Emily A. Smith

Last updated 8 Sep 2021 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: 2 May 1841 in , , New York, United States

Died: 1919

Father: Gilbert Palmer Smith (1812 – 1900)

Mother: Lydia Palmerton (1818 – 1848)

Supporting evidence for:
name

book-history-of-concord-1883: Erasmus Briggs, History of the Original Town of Concord, Being the Present Towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins, and Sardinia, Erie County, New York; Rochester, N.Y. : Union and Advertiser Co.'s Print, 1883; book image (PDF), Internet Archive (https://archive.org: accessed 20 Apr 2018); original held by Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Reference Detail: Pages 659-660 (PDF pages 677-678)

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Emily A. Smith).

book-memorial-record-of-iowa-v1-1896: A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa, Volume 1; Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 19 Apr 2018); reprint of 1896 edition published Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896; provided by the University of Wisconsin at Madison

Reference Detail: Pages 43-44 (PDF pages 62-63)

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Emily Harris).

census-us-1850-ps-ny-erie-collins-290b: 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule, New York, Erie County, Collins, page 290B (stamped on page 290A) or 580 (penned); 1850 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 4 August 2018) ⟩ "New York ⟩ Erie⟩ Collins" image 16; citing “Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 499 (of 1009), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 20, dwelling 114

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Emily A. Smith).

census-us-1860-ps-ia-cedar-iowa-157: 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Cedar County, Iowa Township, page 157; 1860 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 February 2007) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Cedar ⟩ Iowa" image 21; citing “Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, NARA microfilm publication M653 (1438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 803314]

Reference Detail: Line 32, dwelling 1066

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Emm[?] Smith). See research notes for conflict details.

census-us-1880-ps-ny-erie-204-29: 1880 U.S. Census, population schedule, New York, Erie County, Collins, enumeration district 204, page 29 (form/penned) or 466A (stamped); 1880 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 12 August 2018) ⟩ "New York ⟩ Erie ⟩ Collins ⟩ 204" image 13; citing “Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 832 (of 1454), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 2, dwelling 314

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Emily A. Smith).

family-gilbert-smith-family-tree: Family tree wall hanging for Gilbert Palmer Smith; created and update from the mid-1800s through 1900; privately held

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Emily A. Smith).

marker-erastus-emily-harris-1901-1919: Gravestone of Erastus L. (1901) and Emily A. (1919) Harris; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 18 Dec 2020), memorial IDS 27680286 (Erastus) and 27680264 (Emily), photograph uploaded 5 July 2008 to both memorials; citing “Collins Center Cemetery (Collins Center, Erie County, New York, USA), Section A Lot 92 and 92A”

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Emily A. [Harris]).

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birth

family-gilbert-smith-family-tree: Family tree wall hanging for Gilbert Palmer Smith; created and update from the mid-1800s through 1900; privately held

Comment Detail: Source includes date (5th mo 2nd 1841).

marker-erastus-emily-harris-1901-1919: Gravestone of Erastus L. (1901) and Emily A. (1919) Harris; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 18 Dec 2020), memorial IDS 27680286 (Erastus) and 27680264 (Emily), photograph uploaded 5 July 2008 to both memorials; citing “Collins Center Cemetery (Collins Center, Erie County, New York, USA), Section A Lot 92 and 92A”

Comment Detail: Source includes date (1841).

census-us-1850-ps-ny-erie-collins-290b: 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule, New York, Erie County, Collins, page 290B (stamped on page 290A) or 580 (penned); 1850 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 4 August 2018) ⟩ "New York ⟩ Erie⟩ Collins" image 16; citing “Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 499 (of 1009), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 20, dwelling 114

Comment Detail: Source includes age (9) and location (New York). Using the official census date of 1 June 1850 gives a birth date range from 2 June 1840 to 1 June 1841.

census-us-1860-ps-ia-cedar-iowa-157: 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Cedar County, Iowa Township, page 157; 1860 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 February 2007) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Cedar ⟩ Iowa" image 21; citing “Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, NARA microfilm publication M653 (1438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 803314]

Reference Detail: Line 32, dwelling 1066

Comment Detail: Source includes age (19) and location (New York). Using the official census date of 1 Jun 1860 gives a birth date range from 2 Jun 1840 to 1 Jun 1841.

census-us-1880-ps-ny-erie-204-29: 1880 U.S. Census, population schedule, New York, Erie County, Collins, enumeration district 204, page 29 (form/penned) or 466A (stamped); 1880 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 12 August 2018) ⟩ "New York ⟩ Erie ⟩ Collins ⟩ 204" image 13; citing “Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 832 (of 1454), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 2, dwelling 314

Comment Detail: Source includes age (39) and location (New York). Using the official census date of 1 June 1880 gives a birth date range from 2 June 1840 to 1 June 1841.

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death

marker-erastus-emily-harris-1901-1919: Gravestone of Erastus L. (1901) and Emily A. (1919) Harris; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 18 Dec 2020), memorial IDS 27680286 (Erastus) and 27680264 (Emily), photograph uploaded 5 July 2008 to both memorials; citing “Collins Center Cemetery (Collins Center, Erie County, New York, USA), Section A Lot 92 and 92A”

Comment Detail: Source includes date (1919).

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father

book-history-of-concord-1883: Erasmus Briggs, History of the Original Town of Concord, Being the Present Towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins, and Sardinia, Erie County, New York; Rochester, N.Y. : Union and Advertiser Co.'s Print, 1883; book image (PDF), Internet Archive (https://archive.org: accessed 20 Apr 2018); original held by Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Reference Detail: Pages 659-660 (PDF pages 677-678)

Comment Detail: Source identfies Emily A. Smith as a daughter of Gilbert P. Smith. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

book-memorial-record-of-iowa-v1-1896: A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa, Volume 1; Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 19 Apr 2018); reprint of 1896 edition published Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896; provided by the University of Wisconsin at Madison

Reference Detail: Page 43 (PDF page 62)

Comment Detail: Source implies Emily Harris as a child of Gilbert Smith. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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mother

book-history-of-concord-1883: Erasmus Briggs, History of the Original Town of Concord, Being the Present Towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins, and Sardinia, Erie County, New York; Rochester, N.Y. : Union and Advertiser Co.'s Print, 1883; book image (PDF), Internet Archive (https://archive.org: accessed 20 Apr 2018); original held by Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Reference Detail: Pages 659-660 (PDF pages 677-678)

Comment Detail: Source identfies Emily A. Smith as a daughter of Lydia Smith. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

book-memorial-record-of-iowa-v1-1896: A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa, Volume 1; Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 19 Apr 2018); reprint of 1896 edition published Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896; provided by the University of Wisconsin at Madison

Reference Detail: Page 43 (PDF page 62)

Comment Detail: Source implies Emily Harris as a child of Lydia (Palmerton) Smith. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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Family

Spouse/Partner: Erastus L. Harris (1831 – 1901)

Married: Feb 1863

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

book-history-of-concord-1883: Erasmus Briggs, History of the Original Town of Concord, Being the Present Towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins, and Sardinia, Erie County, New York; Rochester, N.Y. : Union and Advertiser Co.'s Print, 1883; book image (PDF), Internet Archive (https://archive.org: accessed 20 Apr 2018); original held by Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Reference Detail: Pages 659-660 (PDF pages 677-678)

Comment Detail: Source includes date (February, 1863).

census-us-1880-ps-ny-erie-204-29: 1880 U.S. Census, population schedule, New York, Erie County, Collins, enumeration district 204, page 29 (form/penned) or 466A (stamped); 1880 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 12 August 2018) ⟩ "New York ⟩ Erie ⟩ Collins ⟩ 204" image 13; citing “Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 832 (of 1454), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Lines 1,2, dwelling 314

Comment Detail: Source identifies Emily A. Harris as the wife of Erastus L. Harris.

family-gilbert-smith-family-tree: Family tree wall hanging for Gilbert Palmer Smith; created and update from the mid-1800s through 1900; privately held

Comment Detail: Source identifies Erastus L. Harris and Emily A. Smith as married.

marker-erastus-emily-harris-1901-1919: Gravestone of Erastus L. (1901) and Emily A. (1919) Harris; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 18 Dec 2020), memorial IDS 27680286 (Erastus) and 27680264 (Emily), photograph uploaded 5 July 2008 to both memorials; citing “Collins Center Cemetery (Collins Center, Erie County, New York, USA), Section A Lot 92 and 92A”

Comment Detail: This source identifies Emily A. as the wife of Erastus L. Harris.

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Child: Howard L. Harris (1864 – ?)

Child: Earle W. Harris (1868 – ?)

Child: Alice L. Harris (1871 – ?)

Child: Mary L. Harris (1873 – ?)

Child: Gilbert P. Harris (1875 – 1944)

Miscellaneous Facts

Attributes

Residence: at Collins, Erie County, New York, United States

Residence: at Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, United States

Residence: at Collins, Erie County, New York, United States

Residence: at , Erie County, New York, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

census-us-1850-ps-ny-erie-collins-290b: 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule, New York, Erie County, Collins, page 290B (stamped on page 290A) or 580 (penned); 1850 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 4 August 2018) ⟩ "New York ⟩ Erie⟩ Collins" image 16; citing “Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 499 (of 1009), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 20, dwelling 114

Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 June 1850) and location (Collins in the County of Erie State of New York).

census-us-1860-ps-ia-cedar-iowa-157: 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Cedar County, Iowa Township, page 157; 1860 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 February 2007) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Cedar ⟩ Iowa" image 21; citing “Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, NARA microfilm publication M653 (1438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 803314]

Reference Detail: Line 32, dwelling 1066

Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Jun 1860) and location (Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa).

census-us-1880-ps-ny-erie-204-29: 1880 U.S. Census, population schedule, New York, Erie County, Collins, enumeration district 204, page 29 (form/penned) or 466A (stamped); 1880 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 12 August 2018) ⟩ "New York ⟩ Erie ⟩ Collins ⟩ 204" image 13; citing “Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 832 (of 1454), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 2, dwelling 314

Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jun 1880) and location (Collins, in the County of Erie, State of New York).

book-memorial-record-of-iowa-v1-1896: A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa, Volume 1; Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1978; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 19 Apr 2018); reprint of 1896 edition published Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896; provided by the University of Wisconsin at Madison

Reference Detail: Page 43 (PDF page 62)

Comment Detail: Source includes implied year (1896 [year of source publication]) and location (Erie county, New York).

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

CONFLICTS

First Name: This database uses Emily. The 1860 Census appears to be Emma, but the last letter(s) are indistinct. [census-us-1860-ps-ia-cedar-iowa-157]

Supporting evidence for:
research notes

census-us-1860-ps-ia-cedar-iowa-157: 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Cedar County, Iowa Township, page 157; 1860 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 February 2007) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Cedar ⟩ Iowa" image 21; citing “Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, NARA microfilm publication M653 (1438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 803314]

Reference Detail: Line 32, dwelling 1066

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