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Family Group Sheet

Husband:   William M. Smith
Born:   12 Aug 1817 in:   Halifax, VA
Died:   13 Feb 1896 in:   Windfall, Tipton Co., IN
Father:  
Mother:  
Wife:   Mary Ann Cochran
Married:   7 Oct 1839 in:   Fayette Co., OH
Born:   21 Dec 1817 in:   Fayette Co., OH
Died:   14 Jan 1876 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Father:   Barnabas Cochran (1773-1846)
Mother:   Charlotte Stites (1775-1855)
CHILDREN
1   M       Name:   John M Smith
Born:   23 Sep 1840 in:   Fayette Co., OH
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Sarah Stafford
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
2   F       Name:   Silvatha C Smith
Born:   1842 in:   Fayette Co., OH
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
3   M       Name:   Frances A Smith
Born:   1844 in:   Fayette Co., OH
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   Catharine Jones
Born:   1859 in:   OH
Died:   in:  
Children:  
4   M       Name:   William Newton Smith
Born:   16 Apr 1846 in:   Fayette Co., OH
Died:   7 Sep 1922 in:   Henry Co., IN
Married:   27 Mar 1870 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Selena Eliza Marshall
Born:   13 Nov 1852 in:   IN
Died:   1890 in:   IN
Children:   Melinda Smith (c1871-)
Nathan Smith (c1875-)
Eli Smith (c1877-)
5   F       Name:   Charlotte Emily Smith
Born:   19 Aug 1848 in:   Fayette Co., OH
Died:   13 Jul 1933 in:   Elwood, Madison Co., IN
Married:   29 Dec 1867 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   William S. Marshall
Born:   Abt 1846 in:   Rush Co., IN
Died:   05 Dec 1873 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Children:   Edward Clarence Marshall (1869-1875)
Omar Nisley Marshall (1871-1938) m. Mary Catherine ONeil (1871-1959)
Wilmatta Marshall (1874-1955) m. Grant Elijah Havens (1869-1956)
Married:   30 Jan 1878 in:  
Spouse:   Joseph Caldwell
Born:   14 Aug 1854 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Died:   13 Feb 1912 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Children:   Cyrus Caldwell
Earl Caldwell
Mary Caldwell (1881-1954) m. William Ingrum (1885-1976)
? Caldwell m. Blaine Dunlap
6   F       Name:   Sarah J Smith (1852-c1883)
Spouse:   James Presley Marshall (1847-1934)
7   F       Name:   Rebecca E Smith
Born:   1854 in:   Clinton Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  

Biography and Timeline

Timeline:

  Date:   Place:   Event:
  1817   VA   Birth: William
  1817   OH, Fayette Co.   Birth: Mary
  Abt 1840   OH, Fayette Co.   Marriage: William and Mary
  1840   OH, Fayette Co.   Census: William (age 20-29), female (age 20-29)
  1850   OH, Fayette Co.   Census: William (age 32) farmer, Mary (age 32)
  1860   IN, Clinton Co.   Census: William (age 42) farmer, Mary (age 42)
  1870   IN, Tipton Co.   Census: William (age 53) farmer, Mary (age 52)
  1876   IN, Tipton Co.   Death: Mary
  1896   IN, Tipton Co.   Death: William

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Death Records

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William M. Smith
Died
Feb. 13, 1896
Aged
78 Y. 6 M. 1 D.

Mary A.
Wife of W. M. Smith
Died
Jan. 14, 1876
Aged
58 Y. 23 D.

Brookside Cemetery
Windfall
Tipton County, IN

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Charlotte Emily Smith and Joseph Caldwell
Curtisville Cemetery, Tipton Co., IN

Census Records

1840 Census, Ohio, Fayette County, Green Township:

  William Smith 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29

1850 Census, Ohio, Fayette County, Green Township:

  William M Smith age 32, male, farming, $300 real estate, born in VA
  Mary A Smith age 32, female, born in OH
  John W Smith age 10, male, born in OH, attended school
  Silvitha Smith age 8, female, born in OH, attended school
  Franciz A Smith age 6, male, born in OH
  William N Smith age 4, male, born in OH
  Sharlotte E Smith age 2, female, born in OH

1860 Census, Indiana, Clinton County, Johnson Township:

  William Smith age 42, male, farmer, $1300 real estate, $400 personal, born in VA
  Mary A Smith age 42, female, born in OH
  Silvitha C Smith age 19, female, born in OH, attended school
  Frances A Smith age 14, male, born in OH, attended school
  William N Smith age 12, male, born in OH, attended school
  Charlotte E Smith age 9, female, born in OH, attended school
  Sarah A Smith age 8, female, born in OH, attended school
  Rebecca E Smith age 6, female, born in IN, attended school

1870 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Wildcat Township:

  William Smith age 53, male, farmer, $1600 real estate, $100 personal, born in VA
  Eliza S Smith age 52, female, keeping house, born in OH (mistake, repeated son's wife name below)
  Rebecca E Smith age 17, female, at home, born in IN
  Francis A Smith age 25, male, farm laborer, born in OH
  William Smith age 23, male, farmer, $400 real estate, born in OH (son married "Eliza S" below)
  Eliza S Smith age 18, female, keeping house, born in IN

Notes and Other Records

To do:

  • Look for marriage record in Fayette County, OH

Proof of lineage notes:

  • 1860 census shows Sarah (age 8) living with William and Mary Smith.
  • Tipton County, Indiana Marriage Records 1844-1870 states that Sarah Smith was born in Fayette Co., Ohio, and was daughter of William M Smith and Mary Jane Cochran.

Sources and Credits

  • Tipton County, Indiana Marriage Records 1844-1870, p.274.
  • 1840 Census, Ohio, Fayette County, Green Township.
  • 1850 Census, Ohio, Fayette County, Green Township.
  • 1860 Census, Indiana, Clinton County, Johnson Township.
  • 1870 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Wildcat Township.
  • Headstone photo by Tom.
  • Data from Ancestry.com family trees.
  • Data and photos from FindAGrave.com.