Here is what I see on the transcribed 1860 census of Marion Co. IL. Twp. 4N, R 2 E, Fosterburg P. O. # 1240/1287 SMITH, William A. 28, IL, farmer Mary 23, IL Derva 8 IL (female) Byron 6, IL Mary H. 4, IL Walter S. 2, IL WILTON, Absolom 11, IL If I recall didn't William A. Smith mention in one of his letters that his wife should buy a wagon or something for Walter for his birthday? Also nearby---2 dwellings away if a T. J. Foster, 21, IL. (I wondered if Mary Smith's maiden name was Foster.) Also next three dwellings are folks with surname Moon. Seems like that surname was mentioned in at least one of the letters. The age and state of birth of the Mary Smith fits the Mary Foster I have that married William Smith and then Squire Farmer. 1870 transcribed census (with some notes) shows in Twp 4 N, R 2 E, # 91/91 Farmer, Squire 37, IL, farmer Mary (Foster-Smith) 33, IL, keeping house (Note in parentheses are in this census book.) Smith, Smith 17, male, IL (Smith as the first name is underlined to indicate it is an error on the census.) Bryan 16, IL-----could he be Byron on the 1860 census? Hester 13, IL----could she be Mary H. on 1860 census? Scott 11, IL------could he be Walter S. on 1860 census? Rollin 9, IL Not far away is: # 87/87 Smith, Mordaci 66, TN, farmer Sarah 54, IL, keeping house Lydia 28, IL Delia 12, IL Chance, Sarah 8, IL Edward 5, IL Possibly related to William A. Smith?? By the 1900 census, Mary Foster Smith Farmer says has given birth to 8 children, 7 living. That would be 5 with William Smith and I have 3 listed as children with Squire Farmer. In 1871 Squire Farmer was appointed guardian of James F. and Sarah E. ALEXANDER, who were the children of Eliza Jane Farmer and James H. ALEXANDER. Way back at the beginning-----it is the ALEXANDER name that got me on the trail of Mary Foster Smith Farmer. Dot ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Thomson" <dave@volantis.org> To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 5:06 PM Subject: RE: [ILMARION] Civil War Letters from William A. Smith > Hi Dot, > > It looks like a good match. Does anyone on this list have a census listing > for William A. and Mary Smith for 1860? We should be able to match up the > names of the kids easy enough. I would like to get as much information on > this couple as possible, including their property location. > > Dave

Hi Dot, It would appear that William's oldest daughter's name was actually Diora. Perhaps it was an error on the part of the census taker? Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: gengar [mailto:gengar@centurytel.net] > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 11:10 AM > To: ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILMARION] Civil War Letters from William A. Smith > > > Here is what I see on the transcribed 1860 census of Marion Co. IL. > > Twp. 4N, R 2 E, Fosterburg P. O. > # 1240/1287 > SMITH, William A. 28, IL, farmer > Mary 23, IL > Derva 8 IL (female) > Byron 6, IL > Mary H. 4, IL > Walter S. 2, IL > WILTON, Absolom 11, IL > > If I recall didn't William A. Smith mention in one of his letters that his > wife should buy a wagon or something for Walter for his birthday? > > Also nearby---2 dwellings away if a T. J. Foster, 21, IL. (I wondered if > Mary Smith's maiden name was Foster.) Also next three dwellings are folks > with surname Moon. Seems like that surname was mentioned in at > least one of > the letters. > > The age and state of birth of the Mary Smith fits the Mary Foster I have > that married William Smith and then Squire Farmer. > > 1870 transcribed census (with some notes) shows in Twp 4 N, R 2 E, > # 91/91 > Farmer, Squire 37, IL, farmer > Mary (Foster-Smith) 33, IL, keeping house (Note in parentheses > are in this > census book.) > Smith, Smith 17, male, IL (Smith as the first name is underlined to > indicate it is an error on the census.) > Bryan 16, IL-----could he be Byron on the 1860 census? > Hester 13, IL----could she be Mary H. on 1860 census? > Scott 11, IL------could he be Walter S. on 1860 census? > Rollin 9, IL > > Not far away is: > # 87/87 > Smith, Mordaci 66, TN, farmer > Sarah 54, IL, keeping house > Lydia 28, IL > Delia 12, IL > Chance, Sarah 8, IL > Edward 5, IL > Possibly related to William A. Smith?? > > By the 1900 census, Mary Foster Smith Farmer says has given birth to 8 > children, 7 living. That would be 5 with William Smith and I > have 3 listed > as children with Squire Farmer. In 1871 Squire Farmer was appointed > guardian of James F. and Sarah E. ALEXANDER, who were the > children of Eliza > Jane Farmer and James H. ALEXANDER. Way back at the > beginning-----it is the > ALEXANDER name that got me on the trail of Mary Foster Smith Farmer. > > Dot > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Thomson" <dave@volantis.org> > To: <ILMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 5:06 PM > Subject: RE: [ILMARION] Civil War Letters from William A. Smith > > > > Hi Dot, > > > > It looks like a good match. Does anyone on this list have a census > listing > > for William A. and Mary Smith for 1860? We should be able to > match up the > > names of the kids easy enough. I would like to get as much > information on > > this couple as possible, including their property location. > > > > Dave > > > > ==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to > ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in > the digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com