Source Citations for Caroline Etsler

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Source Citations

census-us-ia-1856-cedar-springdale-322: 1856 Iowa State Census, Cedar County, Springdale Township, pages 322-323; Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836–1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Jun 2007) ⟩ "1856 ⟩ Cedar ⟩ Springdale" image 20; citing “Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest”

census-us1870-ps-ny-cattaraugus-persia-4: 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule, New York, Cattaraugus County, Persia, page 4 (form) or page 452B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1870 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 12 August 2018) ⟩ "New York ⟩ Cattaraugus ⟩ Persia" image 4; citing “Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 909 (of 1761), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 552408]

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register: Family bible registry entries for the family of Barak Smith; photocopy, privately held [Most entries are believed to have been made by Barak and Mary Smith. Entries are separated by inconsistent types of lines, and not all entries have individuals or couples; several are informational.]

marker-smith-etsler-1885-1919: Gravestone of Ebenezer R. Smith (1885) and Caroline Etsler (1919); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 13 Dec 2023), memorial IDs 71637339 (Ebenezer) and 71637342 (Caroline), photograph uploaded 27 Aug 2011 by Mickey to both memorials; citing “Pine Grove Cemetery (Gowanda, Erie County, New York, USA)”

Source Reference Details

Name Details

census-us1870-ps-ny-cattaraugus-persia-4:

Reference Detail: Line 5, dwelling 31

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Caroline E. Smith).

census-us-ia-1856-cedar-springdale-322:

Reference Detail: Line 34, dwelling 33

Comment Detail: Source includes married name (Caroline E. Smith).

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register:

Reference Detail: Marriages page, right side, entry 2

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Caroline _____). A surname name of Estler is guessed by the author of the annotations, but is not cliear from the photocopy of the original entry.

marker-smith-etsler-1885-1919:

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Caroline Etsler).

Birth Details

census-us1870-ps-ny-cattaraugus-persia-4:

Reference Detail: Line 5, dwelling 31

Comment Detail: Source includes age (40) and location (Maryland). Using the official census date of 1 June 1870 gives a birth date range from 2 June 1829 to 1 June 1830.

census-us-ia-1856-cedar-springdale-322:

Reference Detail: Line 34, dwelling 33

Comment Detail: Source includes age (26) and location (Md). Using the official census date of 15 July 1856 gives a birth date range from 16 Jul 1829 to 15 Jul 1830.

marker-smith-etsler-1885-1919:

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1929).

Death Details

marker-smith-etsler-1885-1919:

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1919).

Marriage Details

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register:

Reference Detail: Marriages page, right side, entry 2

Comment Detail: Source notes that Ebenezer R. Smith married Caroline Estler(?).

marker-smith-etsler-1885-1919:

Comment Detail: Source identifies Caroline Etsler as the wife of Ebenezer R. Smith.

Miscellaneous Facts Details “Attributes”

census-us-ia-1856-cedar-springdale-322:

Reference Detail: Line 34, dwelling 33

Comment Detail: Source includes official census date (15 Jul 1856) and location (Springdale, Cedar County, Iowa).

census-us1870-ps-ny-cattaraugus-persia-4:

Reference Detail: Line 5, dwelling 31

Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jun 1870) and location (Persia, in the county of Cattaraugus, State of New York).