Thursday, June 5, 2014

Viola Smith: Amasa's mystery daughter?

Amasa Smith (1820-1885) and his wife Charity Ann have several children listed in census records. These include Amasa Jay (1857), Luella Audentia (1859), Addie Cordelia (1860), Etta (1866), William A (1870), Charles Avery (1872), Archie (1875), and Ernest Leroy (1868).
However, family records indicate there may have been an oldest daughter named Viola, born around 1853 in Minnesota. 
I have not found any records of her birth or residence with the family.
Did she actually exist? 
Did she die young?


Update: I found her in an 1865 state census record. So she was actually living with the family and could have been a daughter. 

1 comment:

Tina said...

January 2021: We revisited this. Viola is attached to the family now based on the 1865 census. We were unable to find any more information at this time.