Family Group Sheet
NameSidney Allen Smith
Birth18 Sep 1851, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death26 Apr 1906, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., Virginia
FatherBarton Pierce Smith (1825-1872)
MotherMary ("Polly") Marshall (1832-1877)
Marriage7 Mar 1878, Floyd Co., Virginia
SpouseMartha Jane Quesenberry, 2C5R
Birth3 Jul 1850, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death9 Aug 1918, Floyd Co., Virginia
FatherGeorge Washington Quesenberry (1824-1897)
MotherSusan Katherine Cassell (1829-~1871)
Other spousesFleming Phillips, 2C5R
Children
1 MLeander J. Smith, 3C4R
Birthabt 1879, Floyd Co., Virginia
2 MIsaac L. Smith, 3C4R
BirthDec 1880, Floyd Co., Virginia
3 FMary E. Smith, 3C4R
BirthNov 1882, Floyd Co., Virginia
4 MPerry E. Smith, 3C4R
BirthApr 1888, Floyd Co., Virginia
5 FMartha A. Smith, 3C4R
BirthAug 1891, Floyd Co., Virginia
Notes for Sidney Allen Smith
Dates of birth and death are from his gravestone.
Census Notes for Martha Jane Quesenberry
1880 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Indian Valley district, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 12 as family #99/100:
Smith, Sidney, 28, farmer; Martha J., 29, wife; James N., 15, brother; Leander J., 1, son; Phillips, Delia, 8, stepdaughter; Phillips, Jethro, 6, stepson. All born Va/Va/Va.
(I’m putting the above in Martha Jane’s notes rather than in the family notes since it contains children from both of her marriages.)
Smith, Sidney, 28, farmer; Martha J., 29, wife; James N., 15, brother; Leander J., 1, son; Phillips, Delia, 8, stepdaughter; Phillips, Jethro, 6, stepson. All born Va/Va/Va.
(I’m putting the above in Martha Jane’s notes rather than in the family notes since it contains children from both of her marriages.)
Census Notes for Sidney Allen & Martha Jane (Family)
1900 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Indian Valley district, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 5A as family #75/77:
Smith, Sidney, 48, b. Sep 1851, farmer; Martha J., wife, 49, b. July 1850, married 22 years, mother of 10 children, 5 living; Isaac L., son, 19, b. Dec 1880, farm laborer; Mary E., dau, 17, b. Nov 1882; Perry E., son, 12, b. Apr 1888; Martha A., dau, 8, b. Aug 1891; Leevie E., brother, 32, b. Nov 1867, single, farm laborer. All born Va Va Va.
1910 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Indian Valley district, enumerated 4 May, lists on p. 10A as family #171:
Smith, Martha J., 59, widowed, mother of 10 children, 4 living; Perry E., son, 22, single, farm laborer; Martha A., dau, 18. All born Va Va Va.
Smith, Sidney, 48, b. Sep 1851, farmer; Martha J., wife, 49, b. July 1850, married 22 years, mother of 10 children, 5 living; Isaac L., son, 19, b. Dec 1880, farm laborer; Mary E., dau, 17, b. Nov 1882; Perry E., son, 12, b. Apr 1888; Martha A., dau, 8, b. Aug 1891; Leevie E., brother, 32, b. Nov 1867, single, farm laborer. All born Va Va Va.
1910 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Indian Valley district, enumerated 4 May, lists on p. 10A as family #171:
Smith, Martha J., 59, widowed, mother of 10 children, 4 living; Perry E., son, 22, single, farm laborer; Martha A., dau, 18. All born Va Va Va.
