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Smith, Henry S.

Birth Name Smith, Henry S.
Gramps ID I0770
Gender male
Age at Death 71 years, 7 months, 19 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1817-07-24 Pennsylvania, USA  
 
Occupation     Farmer
1a 2a
Census 1850 North Bloomfield Twp, Morrow Cty, Ohio, USA  
3a
Census 1860 North Bloomfield Twp, Morrow Cty, Ohio, USA  
4a
Census 1870 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1880 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Death 1889-03-12 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
Burial   Roanoke Cemetery, Roanoke, Jackson Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Families

    Family of Smith, Henry S. and Walker, Sarah [F0247]
Married Wife Walker, Sarah [I0771] ( * 1817-11-24 + 1864-03-19 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Smith, Joseph [I3974]1843
Smith, Jeremiah W. [I0769]1846-03-221920-03-19
Smith, Julia Ann [I1152]1848-04-131935-06-16
Smith, Diana [I3975]1850
Smith, Ephraim [I1153]1851-09-011926-08-26
Smith, Henry W. [I1154]18541944-09-15
Smith, John K. [I1151]1860-03-201943-02-10
    Family of Smith, Henry S. and Smith, Mary J. [F1955]
Married Wife Smith, Mary J. [I6009] ( * 1819 + ... )
    Family of Smith, Henry S. and Smith, Susan [F1956]
Married Wife Smith, Susan [I6010] ( * 1826 + ... )

Media

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Narrative

[Obituary for Henry S. Smith, paper and date unknown; clipping from the files of Jane Anne Thomas.]

Henry S. Smith, an old and well-known citizen of Union township, died Tuesday evening after an illness of eleven days, with typhoid fever, aged about 75 years. Mr. Smith removed to this county in 1865 from Morrow county, Ohio, since which time this county has been his home. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn his death. The funeral occurs today, leaving the house at 10 o'clock, and the interment will be made at Roanoke.

Narrative

Note: Henry S. Smith

Henry S. Smith and his first wife, Sarah Walker, are mentioned in the biographical article of their son John K. Smith in the History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account... by Frank Sumner Bash (p710). It mentions that he was born in Pennsylvania, where he married Sarah Walker before moving to Morrow Cty, Ohio and then on to Huntington Cty, Indiana in 1864. Sarah died in March of that year, so they likely would have come a bit sooner. The article mentions another son, "Jerre W." who would presumably be Jeremiah W. Smith, father to Rosanna (Smith) Thomas.

I have not yet found a marriage date or location for Henry and his wife Sarah, though I suspect they did not marry until at least 1840 - their oldest son, Joseph, was not born until approximately 1843, when they were both around the age of twenty-five.

After Sarah's death in 1864, it appears that Henry remarried at least once and possibly twice; in the 1870 US Census is listed Maryland-born Mary J. Smith, age 51, presumably his wife but also possibly an unmarried sister or a widowed sister-in-law. In the 1880 US Census is listed Ohio-born Susan Smith, noted as his wife and with her age given as 54. Further research into these women's identities will need to be done.

ADDENDUM: While I have not found much to establish the identity of Henry's second wife, Mary, the girl living in his household in the 1880 US Census gives some indication as to the potential identity of Henry's third wife, Susan. That girl, Lettie (or Letta) Settlemyre, was the daughter of Charles William Settlemyre and his wife Mary Amanda Hathaway. Both Charles and Mary Amanda had died before 1880, when Lettie was still a young girl - thus leading Lettie to reside in Henry's household in 1880.

Lettie's relation to Henry's household did not become apparent to me until finding Susan's 1900 US Census listing, still placing her in Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, but this time with the young widow Lettie Hurley and her two young daughters. Lettie is named "niece" in this listing, which would indicate that Susan is her aunt. What is not clear in this discovery is whether Susan was a sister to Charles or Mary Amanda, nor is there any indication as to whether she had been married previous to her marriage to Henry - though it seems likely that she was also a widow when she and Henry wed.

 

Pedigree

    1. Smith, Henry S.
      1. Walker, Sarah [I0771]
        1. Smith, Joseph [I3974]
        2. Smith, Jeremiah W. [I0769]
        3. Smith, Julia Ann [I1152]
        4. Smith, Diana [I3975]
        5. Smith, Ephraim [I1153]
        6. Smith, Henry W. [I1154]
        7. Smith, John K. [I1151]
      2. Smith, Mary J. [I6009]
      3. Smith, Susan [I6010]

Source References

  1. US Census of 1870 [S0020]
      • Date: 1870
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXXB-G16 : accessed 27 December 2014), Henry S Smith, Indiana, United States; citing p. 4, family 26, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 545,824.

        Event Year: 1870
        Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Henry S Smith M 53 Pennsylvania
        Ephriam Smith M 18 Ohio
        Henry Smith M 15 Ohio
        John Smith M 10 Ohio
        Mary J Smith F 51 Maryland

  2. US Census of 1880 [S0045]
      • Date: 1880
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH9H-Y6L : accessed 27 December 2014), Henry Smith in household of Henry S Smith, Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States, 196; citing sheet 556B, film number 0285, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,254,285.

        Event Year: 1880
        Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Henry S Smith Self M 62 Pennsylvania, United States
        Susan Smith Wife F 54 Ohio, United States
        Charles Feighner Grandson M 11 Indiana, United States
        Letta Suttlemyer Other F 8 Indiana, United States
        Henry Smith Son M 24 Ohio, United States

  3. US Census of 1850 [S0046]
      • Date: 1850
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX77-G82 : accessed 27 December 2014), Jeremiah Smith in household of Henry Smith, North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio, United States; citing family 817, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

        Event Year: 1850
        Event Place: North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio, United States
        Henry Smith M 32 Pennsylvania
        Sarah Smith F 30 Pennsylvania
        Joseph Smith M 7 Pennsylvania
        Jeremiah Smith M 4 Ohio
        Juliann Smith F 2 Ohio
        Diannah Smith F 0 Ohio

  4. US Census of 1860 [S0044]
      • Date: 1860
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCLZ-6KS : accessed 27 December 2014), Henry Smith, North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 75, household ID 564, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,017.

        Event Year: 1860
        Event Place: North Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio, United States
        Henry Smith M 42 Pennsylvania
        Sarah A Smith F 41 Maryland
        Jemima Smith M 14 Ohio
        Julia Smith F 12 Ohio
        Drunea Smith F 10 Ohio
        Ephriam Smith M 8 Ohio
        Henry Smith M 2 Ohio
        John Smith M 0 Ohio
        A M Stonestreet M 21 Virginia

  5. Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 [S0108]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ7J-6F1 : 3 December 2014), Henry S. Smith, 12 Mar 1889; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing Indiana, County Auditor Office, Huntington, The source of this record is the book A-2 on page 11 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration., Indiana Works Projects Administration.