Elizabeth H. Smedes

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Elizabeth H Smedes
Age in 1910: 7
Birth Year: abt 1903
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Houston, Harris, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: William C Smedes
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's name: Augusta F Smedes
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Household Members:
Olive Smedes 55
Olive R Smedes 36
William C Smedes 32
Augusta F Smedes 31
Elizabeth H Smedes 7
Norman Smedes 19
Kenneth Smedes 19
Peggy Burns 28

1930 Census
Name: Elizabeth H Smedes
Birth Year: abt 1903
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1930: Houston, Harris, Texas
Street address: Truxillo
House Number in Cities or Towns: 2205
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Social worker
Industry: YWCA
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Augusta F Smedes 52
Elizabeth H Smedes 27
Anne Ruth Harris 35 [roomer]
Adelaide Selkirk 30 [roomer]

1940 Census
Name: Elizabeth H Smedes
Respondent: Yes
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1903
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Street: Walpole Street
House Number: 205
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: North Hampton, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: North Hampton, Massachusetts
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Occupational therapist
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $6000
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $1585
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Elizabeth H Smedes 37
Elva L Rogers 35 [lodger]

Birth:
Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Name: Elizabeth H Smedes
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1902
Birth Place: Memphis
Father: William Crosby Smedes
Mother: Augusta Finley

Social Security Death Index
Name: Elizabeth Smedes
SSN: 129-20-5981
Last Residence: 24422 Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia
BORN: 10 Aug 1902
Died: Nov 1983
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Smedes&GSiman=1&GScid=3828&GRid=80912260&

Died:
Name: Elizabeth Herndon Smedes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 81
Occupation: Retired occupational therapist, US Government
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1902
Death Date: 17 Nov 1983
Death Place: Low Moor, Alleghany County, Virginia
Cause of Death: respiratory failure, chronic emphyseme
Registration Date: 21 Nov 1983
Father: William Crosby Smedes
Mother: Augusta Finley

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: William Smedes
Age: 22
Birth Date: Dec 1877
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1900: Vicksburg Ward 4, Warren, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas M Smedes
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's name: Olive Smedes
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Household Members:
Thomas M Smedes 56
Olive Smedes 45
Olive R Smedes 27
Thomas M Smedes 25
William Smedes 22
Edward Smedes 18
Hazel Smedes 12
Norman Smedes 10
Kenneth Smedes 10

1910 Census
Name: William C Smedes
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1910: Houston, Harris, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Augusta F Smedes
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's name: Olive Smedes
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Household Members:
Olive Smedes 55
Olive R Smedes 36
William C Smedes 32
Augusta F Smedes 31
Elizabeth H Smedes 7
Norman Smedes 19
Kenneth Smedes 19
Peggy Burns 28

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80912261

Died:
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah
Name: W C Smedes
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1877
Birth Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Race: W
Father: Thomas Smedes
Mother: Olive Raworth
Age at Death: 50
Death Date: 30 Apr 1928
Death Place: Houston, Harris, TX
Cause of Death: pneumonia, secondary cause: chronic nephritis

William married Augusta FINLEY. Augusta (daughter of John S. FINLEY and Elizabeth (Betsy) Hull) was born 05 Nov 1876, Marshall Co. MS; died 15 Jun 1971, Blowing Rock, Watauga Co. NC; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co. TX. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Augusta Finley
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1880: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: John Finley
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's name: Betsy Finley
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Household Members:
John Finley 36
Betsy Finley 32
Ann Finley 9
Brodie Finley 6
Augusta Finley 4
Susan Finley 1
Dabney Hull 60 [great uncle]
Brodie Hull 28 [uncle]

1900 Census
Name: Augusta Finley
Age: 24
Birth Date: Nov 1875
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1900: Memphis Ward 18, Shelby, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's name: Elizabeth H Finley
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Household Members:
Elizabeth H Finley 52
Brodie Finley 27
Augusta Finley 24
Susie Finley 21
Dabney Finley 18
Jack Finley 14
Henry Gray 27 [boarder]
T G Scarbrough 27 [boarder]
Lady Scarbrough 22 [boarder]
Molly Murphy 52 [servant]

1910 Census
Name: Augusta F Smedes
Age in 1910: 31
Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1910: Houston, Harris, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William C Smedes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Household Members:
Olive Smedes 55
Olive R Smedes 36
William C Smedes 32
Augusta F Smedes 31
Elizabeth H Smedes 7
Norman Smedes 19
Kenneth Smedes 19
Peggy Burns 28

1930 Census
Name: Augusta F Smedes
Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Houston, Harris, Texas
Street address: Truxillo
House Number in Cities or Towns: 2205
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: $50
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 14
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Clerk
Industry: YWCA
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Augusta F Smedes 52
Elizabeth H Smedes 27
Anne Ruth Harris 35 [roomer]
Adelaide Selkirk 30 [roomer]

1940 Census
Name: Agusta Smedes
Respondent: Yes
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Widowed
Home in 1940: Houston, Harris, Texas
Street: Crawford
House Number: 1226
Inferred Residence in 1935: Houston, Harris, Texas
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Housekeeper
Industry: YWCA Residence Hall
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 44
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $600
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Agusta Smedes 63
Plus a long list of residents in the hall

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Augusta Smedes
SSN: 095-38-1414
Last Residence: 28777 Spruce Pine, Mitchell, North Carolina
BORN: 5 Nov 1876
Died: May 1971
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1962)

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66152290&ref=acom

Died:
North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Name: Augusta Smedes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 94
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1876
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Death Date: 15 Jun 1971
Cause of death: pneumonia, chronic nephritis with uremia
Death Location: Blowing Rock, Watauga
Spouse's Name: Deceased William Crosby Smedes
Father's name: John Samuel Finley
Mother's name: Elizabeth Herndon Hall [Hull]
Residence: Spruce Pine, Mitchell, North Carolina

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Jno S Finley
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1850: Southern Division, Marshall, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Family Number: 609
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 34
Geo G Finley 15
Virginia Finley 13
Emma F Finley 11
Augusta C Finley 9
Jno S Finley 6
Eudocia Parker 25

1860 Census
Name: John S Finley
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1844
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Mississippi
Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Post Office: Holly Springs
Family Number: 27
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 45
George J Finley 25
Virginia Finley 23
Emma Finley 20
Augusta C Finley 18
John S Finley 16

1870 Census
Name: John S Finley
Age in 1870: 25
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1870: Holly Springs Ward 1, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Holly Springs
Household Members:
John S Finley 25
Elizabeth H Finley 22
Brodie S Hull 20
Polly Minor 49
David Minor 53
Thomas Minor 15

1880 Census
Name: John Finley
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1880: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Betsy Finley
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Manufacturer Wagon
Household Members:
John Finley 36
Betsy Finley 32
Ann Finley 9
Brodie Finley 6
Augusta Finley 4
Susan Finley 1
Dabney Hull 60 [uncle-in-law]
Brodie Hull 28 [brother-in-law]

MILITARY RECORDS

National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John S. Finley
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Mississippi
Regiment Name: 17 Mississippi Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant
Film Number: M232 roll 13

Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
Name: John S Finley
Birth Date: abt 1844
Age: 17
Enlistment Date: 1861
Military Unit: Seventeenth Infantry, Di-F

American Civil War Regiments
Regiment: 17th Infantry Regiment Mississippi
Date of Organization: 1 Jun 1861
Muster Date: 9 Apr 1865
Regiment State: Mississippi
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 17th
Battles: Fought on 21 Jul 1861 at Manassas, VA.
Fought on 21 Oct 1861 at Ball's Bluff, VA.
Fought on 23 Oct 1861 at Leesburg, VA.
Fought on 17 Sep 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD.
Fought on 11 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 2 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 3 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 7 Jul 1863.
Fought on 15 Jul 1863.
Fought on 29 Nov 1863 at Fort Sanders, TN.
Fought on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 11 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 1 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 3 Sep 1864 at Bunker Hill, VA.
Fought on 19 Oct 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA.

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Finley&GSiman=1&GScid=59893&GRid=11846779&

John married Elizabeth (Betsy) Hull 19 Oct 1869, Mashall Co. MS. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hull and Ann Crump) was born 25 Sep 1847, Mississippi; died 09 May 1920, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 Census
Name: Lipspie H Finley [Elizabeth]
Age in 1870: 22
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1870: Holly Springs Ward 1, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Holly Springs
Household Members:
John S Finley 25
Elizabeth H Finley 22
Brodie S Hull 20 [brother]
Polly Minor 49
David Minor 53
Thomas Minor 15

1880 Census
Name: Betsy Finley
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1880: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Finley
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
John Finley 36
Betsy Finley 32
Ann Finley 9
Brodie Finley 6
Augusta Finley 4
Susan Finley 1
Dabney Hull 60 [uncle]
Brodie Hull 28 [brother]

1900 Census
Name: Elizabeth H Finley
Age: 52
Birth Date: Sep 1847
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1900: Memphis Ward 18, Shelby, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 6
Mother: How many children: 8
Household Members:
Elizabeth H Finley 52
Brodie Finley 27
Augusta Finley 24
Susie Finley 21
Dabney Finley 18
Jack Finley 14
Henry Gray 27 [boarder]
T G Scarbrough 27 [boarder]
Lady Scarbrough 22 [boarder]
Molly Murphy 52 [servant]

1910 Census
Name: Elizabeth H Finley
Age in 1910: 62
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1910: Memphis Ward 18, Shelby, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Elizabeth H Finley 62
Brodie H Finley 36
John S Finley 24
Ann F Craft 38 [daughter]
John F Craft 17 [grandson]
Bessie R Craft 15 [grandaughter]
Thomas Scarbrough 37 [boarder]
Lady L Scarbrough 40 [boarder]
Ida Gibson 32 [servant]

1920 Census
Name: Elizabeth H Finley
Age: 72
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1920: Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee
Street: S. Pauline
House Number: 318
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Able to Speak English: Yes
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Elizabeth H Finley 72
Brodie Finley 46
Ann Craft 48 [daughter]
John F Craft 26 [grandson]
Sadie Scarbrough 40 [boarder]
Thomas J Scarbrough 46 [boarder]
Ida Gibson 65 [servant]

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11846784

Died:
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 119
Name: Elizabeth H Finley
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1847
Birth Place: Mississippi
Age: 72
Death Date: 9 May 1920
Death Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Father's name: John Hull
Father's Birth Place: Mississippi
Mother's name: Ann Crump
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
Certificate Number: 79

Notes:

Married:
Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
Name: John Finley
Spouse: Miss E. H. Hull
Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1869
County: Marshall

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=FI&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=27&GScntry=4&GSsr=2121&GRid=12198849&

John married Mary Jane Greenlee. Mary was born 25 Feb 1814, Virginia; died 25 Feb 1885, Marshall Co. MS; was buried , Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall Co. MS. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Mary J Finley
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Southern Division, Marshall, Mississippi
Gender: Female
Family Number: 609
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 34
Geo G Finley 15
Virginia Finley 13
Emma F Finley 11
Augusta C Finley 9
Jno S Finley 6
Eudocia Parker 25

1860 Census
Name: Mary J Finley
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1815
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Post Office: Holly Springs
Family Number: 27
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 45
George J Finley 25
Virginia Finley 23
Emma Finley 20
Augusta C Finley 18
John S Finley 16

1860 Census Slave Schedule
Home in 1860: Township 4 range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Name of Slave Owner: Mary J Finley
Number of slaves: 25 females and 26 males ranging in age from 38 years old to 8 months

1870 Census
Name: Mary J Finley
Age in 1870: 56
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Township 4 Range 2, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Post Office: Holly Springs
Household Members:
Mary J Finley 56
Virginia M Finley 31
Emma F Finley 29
Milly Oglesby 21

1880 Census
Name: Mary J. Finley
Age: 66
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Mary J. Finley 66
Virginia Finley 43
Finley Scruggs 14

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Finley&GSiman=1&GScid=59893&GRid=12198816&

John married Ann Crump. [Group Sheet]