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Sylvester T Smith 1848–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1848

Birth Location: Dorchester, , Maryland, United States

Death Date: Nov 1898

Death Location: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States

Father: Sylvester Smith

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Mary Trath

Children(s): Henry Smith, Robert Smith, Horace Smith, Mary Smith, Sylvester Smith, John Smith, Mary Smith, Henry Smith

Sylvester T Smith was born in 1848 in Dorchester, , Maryland, United States, the child of Sylvester Hill Smith And Mary Skinner Brown. In 1860, Sylvester T Smith resided in Dorchester, , Maryland, United States. In 1870, Sylvester T Smith resided in District 5, Caroline, Maryland, United States. Sylvester T Smith married Mary Ellen Trath, and had children including Henry W Smith, Henry Watterson Smith, Horace Smith, John Brown Smith, Mary Leah Smith, Mary Lydia Smith, Robert Hill Smith, Sylvester Trath Smith. Sylvester T Smith passed away in 1898 in Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvester T Smith was born in 1848 in Dorchester, , Maryland, United States, the child of Sylvester Hill Smith And Mary Skinner Brown.
  • In 1860, Sylvester T Smith resided in Dorchester, , Maryland, United States.
  • In 1870, Sylvester T Smith resided in District 5, Caroline, Maryland, United States.
  • Sylvester T Smith married Mary Ellen Trath, and had children including Henry W Smith, Henry Watterson Smith, Horace Smith, John Brown Smith, Mary Leah Smith, Mary Lydia Smith, Robert Hill Smith, Sylvester Trath Smith.
  • Sylvester T Smith passed away in 1898 in Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sylvester Smith
1814–1883
Birth Location: Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
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Mary Brown
1823–1898
Birth Location: Maryland, , , United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Trath
1859–1927
Birth Location: Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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Children(s)

Henry Smith
1885–1929
Birth Location: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
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Robert Smith
1876–1926
Birth Location: Irene, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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Horace Smith
1887–1959
Birth Location: Zachary, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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Mary Smith
1882–
Birth Location: Rapides, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
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Sylvester Smith
1880–1950
Birth Location: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
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John Smith
1883–1930
Birth Location: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
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Mary Smith
1883–1960
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Henry Smith
1885–1972
Birth Location: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
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Sylvester Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Smith
1848–1898
Birth Place: Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
Parents
Sylvester Hill Smith
1814–1883
Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
Mary (Skinner) Brown
1823–1898
Maryland, , , United States
Grandparents
James Smith
1785–1822
Maryland, , , United States
Harriet Goslin
1785–
Maryland, , , United States
Eccleston Brown
1763–1846
Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
Mary (Hambleton) Skinner
1782–1852
Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Smith
1746–1808
Eliza Kirkman
1740–1797
Elizabeth
1751–
Thomas Brown
1730–
Elizabeth White
1729–1783
William Skinner
1740–1815
Elizabeth Stewart
1756–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Kirkman
1735–1820
John White
1691–1757
Philemon Skinner
1701–1761
Lucy Hambleton
1693–
Joseph Fooks
1720–1776
Mary Kirke
1733–1774

Sylvester Smith's Descendants

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Sylvester (T) Smith (16 Mar 1848–Nov 1898) m. Mary (Ellen) Trath (26 Oct 1859–Jan 1927)
  1. 1. Henry (W) Smith 1885–1929
  2. 2. Robert (Hill) Smith 1876–1926 m. Marguerite (Theodosia) Self 1898–1977
    1. 1. Christie 1927–1965
  3. 3. Horace Smith 1887–1959 m. Katie Groesbeck 1889–1971
    1. 1. Annie (Groesbeck) Smith 1923–1994 m. Howard (Truman) Clouse 1921–1997
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Smith 1914–2012 m. Alvin (Allen) Stewart 1897–1982 m. Bryant ("L") Hanson 1918–1985
    3. 3. Robert (Hill) Smith 1912–1913
    4. 4. John (Douglas) Smith 1915–1994
    5. 5. Ruth (Troth) Smith 1921–2000 m. David (Brience) Schulz 1920–2004
    6. 6. Nellie (Kate) Smith 1918–2016 m. Albert (Benjamin) Syptak 1916–1976 m. Jacob (Brooks) Beal 1915–1994
      1. 1. Albert (Benjamin Syptak) Jr. 1942–2004
      2. 2. Mollie (Kate) Syptak 1951–1951
  4. 4. Mary (Lydia) Smith 1882– m. Leonce (Lastrapes) Dejean 1880–1946 m. Leonce (Lastrapes) DeJean 1880–1946
  5. 5. Sylvester (Trath) Smith 1880–1950 m. Lula (M) Klock 1885–1975
    1. 1. Dorothy (Camilla) Smith 1917–1946
    2. 2. Robert (Hill Smith) II 1914–1976 m. Charlotte (Emma) Hood 1922–2003
      1. 1. Sharen (Mae) Smith 1949–2019
    3. 3. Mary (L) Smith 1913– m. Elwood (Chester) Reed 1897–1989
    4. 4. Jennie Smith 1918–1995
    5. 5. Ernestine (Louise) Smith 1921–1988
  6. 6. John (Brown) Smith 1883–1930 m. Fannie (Gertrude) Powell 1890–1979
    1. 1. John (T.) Smith 1917–1935
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1922–2000
    3. 3. Clyde (Lillie) Smith 1919–2002 m. Robert (George) Nyberg 1921–2004 m. Kenneth (L) Morris 1913–2008
      1. 1. George (Kent) Morris 1942–1996
    4. 4. Zephyr (Lydia) Smith 1915–1981
    5. 5. Emma (Henri) Smith 1914–1988 m. Arthur (Sewell) Tomlinson 1916–1996
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Tomlinson 1941–1989
      2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Tomlinson 1937–1999 m. Stan (Leroy) Wilson 1935–2009
      3. 3. John (Nathaniel) Tomlinson 1943–1943
      4. 4. Margaret (Ellen) Tomlinson 1932–1996
      5. 5. Carol (Elaine) Tomlinson 1944–2004
    6. 6. Rodney (Lyndon) Smith 1921–2000
    7. 7. Trent Smith 1925–2005
  7. 7. Mary (Leah) Smith 1883–1960
  8. 8. Henry (Watterson) Smith 1885–1972

Sylvester Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1848
16 Mar 1848
Birth of Sylvester T Smith in Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
1860
1860
Age 12
Sylvester T Smith resided here in Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
1870
1870
Age 22
Sylvester T Smith resided here in District 5, Caroline, Maryland, United States
District 5, Caroline, Maryland, United States
1870
1870
Age 22
Sylvester T Smith resided here in Maryland, , , United States
Maryland, , , United States
1898
4 Nov 1898
Age 50
Death of Sylvester T Smith in Rapides, , Louisiana, United States
Rapides, , Louisiana, United States
1898
Nov 1898
Age 50
Burial of Sylvester T Smith in Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1848
    Event Place: Dorchester, , Maryland, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sylvester T Smith, person ID LK2G-J7Q.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dorchester, , Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Caroline, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Maryland, , , United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Rapides, , Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sylvester T Smith, person ID LK2G-J7Q.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1898
    Event Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sylvester T Smith, person ID LK2G-J7Q.
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