Francis Smith

Born 03 Mar 1845 in Albany, New York
Died 07 Apr 1920 in Van Buren Twp., Wayne Co., Michigan

Farmer, 1870, 1880, 1900; Farmer-General Farm, 1910, 1920

Married ca. 1867 in [Sumpter Twp., Wayne Co., Michigan] to Elizabeth Miller
Daughter of Robert Miller and Mary A Dean
Born ca. 1847 in [Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co.], Delaware

To them were born:

Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Spouse/Partner
Mahlon Smith	M	13 Dec 1868	.	Edna Jane Rounsifer
Cora Bell Smith	F	07 Nov 1874	.	Andrew M Curtis
Lee Smith	M	28 Mar 1877	.	Gladys Frost
Florence M Smith	F	10 Sep 1879	.	.
James K Smith	M	17 Oct 1881	.	Julia E Welke
Jane Flora Smith	F	ca. Jul 1883	26 Dec 1953	August Edward Klopschinske
Guy Rolland Smith	M	17 Feb 1888	.	.
George S Smith	M	ca. Mar 1892	.	.

Notes

Son of John R and Eliza Ann (Thurston) Smith, both of New York.
Francis' age in the census records: in 1850, age 5; in 1860, age 14; in 1870, age 26; in 1880, age 33; in 1900, age 55 (b. Mar 1845); in 1910, age 65; in 1920, age 74.
In 1920 Francis owned a farm, free from mortgage.

Sources

1850 - U.S. Census, Michigan, Wayne Co., Sumpter Twp., Page 425, 472-472, 22 Aug 1850
1860 - U.S. Census, Michigan, Wayne Co., Sumpter Twp., Page No. 57 [=889], 504-478, 18 Jun 1860
1870 - U.S. Census, Michigan, Wayne Co., Sumpter Twp., Page No. 4 [=425 verso], 27-26, 20 Jun 1870
1880 - U.S. Census, Michigan, Wayne Co., Sumpter Twp., E.D. 265, Page No. 16 [=445D], 143-145, 11 Jun 1880
1900 - U.S. Census, Michigan, Wayne Co., Van Buren Twp., E.D. 205, Sheet No. 10B [=259 verso], 252-257, 14 & 15 Jun 1900
1910 - U.S. Census, Michigan, Wayne Co., Van Buren Twp., E.D. 309, Sheet No. 8B [=191 verso], 208-209, 11 & 12 May 1910
1920 - U.S. Census, Michigan, Wayne Co., Van Buren Twp., Belleville Village, E.D. 788, Sheet No. 5B [=112 verso], 108-109, Flat Rock Rd., 22 Jan 1920