Benjamin W Smithson (1803 - bef. 1887)

Born 1803 in Virginia, United States

Died before 27 Feb 1887 before age 84 in Missouri, United States

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Biography

Military

Capt. Benjamin Smithson served with the Missouri Volunteers during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: 1847
Unit(s): 3rd Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers
Service Ended: Oct. 24, 1848

Missouri, Mexican-American War (1846–48)

with Capt. Benjamin W. Smithson

"Smithson, Benjamin W. - Captain -1 Sep 1846 - Polk Co MO MO. -3rd MO Mounted K 29 Sep 1846 Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth MO .."

Source: Mo. genweb.org

1850 St. Clair county, St. Clair, Missouri

Benj W Smithson M 47 Virginia, occupation "Carder"

Mary J Smithson F 35 Tennessee

John A Smithson M 16 Tennessee, occupation "Carder"

Harriet A Smithson F 14 Tennessee

Rachel A Smithson F 12 Tennessee

Virginia T Smithson F 10 Tennessee

Line Number: 12 --House Number: 236

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Occupation: Carder, "mechanical process that disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing."

so the next census he was a Machinist.

1860 Washington Township, Cedar, Missouri

Head of the household was

Benj W Smithson, age 57 born in Virginia, his occupation was Machinist

his wife Mary J Smithson, age 50 also born in Virginia

daughter, Vergine T Smithson, age 19 born in Missouri

Page: 1 --Household ID: 5 --Record Number: 18

Citing this Record

Daughter was Virginia not Virgine and she died at age 21 (1863) 118121178 ·

wife, passed away Feb 27 1892 in Missouri.82354129

Children

1. John A Smithson 1834 Tennessee, occupation "Carder"
2. Hariet A. Smithson Mays 1837–1905
3. Rachel A Smithson 1838 Tennessee
4. Virginia T Smithson 1842–1863

Sources

1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZK-CCG : 4 April 2020), Virginia T Smithson in household of Benj W Smithson, St. Clair county, St. Clair, Missouri, United States; citing family 236, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).Digital Folder Number: 004200573 --Record Number: 10825 ---Affiliate Film Number: 413 ---GS Film Number: 443621 --Digital Folder Number: 004200573--Image Number: 00265--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01143-6

1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZG-RYS : 19 March 2020), Vergine T Smithson in entry for Benj W Smithson, 1860.Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) --Affiliate Publication Number: M653--Affiliate Film Number: 613 -- GS Film Number: 803613--Digital Folder Number: 005170194--Image Number: 00005 -- Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01746-6