Henry Hoy Jr & Mary Ann Smith

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Henry Hoy, Jr.
6th of 8 children of Henry Hoy, Sr. & Catharine Elizabeth Vonada
Born: Feb 24, 1813, Hoy’s Gap, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 24, 1855 (age 42), Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Buried: May 1855, Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Married: Feb 22, 1843, Mary Ann Smith, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Six children: Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy, James Smith “J.S.” Hoy, Valentine Shade “V.S.” Hoy, Emily S. Hoy, Adea Adam “Ade/A.A.” Hoy, Henry “Harry” Hoy

Mary Ann Smith
3rd of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: Apr 10, 1822, Dunstable, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 27, 1862 (age 40), Omro, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin
Buried: Omro Cemetery in Omro, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin
Occupation: Farmer
Married: Feb 22, 1843, Henry Hoy, Jr., Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Six children: Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy, James Smith “J.S.” Hoy, Valentine Shade “V.S.” Hoy, Emily S. Hoy, Adea Adam “Ade/A.A.” Hoy, Henry “Harry” Hoy

1. Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy
1st of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith
Born: 1845, Hoy’s Gap in Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Oct 2, 1883 (age 38), Savanna, Carroll Co., Illinois; severe attack of delirium, chronic diarrhea (aftermath of the Civil War  wounds)
Buried: Savanna Township Cemetery in Savanna, Carroll Co., Illinois
Military: Civil War, Union Army, Co. C, 14th Reg., Vol. Infantry, Wisconsin; Private, Corporal, 2nd Lieutenant
Occupation: Cattle rancher, stockman
Never married, no children

2. James Smith “J.S.” Hoy
2nd of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith
Born: Nov 15, 1846, Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 31, 1925 (age 78), Denver, Denver Co., Colorado; chronic gastritis, suffered from Bright’s disease
Buried: Jun 1, 1925, Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado
Occupation: Bullwhacker, rancher, cattle and horse dealer, writer, author
Politics: Wyoming Territory Legislature (5th General Assembly, Republican), Livestock Commissioner, U.S. Commissioner, Justice of the Peace
Affiliations: United Workers for the Blind
Married (1): Dec 23, 1885, Elizabeth M. “Lizzie/Lee” Stickland, Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska
Divorced: Nov 15, 1900, Wayne Co., Michigan
Married (2): Apr 24, 1909, Euphemia Esther “Phemie” (Robinson) Mason, Green River, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming

3. Valentine Shade “V.S.” Hoy
3rd of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith
Born: Jul 25, 1848, Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Mar 1, 1898 (age 49), Brown’s Park, Routt Co., Colorado; murdered
Buried: Mar 9, 1898, Ridge Cemetery in Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska
Military: Civil War, Union Army, Co. G, 11th Reg., Vol. Inf., Wisconsin; Private
Occupation: Miner, cattle rancher, livestock dealer
Affiliation: Mason, Lodge #15, Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska
Married: Dec 27, 1883, Julia Elinoise Blair, Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska
Four children: Gertie/Gertic/Girtir (sp?) Hoy, Baby Girl Hoy, Neva Louise Hoy, Valentine Shade Hoy, II

4. Emily S. Hoy
4th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith
Born: Jul 24, 1850, Hoy’s Gap in Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Feb 18, 1940 (age 89), Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California; chronic nephritis and acute uremia
Buried: Feb 1940, Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California
Religion: Catholic (placed in a Catholic convent during the Civil War)
Occupation: Ran restaurant & hotels in Cripple Creek & Fruita, Colorado
Married (1): (prob Jul) 1868, Frank M. Davis
Annulled: 1870, Garnett, Anderson Co., Kansas
One child: Winifred M. “Winnie” Davis
Married (2): Aug 23, 1871, Finley McLaren “Frank” Chamberlin, Anderson Co., Kansas
Six children: Nellie Belle Chamberlin, Frederick Laurence “Fred” Chamberlin, Ada Agnes Chamberlin, Roy Valentine Chamberlin, Mary Agnes “Mamie” Chamberlin, Willard Joseph “Joe” Chamberlin

5. Adea Adam “Ade/A.A.” Hoy
5th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith
Born: Aug 16, 1852, Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Dec 14, 1926, (age 74) Shrewsbury, Central Township, St. Louis Co., Missouri; stomach cancer
Buried: Dec 16, 1926, Oak Hill Cemetery in Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., Missouri
Occupation: Teacher, rancher, inventor, factory worker, bakery wagon driver
Married: Nov 8, 1887, Frances Annie Cobb, Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska
Three daughters: Catherine C. Hoy, Alice Genevieve Hoy, Minerva “Minnie” Hoy

6. Henry “Harry” Hoy
6th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith
Born: Aug 1855, Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Apr 4, 1906 (age 50), Brown’s Park, Routt Co., Colorado; stomach troubles and a month-long fast that hastened his decline
Buried: Apr 6, 1906, Lodore Cemetery in Brown’s Park, Routt Co., Colorado
Occupation: Miner, cattle rancher
Never married, no children

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Eight children of Henry Hoy, Sr. & Catharine Elizabeth Vonada
1. John Miller Hoy
1804–1864
2. Peter Hoy
1807–1893
3. Jacob Hoy
1808–1873
4. Elizabeth Catherine “Betsy” Hoy
1810–1877
5. Susanna “Anna” Hoy
1811–1845
6. Henry Hoy, Jr.
1813–1855
7. Solomon Hoy
1817–1877
8. Margaret Hoy
abt 1818–unknown

Eight children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
1. Valentine Shade “V.S.” Smith
1815–1893
2. I. Cline/Kline Smith (Reverend)
Born: abt 1821–aft 1864
3. Mary Ann Smith
1822–1862
4. Elizabeth Smith
abt 1824–unknown
5. John M. Smith
1826–1902
6. Jane Smith
abt 1827–unknown
7. Absolom/Absalom Shade Smith
abt 1834–bet Jul/Aug 1865
8. Sarah P. Smith
1836–1852

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Timeline and Records

Spellings and information in the census and other records
are retained as in the original documents.
(italicized clarifications or corrections are in parentheses)

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Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith line (by Forrest D. Shade):

Note: There are some errors and missing information, but it gives the parental history

Dec 12, 1787: Pennsylvania is granted statehood
Pennsylvania was the second state admitted to the Union, ratifying the U.S. Constitution on December 12, 1787, just after Delaware, making it one of the original thirteen colonies and the first to join after the Constitution was signed.

Feb 13, 1800: Centre County is formed from Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland, and Huntingdon counties. The county seat is Bellefonte.

Feb 24, 1813: Birth of Henry Hoy Jr., 6th of 8 children of Henry Hoy, Sr. & Catharine Vonada, and the future husband of Mary Ann Smith, in Hoy’s Gap, Marion Twp., Centre Co., Pennsylvania

Aug 7, 1820: U.S. Federal Census, Walker Twp, Centre Co., Pennsylvania (pg 230):
Name Henry Hoy
Enumeration Date 7 Aug 1820
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Walker, Centre, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons – Males – Under 10 2
Free White Persons – Males – 10 thru 15 2
Free White Persons – Males – 16 thru 18 1
Free White Persons – Males – 45 and over 1
Free White Persons – Females – Under 10 2
Free White Persons – Females – 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons – Females – 26 thru 44 2
Free White Persons – Females – 45 and over 1
Number of Persons – Engaged in Agriculture 1
Free White Persons – Under 16 6
Free White Persons – Over 25 4
Total Free White Persons 11
Total All Persons – White, Slaves, Colored, Other 11

Apr 10, 1822: Birth of Mary Ann Smith, 3rd of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade, and the future of Henry Hoy, Jr., in Dunstable, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania

1830: U.S. Federal Census, Walker Twp, Centre Co., Pennsylvania (pg 398):
Name Henry Hoy
Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Walker, Centre, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons – Males – 15 thru 19 1
Free White Persons – Males – 20 thru 29 3
Free White Persons – Males – 30 thru 39 2
Free White Persons – Males – 50 thru 59 1
Free White Persons – Females – Under 5 1
Free White Persons – Females – 15 thru 19 2
Free White Persons – Females – 20 thru 29 2
Free White Persons – Females – 30 thru 39 1
Free White Persons – Females – 50 thru 59 1
Free White Persons – Under 20 4
Free White Persons – 20 thru 49 8
Total Free White Persons 14
Total – All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 14

1840: U.S. Federal Census, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania (pg 162):
Name Henry Hoy
Residence Date 1840
Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Marion, Centre, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons – Males – 20 thru 29 1 (assuming this is Henry Hoy, Jr., age 27)
Free White Persons – Males – 60 thru 69 1
Free White Persons – Females – 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons – Females – 60 thru 69 1
Free White Persons – 20 thru 49 2
Total Free White Persons 4
Total All Persons – Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 4

1841: Resident Tax-Payers, Marion, Centre Co., Pennsylvania:
Henry Hoy, Jr. (house and lot) and 2 horses

Feb 22, 1843: Marriage of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, married by Rev. Brads
Six children: Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy, James Smith “J.S.” Hoy, Valentine Shade “V.S.” Hoy, Emily S. Hoy, Adea Adam “A.A.” Hoy, Henry “Harry” Hoy

Hoy siblings, circa 1873:

Standing: Jame Hoy (abt age 27), Valentine Hoy (abt age 25), Adea Hoy (abt age 21)
Seated: Harry Hoy (abt age 18), Emily Hoy (abt age 23), Frank Hoy (abt age 28)

1845: Birth of Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy, 1st of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania

Nov 15, 1846: Birth of James Smith “J.S.” Hoy, 2nd of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 1848: Birth of Valentine Shade “V.S.” Hoy, 3rd of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania

Jul 24, 1850: Birth of Emily S. Hoy, 4th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania

Oct 1850: U.S. Federal Census, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania:
Name Henry Hoy
Gender Male
Race White
Residence Age 38
Birth Date abt 1812
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Residence Date 1850
Home in 1850 Marion, Centre, Pennsylvania
Occupation Farmer
Industry Agriculture
Hoy, Henry Jr: age 38, farmer, born Penna (Pennsylvania)
Mary A: age 28, born Penna (Pennsylvania)
Benjamin F: age 5, Penna (Pennsylvania)
James S: age 3, born Penna (Pennsylvania)
Valentine S: age 2, born Penna (Pennsylvania)
Mary Fulton: age 17, born Penna (Pennsylvania)
Note: Emily S. Hoy, born in July, is not listed in the October census

Living next door are Henry Hoy Jr.’s parents and two sisters:
Henry Hoy: age 79, born Penna (Pennsylvania); (Henry Hoy, Sr., father)
Catharine Hoy: age 75, born Penna (Pennsylvania); (Catharine (Vonada) Hoy, mother of Henry Hoy, Jr.)
Catharine Hoy: age 56, born Penna (Pennsylvania); (sister of Henry Hoy, Jr.)
Elizabeth Orndorf: age 40, born Penna (Pennsylvania); (sister of Henry Hoy, Jr.)

Aug 16, 1852: Birth of Adea Ada “A.A.” Hoy, 5th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania

May 24, 1855: Death of Henry Hoy, Jr. (age 43), husband of Mary Ann Smith (age 33), who was 6 months pregnant with their 6th child, in Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania

May 1855: Burial of Henry Hoy, Jr., in Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville, Centre Co., Pennsylvania; Section 1, Row 2, Space 8

Jacksonville Cemetery Records (pg 14):
Henry Hoy, Jr.: Section 1, Row 2, Plot 8; his sister, Catharine Hoy, is buried in Plot 12.
Note: All the Hoy, Vonada, and Orndorff kin are related.

Jun 1855: List of debts in the will of Henry Hoy, Jr.:
coffin $10.12
?herd & shop of H. Hoy Jr. $39.50
Book ??? $6.25
Trustees of Lick Run Congregation $18.12
A ? $16.24
? $20.37
Personal assets over and above goods taken by widow $36

Aug 1855: Birth of Henry “Harry” Hoy, 6th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Hoy’s Gap, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, three months after the death of his father

1857: Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy requests the Orphans Court to appoint a guardian for her six children:

Orphan’s Court
Cases appearing before the Orphans’ Court concerned estates. “If one parent died, and the other was still living, the Orphan’s Court assigned a guardian for the minor children of the deceased parent to represent them regarding their deceased parent’s inheritance. Pennsylvania state law did not allow inherited property to pass on to the surviving spouse; instead, it was divided evenly among the deceased spouse’s children. Property was most often left to the two oldest sons (in wills and in law); but when one of the two oldest sons died, his share of the inherited property was divided evenly among all living siblings, male or female. Women who were married, but still under the age of 21, were appointed a guardian to represent them regarding their inheritance.”
Source: Rootsweb

Sometime between 1857 and 1860, Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy and her six children remove to Omro, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin, where her brother, Absolom/Absalom S. Smith, resides

Dec 9, 1858: Death of Henry Hoy, Sr. (age 87), grandfather of the six Hoy children, Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania.

Dec, 1858: Burial of Henry Hoy, Sr., at Jacksonville Cemetery in Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania

Apr 3, 1860: Pony Express mail delivery is set in operation with a route of 1,960 miles
Note: Frontier post (pony express) riders carry letters and mail traveling east and west. It is customary to pay one dollar to carry a letter, and five dollars made better sure of delivery.

Jul 11, 1860: U.S. Federal Census, Omro Township, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin:
Name Mary Ann Hay (Hoy)
Age 37
Birth Year abt 1823
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Place Pennsylvania
Home in 1860 Omro, Winnebago, Wisconsin
Post Office Omro
Hay, Mary Ann: age 37, farmer, born Pennsylvania (Mary Ann Hoy)
Franklin: age 15, born Pennsylvania, attended school within the year
James: age 13, born Pennsylvania, attended school within the year
Valentine: age 11, born Pennsylvania, attended school within the year
Emily: age 10, born Pennsylvania, attended school within the year
Ada: age 8, born Pennsylvania, attended school within the year (Adea Adam Hoy)
Henry: age 5, born Pennsylvania (Harry Hoy)

Aug 21, 1860: U.S. Federal Census, Curtin Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania:
Absalom Tipton: age 40, male, Lumberman, Value Real Estate $10,000, Value Personal Estate $1200, born Penn (Absolom/Absalom Shade Tipton)
Rebecca J. Tipton: age 24, female, born Penn (wife, maiden name Garman)
Lydia Winer: age 17, female, born Penn
Note: Absalom Shade Tipton is the cousin of Mary Ann Smith and the guardian of the Hoy children after the death of their father.

Nov 6, 1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States, Republican, National Union

Source: The Civil War, An Illustrated History, by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns & Ken Burns

Dec 20, 1860: South Carolina secedes from the Union

Secessionists:
When Lincoln was elected, there were thirty-three states in the Union, and a thirty-fourth, free Kansas, was about to join. By the time of his inauguration in March of 1861, just twenty-seven remained, and from the Executive Mansion, rebel flags could be seen across the Potomac on Arlington Heights.
In 1860, most of the nation’s 31 million people lived peaceably on farms and in small towns.
Source: The Civil War, An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns & Ken Burns

1861: The states of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee secede from the Union

Jan 29, 1861: Kansas is admitted to the Union as a free state

Feb 8, 1861: Jefferson Davis becomes provisional president of the Confederate States

Feb 23, 1861: Texas voters approve secession from the Union

Mar 4, 1861: Inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln. In his inaugural address, he appeals for the preservation of the Union.

The Library of Congress Represents America’s Story from America’s Library:
Lincoln’s inaugural address was stirring. He appealed for the preservation of the Union. To retain his support in the North without further alienating the South, he called for compromise. He promised he would not initiate force to maintain the Union or interfere with slavery in the states in which it already existed. Soon after, Lincoln received word that Fort Sumter, located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, would have to be resupplied. The situation presented a problem, as tensions between the North and the South were very high. Resupplying the fort might inflame the situation because it was located in a slave-holding state. Yet Lincoln, in his inaugural address, had promised that the Union would not give up control of federal territory, such as Fort Sumter. The fort was resupplied, and Lincoln refused to evacuate it. The Confederates attacked the fort on April 12, 1861. The Civil War had begun, and President Lincoln was thrust into the middle of one of this country’s greatest crises.
Online source: www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

Map of the Confederate States:

Map Source: The Civil War, An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns & Ken Burns, Sep 12, 1990, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Apr 12, 1861: Start of the American Civil War. General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard orders his Confederate troops to open fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.

Apr 15, 1861: Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, under the Confederate flag:

Source: www.usa-civil-war.com

Sep 8, 1861: Absolom/Absalom S. Smith (age 27), Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy’s older brother, enlists in the Union Army in Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Wisconsin. Military records state that he has gray eyes and dark hair, is single, and works as a lumberman, residing in Omro (near Fond du Lac), Wisconsin.

Sep 8, 1861: Benjamin Franklin Hoy (age 16), the oldest of the six Hoy children, enlists with Absolom/Absalom S. Smith (his mother’s brother) as a Private in the Union Army, Co. C, 14th Regiment, Wisconsin, Volunteer Infantry, in Omro, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin.

Oct 22, 1861: Pony Express service, which began on April 3, 1860, comes to an end. Telegraph service now spans the Continent with its wires.

Dec 6, 1861: Absolom S. Smith heads Pleasants County 191st Militia, Company C, 14th Regiment, West Virginia State Troops. The unit guards railroads and towns, scouts for regulars, and chases small bands of Confederate partisans who are attacking the Northern counties.

Mar 17, 1862: After being wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, Absolom S. Smith (abt age 28) is promoted to Captain of his company.

May 27, 1862: Death of Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy (age 40), Omro, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin, leaving her six children orphaned.

1862: Burial of Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy at Omro Cemetery in Omro, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin; original section, plot 101

1862: Absalom Shade Tipton is named guardian of the six children of Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy:
Mary Ann’s cousin, Absalom Shade Tipton, living in Centre Co., Pennsylvania, is named by the court to become the guardian of the Hoy children and administer the financial affairs of Hoy estate: Frank (age 17), James “J.S.” (age 15), Valentine (age 13), Emily (almost 12), Adea (not yet 10), and the youngest, Harry (age 6).

According to court records, guardianship of the minor children is to end Oct 19, 1876, after Harry, the youngest (born Aug 1855), becomes 21.

Note: Emily appears to have stayed with the Smith family relatives in Wisconsin until Absolom/Absalom Shade Smith, the younger brother of her mother, Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy, enrolled her in a Catholic boarding school in Wheeling, West Virginia, on Jan 1, 1864. Frank is in the army; unknown where James, Valentine, and Adea are, and Harry may be living with Valentine Shade Smith in Pennsylvania.

Mary Ann’s cousin, Absalom Shade Tipton, guardian of the six Hoy children:

Sep 1862: Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, proclaims slaves free in all Confederate states.

abt 1862/63: Shortly after the death of his mother, James Smith “J.S.” Hoy (age 15/16) runs away from the home of his uncle and travels by boat to the Union garrison at Natchez, Adams Co., Mississippi and stays with a second uncle, John M. Smith (younger brother of J.S.’s mother), who is the commanding officer in the Union Army at Natchez.

abt 1863: J.S. Hoy (age 16) runs away a second time. He states in a letter to Emily dated Nov 29, 1906: “I found refuge and a home when I ran away from our dear and Christian uncle, J.M. Smith. They were better friends, then and now, than my own family and friends.”
Note: J.M. Smith is Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy’s younger brother, John M. Smith (b. circa 1826). J.S. had run away to a small town (Hale Township in the County of Jones) 16 miles west of Dubuque, Iowa, where he worked for some period, staying with a family named Robinson.

Robinson Family in 1863:
Mother: Esther (Waite) Robinson about age 27 and a widow (born in England)
Daughter: Euphemia about age 8 (note: J.S. will marry Euphemia “Phemie” 46 years later)
Daughter: Sarah about age 6
Daughter: Grace about age 3
Father: Thomas Robinson died in the winter of 1863 serving in the Union army during the Civil War

May 22, 1863: Confederates are defeated in the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy (age 18) suffers three wounds, including a gunshot to his jaw. He is also wounded in the hip and has a stirrup arrangement made to help him walk. As a Corporal in the 14th Infantry, Company C., he is discharged from the Union Army in Mound City, Illinois with Distinguished Service.

Jun 20, 1863: West Virginia separates from the state of Virginia and becomes part of the North

Sep 7, 1863: Absolom S. Smith (age 28), brother of Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy, is commissioned as Colonel of the 6th Regiment, Michigan, Colored Troops.

Oct 31, 1863: Absolom S. Smith (age 29) is the Commanding Officer of 860 troops of Negro descent, Mississippi Volunteers, 32nd Regiment, Union Army.

Jan 1, 1864: Emily S. Hoy (age 13 yr, 6 mo) is enrolled in the Wheeling Female Academy, a Catholic Convent/boarding school in Wheeling, West Virginia (later known as Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy). Her uncle, Absolom/Absalom S. Smith, the brother of her deceased mother, Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy, pays for a year of Emily’s tuition and fees. Total costs for the year are $268: $132 for board, $29 for tuition, $40 for piano lessons, $20 for French lessons, $7.75 for books $19.75 for board during vacation time. Extra fees were paid for singing, piano, music, and French lessons and for living at the Academy during vacation periods. As Emily had no nearby relatives to go home to, and the war was going on) she stayed at school during vacation periods. Emily lives at the school from Jan 1, 1864 until Jun 29, 1868.

Mar 11, 1864: Valentine Shade Hoy (age 15 yr, 8 mo; records state age 18) enlists for one year in the Union Army in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He enters as a Private in the 11th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company G.

Ages and whereabouts of the six Hoy children at this time:
Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy: age 20/21, was discharged from the army on May 22, 1863, whereabouts unknown
James Smith “J.S.” Hoy: age 17, is bullwhacking across the west
Valentine Shade Hoy: age 15, is in the Civil War, Co. G, 11th Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, Wisconsin; Private
Emily S. Hoy: almost age 14, is enrolled at the Wheeling Academy at Mt. De Chantal, Virginia
Adea Adam “A.A.” Hoy: age 12, may be with relatives in Pennsylvania
Henry “Harry” Hoy: almost age 9, may be with relatives in Pennsylvania

Jul 2, 1864: President Abraham Lincoln signs into legislation the Pacific Railroad Act, assuring a railroad line spanning the continent

Aug 5, 1864: Valentine Shade Hoy (a month short of age 16) moves to the front, taking part in the battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama.

1864: James Smith “J.S.” Hoy (age 17) makes a round-trip from the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains by bull-whacking (a term for whacking cattle to pull a freight wagon-train) in the Great Plains. He crosses Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado, traveling through Rock Creek on the Laramie Plains, Fort Kearney, Fort McPherson, Fort Sedgwick, Fort Laramie, and Fort Morgan.
Note: According to articles J.S. wrote for Denver Field and Farm Magazine, Oct 5 & Nov 11, 1905 issues

Fall of 1864: J.S. Hoy (age 18) arrives in Denver, Colorado. After spending the winter at a wood camp near Central City (a gold mining town in Gilpin Co., 35 miles west of Denver), he returns to Denver, where he engages in freighting between Denver, Colorado and Omaha, Nebraska.

Apr 14, 1865: Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre (Washington, D.C.) while attending Our American Cousin. Lincoln dies the next day.

Note: 1865, photo by Currier & Ives

Apr 15, 1865: Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States
Note: Republican, National Union

May 26, 1865: The American Civil War ends, with the last of the Confederate troops surrendering in Mississippi.
Note: Over 3 million soldiers battled in the war, and more than 600,000 died—two-thirds by disease.

Summer 1865: Death of Absolom/Absalom Shade Smith (age 28). The brother of Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy fought in the Civil War from 1861 to May of 1865—only to die shortly after it ended, shot with his own gun by a Blackfoot Indian.
Note: this is according to J.S. Hoy’s manuscript. However, J.S. may have simply used poetic license, as there exists the following record:

SMITH, Absolom S. – Capt., Co. C, 14th Regt., Wis. Vol. Inf.
Absolom resided at Omro and enlisted there on Sept. 8, 1861. He was assigned as above and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in that company on Oct. 1, 1861. Absolom was wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee and he was promoted to Captain of his company on Mar. 17, 1862. Absolom was commissioned as Colonel of the 6th Regt., Mississippi Colored Troops on Sept. 7, 1863, He eventually returned to Wisconsin and was named as a party in a civil suit in Omro in Aug. 1893.
Source: Civil War Veterans of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Vol 1, by David A. Langhau

1865: Arriving in Denver in mid-December, J.S. finds himself out of a job. He left a vignette of life in Colorado’s capital during the winter of 1865-66. “I had now been in Denver about four months… Except when eating and sleeping, I spent most of my time in gambling halls, saloons, and the office of the Emigrant Corral; in the latter I slept in a covered wagon. During these four months I did not see a fist fight, nor hear a gun fired or see any shooting.” Subsequently, he whacked bulls for a trading firm over the cliff-hanging “highway” between Denver and Central City and was similarly engaged between Denver and Fort Buford in Dacotah (now Dakota) Territory. For a time, he worked in a sawmill that supplied lumber for the construction of barracks at Fort Buford, Dacotah.

Sep 4, 1865: Valentine S. Hoy (age 17) is listed on the muster-out roll of Mobile, Alabama, as a Private in Co II, Wisconsin Infantry.

1866: J.S. Hoy has considerable success supplying the Denver market with the meat of antelope he shoots on the plains east of Denver.

1866: J.S. Hoy bull-whacks across the plains between Fort Kearney and Fort Morgan

Mar 1, 1867: Nebraska becomes the 37th state in the Union

1867: In the fall of 1867, the Union Pacific Railroad is completed at what becomes the city and state capital of Cheyenne, Wyoming. J.S. Hoy (age 20) heads for work there, staying the winter.

Jun 29, 1868: Emily S. Hoy (age 17) leaves Mt. de Chantal. She expressed her wish to her brothers to become a nun; however, J.S. disapproved and removed her from the Academy before she finished. There are no financial records for a senior year.

circa Jul 1868: Marriage of Emily S. Hoy (age 17) and Frank M. Davis (age 21)
Note: In the 1870 census, they are living in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.
The 1930 Federal Census reflects Emily’s age at first marriage as 17. Emily turns 18 on July 24 of this year, so if she married at 17, she must have married within a month of leaving school, which the last record is for Jun 29, 1868.

Sep 16, 1868: Death of Catharine (Vonada) Hoy (age 93), the mother of Henry Hoy, Jr., and the paternal grandmother of Frank, James, Valentine, Emily, Ada, and Henry Hoy

Sep 1868: Burial of Catharine (Vonada) Hoy at Jacksonville Cemetery in Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania

Feb 2, 1869: Absolom Shade Tipton, the cousin of Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy, posts $1,000 bond in Centre Co., Pennsylvania, as guardian of the six Hoy children. He administers the estate and pays expenses for Franklin, James, Valentine, Emily, Ada, and Henry Hoy, and is obliged to manage the property and file reports with the courts regarding his expenses.
Absolom Shade Tipton

Bond approved for the children of Henry Hoy, Jr., deceased:
Febry 2nd 1869 this bond approved by the court for Absolom Tipton Gdn. of children of Henry Hoy, Jr. deceased: Franklin, James, Valentine, Emily, Ada & Henry Hoy
“Known all Men by these Presents, that we, Absolom Tipton and D.J. Cline all of the county of Centre in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, are held and firmly found unto the said Commonwealth to be paid to the said Commonwealth or to its attorney, to which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves, jointly and severally, for and in the whole our heirs and each of our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents sealed with our seals, and dated this second of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine. Now the conditions of the above obligation are such that if the above bounden Absolom Tipton, guardian of Franklin, James, Valentine, Emily, Ada, & Henry Hoy minor children of Henry Hoy Jr. late of Marion Twnp., deceased, shall at least once in every three years, and at any other time when required by the Orphans’ Court for the County of Centre, render a just and true account of the management of the property and estate of the said minors under his care, and shall also deliver up the said property agreeably to the order and decree of the Court, or the direction of Law, and shall in all respects faithfully perform the duties of Guardian of the said Franklin, James, Valentine, Emily, Ada & Henry Hoy then this obligation to be void, or else to be the remain in full force and virtue. Sealed and delivered in presence of (signature unreadable)
A.S. Tipton (SEAL)    D.J. Cline (SEAL)

Mar 4, 1869: Ulysses S. Grant is elected the 18th President of the United States
Note: Republican Party

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Aug 22, 1869: Birth of Winifred “Winnie” M. Davis, only child of Emily S. Hoy (age 19) and Frank Davis, in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.

1870: J.S. Hoy is a teamster, driving goods from Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado to the railroad in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming.

Jun 18, 1870: U.S. Federal Census, Hamilton City, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming:
Hoy, Valentine S., age 21, Value of Real Estate $300, born Pennsylvania, miner
Note: In 1870, Hamilton City (commonly known as Miner’s Delight) has a population of 75 residents, 40 of whom were gold miners.

1870: Valentine Shade Hoy journeys to South Pass country and remains there until 1872

Jun 27, 1870: U.S. Federal Census, Garnett, Anderson Co., Kansas:
Davis, Emily S.: age 19, keeping house, born Pennsylvania
Winnie R.: age 9 months, born Kansas, born September
Note: Emily and her husband Frank Davis are not living together; see census below

Aug 11, 1870: U.S. Federal Census, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas:
Davis, Frank M.: age 23 (est. birth year 1846), born Michigan, keeping livery stable

Aug 13, 1870: U.S. Federal Census, Evanston, Weld Co., Colorado Territory:
Hoy, James S.: age 23, male, stock raiser, Value of Personal Property $2000, born Penn

Aug 23, 1870: U.S. Federal Census, P.O. Salladasburg, Mifflin Township, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Smith, Valentine: age 56, male, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $15,000, Value of Personal Estate $600, born Pennsylvania
Mary A: age 62, female, keeping house, born Pennsylvania (Mary Ann (Trowbridge) Smith, 2nd wife of Valentine Shade Smith)
Henry J: age 23, male, carpenter, born Pennsylvania (Henry Jefferson Smith)
John A.: age 21, male, laborer, born Pennsylvania (John Absalom Smith)
Hoy, Harry: age 15, male, at home, at school during the past year, born Pennsylvania (Valentine’s nephew and the 6th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith)
Note: Harry is living with his uncle, Valentine Shade Smith, the brother of his mother, Mary Ann (Smith) Hoy

Harry Hoy

Note: Mary Ann is the 2nd wife of Valentine Shade Smith. His first wife, Martha Jane Robinson, died Nov 24, 1848. Valentine and Martha Robinson had five children:
1. Mary Fidealia Smith
May 20, 1841–Oct 6, 1896
2. James Dallas Smith
Nov 30, 1842–Feb 4, 1915
3. William Tipton Smith
Apr 6, 1845–Nov 8, 1930
4. Henry Jefferson Smith
1846–1902
5. John Absalom Smith
Sep 20, 1848–Aug 19, 1899

Sep 12, 1870: Emily S. (Hoy) Davis files in the Kansas court for a legal annulment of her marriage to Frank M. Davis

Sep 16, 1870: Annulment of Marriage granted to Emily S. Hoy (age 20) along with custody of her daughter, Winifred M. Davis (age 13 months), and restoration of her maiden name of Emily S. Hoy, by the court in Garnett, Anderson Co., Kansas. Frank M. Davis is found guilty of adultery with one Ann Farris and charged with court costs for the annulment.

Aug 23, 1871: Marriage of Emily S. (Hoy) Davis & Finley McLaren “Frank” Chamberlin, in Anderson Co., Kansas; her 2nd marriage

Winter of 1871: James Smith “J.S.” Hoy (age 25) is running cattle in Colorado

Feb 15, 1872: BLM (Bureau of Land Management) issues to James S. Hoy 80 acres in Weld Co., Colorado. (Doc#1456). Greeley is the county seat of Weld.

1872: J.S. Hoy (age 25) drives freight wagons west and spends the summer near Evanston, Uinta Co., Wyoming along the Bear River. Employed by William Crawford of the Crawford-Thompson Company, he works through that summer and fall in Northeastern Utah, putting up wild hay near the Green River in Brown’s Hole.

Oct 1872: J.S. drives a herd of cattle from Evanston, Uinta Co., Wyoming to Brown’s Hole, Routt Co., Colorado. J.S. Hoy remains there during the winter of 1872 on the Green River

circa 1873: Six children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith:
Standing: James Hoy (abt age 27), Valentine Hoy (abt age 25), Adea Hoy (abt age 21)
Seated: Harry Hoy (abt age 18), Emily Hoy (abt age 23), Frank Hoy (abt age 28)

Oct 4, 1873: Valentine Shade “V.S.” Hoy (age 25) joins his brother, James Smith “J.S.” Hoy (age 27), in Brown’s Hole, Routt Co., Colorado, with 300 head of cattle and the intention of becoming a permanent resident.

Sep 1874: Adea Adam Hoy (age 22) enrolls in Penn State College, Centre Co., Pennsylvania.
Note: Adea is listed in the 1874-1875 Course Catalog (Hoy, Adea A 78 Ex) as a freshman from Howard, Centre Co., Pennsylvania; according to school records, this was the only year he attended.

Sep 11, 1877: Letter from Adea Adam “A.A.” Hoy (age 25) to his sister Emily (age 27):
Evanston, Wyoming Territory
Sept. 11, 1877
Dear Sister,
Your letter was received today. I was very glad to hear from you. I wrote to you two or three times – directing to Fort Worth – the first I wrote you there, I sent you my photograph. The letter was returned, by way of the dead letter office, “unclaimed”, and then I did not know where you were – however, I wrote several times since.

Well, your letter finds us all well. James, Frank, Harry, and myself are here together. We do our own cooking – no women about. The one of us that gets hungry first does the cooking, and the one last done eating washes the dishes. Harry is in for most all the dish-washing, and does most of the cooking, to his own displeasure.

James and I intended to drive cattle to Cheyenne, and ship from there to Chicago this fall, but he sold his beeves here and will not get to. Very likely he will drive next spring, if so, we will make you a visit.

Last Tuesday, Sept. 4th was election day in Wyoming. We elected our members to the fifth Legislative Assembly: Councilmen and Representatives. James was a successful candidate for Representative, on the Republican ticket. The Wyoming Legislature meets at Cheyenne in December, and after they adjourn I think James will go on east – visiting.

James and Valentine have been very successful in their financial affairs in the past three years. Since I came to Wyoming they have sold about $7000 worth of cattle. They have one of the finest herds of cattle in this part of the country. After this spring’s sale their herd numbers six hundred head of the finest native cattle. They are now so situated that they need be at but very little expense, and sales hereafter will be clear gain.

Valentine stays with their cattle off in the mountains. He doesn’t seem to care much whether he ever leaves the mountains, where he has his home for the past twelve years, completely isolated from civilization, as it were, and all decent society.

He told me, when I first came to Wyo. that he intended to go east to visit you and he still says he will go east in a couple of years. You might be surprised to learn how well informed he is – by the way he has never failed to improve his mind. He is a very fine politician, in fact a scholar on any subject to which he could gain access. He is way ahead of the rest of us, mentally, or intellectually. He has a powerful and retentive mind – he reads a good deal and remembers the same, though he has but a very small portion of his time to devote to study.

James and I had some photographs taken a short time ago. I’ll enclose a couple. I’ll enclose two of mine, if I can, or if there is not room in this envelope I’ll send you one in my next, and I want you to answer this as soon as you get it.

I would excuse you, with all your troubles and trials, from answering my letters promptly, but it takes only a few minutes for you to write a letter and therefore I can’t think that you ought to be excused. Is Frank still conductor on the railroad? By referring to the map, I believe he is on the Texas Pacific R.R.

What kind of people do you find down there – agreeable? And what kind of a looking country is there – and what business is done there outside of railroading?

Has Winnie ever been to school? I hope she may be able to attend regularly. I presume you will soon think of sending Nellie and Fred to school – Fred especially, since he is so precocious. I should like to have his picture. Has Winnie grown much since I saw her? She was very small for her age. While Nellie grew so fast that I thought she would get as large as she.

I received a letter from Pa. some time ago in which I was informed of the death of Aunt Betsy Orndorff. She died last June. I couldn’t help but feel sad on learning of her death, for from her I received kindest treatment than from any other mortal. The poor soul has ended a long, long life of troubles, which generally originated from superstition.
Answer soon – Direct to Evanston.
Very truly, your brother
A.A. Hoy
James is not at home tonight and I cannot find his pictures, but I’ll get one and send it in my next post.
Note: Adea, Frank, Harry, and J.S. are living in Brown’s Hole, Routt Co., Colorado. Evanston, Wyoming, is the post office serving the area. Valentine is living in Fremont, Colorado

Oct 2, 1883:  Death of Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy (age 38), 1st of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith(age 38), Savanna, Carroll Co., Illinois; severe attack of delirium, chronic diarrhea (aftermath of the Civil War  wounds), while visiting his sister Emily

Oct 1883: Burial of Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy at Savanna Township Cemetery in Savanna, Carroll Co., Illinois

Dec 27, 1883: Marriage of Valentine Shade Hoy & Julia Elinoise Blair in Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska
Note: Valentine is age 35, Julia is age 23

Dec 23, 1885: Marriage of James Smith “J.S. Hoy & Elizabeth M. “Lizzie/Lee” Stickland, in Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska
Note: J.S. is age 39, Lizzie is a month short of 18; the 1st marriage for both. Witnesses to their wedding are the parents of the bride, her brother, and Mr. & Mrs. Valentine S. Hoy (J.S.’ brother and wife). 

Nov 8, 1887: Marriage of  Frances Annie Cobb & Adea Adam “Ade/A.A.” Hoy, 5th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary, Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska
Three daughters: Catherine C. Hoy, Alice Genevieve Hoy, Minerva “Minnie” Hoy

Mar 1, 1898: Death of Valentine Shade “V.S.” Hoy (age 49), brother of Henry “Harry” Hoy, in Brown’s Park, Routt Co., Colorado; ambushed and murdered by Harry Tracy in a posse shoot-out. He leaves behind his wife Julia (age 36) and his two young children, Neva (a week before her 11th birthday) and Valentine II (age 9).

Nov 15, 1900: Divorce of James Smith “J.S. Hoy & Elizabeth M. “Lizzie” (Stickland) Hoy, in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan; for desertion and non-support

circa 1902: Harry Hoy (age 48), youngest brother of J.S. Hoy, returns to Brown’s Park, Routt Co., Colorado after spending six years in the Klondike. He is partially paralyzed in an arm and a leg from the hardships he suffered.

Apr 4, 1906: Death of Henry “Harry” Hoy (age 50), 6th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Brown’s Park, Routt Co., Colorado

Apr 6, 1906: Burial of Henry “Harry” Hoy at Lodore Cemetery in Brown’s Park, Routt Co., Colorado. Nearly the entire population of Brown’s Park attends his funeral.

Apr 24, 1909: Marriage of James Smith “J.S” Hoy & Euphemia Esther “Phemie” (Robinson) Mason, in Green River, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming. This is the second marriage for both. J.S. is age 62 and Phemie is age 53

Dec 14, 1926: Death of Adea Adam “Ade/A.A.” Hoy, 5th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith(age 74), Shrewsbury, Central Township, St. Louis Co., Missouri; stomach cancer

Dec 16, 1926: Burial of Adea Adam “Ade/A.A.” Hoy at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., Missouri

May 31, 1925: Death of James Smith “J.S.” Hoy, 2nd of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith (age 78); chronic gastronomic ailments and suffered from Bright’s disease

Jun 1, 1925: Burial of James Smith “J.S.” Hoy at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado

Feb 18, 1940: Death of Emily S. (Hoy) Chamberlin (age 89), 4th of 6 children of Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California; chronic nephritis and acute uremia

Feb 1940: Burial of Emily S. (Hoy) Chamberlin at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California

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Family of

James Smith & Matilda Shade

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James Smith
Son of Valentine Smith & Margaret Edwards
Born: 1786, Georges Township, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Apr 2, 1859 (age 72-23), Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Buried: Salladasburg Cemetery in Salladasburg, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Military: unknown
Occupation: Shoemaker: footwear, except rubber
Married (1): Jane unknown
Married (2): bef 1815, Matilda Shade, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Eight children: Valentine Shade “V.S.” Smith, I. Cline/Kline Smith, Mary Ann Smith, Elizabeth Smith, John M. Smith, Jane Smith, Absolom/Absalom Shade Smith, Sarah P. Smith

Matilda Shade
Daughter of Sebastian Shade & Marie Madeline Ohmensetter/Ohmenseller
Born: Jul 26, 1797, Clinton Co. (formerly Lycoming Co.), Pennsylvania
Died: Nov 13, 1852 (age 55), Mifflin Township, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania; typhoid fever on the same day as her 16-year-old daughter, Sarah
Buried: Salladasburg Cemetery in Salladasburg, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Married: bef 1815, James Smith, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Eight children: Valentine Shade “V.S.” Smith, I. Cline Smith, Mary Ann Smith, Elizabeth Smith, John M. Smith, Jane Smith, Absalom Shade Smith, Sarah P. Smith

1. Valentine Shade “V.S.” Smith
1st of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: Aug 18, 1815, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Aug 23, 1893 (age 78), Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Buried: Salladasburg Cemetery in Salladasburg, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Military: Civil War, Union Army, Pennsylvania Infantry, H 10, Colonel
Occupation: Farmer, millwright
Married (1): May 16, 1839, Martha Jane Robinson, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Five known children: Mary Fidealia Smith, James Dallas Smith, William Tipton Smith, Henry Jefferson “Harry” Smith, John Absalom Smith
Married (2): Apr 10, 1851, Mary Ann Trowbridge, Pennsylvania
No children
Married (3): Jul 3, 1879, Mary A. (Allen) Baker, Pennsylvania
No children

2. I. Cline/Kline Smith
2nd of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: abt 1821, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: aft 1864
Buried: unknown
Occupation: Reverend

3. Mary Ann Smith
3rd of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: Apr 10, 1822, Dunstable, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 27, 1862 (age 40), Omro, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin, leaving her six children orphaned
Buried: Omro Cemetery in Omro, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin
Occupation: Farmer
Married: Feb 22, 1843, Henry Hoy, Jr., Marion Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Six children: Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Hoy, James Smith “J.S.” Hoy, Valentine Shade “V.S.” Hoy, Emily S. Hoy, Adea Adam “A.A.” Hoy, Henry “Harry” Hoy

4. Elizabeth Smith
4th of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: abt 1824, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: unknown
Buried: unknown

5. John M. Smith
5th of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: Oct 16, 1826, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Mar 15, 1902 (age 75), Central City, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Buried: Eagle Cemetery, Boggs Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania
Military: Civil War, commanding officer in the Union Army at Natchez
Occupation: Shoemaker, laborer
Married: Mary Ann Price
Ten children(?): Mary Elizabeth Smith, Charles A. Smith, Sarah Jane Smith, Lucy Curtin Smith, George/Joseph P. Smith, Maria Smith, Isaac L. Smith, Robert W. Smith, John H. Smith, Blanche Eliza Smith

6. Jane Smith
6th of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: abt 1827, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: unknown
Buried: unknown

7. Absolom/Absalom Shade Smith
7th of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: abt 1834, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: bet Jul/Aug 1865 (age 32), south of Fort Benton, Chouteau Co., Montana; shot by a Blackfoot Indian (according to the manuscript of J.S. Hoy)
Buried: unknown
Military: Sep 8, 1861, Civil War, Union Army, 2nd Lieut, enlists in Wisconsin
Occupation: Laborer in the 1850 census

8. Sarah P. Smith
8th of 8 children of James Smith & Matilda Shade
Born: Sep 10, 1836, Elimsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania
Died: Nov 13, 1852 (age 16), Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania; the same day as her mother, probably typhoid fever
Buried: Salladasburg Cemetery in Salladasburg, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Deaths
Name Matilda Smith
Gender Female
Death Date 13 Nov 1852
Death Place Mifflin Township, Lycoming County
Registration County Lycoming County
Age at Death 55
Birth Date 26 Jul 1797
Birth Place Clinton, formerly Lycoming, Pennsylvania
Father Sebastian Shade
Mother Mary Shade
Spouse James Smith
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2026: Researched and compiled by siblings Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau and Gordon Clemens with contributions from Janice Hoy. Thank you to Storres F. Myers for the majority of the headstone photos, and to Therese Gallagher for the AI-generated photos created from originals.

Direct line of Gordon and Catherine:
Johann Albert/Albrecht Hou/Heu & Susanna Snaveley (ggg-grandparents)
Henry Hoy, Sr., & Catherine Elizabeth Vonada (gg-grandparents)
Henry Hoy, Jr. & Mary Ann Smith (gg-grandparents)
Emily S. Hoy & Finley McLaren “Frank” Chamberlin (great-grandparents)
Nellie Belle Chamberlin & Charles Henry Chatfield (grandparents)
Noreen Ellen “Babe” Chatfield & Carl John Clemens (parents)

Note: The cemetery headstone photos from Find A Grave contained herein are the property of those who photographed them.