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Person ID

190117

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Black Female born in 1852

Mary Hillery Smith (Lena Belle Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith and Mary Hillery Smith , married Thomas J. Wilson April 1914 see Mary Hillery in the New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, Ancestry.com)

Mary Smith identified as adopted daughter of Susan Hillery in the will of Susan S Hillery in the New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Ancestry.com
Smith family graves are in the Hillery plot https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46559279/mary-smith

Death notice for Mrs. Mary Smith, Ithaca Journal, April 19, 1929, 5
"Mrs. Mary Smith, 72, widow of Samual Smith, died at 11 o'clock Thursday night, April 18, at her home, 507 Cascadilla Street. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Williams of Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Lottie Johnson, of Auburn, and Mrs. Lena Williams of Ithaca; one son, Eugene of Ithaca, and one brother, J.J. Williams of Wilkes-Barre, Pa."

Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1880	Smith, Mary	Wife	110 W Green St	26	Mulatto	New York	Married	Keeping House
1900	Smith, Mary	Wife	120 Fifth St	48	Black	New York	Married	None
1910	Smith, Mary S	Head	507 Cascadilla St	46	Black	New York	Widowed	None
1920	Smith, Mary	Head	507 Cascadilla St	64	Black	New York	Widowed	Housework

Relatives in 1880 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Smith, Samuel	Head	110 W Green St	36	Black	Virginia	Married	Laborer
Smith, Bertha	Daughter	110 W Green St	3	Mulatto	New York	Single	None
Smith, Eugene	Son	110 W Green St	1	Mulatto	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1900 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Smith, Samuel	Head	120 Fifth St	50	Black	South Carolina	Married	Coachman
Smith, Eugene	Son	120 Fifth St	21	Black	New York	Married	Waiter Clubhouse
Smith, Lena	Daughter	120 Fifth St	15	Black	New York	Single	None
Smith, Mary	Daughter	120 Fifth St	10	Black	New York	Single	None
Smith, Harriet	Daughter	120 Fifth St	8	Black	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1910 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Smith, Lena B	Daughter	507 Cascadilla St	24	Black	New York	Single	None
Smith, Hattie H	Daughter	507 Cascadilla St	18	Black	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1920 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Wilson, Thomas	Son-in-Law	507 Cascadilla St	39	Black	North Carolina	Married	Porter
Wilson, Lena	Daughter	507 Cascadilla St	34	Black	New York	Married	None
Wilson, Alberta	Granddaughter	507 Cascadilla St	5	Black	New York	Single	None
Wilson, Lillian	Granddaughter	507 Cascadilla St	4y 4mo	Black	New York	Single	None