Frederick Smith (1813 - 1876)

Born 3 Jan 1813 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Agaline (Sigman) Smith — married 1834 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1876 at age 63 in Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Frederick Smith was born January 3, 1813 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States to parents John Smith and Catherine Mauser .

Frederick Smith executed a Lincoln County marriage bond on the 5th day of [blank] Anno Domini 1834, naming his intended bride as Agaline Sigman. John Smith Jr. [Frederick's brother] was bondsman. Ely Sigman [Agaline's brother] witnessed the bond.^[1] Couples typically married on or within a few days of procuring their marriage bond.

• Find A Grave, memorial page for David Smith (21 Jun 1803–18 Nov 1891), Memorial ID 83349402; citing St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

• Family Tree, FamilySearch David Smith 21 June 1803-18 November 1891; compiled by various contributors.

Smith / Sigman Docs

Frederick witnessed several deeds between his Sigman in-laws:

* 5 May 1837, Catawba County deed book 3: 394, Christopher Sigman to son George H. Sigman;

* 6 May 1837, Catawba County deed book 3: 364, Christopher Sigman to son Eli Sigman;

* 13 February 1839, Catawba County deed book 3: 356, John Sigman to William Fulbright;

* 31 January 1846, Catawba County deed book 3: 354, George Henry Sigman to Eli Sigman.

Frederick was also found purchasing a number of items at the vendue of Christopher Sigman's estate conducted March 18, 1841.^[2]

Census Data

* 1840 U.S. Census, Lincoln County, North Carolina, p. 36, Upper Regiment, line 19, Fredrick Smith^[3]

Male 20-29
Male 0-4 [1836-1840; Ephraim]
Female 20-29 [1811-1820]
Female 15-19 [1821-1825; not a Smith child]
Female 5-9 [1831-1835; probably daughter Camilla]]
Female 0-4 [1836-1840; Frances]

* 1850 U.S. Census, Catawba County, North Carolina, p. 281, dwelling/family 255^[4]

Frederick L. Smith age 37. Farmer. RE value: $2,000
Angeline Smith age 39 [circa 1811]
Camilla L. Smith age 13 [1836]
Ephraim Smith age 12
Fracos A. Smith age 10. Male [sic Female; Frances A.]
Manerva Smith age 7. [Sex:] ditto [sic: female]
Harriet C. Smith age 5
Burton W. Smith age 2
B. E. S,mith age three mos. Male
John D. Hoke age 12

* 1860 U.S. Census, Catawba County, North Carolina, p. 132, Long Town post office, dwelling 965, family 944^[5]

Frederick Smith age 48. Farmer. RE val. $7,000. Personal property val. $14,400
Agaline Smith age 49 [circa 1811]
B. E. Smith age 10. Male.
Calvin Sigmon age 23 [c1837; son-in-law]. Farm labor
Anthy M. Sigmon age 17 [married daughter, Anthy Minerva]

* 1860 U.S. Census, Slave Schedule, Catawba County, North Carolina, p. 10, Frederick Smith^[6]

Male age 45
Female age 45
Female age 18
Male age 14
Male age 12
Female age 8
Male age 6
Female age 4

* 1870 U.S. Census, Catawba County, North Carolina, p. 8, Cline’s Township, Catawba Station post office, dwelling 62, family 59^[7]

Fredrick Smith age 57. Farmer. RE val. $5,500. Personal property val. $2,000
Angeline Smith age 59 [circa 1811]. Keeping house
Elmore Smith age 19. At home
Harriet E. Cline age 35. House keeper
Mary Cline age 8
Rhoda Hass age 24. Keeping house
Calvin Reinhardt age 20. Black
Alexander Smith age 55. Black. Day laborer
May Smith age 53. Black. Keeping house
Wilburn Smith age 9. Black
Emeline Smith age 7. Black

* Frederick passed away July 16, 1876 in Catawba County, North Carolina and was interred at St. John's Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery in Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina.^[8]

* Frederick's 1876 estate was administered by his only surviving son, B. Elmore Smith. Heirs were Mrs. C. E. Rowe [Camilla Eleanora], A. M. Sigman [Anthia Minerva], F. A. Simmons [Francis Adorethy], and B. E. Smith [Elmore]^[9]

Children

1. Camilla Eleanora (1834-1925)
2. Ephraim Theodore (ca.1838 - 03/08/1857)
3. Frances Adorethy (28/02/1840 - 25/10/1927)
4. Anthia Manerva (20/05/1843 – 08 Jun 1927)
5. Harriet Caroline (ca.1846 - 29 /07 /1857)
6. Burton Winston (21/01/1848 - 30/7/1857)
7. B. Elmore (27 -4- 1850-17- 6 - 1947)
8. Lorah E. (ca1853-23- 7-1857)
9. Susan Ales Madorah (12 Jun 1855-19 Jul 1857)

• Fact: Also Known As Fredrick L Smith
• Fact: Residence (1850) Catawba county, part of, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Catawba, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: Burial (1876) Grace Church, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," Lincoln County, Frederick Smith and Agaline Sigman, 1834; digital image, FamilySearch; citing North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ “North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979,” Lincoln County, Christopher Sigman (1841); digital images, FamilySearch; FHL microfilm 4763872, images 203-206.
3. ↑ 1840 U.S. Census, Lincoln County, North Carolina, p. 36, Upper Regiment, line 19, Fredrick Smith; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm publication M704, roll 364.
4. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Catawba County, North Carolina, p. 281, dwelling/family 255, Fredrick L. Smith; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 636.
5. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Catawba County, North Carolina, p. 132, Long Town post office, dwelling 965, family 944, Frederick Smith; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 891.
6. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Slave Schedule, Catawba County, North Carolina, p. 10, Frederick Smith; digital image, Ancestry; citing NARA microfilm publication M653.
7. ↑ 1870 U.S. Census, Catawba County, North Carolina, p. 8, Cline’s Township, Catawba Station post office, dwelling 62, family 59, Fredrick Smith; digital image, FamilySearch; citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1128.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial page for Frederick Smith (3 Jan 1813–16 Jul 1876), Memorial ID 71838733; citing St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by civilwarbuff (contributor 47049540).
9. ↑ Frederick Smith estate; Catawba County Record of Accounts and Inventories 1876-1883, microfilm C.021.50001, and Record of Settlements 1868-1885, microfilm C.021.50049, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 March 2023, 04:02), entry for Frederick Smith (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHM9-R6H ); contributed by various users.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9J-H4VG : 9 March 2021), David Smith and Catharine Little, 16 Jun 1825; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B4-5QQ : Sat Sep 16 01:08:48 UTC 2023), Entry for David Smith and Catharin Smith, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD2-FN3 : Sat Sep 16 06:34:38 UTC 2023), Entry for David Smith and Catherine Smith, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW88-QDD : Thu Sep 14 18:02:24 UTC 2023), Entry for David Smith and Catharine Smith, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6F-JLV : Mon Sep 18 01:52:05 UTC 2023), Entry for David Smith and Catharine Smith, 1880.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83349402/david-smith: accessed 24 September 2023), memorial page for David Smith (21 Jun 1803–18 Nov 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83349402, citing St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

Memorial Page Here: [1]

• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F83L-7MS : 14 February 2020), Frederick Smith in entry for Marcus Bolch, 1906.

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F36G-545 : 20 February 2021), Fredrick Smith in entry for Camilla Smith Rowe, 28 May 1925; citing Conover, Catawba, North Carolina, reference 271, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,412.

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3WT-9YF : 20 February 2021), Frederich Smith in entry for Fannie Simnons, 25 Oct 1927; citing Clines, Catawba, North Carolina, reference 293, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,907,336.

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGSG-SMX : 29 September 2022), Feddie A Smith in entry for B Elmore Smith, 1947.

• Mark Smith, "Who Are All of Those Smith Children?," manuscript, 24 April 1996; citing Frances A. (Smith) Simmons's family Bible, Rev. P. C. Henkel Journal, Rev. J. M. Smith Journal, and tombstones at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

• Catawba County an architectural history (Catawba County Historical Association, 1991), p. 164, photograph and description of the Frederick and Agaline (Sigman) Smith house.

• Catawba Heritage, article numbers 766 and 759, Jean P. Parker; 760, Mrs. Sarah Smith Moehlmann; 763, Gwen Bost Sherrill; 764, Sally Smith Poovey.

• Family tree, FamilySearch, Frederick Smith.

Acknowledgments

• Sandy Minder created WikiTree profile Smith-43328 through the import of Delong gedcom.ged on Apr 27, 2013.

• Kathy Gunter Sullivan.

• Becky Elizabeth.