SMITH, Mary^[1]

Abt 1825 - 1883  (58 years)

• Name	SMITH, Mary
  Nickname	Polly
  Birth	Abt 1825	Louisiana, United States   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	4 Sep 1850	Walker County, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Although her surname is spelled "Chanlers" in the 1850 census record, the fact that this listing includes two children of the right names and ages for her children; the fact that she was a widow; and the fact that living with her is a John Smith, old enough to be her father; make it seem very likely that this is Mary Smith Chandler, widow, who three years later married Francis Marion Brown.
  Death	1883	Anderson County, Texas, United States   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I259	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	SMITH, John,   b. Abt 1770, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	UNKNOWN, Unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1823
  Family ID	F2135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	CHANDLER, Unknown,   b. Bef 1825   d. Bef 4 Sep 1850 (Age < 25 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1842	Louisiana, United States
  	This date and place of marriage is based on the age of their elder child who was born about 1842 in Louisiana which is also the state in which Mary was born.
  Children	1. CHANDLER, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1842, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   2. CHANDLER, Jane,   b. Abt 1845, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   3. CHANDLER, John,   b. Abt 1847, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	BROWN, Francis Marion,   b. 5 Aug 1833, Ashville, St. Clair, Alabama, United States d. 6 Dec 1900, Henderson County, Texas, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1853	Anderson County, Texas, United States   [5, 6]
  	Anderson Co. Marriage Records. F.M. Brown to Mrs. Mary Chandler 15 September,1853 by Jesse M. Parker J.P. Beat 9.
  Residence	23 Aug 1860	Plenitude PO, Beat No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Farmer
  	His age was given as 30 and Mary (Polly) age was given as 35. If he was born in 1833, his age would have been 27.
  Residence	Jun 1870	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Farmer
  	His age was recorded as 38 and his birth state as Alabama. Mary's age was given as 45. He and Mary were living on property adjacent to that of Crawford Wilson Pickle.
  Residence	6 Jul 1880	Precinct 1, Henderson County, Texas   [8]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as "Frank Brown," he and Mary were living on the property adjacent to his son, William Monroe Brown, and family. His age was given as 47 which would have been appropriate for an 1833 birth.
  Children	1. BROWN, William Monroe,   b. 4 Jun 1854, Bradford, Anderson, Texas, United States d. 18 Nov 1920, Anderson County, Texas, United States (Age 66 years)   2. BROWN, S. A.,   b. Abt 1859, Texas d. Bef 1870, Anderson County, Texas, United States (Age < 10 years)
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Documents

  Mary Smith Chandler, her children and, conceivably, her father, in Walker County, Texas, on 24 September, 1850

  
  

  Histories

  SMITH - The Descendants of John Smith (1770 Virginia - after 1850 Texas) This is an explanation of why we have chosen to show John Smith as having had at least three children: John William Smith, William Smith and Mary Smith Chandler.

  
  

• Notes

  was widow Chandler when she married F.M. Brown

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Mamie Legard Stafford, Palestine, Texas. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Palestine, Anderson TX Page 126 Dwelling 932. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Walker County, Texas Ancestry Pg 13 of 64 Dwelling 87. [S114] Miscellaneous, Jackie Brown Gaines, Pioneer Families of Anderson County (TX) Prior to 1900, ed. Anderson County Genealogical Society, 1984. pp 30-31. [S312] Betty Elizabeth Brown Mayo. [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VK1L-91X. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Plenitude, Beat #5, Anderson, TX Page 133, Dwelling 938. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Precinct 1, Henderson, TX ED 31 Page 55 Dwelling 466.