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Mary Alef Smith (Cooper)
Birth: 8-7-1822
Death: 2-1-1895
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Smith, Joseph Pearson ()
Biography
Mary Alef (Cooper) Smith was born in Duplin County, North Carolina, the daughter of a wealthy merchant named John Cooper. She married Joseph Pearson Smith on May 1, 1836. The couple resided in Wadesboro, North Carolina. In 1858, the couple moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mary educated the twin girls, Millie and Christine McKoy, whom her husband had purchased some time in the 1850s intending to profit from their celebrity. After his death in 1862, she assumed "ownership" of the two girls. After Emancipation, she took guardianship over the girls until a date unknown. Frances "Fanny" Smith references meeting her and the twin girls while in Washington, DC, in her 1866 diary.
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Biography: Mary Alef (Cooper) Smith was born in Duplin County, North Carolina, the daughter of a wealthy merchant named John Cooper. She married Joseph Pearson Smith on May 1, 1836. The couple resided in Wadesboro, North Carolina. In 1858, the couple moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mary educated the twin girls, Millie and Christine McKoy, whom her husband had purchased some time in the 1850s intending to profit from their celebrity. After his death in 1862, she assumed "ownership" of the two girls. After Emancipation, she took guardianship over the girls until a date unknown. Frances "Fanny" Smith references meeting her and the twin girls while in Washington, DC, in her 1866 diary.
Citation Type: Book or Book ChapterBook or Monograph Title: Family tree book: genealogical and biographical, listing the relatives of General William Smith and of W. Thomas SmithPublisher Location: Los Angeles, CAPublisher Name: W. Thomas SmithYear: 1922Start Page: 248End Page: 249Citation Notes: https://archive.org/details/familytreebookge00insmit/page/248/mode/2up?q=alef
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: Ancestry.comTitle of Webpage: Ancestry.comWebsite Viewing Date: Monday, October 10, 2022 - 11:45Website Last Modified Date: Monday, October 10, 2022 - 11:45Citation Notes: Source Citation
Year: 1860; Census Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1226; Page: 314; Family History Library Film: 805226
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Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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Citation Notes: https://archive.org/details/familytreebookge00insmit/page/88/mode/2up?q=%22joseph+pearson+smith+jr%22
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41855437/mary-alef-smithTitle of Webpage: Mary Alef Smith - Find A GraveWebsite Viewing Date: Monday, October 10, 2022 - 11:45Website Last Modified Date: Monday, October 10, 2022 - 11:45
Spouse
Smith, Joseph Pearson ()
Biography
Mary Alef (Cooper) Smith was born in Duplin County, North Carolina, the daughter of a wealthy merchant named John Cooper. She married Joseph Pearson Smith on May 1, 1836. The couple resided in Wadesboro, North Carolina. In 1858, the couple moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mary educated the twin girls, Millie and Christine McKoy, whom her husband had purchased some time in the 1850s intending to profit from their celebrity. After his death in 1862, she assumed "ownership" of the two girls. After Emancipation, she took guardianship over the girls until a date unknown. Frances "Fanny" Smith references meeting her and the twin girls while in Washington, DC, in her 1866 diary.
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Mary Alef (Cooper) Smith was born in Duplin County, North Carolina, the daughter of a wealthy merchant named John Cooper. She married Joseph Pearson Smith on May 1, 1836. The couple resided in Wadesboro, North Carolina. In 1858, the couple moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mary educated the twin girls, Millie and Christine McKoy, whom her husband had purchased some time in the 1850s intending to profit from their celebrity. After his death in 1862, she assumed "ownership" of the two girls. After Emancipation, she took guardianship over the girls until a date unknown. Frances "Fanny" Smith references meeting her and the twin girls while in Washington, DC, in her 1866 diary.