Frazee Adam SMITH

Father: Stephen SMITH
Mother: Betsey E. HOWDER

Family 1: Samantha Ann HAGGARD

(1) Mathews family records via electronic file. May 19, 2002.

  1. Ida Ann SMITH
  2. Bertha J. SMITH
  3. Herman Emmett SMITH
  4. Julia Luell SMITH
  5. Cora Isabel SMITH
  6. Daisy SMITH
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 _Stephen SMITH ____|
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|--Frazee Adam SMITH
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|                    _Christian HOWDER _|
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|_Betsey E. HOWDER _|
                    |                    _Adam HOUFSTATER _______
                    |_Mary HOUSTATER ___|
                                        |_Elizabeth Katherine //_

Notes

Updated September 27, 2021. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., The Town of Almont: July 22, 1850.

Fourz SMITH is the son of Stephen and Betsey SMITH. He is 18 years old, born in Michigan and is a laborer.

(2) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles via Ancestry.com

- Name: Frazee A SMITH
- Residence: Cedar County, Iowa
- Age at enlistment: 30
- Enlistment Date: 27 Sep 1861
- Rank at enlistment: Private
- State Served: Iowa
- Survived the War?: Yes
- Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Iowa 14th Infantry Regiment; Enlisted in Company C, Iowa 41st Infantry Battalion on 24 Oct 1861; Mustered out on 25 Apr 1863; Transferred to Company M, Iowa 7th Cavalry Regiment on 25 Apr 1863; Mustered Out Company M, 7th Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 22 Jun 1866 at Sioux City, IA.
- Birth Date: abt 1831
- Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion

NOTE: His infantry and cavalry units spent most of the war on the frontier battling with Indians rather than Confederates.

(3) 1870 United States Census for Iowa, Cedar Co., Clarence City (Clarence Post Office): page 16; dwelling 140; family 136; June 21, 1870.

Frazee SMITH is head of household, and married to Samantha [HAGGARD] SMITH. He was born in Michigan, is 36 years old and is a Hotel Keeper with personal estate valued at $100. He is eligible to vote.

(4) 1880 United States Census for Michigan, Cedar Co., Clarence: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 344; page 28; June 18, 1880.

Frazee SMITH is head of household, married to Samantha [HAGGARD] SMITH. He is 47 years old and was born in Michigan, with his father born in Canada and his mother born in New York. He is a laborer. Children in the household are Ida A., Bertha J., Hermon E. and Lillie M. SMITH.

(5) 1885 Iowa State Census, Cedar Co, Clarence Twp.

Frazee SMITH is head of household, married to Samantha [HAGGARD] SMITH. He is 53 years old and is a farmer. Children in the household are Ida Ann, Bertha, Harman, Julia, Cora and Daisy SMITH. The family resides at Township 82, Range 2, Section 26.

(6) 1900 United States Census for Iowa, Marshall Co., Linn Twp., Iowa Soldiers Home: Supervisor's District 5; Enumeration District 151; Sheet 3B; June 5, 1900.

Frazee A. SMITH resides in the Iowa Soldiers Home.

- Birth date: September 1830; age 69
- Birthplace: Michigan, with his father from Canada-East and his mother from Holland
- Occupation: Farmer

(7) U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files via Ancestry.com

- Name: SMITH, Frazee A.
- Name of Dependent (widow): SMITH, Cemantha A.
- Service: M 7" Iowa Cav.
- Date of Filing (invalid): 1887, Mar 24; application - 603,601, certificate - 618594, filed from - Iowa
- Date of Filing (widow): 1901, Feb 20; application - 736,163, certificate - 528688, filed from - Iowa

(8) Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans via Ancestry.com

- Name: Frazee A SMITH
- Unit: Company M, 7th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry
- Cemetery: Iowa Soldier's Home; Marshalltown, Iowa
- State of Cemetery: Iowa
- Date of Death: 3 Feb 1901

(9) Find a Grave

- Name: Frazee Adam SMITH
- Birth: 1831; Michigan, USA
- Death: 1901 (aged 69–70)
- Burial: Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery; Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
- Plot: Section C, Row 10, Grave 29
- Memorial ID: 39883845

(10) Mathews family records via electronic file. May 19, 2002. Cites the following facts.

- 1850 Census. July 22, 1850, Almont, Lapeer Co., MI
- 1857, a resident of Iowa per mother's obituary
- 1861, September 27, enlisted in Co. C. 41st Iowa Infantry, Cedar Co, IA
- 1866, June 22, mustered out from Co. M. 7th Cavalry
- 1870 Census. August 1870, Clarence, Cedar Co., IA. A hotel keeper by profession
- 1880 Census. June 18, 1880, Clarence, Cedar Co., IA
- 1900 Census. June 06, 1900, at the Soldier's Home, Linn, Marshall Co., IA
- Information from Betsy [HOWDER] SMITH'S probate record

(11) Sketches of Old Hillsdale, Historical and Genealogical, Volume IV. Vivian Lyon Moore, for the Daughters of the American Revolution library, 1956, pages 85-90.

- Source references unknown "family records."