marriage

Traver married Margaret Neilson on Jun 1834 in Glascow, Scotland]].^[1]Together they had the following children: Janet Robertson, John Sellars, James Maxwell, Matthew, William, and Margaret.

1841 Census Lanarkshire, Scotland^[2]

• Traver Smith 30
• Margaret Smith 30
  • Janet Robertson Smith 6
  • James Maxwell Smith 3
  • John Smith 1

1850 Census Manlius, Onondaga, New York^[3]

• Traver Smith Male 55 Ireland
• Jane Smith Female 78 Scotland
  • Jenett Smith Female 16 Scotland
  • William Smith Male 20 New York
  • James Smith Male 13 Scotland
  • John Smith Male 11 Scotland
  • Mathew Smith Male 9 Scotland
  • William Smith Male 7 Scotland
  • Margret Smith Female 3 New York

He married Mary A. about 1853 in New York. Together they had one son, Samuel.

1855 Census Whitestown, Oneida, New York^[4]

• Travers Smith Head Male 45
• Mc A Smith Wife Female 43
  • James Smith Child Male 17
  • John Smith Child Male 15
  • Mathew Smith Child Male 13
  • William Smith Child Male 11
  • Margarett Smith Child Female 8
  • Samuel Smith Child Male 0
• Jane Smith Mother Female 88

1860 Census Whitestown, Oneida, New York^[5]

• Favie Smith 45
• Mary A Smith 43
  • Matthew Smith 18
  • Margaret Smith 13
  • Samuel Smith 5
  • Wm Smith

1865 Census Pharsalia, Chenango, New York^[6]

• Traver Smith Male 54
• Mary SmithWifeFemale54
  • Jobin Smith Son Male 23
  • Matthew Smith Son Male 21
  • Margarett Smith Daughter Female 18
  • Samuel Smith Son Male 10
• Jane Smith Mother Female 95

1870 Census Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut^[7]

• Traver Smith Male 56 Scotland
• Mary A SmithFemale55Rhode Island, United States
  • Margaret Smith Female 23 Scotland
  • Matthew Smith Male 27 Scotland
  • William Smith Male 24 Scotland
  • Samuel Smith Male 16 New York, United States
• Loyd Weaver Male 28 England

1880 Census Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut^[8]

• Traver Smith Self Male 72 Scotland
  • William Smith Son Male 35 Scotland
  • Margarett Smith Daughter Female 32 Scotland

Death

Traver Smith died after 1890 probably in New Haven, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Old Parish Marriage Records in Barony, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [online database] National Records of Scotland. Traver Smith, Glascow, Scotland.
2. ↑ 1841 Scotland Census. [online database] Ancestry.com. Traver Smith' Lanarkshire, Scotland.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1850 [online database] FamilySearch. T* Smith, Manlius, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing family.
4. ↑ New York State Census, 1855 [online database] FamilySearch. Travers Smith, 1855; Whitestown, Oneida, New York.
5. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census. [online database] Ancestry.com, Favie Smith, Whitestown, Oneida, New York.
6. ↑ New York State Census, 1865 [online database] FamilySearch. Traver Smith, , Pharsalia, Chenango, New York, United States.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1870 [online database] FamilySearch. Traver Smith, 1870; Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut.
8. ↑ United States Census, 1880 [online database] FamilySearch. Traver Smith, Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.