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Matilda Mary (Harrington) Smith (1861 - 1931)

Matilda Mary Smith formerly Harrington
Born in Loudoun, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 70 in St. Louis, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 24 Jul 2022
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Contents

Biography

This profile is part of the Hetherington Name Study.

Birth/Baptism

Birth: Matilda was born in Loudoun County Virginia on 22 Feb 1861. Her parents were James Harrington and Hannah McRoberts.[1][2]

Marriage

Marriage: She married James J. Smith in 1883.[3]

Residence/Occupation

Census

1860: Name: Matilda Herenton, Sex: Female, Age: 4, Event Date: 1860, Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, Birth Year (Estimated): 1856, Birthplace: Loudoun, Race: White, Page 28[4]
1900: Name Mary Smith, Sex: Female, Age: 40, Event Date: 1900, Event Place (Original) Precinct 14 City of St. Louis Ward 3, ED 48, St. Louis, Missouri, Birthplace: Virginia, Marital Status: Married, Race: White, Number of Living Children: 5, Years Married: 17, Relationship to Head of Household: Wife, Father's Birthplace: Maryland, Mother's Birthplace: Maryland, Mother of how many children 5, Household Identifier: 49, Line Number: 36, Sheet Letter A, Sheet Number 3.[5]


Death/Burial/Will/Probate

Death: She passed away on 11 Mar 1931 in St Louis, Missouri.[6]
Burial:
Will:
Probate:

Notes

Errors in the 1860 census. The surname is Harrington not Herenton
Errors in the 1900 census. Parents born in Maryland were actually born in Ireland.
Her birth date 22 Feb 1861 is in error as she appears in the 1860 census as 4 years old. Her age varies in almost every record.

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38L-Q9J : 10 March 2022), Mary Smith in entry for James Smith, 1900.
  2. ↑ https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1931/1931_00012189.PDF
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38L-Q9J : 10 March 2022), Mary Smith in entry for James Smith, 1900.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41J-9X4 : 18 February 2021), Matilda Herington in entry for Jas Herington, 1860.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38L-Q9J : 10 March 2022), Mary Smith in entry for James Smith, 1900.
  6. ↑ https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1931/1931_00012189.PDF




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