Celia Mattison Smith | HistoryForge

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Celia Mattison

Cecelia Smith

Person ID

11274

About

White Female born in 1853

Celia Mattison Smith, 1862-1928: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188878508/celia-smith

Celia Mattison Smith and her sister-in-law, Charity Smith, created the Ithaca Kitty, a stuffed animal they patented in 1892 which sold across the country.
To learn more about the Ithaca Kitty see: https://thehistorycenter.net/Ithaca-Kitty

Guide to the Hinckley Family Collection, The History Center in Tompkins County
https://thehistorycenter.net/resources/Documents/Archival%20Finding%20Aids/Hinckley%20Family%20Collection%20V-63-9-8.docx.pdf
Box 2 contains records concerning production and sale of the famous “Ithaca Kitty,” a stuffed toy invented by Ithacan Celia M. Smith in about 1890...

Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1880	Mattison, Celia A	Daughter	83 E Seneca St	25	White	New York	Single	Teacher
1900	Smith, Cecelia M	Wife	116 Oak Ave	48	White	New York	Married	None
1910	Smith, Celia M	Wife	116 Oak Ave	57	White	New York	1st Marriage	None
1920	Smith, Celia M	Wife	116 Oak Ave	67	White	New York	Married	None

Relatives in 1880 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Mattison, Caroline C	Head	83 E Seneca St	54	White	Massachusetts	Widowed	Housekeeper
Mattison, Ernest C	Son	83 E Seneca St	30	White	New York	Single	Nursery Man
Mattison, Lillian F	Daughter	83 E Seneca St	21	White	New York	Single	At Home
Mattison, Addie M	Daughter	83 E Seneca St	18	White	New York	Single	At Home
Snyder, Maggie	Servant	83 E Seneca St	18	White	New York	Single	Servant
Wilson, Emily Y	Boarder	83 E Seneca St	30	White	New York	Single	Teacher
Richardson, Carrie E	Boarder	83 E Seneca St	26	White	New York	Single	Teacher

Relatives in 1900 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Smith, William H	Head	116 Oak Ave	46	White	New York	Married	Lawyer
Smith, Katherine M	Daughter	116 Oak Ave	12	White	New York	Single	At School
Lauman, George N	Lodger	116 Oak Ave	26	White	Pennsylvania	Single	Professor

Relatives in 1910 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Smith, William H	Head	116 Oak Ave	56	White	New York	1st Marriage	Lawyer
Smith, Katherine M	Daughter	116 Oak Ave	22	White	New York	Single	None
Huson, Mary	Servant	116 Oak Ave	62	White	New York	Widowed	Servant

Relatives in 1920 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Smith, William Hazlitt	Head	116 Oak Ave	66	White	New York	Married	Lawyer
Smith, Catherine M	Daughter	116 Oak Ave	31	White	New York	Single	Assistant Secretary