Effa Shute and Benjamin Smith

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Effa SHUTE (Francis C. SHUTE¹) was born FEB 1833, and died 29 MAR 1901. She married Benjamin SMITH. He was born NOV 1827, and died 19 NOV 1914.

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Effa Shute

Census

1860 United States Federal Census

State:  New York
County:  Otsego
Township:  Morris
Roll:  M653_841 Book 1
Image:  
Page:  234
Date:  June 22, 1860
Genealogy.com image number:  38 of 59

Line 26, dwelling number 296 and family number 303 in order of visitation, Benjamin Smith, age 31, male, a Day Laborer, owns real estate valued at $600 and a personal estate valued at $100, born in New York.

Line 27, Effa Smith, age 28, female, born in New York.

Line 28, John H. Smith, age 5, male, born in New York.

Line 29, Legrand Smith, age age 3, male, born in New York.

Line 30, Ben Smith, age 1/12, male, born in New York.

1870 United States Federal Census

State:  New York
County:  Otsego
Township:  Morris
Roll:  M593-1075
Image:  
Page:  292B
ED: 
Date:  August 1, 1870
Genealogy.com image number:  22 of 58

Line 21, dwelling number 188 and family number 197 in order of visitation, Benj Smith, age 41, male, white, a Canp??????, owns a personal estate valued at $600, born in New York, a male citizen of U. S. of 21 years of age and upwards.

Line 22, Effie Smith, age 38, female, white, keep house, born in New York.

Line 23, John Smith, age 14, male, white, Cotton Mill Hand, born in New York.

Line 24, Le Grand  Smith, age 12, male, white, Cotton Mill Hand, born in New York.

Line 25, Emma Smith, age 5, female, white, born in New York.

Line 26, Nellie Smith, age 3, female, white, born in New York.

1880 United States Federal Census

State:  New York
County:  Delaware
Township:  Kortright
Roll:  T9_823
Image:  0270
Page:  254D
ED:  74
Date:  June 15, 1880
Ancestry.com image number:  16 of 37

Line 38, dwelling number 163 and family number 163 in order of visitation, Benjamin Smith, white, male, age 51, married, a Farmer, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York.

Line 39, Effa Smith, white, female, age 47, wife, married, keeping house, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York.

Line 40, John H. Smith, white, male, age 25, son, single, a Laborer, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York.

Line 41, Emma A. Smith, white, female, age 16, daughter, single, a School Teacher, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York.

Line 42, Nellie E. Smith, white, female, age 13, daughter, single, at school, attended school within the census year, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York.

1900 United States Federal Census

State:  New York
County:  Delaware
Township:  Kortright
Roll:  1021
Image:  
Page:  12A
ED: 
Date:  June 11, 1900
Ancestry.com image number:  23 of 41

Line 97, dwelling number 188 and family number 189 in order of visitation, Benjamin Smith, head of household, white, male, born November, 1827, age 72, married for 47 years, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York, a Farmer, can read, can write, can speak English, owns a farm that he has a mortgage on, farm schedule number 144.

Line 98, Effie Smith, wife, white, female, born February, 1833, age 67, married for 47 years, Mother of 6 children, 4 of whom are still living, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.

Line 99, Robert Smith, grandson, white, male, born May, 1880, 20 years old, single, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York, a Farm Laborer, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.

1910 United States Federal Census

State:  New York
County:  Delaware
Township:  Kortright
Roll:  935
Image:  
Page:  333A
ED:  21
Date:  April 29, 1910
Ancestry.com image number:  21 of 46

Line 49, dwelling number 160 and family number 178 in order of visitation, Judson B. McLaury, head of household, male, white, age 39, married for 15 years in present marriage, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York, able to speak English, a ?????? in the house industry, employed as a worker, he was not out of work on April 15, 1910, he was out of work for 0 weeks during 1909, able to read, able to write, owns a house free and clear.

Line 50, Emma A. McLaury, wife, female, white, age 45, married for 15 years in present marriage, has given birth to 1 child, that child is still living, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York, able to speak English, a ?????? in a General Store, employed as a worker, she was not out of work on April 15, 1910, she was out of work for 0 weeks during 1909, able to read, able to write.

Line 51, Bruce K. McLaury, son, male, white, age 9, single, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York, occupation-none, able to read, able to write, he has attended school at any time since Sept. 1, 1909.

Line 52, Benjamin Smith, Father-in-law, male, white, age 82, widowed, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York, able to speak English, unable to read what it says under occupation and industry, able to read, able to write.

Military

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NAMES OF DELAWARE COUNTY MEN SELECTED IN THE JUNE 7, 1864 LOTTERY AT NORWICH AND SUBSEQUENT RESULTS
(Source: The Bloomville Mirror June 21, 1864 p.2 c.3. Transcribed from NYSHA microfilm)

NOTE: According to the Bloomville Mirror June 14, 1864 issue (page 2 column 2) this lottery was to "fill the quotas of the several towns in this county that we deficient under all calls to the 1st of June...Franklin, Sidney, Tompkins and Walton filled their quotas and no draft was made for these towns.")

KORTRIGHT
Accepted: John C. McMurdy; Benjamin Smith; Minor Mead, goes to war; Jehiel Gregory; Charles R. Briggs; James Turner; James Adair; Allen G. Marshall; Ira B. Keeler Rejected: George Shelley; Wm. S. Harkness; Wm. McMurray; Cornelius W. Every; Henry Clark; Wm. Tait; Miller Burdick; Charles Ellis, non-res.

LIST OF PERSONS ENROLLED AND LIABLE TO DRAFT IN THE TOWN OF KORTRIGHT AS CORRECTED JANUARY 1, 1865
(Source: The Bloomville Mirror February 7, 1865 page 3 column 2. Transcribed from NYSHA microfilm.)

Among the names listed was:  Benjamin Smith

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Company G HANCOCK
To the County Clerk of Delaware County
I hereby ceriify that at the Annual Parade of the ununiformed .Militia of Company G, 100th Regiment N.G., held at Smith Tylers in Hancock N.Y. on the Fourth day of September, 1865, pursuant to Section 13 of the Militia Laws of this State, the following named persons appeared, armed, equipped and performed military duty.
Dated Hancock N.Y. September 4th 1865
 

No one appeared armed and equipped
The following named persons appeared and answered to their names

Among the names listed was:  Smith, Benjamin

Residences

Burial

TOWN OF KORTRIGHT, Gilchrist Cemetery, Route #33

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SMITH, Benjamin        ?          November 19, 1914
SMITH, Effie-Shute     ?          March 29, 1901

Children

Children of Effa SHUTE and Benjamin SMITH are:

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