[orginally transcribed and annotated here by C. Leon Harris]
[statements of Catherine Smith]
... She further declares that her maiden name was Catharine Hohn ...
... That her husband the aforesaid John Smith died in Frederick County State of Maryland on the 18th February One thousand Eight hundred and Twenty one – that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1st of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated, and that she has not intermarried but still remains his widow. ...
... NOTES: ... The file includes a letter from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick City MD with a translation from German of the marriage record of “John Smith, son of Peter Smith, deceased, to Catharine Hohn” on 13 Aug 1786. ...
... The family register shows “Catharina Hohn” born 14 Nov 1765 and lists the first four children in German with the surname Schmid. Births of the last four children, beginning with John on 12 Mar 1795, are recorded in English with surname Smith. ...
