Nancy (Cooper) Smith (1850 - 1883)

Born 1850 in Ohio, United States

Wife of Rezin Lawrence — married 12 May 1864 in Harrison, Ohio, United States

Wife of Patrick Henry Levie Smith — married 10 Oct 1867 in Harrison, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 16 May 1883 at about age 33 in Ohio, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Nancy (Cooper) Smith is a part of US Black heritage.

Nancy Cooper was born about 1850 in Ohio, United States. According to the 1880 census her parents were also born in Ohio.^[1]

Nancy married Rezin Lawrence on 12 May 1864 in Harrison County, Ohio.^[2] They had a son, Jonathan Richard Gordon Lawrence, born 22 September 1864 in Harrison County. Rezin enlisted in the 4th US Colored Infantry and died of disease on 24 March 1865.

Her second marriage was to Patrick Smith, whom she married on 10 October 1867 in Harrison County.^[3] In 1870 they were living in the household of John and Adeline Brown in Cadiz, Ohio.^[4]

She died 16 May 1883 and is buried at Cadiz Union Cemetery in Cadiz, Harrison County.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89Q-PB8 : 19 February 2021), Nancy Smith in household of Patrick Smith, Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 85, sheet 331C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,031.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004017018; FHL microfilm: 894638
   FamilySearch Record: XDN6-2M1 (accessed 4 May 2024)
   Nancy Cooper marriage to Rezin Lawrence on 12 May 1864 in Harrison, Ohio, United States.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004017018; FHL microfilm: 894638
   FamilySearch Record: XDN6-F5P (accessed 4 May 2024)
   Nancy Lawrence marriage to Patrick Smith on 10 Oct 1867 in Harrison, Ohio, United States.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images
   citing Page: 18; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004093971; FHL microfilm: 000552719; Image number: 126; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01612-3
   FamilySearch Record: M6V2-15Q (accessed 4 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZ29-BWC
   Nancy Smith (19) in Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
5. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #156947789 (accessed 3 May 2024)
   Memorial page for Nancy A. Smith (25 Aug 1850-16 May 1883), citing Cadiz Union Cemetery, Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, USA (plot: Section 7 Lot 43); Maintained by Dewey Morgan (contributor 48822730).