Friday, May 16, 2014

52 Ancestors Week 20: #27 Abigail A. (Vaux) Smith (1844-1931)

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  Here is my ancestor biography for week #20:


Abigail A. Vaux (1844-1931)  is #27 on my Ahnentafel List, and is my 2nd great-grandmother. She married #26 Devier James Lamphier Smith (1839-1894) in 1861.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter, #13, Abbie Ardell "Della" (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944), who married  #12 Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946) in 1887.
*  their son, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), who married #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) in 1918.

* their daughter, #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)


To create this post, I made an Individual Summary report in RootsMagic 6, then saved it into an RTF file.  I then copied and pasted the Person, the Individual Fact List, the Marriages/Children, the General Notes, and the Source Citations into this blog post.  Unfortunately, the source citations superscripts did not survive this process as superscripts, so I put them in brackets in the lists and notes below, and without brackets in the Source Citation list.  I have images of many of these records, but have not included them in this blog post due to the length of the post.  Many of them have been transcribed or shown in Amanuensis Monday and Treasure Chest Thursday posts.

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                    Abigail A. Vaux [1]    
*  Sex:                       Female   
*  Father:                   Samuel Vaux (1816-1880)   
*  Mother:                 Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1883)   

*  Alt. Name:             Abagail Vaux [6]    
*  Alt. Name:             Abbey A. Vaux [19]
*  Alt. Name:             Abagail A. Smith [10]    
*  Alt. Name:             Abbie A. Smith [2–4, 8, 15–16]  
*  Alt. Name:             Abbey A. Smith [5, 17]    
*  Alt. Name:             Abba A. Smith [9, 12]    
*  Alt. Name:             Abby A. Smith [11, 13–14]    
*  Alt. Name:             Abbie Smith [7]   

2)  INDIVIDUAL FACTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
   
*  Birth:                     28 October 1844, Aurora, Erie, New York, United States [2-5]
*  Census:                  1 June 1850 (age 5), Aurora, Erie, New York, United States [6]
*  Census:                  1 June 1870 (age 25), Benton, Taylor, Iowa, United States [7]
*  Census:                  1 June 1875 (age 30), Lincoln, Lincoln, Kansas, United States [8]
*  Census:                  1 June 1880 (age 35), Shannon, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States [9]
*  Census:                  1 June 1880 (age 35), Blue Rapids, Marshall, Kansas, United States [10]
*  Census:                  1 June 1885 (age 40), Clyde, Cloud, Kansas, United States [11]
*  Census:                  1 June 1885 (age 40), McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska, United States [12] 
*  Census:                  1 June 1900 (age 55), San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [13]
*  Census:                  1 April 1910 (age 65), Hawthorn Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [14]
*  Census:                  1 January 1920 (age 75), 2105 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [15]
*  Census:                  1 April 1930 (age 85), 2115 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [16]
*  Death:                    11 September 1931 (age 86), of carcinoma of breast; San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [3, 17-18]
*  Burial:                    after 11 September 1931 (after age 86), Cypress View Mausoleum (cremation), San Diego, San Diego, California, United States  

3)  MARRIAGES/CHILDREN  (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
       
*  Spouse 1.:              Devier James Lamphier Smith (1839-1894) [1, 19]   
*  Marriage 1:            4 April 1861 (age 16), Rolling Prairie, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States [1, 19]   
*  Child 1:                 Abbey Ardelle "Della" Smith (1862-1944)   
*  Child 2:                 Devier David "Davie" Smith (1863-1920)   
*  Child 3:                 Mary Ann "Matie" Smith (1866-1922)   
*  Child 4:                 Agness Bell Smith (1868-1870)   
*  Child 5:                 Lucian H. "Lutie" Smith (1875-1878)  

4)  NOTES  (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

Abigail A. Vaux was born on 28 October 1844 in Aurora, Erie county, New York to Samuel and Mary Ann (Underhill) Vaux [2-5]

The Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births, marriages and deaths (loose papers)[1] include the following:

Abbie A. Smith was born Oct 28, 1844

The "Births" section of the Devir J. Smith Bible (loose pages)[2] includes:

Abbey A. Smith, Oct. 28th 1844

In the 1850 census, the Samuel Vaux family resided in Aurora township, Erie County, New York.[6]  The family included:

*  Samuel Vaux, age 34, male, a farmer, $1166 in real property, born England
*  Mary Ann Vaux, age 35, female, born NY
*  Mary Vaux, age 11, female, born NY, attends school
*  Cele Ann Vaux, age 9, female, born NY, attends school
*  Abagail Vaux, age 5, female, born NY, attends school
*  Jane Vaux, age 3, female, born NY

No census record for 1860 was found for the Samuel Vaux family in the United States.

In the "Marriages" section of the Devier J. Smith Family Bible (loose pages)[19]:

Devier J. Smith & Abbey A. Vaux, April 4th, 1861

The Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births, marriages and deaths (loose papers)[1] include the following:

DJ Smith and Abbie A. Vaux
April 4, 1861 Wis. Rolling Prairie, Dodge Co.

In the 1870 US Census, the Devier Smith family resided in Benton township, Taylor County, Iowa.[7]  The family included:

*  Devier Smith -- age 30, male, white, a farmer, $10,000 in real property, $800 in personal property, born New York
*  Abbie Smith -- age 26, female, white, keeping house, born NY
*  Della Smith -- age 8, female, white, at home, born WI, attended school
*  David Smith -- age 6, male, white, at home, born WI, attended school
*  Mary Smith -- age 4, female, white, at home, born WI

In the 1875 Kansas State Census, the D.J. Smith family resided in Lincoln township, Cloud County, Kansas.[8]  The household included:

*  D.J. Smith - age 35, male, white, livery and sale stable, $750 in real property, $1155 in personal property, born NY, moved from MO
*  Abbie A. Smith - age 30, female, white, milliner, $340 in personal property, born NY, moved from MO
*  D A Smith - age 13, female, white, born WI, moved from MO
*  D.D. Smith - age 11, male, white, born WI, moved from MO
*  M A Smith - age 8, female, white, born MO, moved from WI

In the 1880 US census, there are two entries for this family.  Abagail A. Smith headed a family listed in Blue Rapids township, Marshall County, Kansas.[8] The household included:

*   Abagail A. Smith -- white, female, age 36, married, keeps house, born NY, father born England, mother born NY
*  Della Smith -- white, female, age 18, daughter, single, at home, born WI, father and mother born NY
*  Mary A. Smith -- white, female, age 14, daughter, single, born WI, father and mother born NY
*  Samuel Vaux -- white, male, age 65, father-in-law, married, without occupation, born England, father and mother born England
*  Mary A. Vaux -- white, female, age 65, mother, married, without occupation, born NY father born VT, mother born NH
*  Orpha Woodward -- white, female, age 17, niece, single, at home, born WI, father born VT, mother born NY.

The D.J. Smith family was listed in Shannon township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.[10]  The household included:

*   D.J. Smith -- white, male, age 41, married, no occupation, born NY, father and mother born NY
*  Abba A. Smith -- white, female, age 37, wife, married, keeping house, born NY, father born England, mother born NY
*  David D. Smith -- white, male, age 16, son, single, born WI, father and mother born NY
*  Mami Smith -- white, female, age 14, daughter, single, born WI, father and mother born NY
*  E. Kearnes -- white, male, age 21, single, born  IA
*  Jos. P. Vaux -- white, male, age 35, brother-in-law, single, born NY, father born England, mother born NY

In the 1885 Kansas State Census, the D.J. Smith family resided in Clyde township, Cloud County, Kansas).[11]  The household included:

*  D.J. Smith - age 46, male, white, married, a speculator, born Ohio, moved from WI
*  Abby A. Smith - age 41, female, white, married, born NY, moved from WI
*  Della Smith - age 23, female, white, a music teacher, born WI, moved from WI
*  D.D. Smith - age 21, male, white, a livery keeper, born WI, moved from WI
*  Matie Smith - age 18, female, white, a music teacher, born WI, moved from WI

In the 1885 Nebraska State Census, the D.J. Smith family resided in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska.[12]  The household included:

*  D.J. Smith - white, male,  age 45, wife, a foreman (?), born New York, father born N.Y., mother born N.Y.
*  Abbie Smith - white, female, age 41, daughter, at home, born New York, father born Eng.
*  Della Smith - white, female, age 23, born Wisconsin, father born N.Y.
*  Matie Smith - white, female, age 19, born Wisconsin, father born N.Y.

Abigail (Vaux) Smith came to California after her daughter Della's first child was born in 1889, and may have not returned to her husband in Nebraska.  After he died in 1894, Abbie (Vaux) Smith lived in San Diego, California, but spent time in Long Beach, California with her sister, Elizabeth (Vaux) Crouch.

In the 1900 U.S. census, this family resided on Watkins Avenue in San Diego city, San Diego county, California.[13]  The household included:

*  Henry A. Carringer -- head of household, white, male, born Nov 1853, age 46, married 12 years, born PA, parents born PA, a carpenter, owns house with a mortgage
*  Della A. Carringer -- wife, white, female, born Apr 1862, age 38, married 12 years, 2 children born, 1 living, born WI, parents born NY
*  Lyle L. Carringer -- son, white, male, born Nov 1891, age 8, single, born CA, father born PA, mother born WI
*  Abby A. Smith -- mother-in-law, white, female, born Oct 1844, age 55, widow, 2 children born, 2 living, born NY, father born England, mother born New England

By 29 September 1908, she was in possession of a tract in City Heights of San Diego (identified as Lots 15 and 16 in Block 97 of City Heights, on Map 1007, now located at 3537 41st Street), where she appears in the San Diego city directories.

In the 1910 US Census, this family resided on Hawthorne Street in the 4th Ward of San Diego, San Diego County, California.[14] The family included:

*  Henry A. Carringer -- head of household, male, white, age 58, first marriage, married 22 years, born PA, parents born PA, a carpenter, does general work, owns house free of mortgage
*  Della A. Carringer -- wife, female, white, age 50, first marriage, married 22 years, 2 children born, 1 living, born WI, parents born NY
*  Lyle L. Carringer -- son, male, white, age 18, single, born CA, father born PA, mother born WI
*  Harvey Carringer -- brother, male, white, age 59, single, born PA, parents born PA, own income
*  Abby A. Smith -- mother-in-law, female, white, age ??, widowed, 5 children born, 3 living, born NY, father born England, mother born NY, own income

In the 1920 US census, this family resided at 2105 30th Street in San Diego city, San Diego County, California.[15] The family included:

*  Henry A. Carringer -- head, owns home with a mortgage, male, white, age 66, married, able to read and write, born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania, a cabinet-maker, works in a furniture store, a worker
*  Della A. Carringer -- wife, female, white, age 57, married, able to read and write, born in Wisconsin, parents born in New York/New York
*  Abbie A. Smith -- mother-in-law, female, white, age 75, widow, able to read and write, born in New York, father born in England, mother born in New York
*  Mary S. Griffith -- a lodger, female, white, age 45, single, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Delaware, mother born New York, a music teacher, piano, works on own account.

On 3 October 1922, Abbie A. Smith of San Diego granted the property in City Heights to Della A. Carringer of San Diego for $10 (Grant Deed in Book 1571, page 219).

In the 1930 U.S. Census, this family resided at 2115 30th Street in San Diego city, San Diego County, California.[16]  The household included:

*  Henry A. Carringer -- head, owns home, worth $5,000, owns radio set, male, white, age 76, married, first at age 34, able to read/write, born PA, parents born PA/PA, able to speak English, an aviation mechanician, works at Army Air Services, employed
*  Della A. Carringer -- wife, female, white, age 67, married, first at age 25, able to read/write, born WI, parents born NY/NY,able to speak English,  no occupation
*  Abbie A. Smith -- mother-in-law, female, white, age 85, widowed, able to read/write, born NY, parents born England/NY, able to speak English, no occupation.

In the "Deaths" section of the Devier J. Smith Family Bible (loose pages)[17]:

Abbey A. Smith (wife of D.J. Smith) died Sept. 11, 1931 (10:00 AM)

The death certificate for Abbie A. Smith[18] included this information:

*  Abbie died at "10:10 a.m." on "11 September 1931" at "2115 30th Street" in San Diego, California.
* She was "female," "white" and "widowed" and was the widow of "Devier J. Smith."
* Her birth date was 28 October 1844 , and was age 86 years, 10 months and 14 days at death.
* Her occupation was "at home."
* Her birth place was "New York"
* Her parents names were "Samuel Vaux" born in "England" and "Mary A. Underhill" born in "New York."
* She resided at the place of death for "45 years" and in California for "45 years"
* The cause of death was "Carcinoma of breast with general metastasis" treated over "four" years, with contributing cause of "acute dilatation of heart" for "2 days"
* The attending doctor was Chas. R. Langsworth M.D." who practiced at "3115 University Ave" in San Diego who first attended her on "4 January 1928" and last attended her on "9 September 1931."
* There was no operation performed or autopsy conducted.
* Place of cremation was "Clover Lawn Crematory" and date was "Sept. 15 1931."
* The undertaker was "Benbough Funeral Parlor" at 711 Date St. in San Diego.
* The informant was "Ada G. Kellogg" of "711 Date St." although I think that is the person who provided the information to the county registrar. I am certain that the information came from Abbie's daughter, Della (Smith) Carringer.

Abbie A. Smith was cremated and her remains were inurned at Cypress View Mausoleum in San Diego, California.

5)  SOURCES  (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
 
1. Smith/Carringer Family Correspondence (Loose Letters, 1888–1902), Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births and deaths, D.J. Smith and Abbie A. Vaux marriage entry, 4 April 1861, originals privately held by Randall J. Seaver, [address for private use], Chula Vista CA 91911, 1988 (great grandson). Family letters to and from Abigail (Vaux) Smith, Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer, and Della (Smith) Carringer. written by Abbie (Vaux) smith in about 1895, passed to Della (Smith) Carringer in 1931, to Lyle L. Carringer in 1946, to Betty (Carringer) Seaver in 1977, and to Randall J. Seaver (2nd great-grandson) in 1988.

2. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages] (no publication information), births: Abbey A. Smith entry, 28 October 1844.

3. San Diego County, California, Standard Certificate of Death, Abbie A. Smith, 11 September 1931; State of California, Department of Health Services, No. 31-050190 (certificate dated 18 June 1996).

4. Smith/Carringer Family Correspondence, Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births and deaths, Abbie A. Smith birth entry, 28 October 1844.

5. Devier J. Smith Family Bible Records, 1889-1920, Unknown title, Unknown edition (Unknown place: Unknown publisher, before 1889), loose page, Births, Abbey A. Smith entry, 28 October 1844; privately held by Randall J. Seaver, [address for private use], Chula Vista, Calif. 91911, owned 1988 to present. Devier J. Smith to Abbie A. (Vaux) Smith in 1894, to Della (Smith) Carringer in 1931, to Lyle L. Carringer in 1946, to Betty (Carringer) Seaver in 1977, to Randall J. Seaver in 1988.

6. 1850 United States Federal Census, Erie County, New York, population schedule, Aurora township; Page 103, Dwelling #1589, Family #1605, Samuel Vaux household, online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 498.

7. 1870 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Taylor County, Iowa,  Benton township: Page 13, dwelling #207, family #207,  D.J. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 421.

8. "1875 Kansas State Census Census, Population Schedule", Lincoln township, Cloud County, Kansas, page 12, line 38, accessed on www.ancestry.com, citing Kansas State Microfilm reel K-4.

9. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, Shannon township:  Page 243D, dwelling #125, family #125, D.J. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 393.

10. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Marshall County, Kansas, Blue Rapids township: Page 205C, dwelling #57, family #65,  Abagail A. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 388.

11. "1885 Census, Kansas State Census Schedule," Online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing original data at Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas., Clyde township, Clay County, Kansas, page 35, line 10, accessed at www.ancestry.com, citing Kansas State Historical Society Microfilm K-23.

12. "Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885", 1885 enumeration, Red Willow County, McCook Township; ED 654, Page 3B, Dwelling #35, Family #35, D.J. Smith household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing original data from "Schedules of the Nebraska State Census of 1885," National Archives Microfilm Publication M352, 56 rolls .

13. 1900 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California, San Diego City 4th Ward; Sheet 172, ED 194, Sheet 19A, Line 43, Henry Carringer household; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 99.

14. 1910 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California,  San Diego 4th Ward; ED 150,Sheet 9A, Lines 1-5, Henry A. Carringer household;  online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 94.

15. 1920 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California, San Diego city; ED 285, sheet 5B, lines 65-67, Henry A. Carringer household;  digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T625,  Roll 131.

16. 1930 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California, San Diego city; ED 116, Sheet 1A, dwelling #3, family #5, Henry A. Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T626,  Roll 192.

17. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages], Deaths, Abbey A. Smith (wife of D.J. Smith) entry, 11 September 1931.

18. Abbie A. Smith, death certificate (Certificate of Vital Record) No. 31-050190 (certificate dated 18 June 1996) (11 September 1931), State of California, Department of Public Health, San Diego County, San Diego, California.

19. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages], Marriages: Devier J. Smith and Abbie Vaux entry, 4 April 1861.

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