Ransom E Smith
Rank: Sgt Co: H Age: 23 Residence: Hiram Birthplace: Hiram Occupation: farmer
Married/Single: M Height: 5' 10 Eyes: Bl Hair: Aub Complexion: Lt
RANSOM ERASTUS SMITH was born in Hiram, Maine on 21 Nov 1838 [grave; Wentworth Gen says 22 Nov], the son of Ransom and Anna B (Wentworth) Smith [Wentworth Gen, Vol 2, pg 55]. He died on 23 Sept 1911, in Johnstown, PA [PA Death Rec], and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown [death rec; Find A Grave].
He was married, on 21 Nov 1861 in Ebensburg, Cambria, PA [PA, Church and Town Recs 1708-1985], to ELIZABETH ROBERTS, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Thomas) Roberts [PA Death Rec]. She was born in Blairsville, PA on 24 Jan 1835 [grave; 1900 census], and died 10 Sept 1911 in Johnstown, PA [death rec]. She is buried in the Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown.
Ransom Smith, evidenced by the date of his marriage, was already in the Johnstown, PA area by 1861, and had returned home to Hiram, Maine by the Fall of 1862 to enlist. Following his service, he returned there, first working as a cooper in Ebensburg [1870 census], and later as a foreman in a steel mill in Johnstown. He survived the flood there in 1889, as seen in a newspaper article printed in the Maine newspapers.
Ransom and Elizabeth had one child [1900 census]:
i. HARRY R SMITH, b. Ebensburg, PA ca Nov 1865 [1900 census]; d. 7 July 1901 in Pittsburg, PA and buried in Grandview Cemetery. He was married to ELIZABETH L, b. ca Apr 1870 [1900 census]. Harry was a foreman in a steel mill, 1900.
He was married, on 21 Nov 1861 in Ebensburg, Cambria, PA [PA, Church and Town Recs 1708-1985], to ELIZABETH ROBERTS, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Thomas) Roberts [PA Death Rec]. She was born in Blairsville, PA on 24 Jan 1835 [grave; 1900 census], and died 10 Sept 1911 in Johnstown, PA [death rec]. She is buried in the Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown.
Ransom Smith, evidenced by the date of his marriage, was already in the Johnstown, PA area by 1861, and had returned home to Hiram, Maine by the Fall of 1862 to enlist. Following his service, he returned there, first working as a cooper in Ebensburg [1870 census], and later as a foreman in a steel mill in Johnstown. He survived the flood there in 1889, as seen in a newspaper article printed in the Maine newspapers.
Ransom and Elizabeth had one child [1900 census]:
i. HARRY R SMITH, b. Ebensburg, PA ca Nov 1865 [1900 census]; d. 7 July 1901 in Pittsburg, PA and buried in Grandview Cemetery. He was married to ELIZABETH L, b. ca Apr 1870 [1900 census]. Harry was a foreman in a steel mill, 1900.
from the Bangor Daily Whig, 6/27/1889
Find a Grave memorial (with stone photos) for Ransom:
Ransom E Smith - Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, PA
Ransom E Smith - Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, PA
Additional Source Data:
1850 Hiram, Oxford, Maine census: hh 112/112
1860 Hiram, ME census (pg ): hh 156/160; called Erastus, age 21, a farmer
1870 Ebensburg, Cambria, PA (pg 29): hh 191/206
1880 Johnstown, Cambria, PA: hh 163/215: lived at 117 Vine St
1884 Webb's Johnstown Street Dir: liv at 25 Maple Ave, Woodvale borough, a foreman
1887 Johnstown St Dir: liv 131 Lincoln St, a stoker
1893 Johnstown St Dir: liv 2 Haynes St, Sup't of stock, C.I.Co.
1900 Johnstown, PA census: liv 86 Haynes St, owned home
1900 Johnstown, PA census (pg 1A): hh 6/6; Harry R liv 122 Coal St w/ wife Elizabeth (ch 0/0)
1910 Johnstown, Pa census: hh 58/59; liv 86 Haynes
1850 Hiram, Oxford, Maine census: hh 112/112
1860 Hiram, ME census (pg ): hh 156/160; called Erastus, age 21, a farmer
1870 Ebensburg, Cambria, PA (pg 29): hh 191/206
1880 Johnstown, Cambria, PA: hh 163/215: lived at 117 Vine St
1884 Webb's Johnstown Street Dir: liv at 25 Maple Ave, Woodvale borough, a foreman
1887 Johnstown St Dir: liv 131 Lincoln St, a stoker
1893 Johnstown St Dir: liv 2 Haynes St, Sup't of stock, C.I.Co.
1900 Johnstown, PA census: liv 86 Haynes St, owned home
1900 Johnstown, PA census (pg 1A): hh 6/6; Harry R liv 122 Coal St w/ wife Elizabeth (ch 0/0)
1910 Johnstown, Pa census: hh 58/59; liv 86 Haynes