Smith likely died before 1876, as Elsie was still living in Cape Girardeau County, but he was not in the household. She was listed as a widow there in 1880.
In the 1870 census, Smith Hempsted was listed as Hempsted Smith, resulting in related household members being transcribed/indexed with surname Smith.[1]
Place: Cape Girardeau Ward 1, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Date: 2 Aug 1870
Hempsted Smith, age 70, male, Black, Laborer, Personal Estate value $300, born Kentucky, can't read/write
Elsa Smith, age 50, female, Black, Keeps House, born Kentucky, can't read/write
Elisebith Smith, age 19, female, Black, Hires Out, born Missouri. can't read/write
Anna Smith, age 10, female, Black, At Home, born Missouri. Attended school, can't write
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.6 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M4X8-8KC, FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64K9-8GD : accessed 20 February 2024), Entry for Hempsted Smith and Elsa Smith, 1870, Cape Girardeau Ward 1, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States, image 12 of 59; citing p 12, family 89, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); Digital Folder Number 004273844, Microfilm Number 000552264.
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.42.5 "Missouri State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1933," images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99H9-87BD : accessed 20 February 2024), Smith Himstedt, 1868, City of Cape Girardeau, Township 30, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States, image 33 of 290; citing 1868, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
↑ 3.03.13.2 "Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Record 9071 #2683135, Image 1, Image 2, Ancestry Sharing Link 1, Ancestry Sharing Link 2 : accessed 21 February 2022), Cape Girardeau County > Wills and Letters, Vol B-C, 1829-1867, images 221-222 of 786; Will Benjamin Hempsted, Mar 1831; citing Cape Girardeau County, Wills and Letters, Vol B, p 41-43; Missouri, County, District and Probate Courts.
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