Mittie (Smith) Jones, parents were Isaac N. & Nancy Smith of TN.
Am trying more info about the parents of Mittie Smith. I just found out that she had a brother. This is my gggrandmother & gggreat uncle. I would like to know more about her parents as it was told to me that she was a Civil War orphan. She was taken in by her relatives & moved to IL.
This is some info that I have learned from the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mittie Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Age in 1870: 4
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Value of real estate:
Post Office: Gordonsville
Household Members: Name Age
Isaac N Smith 32
Nancy Smith 25
Mittie Smith 4
James Smith 2
More info that I have learned about her;
1880 United States Federal Census
about Mittie Smith
Name: Mittie Smith
Home in 1880: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to head-of-household: Niece
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee
Neighbors:
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Francis C. Chriswell 46
George A. Chriswell 44
John F. Chriswell 23
Mary S. Chriswell 19
George R. Chriswell 17
Francis E. Chriswell 13
Nannie L. Chriswell 6
Mittie Smith 15
James F. Smith 13
Mathew Chriswell 66
Also interested in learning more about Martin F. Jones born in Hillsboro, IL... This is my gggrandfather. According to the 1880 census that was taken this is what it says;
1880 census: Hillsboro, Montgomery Co IL:
139-147:
E. J. File, 47, IL, NC< TN, farmer
V.C. File, 37, wife, IL, NC, NC
Leva File, 8, dau, IL IL IL
Anne File, 7, dau, IL, IL, IL
Margaret Brown, 51, sister, NC, NC, NC
Martin Jones, 18, nephew, IL, IL, NC
Stella Jones, 7, Neice, IL, IL, NC
Enoch J. File married Virginia C. Brown, 24 Nov 1870, Montgomery IL.
Martin F. Jones married Mittie Smith, 14 Oct 1890, Montgomery IL.
1900 census: Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado:
271-272: Martin F. Jones, head, born Feb 1863, 37, married 10 years, IL, NC, VA, miner, silver mine, renting house.
Mittie, wife, born June 1865, 35, married 10 years, 5 children, 5 living, KY, KY, KY
Jennie M., dau, born July 1891, 8, IL, IL, KY
Paul, born July 1894, 5, IL, IL, KY
Francis, son, born May 1896, 4, IL, IL, KY
Lewis, son, born Sept 1897, 2, IL, IL, KY
Walter, son, born Dec 1898, 1, IL, IL, KY