CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth PlaceNew York, United States
Census Date12 Sep 1850 [5360]
Census PlaceLansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, United States
Census Date20 Jun 1860 [5358]
Census PlaceFarmington Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, United States
MemoDate is on gravestone.
Burial PlaceFarmington, Oakland Co., Michigan, United States [1498, Memorial# 11710116], [5359]
MemoOakwood Cemetery: Lot 464
Alt.SpellingAnn LEWRENCE [7452]
FatherSamuel LAWRENCE (~1785-)
Spouses
Birth PlaceAllegheny Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Memo1805 based on 1850 census; 1804 based on 1860 census. 1810 is less likely but was given in one source.
Census Date1830 [5377]
Census PlaceMilo, Yates Co., New York, United States
Reside Dateca 1836 [5406, page 506]
Reside PlaceFarmington Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, United States
MemoMoved here from Yates Co., New York
Census Date1840 [5365]
Census PlaceFarmington, Oakland Co., Michigan, United States
Reside Date1847 [5406, page 342]
Reside PlaceLansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, United States
MemoThis is the year John moved to Lansing.
Census Date12 Sep 1850 [5360] Age: 47
Census PlaceLansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, United States
Reside Date1853 [5379]
Reside PlaceFarmington Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, United States
MemoFirst record of John on the local tax rolls.
Census Date20 Jun 1860 [5358] Age: 57
Census PlaceFarmington Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, United States
Death PlaceFarmington Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, United States
MemoDate is on gravestone. Local tax rolls for this year reference his estate being taxed. One source says it was the 19th.
Burial PlaceFarmington, Oakland Co., Michigan, United States [1498, Memorial# 11710111], [5359]
MemoOakwood Cemetery: Lot 464 (verified in person)
OccupationMichigan State Legislature, 1846 (representing Oakland district) [5406, page 506], [5456], [5458, page 34]
OccupationMerchant (dry goods) [5360], [5406, page 341]
FatherGriffith THOMAS (1760-1850)
Misc. Notes
1830 household:
1 male 20-29 (John)
1 female under 5 (Terressa)
1 female 10-14 (probably a servant if this is the John & Ann who married in 1828)
1 female 15-19 (Ann)
[5377]

1840 household:
1 male under 5 (James)
1 male 15-19 (unknown)
1 male 30-39 (John was 38)
3 females 5-9 (Ann, Sarah, Eugine)
1 female 15-19 (unknown)
1 female 20-29 (Ann was ~30)
[5365]

During John’s residence in Lansing, Michigan, he operated a dry goods business called “Thomas and Co.” along with Edwin Randolph MERRIFIELD and Augustus F. WELLER, his sons-in-law. It was reportedly the first dry goods store in Lansing. The biographical sketch of John in this source claims he died at Hudson House, in Lansing, Michigan, making no reference to his move back to Farmington. [5406, page 341, 506]

While living in Farmington, he was elected to one term in the Eleventh Legislature of Michigan, representing the Oakland District, on 03-NOV-1845 and was sworn into office on 05-JAN-1846. [5456]

Value of John’s assets:
Real Personal
Estate Estate
1850: $24,700 n/a [5360]
1860: $37,850 $6,976 [5358]
Marr Date9 Dec 1828 [5376]
Marr PlacePenn Yan, Yates Co., New York, United States
ChildrenTerressa (1829-1832)
 Ann (1831-1861)
 Sarah (1832-1921)
 Eugenie (1834-1925)
 James L. (ca1836-)
 Calista (1837-1838)
 Charles (ca1846-)
 Elizabeth Bell (Twin) (ca1849-1901)
 John J. (Twin) (1849-1850)
 Helen F. (ca1849-)
 Samuel L. (1854-1858)
Last Modified 14 May 2019Created 23 Jun 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 23 Jun 2022
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