Augusta FINLEY

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

Augusta married William C. Smedes. William was born 19 Dec 1877, Vicksburg, MS; died 30 Apr 1928, Houston, Harris Co. TX; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co. TX. [Group Sheet]

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