Person:Aaron Smith (29)

Notes

Aaron Smith is being placed as a probable son of Benjamin Smith of Kanawha County, [West] Virginia. He is found in the 1850 Census next door to Benjamin. Additional research necessary to prove this relationship.

1.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

   1850 United States Federal Census
   Name: Aaron Smith
   Age: 47
   Birth Year: abt 1803
   Birthplace: Virginia
   Home in 1850: District 29, Kanawha, Virginia
   Gender: Male
   Family Number: 1232
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Aaron Smith 47
   Jemima Smith 26
   Rosanna Smith 6
   Daniel Smith 3
   Julia A Smith 2
   William Smith 0

2.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   1860 United States Federal Census
   Name: Aaron Smith
   Age in 1860: 58
   Birth Year: abt 1802
   Birthplace: Virginia
   Home in 1860: Jackson, Virginia
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Jackson Court House
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Aaron Smith 58
   Jemima Smith 45
   David Smith 16
   Rose Smith 10
   M Smith 12
   Ann Smith 8
   J Smith 6
   E Smith 4
   James Smith 3
   Ann Smith 1

3.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

   1870 United States Federal Census
   Name: Aann Smith [s/b Aaron Smith]
   Age in 1870: 71 [this record has Aaron a few years older than other records, may be an error on the census taker's part]
   Birth Year: abt 1799
   Birthplace: Virginia
   Home in 1870: Union, Mason, West Virginia
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Arbuckle
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Aann Smith 71
   Jemmima Smith 40
   Benjamine Smith 13
   James Smith 12
   Aaron Smith 11
   Mary Smith 9
   Susan Smith 8
   David Smith 6
   Daniel Smith 4

4.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

   1880 United States Federal Census
   Name: Aaron Smith
   Age: 78
   Birth Year: abt 1802
   Birthplace: Virginia
   Home in 1880: Union, Mason, West Virginia
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
   Marital Status: Married
   Spouse's Name: Jemima Smith
   Father's Birthplace: Virginia
   Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
   Occupation: Farmer
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Aaron Smith 78
   Jemima Smith 64
   Aaron Smith 20
   Eliza J. Smith 18
   David Smith 14

5.   West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

   West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
   Name: Aaron Smith
   Death Date: 15 Nov 1891
   Death Place: Weston, Lewis, West Virginia
   Burial Date: 16 Nov 1891
   Burial Place: Weston, Lewis, West Virginia
   Cemetery Name: Hospital Cemetery
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   FHL Film Number: 825107

Botetourt County, VA Deed Book 19 , pp. 323-324.

Know all men by these presents that I Benjamin Smith of the County of Kanawha and Commonwealth of Virginia do Authorise Constitute and appoint and by these presents have authorised Contributed and appointed my son Aron Smith my true and lawful agent and attorney in fact to Ask demand sue for and receive from the Executors or administrators of my mother Hannah Smith and my two Brothers Aaron & David Smith all three of whom were late last named of the County of Botetourt in said Commonwealth Decd all my part and right of the several Estates of the said Hannah Aaron & David to which I am entitled by law and should have been no will or wills made by the said Decd and no letters of administration taken Out I do further authorize and empower my said agent and attorney to take such steps with my Ca[hean] or others in possession of said Estate or Estates or any part thereof as will be requisite and necessary to procure my part thereof hereby ratifying and confirming all acts whatever which my said attorney may lawfully do in the premises and his receipts given for said part or parts of said Estate or Estates to be binding on me my Heirs Executors administrators and assigns to all intents and purposes whatever as fully and compleately as if I ware personally present and acting in the same in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 6th day of October 1828

                                                   Benjamin Smith (x his mark)

Kanawha County to wit

    We Daniel Ruffner and John P. Turner Justices of the peace in the County

aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that benjamin Smith a party to the foregoing power of attorney bearing date October the 6th 1828 and hereunto annexed personally appeared before us in Our County aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be his Act & Deed and desired us to Certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Botetourt in Order that the said Power of attorney be recorded Given under our hands and seals this the 7th day of October 1828.

                                            Daniel Ruffner (seal)
                                            John P. Turner (seal)

I authorise James L. Wood as my attorney to take [ ] steps for which I might have taken for affecting the Object of the within power 21st February 1829

                                                  Aaron Smith (x his mark)

Teste E Sweetland

Botetourt County Court Clerks office 7th April 1830 this Instrument of Writing together with the certificate theron written respecting the acknowledgement thereof was this day exhibited in said office and admitted to record

                                  Teste H. W. Bowyer DC