Elmira (Waugh) Smith (1847)

Born 1847 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Elmira was born in 1847. She is the daughter of William Waugh and Martha Brown. In 1850, the family was living in Pocahontas County, Virginia.^[1] The household included:

• William Waugh M 40 Virginia
• Martha Waugh F 42 Virginia
• Jane Waugh F 14 Virginia
• Miram D Waugh F 12 Virginia
• Robert Waugh M 10 Virginia
• Mary A Waugh F 8 Virginia
• Enos Waugh M 5 Virginia
• Elmira Waugh F 3 Virginia
• Ozias Waugh M 0 Virginia

By 1860, the family had moved to Illinois. William was still farming. There was a James B Waugh and wife Miriam Waugh living next to them. This was possibly William's daughter Miriam and her husband James B Foster, mistakenly identified as Waugh.^[2] The household included:

• William Waugh M 50 Va
• Martha Waugh F 52 Va
• Enos Waugh M 14 Va
• Elmira Waugh F 12 Va
• Ozeas Waugh M 10 Va
• William Waugh M 6 Va
• Robert Waugh M 20 Va

By 1870, the family had moved again, this time to Clay, Moniteau County, Missouri. James Foster and Miriam, Elmira's sister, again were living next door. Both James and William were farmers.^[3] Still at home were:

• William Waugh M 60 Virginia
• Martha Waugh F 63 Virginia
• Enos Waugh M 22 Virginia
• Elmira Waugh F 19 Virginia
• Osias Waugh M 20 Virginia
• William Waugh M 16 Virginia

Elmira married Henry Smith. By 1900, the couple was living in Chariton County, Missouri. Her brother, Ozias Waugh, and his three daughters, was living with the family.^[4]

• Henry Smith Head Male 51 Ohio
• Elmyra Smith Wife Female 52 West Virginia
• Frank Smith Son Male 17 Missouri
• Ozias Waugh Brother-in-law Male 50 West Virginia
• Jennie Waugh Niece Female 14 Missouri
• Bertha Waugh Niece Female 8 Missouri
• Blanche Waugh Niece Female 8 Missouri

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-RFB : 12 April 2016), Elmira Waugh in household of William Waugh, Pocahontas county, part of, Pocahontas, Virginia, United States; citing family 201, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4L-X8B : 13 December 2017), Elmira Waugh in entry for William Waugh, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46R-2SV : 12 April 2016), Elmira Waugh in household of William Waugh, Missouri, United States; citing p. 16, family 103, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,292.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CQ-5P1 : accessed 22 December 2018), Elmyra Smith in household of Henry Smith, Cunningham Township Cunningham & Sumner towns, Chariton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,847.