Philemon McElfresh Smith Jr. (abt. 1819 - abt. 1909)

Born about 9 Nov 1819 in Maryland, United States

Died about 4 Jun 1909 at about age 89 in Maryland, United States

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Biography

Philemon was born about 1819. He passed away about 1909.

Slaves

In 1867, expecting compensation, Philemon Smith Jr. listed the following people he had formerly enslaved (as of 1864):^[1]

• John Gaither, male, age 21
• Charlotte Gaither, female, age 20
• Ellen Gaither, female, age 16

Names by whom ownership proven:

• Philemon M. Smith Jr.
• James S. Kemp
• Richard R. Burns (Bums?)

Sources

1. ↑ Montgomery County Slave Statistics: 1867-1868, Volume 812, Page 4 (digital), Maryland Archives, available online: <https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000812/html/am812--4.html>

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKLL-CPW2 : 16 October 2019), P N Smith, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN3K-HGZ : 29 May 2021), Philemon M Smith, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQ5-KZM : 14 January 2022), Philemon M. Smith, Damascus, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32Z-6GG : accessed 14 October 2022), Phillmon Smith, Election District 9, Gaithersburg Gaithersburg town, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 2A, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,625.
• Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48663947/philemon-mcelfresh-smith: accessed 13 October 2022), memorial page for Philemon McElfresh Smith Jr. (9 Nov 1819–4 Jun 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48663947, citing Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Jane Hatch (contributor 47147687) .