Simon Peter Smothers, I b. 12 Aug 1834 Frederick County, Maryland, USA d. 8 Sep 1915 101 Cherry, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA: Lincoln Cemetery Ancestors

Simon Peter Smothers, I

Name	Simon Peter Smothers [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Suffix	I
Born	12 Aug 1834 Frederick County, Maryland, USA [2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16]
Gender	Male
Birth	1836 Maryland, USA [3]
Residence	1860 Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, USA [16] – Residence Post Office: Burkittsville
Military	1864 [5, 8] – Memorial: Part of the African American Civil War Memorial Plaque Number: B-47 Displayed As: Simon P. Smothers
Residence	1870 District 12, Frederick, Maryland, USA [12] – Residence Post Office: Petersville
Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3] – 44 Age: 44; Laborer Occupation: Laborer; EnumerationDistrict: 111; IsMaimed: Yes; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Self RelationToHead: Head
A Colored Man Loses Four Fingers	17 Mar 1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [17]
Trustees of Short Street A.M.E. Church	17 Apr 1886 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [18] – William B. Bond, Joseph Snively, S. P. Smothers, B. White, James Crumwell, Richard Summers and John Brisco
Military	Jun 1890 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1] – Rank Private Role Veteran Enlistment Date: 8 Mar 1864 Discharge Date: 10 Dec 1865 Regiment: 30 U. S. Colored Infantry Company: G
Residence	Jun 1890 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
Newspaper Clipping	3 Aug 1899 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [19] – Simon Smothers Badly Hurt on Chestnut Street
Race	Black [3]
Veteran	Civil War: PVT Co. G 30th USCT [1, 8, 9, 20, 21]
Name	Samuel Smothers [22]
Name	Simon Smathers [15]
Name	Simon Smother [16]
Residence	Pennsylvania, USA [9] – Relation to Head: Soldier
Residence	1900 213 River Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [11] – Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Residence	1910 Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [15] – Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Died	8 Sep 1915 101 Cherry, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 6, 7]
Buried	201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 7, 20, 23]
	Lincoln Cemetery
Notes	Regiment State/Origin: U.S. Colored Troops Regiment: 30th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Company: G Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private Film Number: M589 roll 81 Memorial: Part of the African American Civil War Memorial Plaque Number: B-47 Displayed As: Simon P. Smothers
Person ID	I5046 SOALsearch
Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

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Relatives:

Father	Jeremiah Smothers b. Maryland, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lucy Brown b. 1803, Maryland, USA
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F1682 Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah K Jones (Age 91 years)
b. Apr 1837, Burkittsville, Frederick, Maryland, USA
d. 27 Sep 1928, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 91 years)

Married

21 Jun 1856

Frederick County, Maryland, USA

[11, 13]

Children

	1. Charles S Smothers (Age 78 years) b. 2 Apr 1870, Frederick County, Maryland, USA d. 19 Jan 1949, West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years) [natural]
	2. Virginia Jennie Smothers (Age 85 years) b. 26 Oct 1872, Frederick County, Maryland, USA d. 14 Aug 1958, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years) [natural]
	3. Horace William Smothers (Age 85 years) b. 9 May 1875, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Mar 1961, Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years) [natural]
	4. Simon Oliver Smothers, II (Age 58 years) b. 10 Mar 1878, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Apr 1936, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA (Age 58 years) [natural]
	5. Daisy Smothers b. Jun 1881, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [natural]
	6. Nettie J Smothers (Age 65 years) b. 3 Feb 1860, Frederick County, Maryland, USA d. 4 Dec 1925, Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years) [natural]
	7. Bennetta Smothers (Age 69 years) b. Abt 1856, Virginia, USA d. 4 Dec 1925, Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years) [natural]
	8. Catharine Smothers b. Abt 1860, Virginia, USA [natural]
	9. David L Smothers b. Abt 1867, Virginia, USA [natural]

Last Modified 1 Nov 2024

Family ID

F1694

Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S65] 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census Record.
[S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 083021-086180.
[S20] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: East Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1124; Page: 127A; Enumeration District: 111.
Record for Simon Smothers
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=50114130&indiv=try
[S35] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
[S91] U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
[S74] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Harrisburg Telegraph; Publication Date: 9 Sep 1915; Publication Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/171562981/?article=984f7714-64d2-4b47-84fe-658f75a0aed3&focus=0.43265316,0.27180743,0.56919396,0.36651796&xid=3355.
[S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
[S108] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 26th through 30th, Including the 29th Connecticut (Colored).
[S63] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N.
[S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 120001-123000.
[S37] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 2, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1402; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241402.
[S69] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 12, Frederick, Maryland; Roll: M593_587; Page: 487A.
[S137] Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1667-1899, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
[S64] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.
[S5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 2, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1336; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1375349.
[S66] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Petersville, Frederick, Maryland; Roll: M653_474; Page: 377; Family History Library Film: 803474.
[S5200] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Daily Independent - 1880-03-17 - A Colored Man Loses Four Fingers, (Name: Harrisburg Daily Independent; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1880-03-17;), A Colored Man Loses Four Fingers 1880-03-17.
https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-daily-independent-a-colored-m/138034080/?xid=637
[S3184] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 17 Apr 1886 - Page 6, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 17 Apr 1886;), Trustees of Short Street A.M.E. Church-Telegraph 17 Apr 1886.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112471452/trustees-of-short-street-ame/?xid=637
[S1096] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Daily Independent - 3 Aug 1899 - Page 6, (Name: Harrisburg Daily Independent; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 3 Aug 1899;), Simon Smothers Badly Hurt on Chestnut Street 3 Aug 1899.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92980385/simon-smothers-badly-hurt-on-chestnut/?xid=637
[S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Simon P. Smothers 1915.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127339454/simon-p-smothers
[S2174] Newspapers.com - The Sentinel - 17 Mar 1990 - Page 7, (Name: The Sentinel; Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Date: 17 Mar 1990;), Grandfathers Fought For The Union-Simon Smothers-William Henry Palmer _The Sentinel 17 Mar 1990 17 Mar 1990.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92981284/grandfathers-fought-for-the-union-simon/?xid=637
[S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 089501-092500.
[S1455] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 9 Sep 1915 - Page 2, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 9 Sep 1915;), Obituary for Simon Peter Smothers 9 Sep 1915.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97249115/obituary-for-simon-peter-smothers/?xid=637

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