Henry Smith1

(June 6, 1819 - March 11, 1872)
Henry Smith|b. Jun 6, 1819\nd. Mar 11, 1872|p2072.htm|James Smyth||p1300.htm||||||||||||||||

Relationship=Brother of Leeson A. Smith Sr..
Relationship=Great-granduncle of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Charts on which this person appears:
Smith Family in Time
Henry Smith (m. Martha Cross) Descendants Chart
A shared gravestone -
Henry & Martha Smith
Goshen Cemetery, Turkey River, Iowa
     Henry Smith was born on Sunday, June 6, 1819 in Ireland, son of James Smyth.1,2 His name was originally spelled Henry Smyth.3

Henry appeared on the Millville Township, Clayton County, Iowa, census of September 2, 1850 in the household of his brother. John Smith. He was a farmer. His given age was 27, which is not correct.4

Henry was a farmer in Killamoate, Wicklow County, Ireland.5

At age 32, Henry married Martha Cross on Friday, February 6, 1852 in Kiltegan Parish, Wicklow County, Ireland. Martha was 17 years old. The marriage register indicates that the groom was "full age" and the bride was "18 years" old. Robert Wright was the wittness for the groom and Sarah Cross was the wittness for the bride. Both the bride and groom were from Killamoate.5,6

The Henry Smith household was enumerated in the 1854 Iowa State Census in Millville Township. One man and two women were living in the home. Among the residents, findings indicated that there was one alien..7

Henry appeared in the Millville Township US census of July 23, 1860 as head of household. His given age was 35 years old and he worked as a laborer. The value of his personal estate was $100. No real estate value was recorded.. The household also included Martha, his wife. The census taker recorded her as 30 years old. Three of their children lived at home: Fanny was age seven, James was age five, and Jane was age three. All three had been born in Iowa. (Henry's brother, Leeson, and his family lived in the previous household.).3

The June 22, 1870 census of Millville Township shows Henry as head of household. He was 51 years old and farming. His real estate was valued at $400 and his personal estate was valued at $300.. Martha was 36 years old and keeping house. Three children were living at home; Fanny age 16, James age 13, and Jane who was 11 years old.8

Henry died on Monday, March 11, 1872 at age 52.9 He was laid to rest in the Goshen Church Cemetery on Pumpkin Ridge near Turkey River in Millville Township, Clayton County, Iowa.9,10

About 1892, his son, Frank, married Bertha Coppersmith.11

Children of Henry Smith and Martha Cross

Citations

  1. [S123] 1870 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1870, Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp; Series: M593 Roll: 383 Page: 422A.
  2. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  3. [S132] 1860 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1860 Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp, Series: M653 Roll: 315 Page: 986.
  4. [S127] 1850 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1850 Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp, Series: M432 Roll: 182 Page: 133.
  5. [S375] "Wicklow Co. Ireland, Family History Centre Research Report", Dec 4 2006, Catherine Wright of the Wicklow Family History Centre (Wicklow's Historic Gaol, Kilmantin Hill, Wicklow Twon, Co. Wicklow), to Mary Ellen Berggreen (address on file), Marriage Register - Henry Smith/Martha Cross; Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Hereinafter cited as "Wicklow Co. Ireland Research Report."
  6. [S132] 1860 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1860, Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp; Series: M653 Roll: 315 Page: 986.
  7. [S418] 1854 Iowa State Census.
  8. [S123] 1870 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1870 Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp; Series: M593 Roll: 383 Page: 421.
  9. [S173] Clayton County Genealogical Society / Box 866 Elkader - Iowa 52043, Our First One Hundred Sixty Years, The History of Millville 1833-1993 (Elkader, Iowa 52043: Compiled by Francis Behrend and Oakland Becker, 1993), p. 154. Hereinafter cited as The History of Millville 1833-1993.
  10. [S281] Goshen Cem List, Clayton Co. IA, online URL on file. Hereinafter cited as Goshen Cem List, Clayton Co. IA.
  11. [S123] 1870 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp; Series: T623 Roll: 425 Page: 27.
  12. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp; Series: T9 Roll: 333 Page: 501.
  13. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone , Name and date on family stone with known siblings in Goshen Cemetery, Millville Twp., Iowa Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  14. [S226] Interview with Dorothy Palmer (Manchester, IA), by Susan Noyes, Jun 7 2005.
 


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