Mr. __?__ & Rosanna SMITH

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Mr. __?__
Rosanna SMITH

NOTE: The census records appear to indicate that Rosanna was the unmarried daughter of Jeremiah & Mary SMITH, who bore at least five illegitimate children, but further research may uncover a different scenario, so don't assume my interpretation is correct.

Partner(s)?: Mr. __?__

Marriage:

Subject: Rosanna / Rosa / Rosey SMITH
Birth: 1824-29, SC
Father: Jeremiah SMITH
Mother: Mary __?__

Children — born in AL, possibly in Marshall Co., AL:

1. Harriet SMITH, b. 1853/4
2. Jerry SMITH [twin?], b. 1854/5
3. Mary SMITH [twin?], b. 1854/5
4. Carroll SMITH, b. 1858/9
5. Asberry SMITH, b. 1860

Grandchild?

. Thomas SMITH, b. 1868/9

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Alabama, South Carolina

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): there is a Rosanna SMITH (æ 21, b. SC) living in Cherokee Co., AL (p. 73B), with Jeremiah SMITH (æ 77, b. SC) and his wife, Mary (æ 62, b. SC).

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 123): Big Spring P.O., Eastern Division, Marshall Co., AL, Roll M653_16, p. 819B, PN 32, 213/213, enumerated 15 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Rosey Smith 33 F Farming 30 SC

Harriett " 6? M Ala

Jerry " 6? M "

Marry " 6 F "

Carroll " 1 M "

Listed next to Rosey's presumed sister, Rhoda (SMITH) CORBIN, who is nine households from their presumed parents, Jeremiah & Mary SMITH.

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #61 of 122): Guntersville P.O., Subdivision N. 45, Marshall Co., AL, Roll M593_29, p. 174A, PN 67⁶¹, 487/487, enumerated 18 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Corbin Nelson H 52 M W Farmer 150 S Carolina

   "   Rhoda 46 F W Keeping house S Carolina

[Nelson & Rhoda's children]

Smith Rosa 46 F W S Carolina

"   Harriett 16 F W Alabama

"   Mary 15 F W Alabama

"   Jerry 15 M W Alabama

"   Asberry 10 M W Alabama

"   Thomas 1 M W Alabama

Rosa is rather old to have a one-year old child (most women have their last child by the age of 43, at the latest). So, is Thomas the illegitimate child of Harriet?

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