(Information on Frances "Franky" Smith, husbands William Meadows and William Carter, and her children is sparse. If you have more information, please email me.)
Frances Smith was born in 1849 in Fayette County, Va./W.Va., a daughter of George Washington Smith Sr. and wife Catherine Bennett Smith. (Source: Larry G. Shuck, Our Families: Shuck, Fleshman, Sydenstricker, Smith, Lewis, Kincaid, Keister, et. al., of West Virginia, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1995, Page 114.)
Her niece Eda Smith Ellison said she was called "Franky."
Franky married William Meadows on Jan. 24, 1867. Mr. Meadows was born in 1846 in Greenbrier County, Va./W.Va. (Source: Our Families, Pages 114-115.) Her second husband was William Carter.
Census records:
* The 1870 federal census shows Frances and William Meadows living in Fayette County with their sons Lewis M. and Marion Meadows. (1870; Sewell, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: M593 1686; Page: 170B; Image: 344; Family History Library Film: 553185)
* The 1880 census has Franky living with husband William Carter, born about 1846, sons Lewis and Marion Carter, and five daughters, Sarah, Nancy, Rachel, Mary, and Rebecca Carter. The Meadows boys have adopted their stepfather's last name. (1880; Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1413; Family History Film: 1255413; Page: 179C; Enumeration District: 135)
* In 1900, Franky is a widow again, living with four of her grown children: Marion Carter, head of household, Marshal (Lewis Marshall) Carter, Rachel Carter and (writing unclear) Leana Carter. (1900; Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241773.)
* In 1910, "Fanny" Carter and son Marion are living with her son Marshal (Marshall), his wife Virginia, and their children, Ivan, Bertha and baby Jack. (1910; Green Sulphur Springs, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1694; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375707)
Franky's children:
1. Marion (Meadows) Carter, born in March 1868 (U.S. Census, 1900). Marion Carter, 53, single, died on Oct. 9, 1921, in McKendree, Fayette County, of "dilatation of the heart" with "fracture of the spine" as a contributory factor. Marion fell off a scaffold while painting Buck Lick store and broke his back. (Back Broken, The Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va., Friday, Oct. 14, 1921, Page 2. Reprint from Montgomery News.)
2. Lewis Marshall (Meadows) Carter, born in December 1869 (U.S. Census, 1900)/W.Va.; died June 15, 1938/Fayette Co. (Death certificate, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=1303083.) Lewis married Virginia "Jennie" Bennett. They are buried in Prince Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va. (Also known as the Carter-Tolley Cemetery). Find A Grave 135741942 and 135742267.
3. Sarah Katherine Carter, born Jan. 28, 1870/West Virginia; died March 29, 1928/ Quinnimont, Fayette County, W.Va. (Death certificate: https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=411020) She married John Andrew Goddard, a widower, in 1897 in Summers County. (Marriage record: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11571578) John married his first wife Lillie McClanahan, daughter of George McClanahan, in 1891 in Fayette County. (https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=12095029) Sarah was a widow when she died in 1928.
4. Nancy A. Carter, born 1874. (1880 census)
5. Rachel E. Carter, born in April 1875 (1900 census); born 1876. (Our Families.) Rachel married J.N. Martin in December 1907. (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11578218 ) She disappeared in January 1908. Her remains were found in 1910. (Newspaper accounts.) See "The Disappearing Bride."
6. Mary E. Carter, born about 1877 in Summers County. She married Oliver Bowles in 1893 in Summers County. Oliver was born on Jan. 18, 1867, a son of Irvin Bowles and Sylvira Bragg Bowles. (West Virginia Vital Research Records, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11570325 and Fayette County, West Virginia Births, 1866-80, Ancestry.) There is a memorial page for Oliver C. Bowles, born on Jan. 18, 1867, died on Dec. 23, 1902, buried in Bee Tree Knob Cemetery in Summers County. Find a Grave 107356512. I haven't found a death certificate or obituary for Mary or Oliver.
7. Rebecca E. Carter, born Dec. 13, 1878, Summers County, W.Va. (West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969 FHL Film Number: 589340) Note: the 1880 census lists Rebecca E., one year old.
8. Leana Carter, born in October 1879. (U.S. Census, 1900). Leana is not in the 1880 census.
Frances Smith was born in 1849 in Fayette County, Va./W.Va., a daughter of George Washington Smith Sr. and wife Catherine Bennett Smith. (Source: Larry G. Shuck, Our Families: Shuck, Fleshman, Sydenstricker, Smith, Lewis, Kincaid, Keister, et. al., of West Virginia, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1995, Page 114.)
Her niece Eda Smith Ellison said she was called "Franky."
Franky married William Meadows on Jan. 24, 1867. Mr. Meadows was born in 1846 in Greenbrier County, Va./W.Va. (Source: Our Families, Pages 114-115.) Her second husband was William Carter.
Census records:
* The 1870 federal census shows Frances and William Meadows living in Fayette County with their sons Lewis M. and Marion Meadows. (1870; Sewell, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: M593 1686; Page: 170B; Image: 344; Family History Library Film: 553185)
* The 1880 census has Franky living with husband William Carter, born about 1846, sons Lewis and Marion Carter, and five daughters, Sarah, Nancy, Rachel, Mary, and Rebecca Carter. The Meadows boys have adopted their stepfather's last name. (1880; Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1413; Family History Film: 1255413; Page: 179C; Enumeration District: 135)
* In 1900, Franky is a widow again, living with four of her grown children: Marion Carter, head of household, Marshal (Lewis Marshall) Carter, Rachel Carter and (writing unclear) Leana Carter. (1900; Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241773.)
* In 1910, "Fanny" Carter and son Marion are living with her son Marshal (Marshall), his wife Virginia, and their children, Ivan, Bertha and baby Jack. (1910; Green Sulphur Springs, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1694; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375707)
Franky's children:
1. Marion (Meadows) Carter, born in March 1868 (U.S. Census, 1900). Marion Carter, 53, single, died on Oct. 9, 1921, in McKendree, Fayette County, of "dilatation of the heart" with "fracture of the spine" as a contributory factor. Marion fell off a scaffold while painting Buck Lick store and broke his back. (Back Broken, The Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va., Friday, Oct. 14, 1921, Page 2. Reprint from Montgomery News.)
2. Lewis Marshall (Meadows) Carter, born in December 1869 (U.S. Census, 1900)/W.Va.; died June 15, 1938/Fayette Co. (Death certificate, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=1303083.) Lewis married Virginia "Jennie" Bennett. They are buried in Prince Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va. (Also known as the Carter-Tolley Cemetery). Find A Grave 135741942 and 135742267.
3. Sarah Katherine Carter, born Jan. 28, 1870/West Virginia; died March 29, 1928/ Quinnimont, Fayette County, W.Va. (Death certificate: https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=411020) She married John Andrew Goddard, a widower, in 1897 in Summers County. (Marriage record: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11571578) John married his first wife Lillie McClanahan, daughter of George McClanahan, in 1891 in Fayette County. (https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=12095029) Sarah was a widow when she died in 1928.
4. Nancy A. Carter, born 1874. (1880 census)
5. Rachel E. Carter, born in April 1875 (1900 census); born 1876. (Our Families.) Rachel married J.N. Martin in December 1907. (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11578218 ) She disappeared in January 1908. Her remains were found in 1910. (Newspaper accounts.) See "The Disappearing Bride."
6. Mary E. Carter, born about 1877 in Summers County. She married Oliver Bowles in 1893 in Summers County. Oliver was born on Jan. 18, 1867, a son of Irvin Bowles and Sylvira Bragg Bowles. (West Virginia Vital Research Records, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11570325 and Fayette County, West Virginia Births, 1866-80, Ancestry.) There is a memorial page for Oliver C. Bowles, born on Jan. 18, 1867, died on Dec. 23, 1902, buried in Bee Tree Knob Cemetery in Summers County. Find a Grave 107356512. I haven't found a death certificate or obituary for Mary or Oliver.
7. Rebecca E. Carter, born Dec. 13, 1878, Summers County, W.Va. (West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969 FHL Film Number: 589340) Note: the 1880 census lists Rebecca E., one year old.
8. Leana Carter, born in October 1879. (U.S. Census, 1900). Leana is not in the 1880 census.
(Information on Frances "Franky" Smith, husbands William Meadows and William Carter, and her children is sparse. If you have more information, please email me.)
Frances Smith was born in 1849 in Fayette County, Va./W.Va., a daughter of George Washington Smith Sr. and wife Catherine Bennett Smith. (Source: Larry G. Shuck, Our Families: Shuck, Fleshman, Sydenstricker, Smith, Lewis, Kincaid, Keister, et. al., of West Virginia, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1995, Page 114.)
Her niece Eda Smith Ellison said she was called "Franky."
Franky married William Meadows on Jan. 24, 1867. Mr. Meadows was born in 1846 in Greenbrier County, Va./W.Va. (Source: Our Families, Pages 114-115.) Her second husband was William Carter.
Census records:
* The 1870 federal census shows Frances and William Meadows living in Fayette County with their sons Lewis M. and Marion Meadows. (1870; Sewell, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: M593 1686; Page: 170B; Image: 344; Family History Library Film: 553185)
* The 1880 census has Franky living with husband William Carter, born about 1846, sons Lewis and Marion Carter, and five daughters, Sarah, Nancy, Rachel, Mary, and Rebecca Carter. The Meadows boys have adopted their stepfather's last name. (1880; Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1413; Family History Film: 1255413; Page: 179C; Enumeration District: 135)
* In 1900, Franky is a widow again, living with four of her grown children: Marion Carter, head of household, Marshal (Lewis Marshall) Carter, Rachel Carter and (writing unclear) Leana Carter. (1900; Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241773.)
* In 1910, "Fanny" Carter and son Marion are living with her son Marshal (Marshall), his wife Virginia, and their children, Ivan, Bertha and baby Jack. (1910; Green Sulphur Springs, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1694; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375707)
Franky's children:
1. Marion (Meadows) Carter, born in March 1868 (U.S. Census, 1900). Marion Carter, 53, single, died on Oct. 9, 1921, in McKendree, Fayette County, of "dilatation of the heart" with "fracture of the spine" as a contributory factor. Marion fell off a scaffold while painting Buck Lick store and broke his back. (Back Broken, The Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va., Friday, Oct. 14, 1921, Page 2. Reprint from Montgomery News.)
2. Lewis Marshall (Meadows) Carter, born in December 1869 (U.S. Census, 1900)/W.Va.; died June 15, 1938/Fayette Co. (Death certificate, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=1303083.) Lewis married Virginia "Jennie" Bennett. They are buried in Prince Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va. (Also known as the Carter-Tolley Cemetery). Find A Grave 135741942 and 135742267.
3. Sarah Katherine Carter, born Jan. 28, 1870/West Virginia; died March 29, 1928/ Quinnimont, Fayette County, W.Va. (Death certificate: https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=411020) She married John Andrew Goddard, a widower, in 1897 in Summers County. (Marriage record: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11571578) John married his first wife Lillie McClanahan, daughter of George McClanahan, in 1891 in Fayette County. (https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=12095029) Sarah was a widow when she died in 1928.
4. Nancy A. Carter, born 1874. (1880 census)
5. Rachel E. Carter, born in April 1875 (1900 census); born 1876. (Our Families.) Rachel married J.N. Martin in December 1907. (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11578218 ) She disappeared in January 1908. Her remains were found in 1910. (Newspaper accounts.) See "The Disappearing Bride."
6. Mary E. Carter, born about 1877 in Summers County. She married Oliver Bowles in 1893 in Summers County. Oliver was born on Jan. 18, 1867, a son of Irvin Bowles and Sylvira Bragg Bowles. (West Virginia Vital Research Records, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11570325 and Fayette County, West Virginia Births, 1866-80, Ancestry.) There is a memorial page for Oliver C. Bowles, born on Jan. 18, 1867, died on Dec. 23, 1902, buried in Bee Tree Knob Cemetery in Summers County. Find a Grave 107356512. I haven't found a death certificate or obituary for Mary or Oliver.
7. Rebecca E. Carter, born Dec. 13, 1878, Summers County, W.Va. (West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969 FHL Film Number: 589340) Note: the 1880 census lists Rebecca E., one year old.
8. Leana Carter, born in October 1879. (U.S. Census, 1900). Leana is not in the 1880 census.
Frances Smith was born in 1849 in Fayette County, Va./W.Va., a daughter of George Washington Smith Sr. and wife Catherine Bennett Smith. (Source: Larry G. Shuck, Our Families: Shuck, Fleshman, Sydenstricker, Smith, Lewis, Kincaid, Keister, et. al., of West Virginia, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1995, Page 114.)
Her niece Eda Smith Ellison said she was called "Franky."
Franky married William Meadows on Jan. 24, 1867. Mr. Meadows was born in 1846 in Greenbrier County, Va./W.Va. (Source: Our Families, Pages 114-115.) Her second husband was William Carter.
Census records:
* The 1870 federal census shows Frances and William Meadows living in Fayette County with their sons Lewis M. and Marion Meadows. (1870; Sewell, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: M593 1686; Page: 170B; Image: 344; Family History Library Film: 553185)
* The 1880 census has Franky living with husband William Carter, born about 1846, sons Lewis and Marion Carter, and five daughters, Sarah, Nancy, Rachel, Mary, and Rebecca Carter. The Meadows boys have adopted their stepfather's last name. (1880; Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1413; Family History Film: 1255413; Page: 179C; Enumeration District: 135)
* In 1900, Franky is a widow again, living with four of her grown children: Marion Carter, head of household, Marshal (Lewis Marshall) Carter, Rachel Carter and (writing unclear) Leana Carter. (1900; Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241773.)
* In 1910, "Fanny" Carter and son Marion are living with her son Marshal (Marshall), his wife Virginia, and their children, Ivan, Bertha and baby Jack. (1910; Green Sulphur Springs, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1694; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375707)
Franky's children:
1. Marion (Meadows) Carter, born in March 1868 (U.S. Census, 1900). Marion Carter, 53, single, died on Oct. 9, 1921, in McKendree, Fayette County, of "dilatation of the heart" with "fracture of the spine" as a contributory factor. Marion fell off a scaffold while painting Buck Lick store and broke his back. (Back Broken, The Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va., Friday, Oct. 14, 1921, Page 2. Reprint from Montgomery News.)
2. Lewis Marshall (Meadows) Carter, born in December 1869 (U.S. Census, 1900)/W.Va.; died June 15, 1938/Fayette Co. (Death certificate, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=1303083.) Lewis married Virginia "Jennie" Bennett. They are buried in Prince Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va. (Also known as the Carter-Tolley Cemetery). Find A Grave 135741942 and 135742267.
3. Sarah Katherine Carter, born Jan. 28, 1870/West Virginia; died March 29, 1928/ Quinnimont, Fayette County, W.Va. (Death certificate: https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=411020) She married John Andrew Goddard, a widower, in 1897 in Summers County. (Marriage record: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11571578) John married his first wife Lillie McClanahan, daughter of George McClanahan, in 1891 in Fayette County. (https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=12095029) Sarah was a widow when she died in 1928.
4. Nancy A. Carter, born 1874. (1880 census)
5. Rachel E. Carter, born in April 1875 (1900 census); born 1876. (Our Families.) Rachel married J.N. Martin in December 1907. (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11578218 ) She disappeared in January 1908. Her remains were found in 1910. (Newspaper accounts.) See "The Disappearing Bride."
6. Mary E. Carter, born about 1877 in Summers County. She married Oliver Bowles in 1893 in Summers County. Oliver was born on Jan. 18, 1867, a son of Irvin Bowles and Sylvira Bragg Bowles. (West Virginia Vital Research Records, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=11570325 and Fayette County, West Virginia Births, 1866-80, Ancestry.) There is a memorial page for Oliver C. Bowles, born on Jan. 18, 1867, died on Dec. 23, 1902, buried in Bee Tree Knob Cemetery in Summers County. Find a Grave 107356512. I haven't found a death certificate or obituary for Mary or Oliver.
7. Rebecca E. Carter, born Dec. 13, 1878, Summers County, W.Va. (West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969 FHL Film Number: 589340) Note: the 1880 census lists Rebecca E., one year old.
8. Leana Carter, born in October 1879. (U.S. Census, 1900). Leana is not in the 1880 census.
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