Charles Mallory Smith1

(about 1860 - )
Charles Mallory Smith|b. about 1860|p2712.htm|Martin Smith|b. Oct 15, 1829\nd. Mar 27, 1915|p2713.htm|Sarah Faust|b. Apr 13, 1834\nd. 1894|p2714.htm|||||||John Faust|b. 1798|p2715.htm|Margaret|b. 1801|p2716.htm|
     Charles Mallory Smith was born about 1860 in Iowa, son of Martin Smith and Sarah Faust.2

According to the US census of July 24, 1860, Charles was living at home with his parents in Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa. He was nine months old.3

He appeared on the Mallory Township, Clayton County, Iowa, census of June 28, 1870 living at home with his parents. He was at school and his given age was ten years old.4

According to the US census of June, 1880, Charles was living at home with his parents in Mallory Township, Clayton County, Iowa. His name is recorded as "Charlie." He was 20 years old, single, and working as a farmer.2

Charles married Viola Barnhart, daughter of George Thomas Barnhart and Nancy Viola Hall, on Wednesday, October 19, 1892. Viola was 25 years old.1 No children were born to Charles and Viola.1

The June 14, 1900 census of Mallory Township, Clayton County, Iowa, shows Charles as head of household. He was 40 years old and farming on his own farm, which was mortgaged.. Viola was 32 years old. They had been married for seven years and had no children.5

Charles and Viola were still living in Mallory Township at the time of the January, 1920 US census. He was still farming to his own account in a general manner. They owned their home free of mortgage..6

Citations

  1. [S71] Clayton County Genealogical Society / Box 866 Elkader - Iowa 52043, 1984 History of Clayton County Iowa (Elkader, Iowa 52043: Griffith Press, 1984). Hereinafter cited as 1984 History of Clayton Co.
  2. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Iowa, Clayton, Mallory Twp; Series: T9 Roll: 333 Page: 436c.
  3. [S132] 1860 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1860, Iowa, Delaware, Elk Twp; Series: M653 Roll: 318 Page: 388.
  4. [S123] 1870 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1870, Iowa, Clayton, Mallory Twp; Series: M593 Roll: 383 Page: 337.
  5. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Iowa, Clayton, Mallory Twp; Series: T623 Roll: 425 Page: 184.
  6. [S130] 1920 US Census, 1920 Iowa, Clayton, Mallory Twp; Series: T625 Roll: 484 Page: 166.
 


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