I am looking for information on Wiley B. Smith and his wife Mary Frances Smith?

Question

I am looking for parents/grandparents/siblings/anyone related to Wiley B. Smith and his Wife Mary Frances Smith. Wiley born Sept. 6 1842-Jan. 17 1917 and Mary born Aug. 11 1843-Sept. 6 1912. They lived around Caldwell County Missouri and are buried in Hamilton Missouri. Any info or leads would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi,
Ted Pack is on the right lead when he looks at the William Bennett family, since Wiley was there for over 10 years for 2 census gatherings. There is a marriage record for Wiley Smith in Caldwell Co., Missouri, which shows he married Mary Newell on 7/29/1866 in Caldwell Co., Missouri. You can look it up at familysearch.org and search for Wiley Smith with 'marriage only' and specify a year range around 1865, which is when I figured he would have gotten married based on the ages of Wiley's children in 1880.
There is also a record for Abigail Potts marrying William Bennett at familysearch.org, and it shows that Abigail had married a Smith about 1833 in Tennessee. This family file had mixed the children from William Bennett's first marriage with Abigail's children from her first marriage (if she was actually married to a Smith first), but the family file does show that William Bennett's mother was a Smith, also. That could be the family tie of Bennett to Smith. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp

has this 1880 census listing:

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Wiley SMITH Self M Male W 38 MO Laborer TN TN
Mary SMITH Wife M Female W 36 IN Keeping House NY IN
Emma SMITH Dau S Female W 10 MO MO IN
Mary SMITH Dau S Female W 7 MO MO IN
Charles SMITH Son S Male W 2 MO MO IN
Franklin SMITH Son S Male W 2M MO MO IN
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Source Information:
Census Place Hamilton, Caldwell, Missouri


In 1850,

US Census, Missouri > Caldwell > District 11

HH/Fam 81/81

William Bennett, 49, Farmer, Ky
Abagail "", 37, Tn
David "", 19, Mo (As are the rest of the Bennetts)
Mary "", 17
Elizabeth "", 14
Isaac "", 13
John "", 11
Jackson "", 9
Charity "", 7 (f)
William "", 5
[next page]
Palmia / Palina Bennett, 9/12ths (f)
William Smith, 16, laborer, Tennessee [SAME Household - 81/81]
Sarah "", 14, do [i.e. Tenn]
Rebecca "", 12, Mo (as are the rest)
Thomas "", 10
Wyley "", 7
Lydia "", 6

This gives you some siblings, but his parents are still a mystery. It looks to me, from the ages, last names and birthplaces of the children, like Abagail and her first husband moved from Tennessee between Sarah and Rebecca - 12 - 14 years before 1850 - then he died after Lydia was born. William's children look like his wife died after William II, the one who is 5 years old. After a year or two the widower and widow married, and they now have a child Palmia.

That is the most likely pattern, but the Smith kids could be children of William's sister or Abagail's brother, taken in when their parents died. That gap in the Bennett children between William Jr and Palmia might be the result of fever, hogs, Indians, bears, fire; something that resulted in one or two short white coffins and a family that didn't laugh as much as they used to.

Answer 3

Hey fuzzycame...,

LDS Family Search has him, and his household Census Record. There is a hyperlink for each of the children, which indicates more information. There is no 'pedigree' file, but you can download the record(s).
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You searched for: Wiley Smith [refine search]
Birth/Christening, 1840 - 1844, Missouri, United States
Spouse: Mary
Exact Spelling: Off
Matches: All Sources - 2
Census - 1880 US Census
1. Wiley SMITH - 1880 United States Census / Missouri
Self Gender: Male Birth: <1842> MO

Matches: Census/1880 US Census - 1

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Wiley SMITH Self M Male W 38 MO Laborer TN TN
Mary SMITH Wife M Female W 36 IN Keeping House NY IN
Emma SMITH Dau S Female W 10 MO MO IN
Mary SMITH Dau S Female W 7 MO MO IN
Charles SMITH Son S Male W 2 MO MO IN
Franklin SMITH Son S Male W 2M MO MO IN
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One of the difficulties you will have searching for them is the Common name SMITH. I have some Nova Scotia Smiths in my family tree, and it is difficult to research.

Note that Mary Smith has no maiden name listed, but that her father comes from NY and mother from Missouri, according to the record.

Answer 4

I too have smith in in family tree. can be a bit overwhelming since it is such a common name. I have found ancestry.com as well as message boards and mailing lists to be helpful for me. Met a lot of nice people who we try and one another out. If you want me to do some researach for you just em me

Answer 5

Biley B. Smith is married to Josaphine Mary Swat who is the long lost cousin of Satan Mary Allah.

Answer 6

no