His parents were William Harrison Smelser and Catherine
Brown [more on them later.] And, again
according to his obituary, he was survived by two brothers, Charles in Missouri and David in Michigan, and
a sister, Elva Jones of Douthat, Oklahoma. The obit also states that three sisters were
deceased: Mrs. Elizabeth Cobble, Mrs.
Emma Wright, and Mrs. Martha Farrow.
NOTE: I see I failed
to mention in the 11 January post regarding the 1900 census that another sister
– Sarah C. – is listed in Aaron and Emma’s household (along with the
erroneous listing of “Mary, John, and Nora.”)
I’ll comment about Sarah C. in the next post.
I’ve found William & Catherine Smelser and two children:
Elva 5, and “Aron” 3 in the 1870 Federal
census for Greene County, TN. I mentioned yesterday that I have not found
the family in the 1880 census – yet. And,
unfortunately, the 1890 census was destroyed in a fire. So, we need to look at
other sources for early information about Aaron’s siblings.
Over the past 30+ years I’ve been able to make contact with
a few Smelser cousins - descendants of some of Aaron’s siblings - who have
shared additional information. I’ve also
found some death certificates and other documents online.
The next post will give an overview of what I know so far about
those siblings and their families.
DOCUMENTS (Have or seen):
- 1870 Federal census for Greene County, Tennessee, Civil District No. 6, P.O. Bulls Gap
DOCUMENTS NEEDED, QUESTIONS
UNANSWERED:
- Verfication of Aaron’s birth date and place
- 1880 Federal census for the William & Catherine Smelser family
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