William H. Smith and Eunice Spicer

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William N. SMITH (Reuben SMITH², Aaron SMITH¹) was born 11 OCT 1814 in Middlefield, Otsego, New York, and died 2 FEB 1896 in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York. He was buried in Fly Creek. He married Eunice SPICER 4 DEC 1842 in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, daughter of Cornelius SPICER and Elizabeth E. UNKNOWN. She was born 4 DEC 1823 in Otsego County, New York, and died 26 NOV 1895. She was buried in Fly Creek.

AKA

Eunice Spicer

Name	Source	Date
Eunice Baley	Her son, Edgar Smith's, death certificate

Marriage

According to Marriages taken from the Otsego Herald, Western Advertiser and Freeman's Journal From Jan.4, 1841 to July 9, 1852 Volume Two:

Dec. 4, 1842 William Smith
Miss Spicer both of Middlefield Cooperstown

Census

1850 United States Federal Census

State: New York
County: Otsego
Township: Middlefield
Roll: M432_579
Image: 197
Page: 97
Date: Sept. 11, 1850
Ancestry.com image number: 4 of 76

Line 19, dwelling number 28 and family number 29 in order of visitation, William Smith, age 35, male, Laborer, born in New York.

Line 20, Eunice Smith, age 26, female, born in New York, a person over 20 who is unable to read and write.

Line 21, Melissa Smith, age 5, female, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 22, Mary Smith, age 2, female, born in New York.

Line 23, William N. Smith, age 4/12, male, born in New York.

Line 24, Betsey E. Spicer, age 66, female, born in New York, a person over 20 unable to read and write.

Note: Betsey E. Spicer on line 24 is Eunice Smith's Mother. Next door to the William Smith household is the household of William's brother George Fennemore Smith. Three doors down from William in the other direction is a Warren C. Smith age 43 living with his wife Olive C. Smith also 43. William has many siblings for whom I don't have a name. Perhaps this Warren is one of William's siblings.

1855 New York State Census

According to the Census of the Inhabitants in the 3rd Election District of the Town of Middlefield in the County of Otsego on the 5th day of June 1855

William Smith age 40 lived in a log house in Otsego County where he lived all of his life. He was a native voter who owned land. He lived their with his wife Eunice age 33 who could not read or write and had lived in Otsego County for 25 years. They also lived with their children Melissa age 10, Mary age 8, William age 5, Edgar age 3 and Sanford age 1.

1860 United States Federal Census

State: New York
County: Otsego
Township: Middlefield
Roll:   M653-841
Image:
Page: 21
Date:  June 18, 1860
Ancestry.com image number:  21 of 72

Line 14, dwelling number 163 and family number 169 in order of visitation, William H. Smith, age 46, male, Day Laborer, born in New York.

Line 15, Eunice Smith, age 36, female, Housekeeper, owns real estate valued at $150, and a personal estate valued at $30, born in New York, a person over the age of 20 who is unable to read and write.

Line 16, Milesse Smith, age 15, female, Domestic, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 17, William Smith, age 10, male, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 18, Edgar Smith, age 8, male, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 19, Sanford Smith, age 6, male, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 20, Frank Smith, age 4, male, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 21, Harriet A. Smith, age 1, female, born in New York.

1870 United States Federal Census

State: New York
County: Otsego
Township: Middlefield
Roll:
Image:
Page: 18
Date:  June 16, 1870
Ancestry.com image number:  18 and 19 of 73

Line 39, dwelling number 159 and family number 151 in order of visitation, William H. Smith, age 56, male, white, Farmer, owns real estate worth $2000, and owns a personal estate worth $200, born in New York, a male citizen of the U.S. of the age 21 or upwards.

Line 40, Eunice Smith, age 46, female, white, Keeping House, born in New York.

Line 1, Frank Smith, age 13, male, white, At Home, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 2, Harriet Smith, age 11, female, white, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 3, Fred B. Smith, age 7, male, white, born in New York.

Line 4, Helen Smith, age 3, female, white, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 5, Edgar Smith, age 18, male, white, Farm Laborer, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 6, Sanford Smith, age 15, male, white, Farm Laborer, born in New York, attended school within the year.

Line 7, William Smith, age 20, male, white, Works on R.R., born in New York.

1880 United States Federal Census

State: New York
County: Otsego
Township: Middlefield
Enumeration District number: 104
Roll:   T9_916
Image:   0050
Page: 198A
Date:  June 5, 1880
Ancestry.com image number:  9 of 26

Line 23, dwelling number 84 and family number 93 in order of visitation, William Smith, white, male, age 66, married, Farm Laborer, born in New York, Father born in Connecticut, Mother born in Connecticut.

Line 24, Eunice Smith, white, female, age 55, wife of William, married, Keeping House, cannot read, cannot write, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York.

Line 25, Hellen Smith, white, female, age 13, daughter of William, single, at Home, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York.

Death

A Verified Transcript from the Register of Death

Name of Deceased	William N. Smith
Date of Death	1896
Register No.	452
Place of Death
Usual Residence
Length of stay in Town, City or Village	50 yrs.
Sex	Male
Marital Status
Age	Years 81 Months 3 Days 22
Social Security Number
War Veteran (if yes, what war)
Occupation	Laborer
Birthplace	N.Y.
Citizen of what Country
Fathers Name	Reuben Smith
Mother's Maiden Name
Cause of Death	Pneumonia
Interval Between Onset and Death	5 days
Medical Attendance or other Attendant	J. H. Moon, M.D.
Undertaker
Place of Burial	Fly Creek

I hereby solemnly attest that this is a true transcript from the Registrar of Deaths kept in
the Town of Middlefield
County of Otsego State of New York
Dated at Cooperstown the 17 day of Sept., 1979
Signed Evelyn M. Clark
Registrar of Vital Statistics

A Verified Transcript from the Register of Death

Name of Deceased	Eunice Smith
Date of Death	Nov. 26, 1895
Register No.	444
Place of Death
Usual Residence
Length of stay in Town, City or Village	71 yrs.
Sex	Female
Marital Status	Married
Age	Years 71 Months 11 Days
Social Security Number
War Veteran (if yes, what war)
Occupation	Housewife
Birthplace	Otsego Co. N.Y.
Citizen of what Country
Fathers Name	Cornelius Spicer
Mother's Maiden Name	Elizabeth Spicer
Cause of Death	Pulmonary Philtmis
Interval Between Onset and Death	12 years
Medical Attendance or other Attendant	O. H. Babbitt, M.D.
Undertaker
Place of Burial	Fly Creek

Children

Children of William N. SMITH and Eunice SPICER are:

i.	Melissa SMITH was born 1845 in New York State.
ii.	Mary SMITH was born 1847 in New York State.
iii.	William N. SMITH, JR. was born 1850 in New York State.
iv.	Edgar SMITH was born 2 APR 1852 in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, and died 14 AUG 1919 in Sherburne, Chenango, New York. He married Francis Amie BROWN. She was born 16 JUN 1860 in Pittsfield, Otsego, New York, and died 1934 in Hallsville, Montgomery, New York.
v.	Sanford SMITH was born Abt 1854 in New York State.
vi.	Frank SMITH was born Abt 1856 in New York State.
vii.	Harriet A. SMITH was born Abt 1859 in New York State.
viii.	Fred B. SMITH was born Abt 1863 in New York State.
ix.	Helen SMITH was born Abt 1867 in New York State.

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