Matilda Smith
(1857-1939)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Sylvester Chilcote

2. John Willis Fremont Chilcote

Matilda Smith 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 28 January 1857, Ohio 1 3 4
  • Marriage (1): William Sylvester Chilcote on 22 March 1877 1 2
  • Marriage (2): John Willis Fremont Chilcote on 7 January 1891 1 3
  • Died: 5 May 1939 at age 82 1 4
  • Buried: After 5 May 1939, Van Wert County, OH 1 4
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bullet  General Notes:

After her 1st husband, William, died, Matilda married his brother John Willis Fremont Chilcote.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 19 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 453A, District 154, Family 184, Roll 1074
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Matilda Chilcote..Wife..22..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 1 son.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 28 Jan 1857, then her age should have been 23 instead of 22.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 20 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 310A, District 98, Dwelling 208, Family 213
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Rented farm
Married 10 years
Matilda Chilcoat..Wife..Jan 1857..43..OH..5/4
(Living with 2nd husband and her 4 children.)
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• She was buried after 5 May 1939 in the Greenbriar Cemetery in Glenmore, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #33950548
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Matilda married William Sylvester Chilcote, son of William L. Chilcote and Elizabeth Walters, on 22 March 1877.1 2 (William Sylvester Chilcote was born on 2 April 1849 in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH,1 2 5 6 died on 3 August 1884 in Ohio 1 and was buried after 3 August 1884 in Van Wert County, OH 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 19 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 453A, District 154, Family 184, Roll 1074
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Wm. S. Chilcote..Head..31..OH..Farmer
Matilda Chilcote..Wife..22..OH..Keeping House
Jesse A. Chilcote..Son..1..OH
Elizabeth Hemphill..Other..47..OH

NOTE - Unknown who Elizabeth Hemphill was. I suspect that it may be Matilda's mother.
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Matilda next married John Willis Fremont Chilcote, son of William L. Chilcote and Elizabeth Walters, on 7 January 1891.1 3 (John Willis Fremont Chilcote was born on 13 August 1860 in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH,1 3 5 7 8 9 died on 17 April 1937 1 9 and was buried after 17 April 1937 in Van Wert County, OH 1 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 20 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 310A, District 98, Dwelling 208, Family 213
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Rented farm
Married 10 years
John W. Chilcoat..Head..Aug 1860..39..OH..Farmer
Matilda Chilcoat..Wife..Jan 1857..43..OH..5/4
Jessie A. Chilcoat..SSon..Oct 1878..21..OH..Farm Laborer
Benjamine Chilcoat..SSon..Jan 1881..19..OH..Farm Laborer
William E. Chilcoat..Son..May 1891..9..OH
Gracie I. Chilcoat..Dau..Apr 1895..5..OH
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Matilda was the widow of John's brother William who died in 1884.
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Sources

1 Milton Rutter, "Rutter-Mar2006" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rutter-mar2006; Updated: 2006-05-09 19:45:04 UTC (Tue)).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 154, p. 453A, family 184, William Sylvester Chilcote and Matilda Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Aug 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1074.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 98, sheet 310A, dwelling 208, family 213, John Willis Fremont Chilcote and Matilda Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 5 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33950548.

5 Timothy Steven Kubicek, "Ephriam Walters Family of Fayette Co. PA" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/u/b/Timothy-S-Kubicek/index.html; Updated January 18, 2001).

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, p. 152, dwelling 1088, family 1082, William L. Chilcote and Elizabeth Walters; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1045.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, p. 15, dwelling 109, family 100, William L. Chilcote and Elizabeth Walters; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1275.

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 154, p. 453B, family 194, William L. Chilcote; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Aug 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1074.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 5 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33950564.

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