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1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi

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— Elcie | Wife | F | B | 16 | M1 | 0

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BT-EVD-00513Census EntryED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
Elsie is entered as the wife at dwelling 78: 16, black, married within the year, laborer on the home farm.
“— Elcie | Wife | F | B | 16 | M1 | 0”
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BT-EVD-00504Census HouseholdED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
The John Smith household at dwelling 77, family 77 is enumerated on eight consecutive lines: John (head), Laura (wife), Amanda E. and Ella (daughters), Frank (adopted son), Joseph Walker (boarder), Crosby Smith (grandson) and Joe E. Taliaferro (nephew).
“Smith John — Head”
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BT-EVD-00505Census NativityED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
John Smith is reported born in Mississippi to a Virginia-born father and a Virginia-born mother. Laura is reported born in Mississippi to a Virginia-born father and a Mississippi-born mother — consistent with Hilliard's reported Virginia birth and Bettie's Mississippi birth.
“Mississippi | Virginia | Mississippi”
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BT-EVD-00506Census EntryED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
Amanda E. Smith is entered as a daughter, 18, single, mulatto; laborer on the home farm; able to read and write; attended school since 1 September 1909.
“— Amanda E. | Daughter | F | Mu | 18 | S”
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BT-EVD-00507Census EntryED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
Ella Smith is entered as a daughter, 15, single, mulatto, born Mississippi to Mississippi-born parents; laborer on the home farm; able to read and write; attended school since 1 September 1909.
“— Ella | Daughter | F | Mu | 15 | S”
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BT-EVD-00508Census EntryED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
Frank Smith is entered as an adopted son, 10, single, mulatto, born Mississippi; laborer on the home farm; reported as neither able to read nor to write; attended school since 1 September 1909.
“— Frank | Adopted Son | M | Mu | 10 | S”
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BT-EVD-00509Census EntryED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
Crosby Smith is entered as a grandson, 2, single, black, born Mississippi; no occupation recorded. No parent of his is named on the page.
“Smith Crosby | Grandson | M | B | 2 | S”
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BT-EVD-00510Census EntryED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
Joe E. Taliaferro is entered as a nephew, 16, single, mulatto, born Mississippi; laborer on the home farm; able to read but not to write; attended school since 1 September 1909.
“Talliaferro Joe E | Nephew | M | Mu | 16 | S”
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BT-EVD-00511Census EntryED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
Joseph Walker is entered as a boarder, 7, single, black, born Mississippi; occupation "None"; attended school since 1 September 1909.
“Walker Joseph | Boarder | M | B | 7 | S”
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BT-EVD-00512Census EntryED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
John H. Smith heads the next dwelling, 78, family 78: 24, mulatto, married within the year, farmer on a rented farm, farm schedule 79, able to read and write.
“Smith John H | Head | M | Mu | 24 | M1 | 0”
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BT-EVD-00501Census HouseholdED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
The first line of the page, an adopted daughter named Eveline, age 4, carries no dwelling number and precedes the head of household. She belongs to the household continued from the previous sheet and is not counted here as a member of the Smith household.
“— Eveline | Adopted Daughter | F | B | 4 | S”
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BT-EVD-00502Census OccupationED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
John Smith is recorded as a farmer working on his own account on a general farm; the farm schedule number is 75. The home is entered as owned, mortgaged, and a farm.
“Farmer | General Farm | Emp | O | M | F | 75”
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BT-EVD-00503Census LiteracyED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77
John Smith is reported as able to read and able to write in 1910. Laura is reported as able to read and not able to write — the same split the compiled research carried, now read from the page itself.
“yes yes / yes no”
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BT-EVD-00067Census Entryp. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77
Laura Smith appears in the John Smith household at Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi, in 1910.
No verbatim wording has been transcribed for this observation yet.
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BT-EVD-00069Census Agep. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77
Laura Smith is recorded as approximately age 57 in 1910.
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BT-EVD-00070Census Marriagep. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77
John and Laura are reported married approximately 41 years.
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BT-EVD-00071Census Childrenp. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77
Laura is reported as the mother of 11 children in 1910.
No verbatim wording has been transcribed for this observation yet.
SupportsHow many children did John and Laura Smith raise?
BT-EVD-00072Census Childrenp. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77
Nine of Laura's children are reported living in 1910.
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SupportsHow many children did John and Laura Smith raise?
BT-EVD-00073Census Propertyp. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77
John and Laura are reported as owning their home in 1910.
No verbatim wording has been transcribed for this observation yet.
Partly supportsDid John and Laura Smith own an approximately 80-acre farm?
BT-EVD-00074Census Literacyp. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77
Compiled research reports the 1910 census as indicating that Laura could read but could not write. ORIGINAL IMAGE VERIFICATION NEEDED.
No verbatim wording has been transcribed for this observation yet.
Partly supportsWhat do census records indicate about Laura Tolliver Smith's literacy?
BT-EVD-00068Census Agep. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77
John Smith is recorded as approximately age 66 in 1910.
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BT-EVD-00237Census Household
1910 census enumeration records Laura and John Smith in the same household at Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi.
No verbatim wording has been transcribed for this observation yet.
SupportsLaura Tolliver and John Smith were husband and wife.

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ED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77

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“— Elcie | Wife | F | B | 16 | M1 | 0”
Elsie is entered as the wife at dwelling 78: 16, black, married within the year, laborer on the home farm.
BT-EVD-00513
“Smith John — Head”
The John Smith household at dwelling 77, family 77 is enumerated on eight consecutive lines: John (head), Laura (wife), Amanda E. and Ella (daughters), Frank (adopted son), Joseph Walker (boarder), Crosby Smith (grandson) and Joe E. Taliaferro (nephew).
BT-EVD-00504
“Mississippi | Virginia | Mississippi”
John Smith is reported born in Mississippi to a Virginia-born father and a Virginia-born mother. Laura is reported born in Mississippi to a Virginia-born father and a Mississippi-born mother — consistent with Hilliard's reported Virginia birth and Bettie's Mississippi birth.
BT-EVD-00505
“— Amanda E. | Daughter | F | Mu | 18 | S”
Amanda E. Smith is entered as a daughter, 18, single, mulatto; laborer on the home farm; able to read and write; attended school since 1 September 1909.
BT-EVD-00506
“— Ella | Daughter | F | Mu | 15 | S”
Ella Smith is entered as a daughter, 15, single, mulatto, born Mississippi to Mississippi-born parents; laborer on the home farm; able to read and write; attended school since 1 September 1909.
BT-EVD-00507
“— Frank | Adopted Son | M | Mu | 10 | S”
Frank Smith is entered as an adopted son, 10, single, mulatto, born Mississippi; laborer on the home farm; reported as neither able to read nor to write; attended school since 1 September 1909.
BT-EVD-00508
“Smith Crosby | Grandson | M | B | 2 | S”
Crosby Smith is entered as a grandson, 2, single, black, born Mississippi; no occupation recorded. No parent of his is named on the page.
BT-EVD-00509
“Talliaferro Joe E | Nephew | M | Mu | 16 | S”
Joe E. Taliaferro is entered as a nephew, 16, single, mulatto, born Mississippi; laborer on the home farm; able to read but not to write; attended school since 1 September 1909.
BT-EVD-00510
“Walker Joseph | Boarder | M | B | 7 | S”
Joseph Walker is entered as a boarder, 7, single, black, born Mississippi; occupation "None"; attended school since 1 September 1909.
BT-EVD-00511
“Smith John H | Head | M | Mu | 24 | M1 | 0”
John H. Smith heads the next dwelling, 78, family 78: 24, mulatto, married within the year, farmer on a rented farm, farm schedule 79, able to read and write.
BT-EVD-00512
“— Eveline | Adopted Daughter | F | B | 4 | S”
The first line of the page, an adopted daughter named Eveline, age 4, carries no dwelling number and precedes the head of household. She belongs to the household continued from the previous sheet and is not counted here as a member of the Smith household.
BT-EVD-00501
“Farmer | General Farm | Emp | O | M | F | 75”
John Smith is recorded as a farmer working on his own account on a general farm; the farm schedule number is 75. The home is entered as owned, mortgaged, and a farm.
BT-EVD-00502
“yes yes / yes no”
John Smith is reported as able to read and able to write in 1910. Laura is reported as able to read and not able to write — the same split the compiled research carried, now read from the page itself.
BT-EVD-00503

United States Bureau of the Census; 1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi; U.S. census, Copiah County, Mississippi, population schedule, Mayharris; Copiah County, Mississippi; ED 53, sheet 5A, dwelling 77, family 77; image digital image 9 of 32; FHL film T624, roll 760; FamilySearch.

p. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77

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Laura Smith appears in the John Smith household at Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi, in 1910.
BT-EVD-00067
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Laura Smith is recorded as approximately age 57 in 1910.
BT-EVD-00069
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John and Laura are reported married approximately 41 years.
BT-EVD-00070
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Laura is reported as the mother of 11 children in 1910.
BT-EVD-00071
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Nine of Laura's children are reported living in 1910.
BT-EVD-00072
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John and Laura are reported as owning their home in 1910.
BT-EVD-00073
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Compiled research reports the 1910 census as indicating that Laura could read but could not write. ORIGINAL IMAGE VERIFICATION NEEDED.
BT-EVD-00074
No verbatim wording has been transcribed for this reading yet.
John Smith is recorded as approximately age 66 in 1910.
BT-EVD-00068

United States Bureau of the Census; 1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi; U.S. census, Copiah County, Mississippi, population schedule, Mayharris; Copiah County, Mississippi; p. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77; image digital image 9 of 32; FHL film T624, roll 760; FamilySearch.

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1910 census enumeration records Laura and John Smith in the same household at Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi.
BT-EVD-00237

United States Bureau of the Census; 1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi; U.S. census, Copiah County, Mississippi, population schedule, Mayharris; Copiah County, Mississippi; p. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77; image digital image 9 of 32; FHL film T624, roll 760; FamilySearch.

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Corroborated
Laura Tolliver and John Smith were husband and wife.
The marriage relationship itself is well supported: the family history names Laura as the wife of John Smith, and census enumerations place them in the same household as a married couple across multiple decades. The exact marriage date remains unresolved and is tracked separately.
Supports
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Under Investigation
How many children did John and Laura Smith raise?
The 1900 and 1910 censuses report Laura as the mother of 11 children, nine then living. The family history describes nine biological children and three adopted sons. These statements do not necessarily contradict one another, because adopted children would not be counted among children born to Laura.
Supports
Follow the evidence trail
Under Investigation
What do census records indicate about Laura Tolliver Smith's literacy?
Three compiled census entries reportedly indicate that Laura could read but could not write; the 1900 entry reportedly indicates she could do neither. The original images have not yet been reviewed inside BEFORE TILL.
Partly supports
Follow the evidence trail
Under Investigation
Did John and Laura Smith own an approximately 80-acre farm?
The 1900 and 1910 censuses reportedly record John and Laura as owning their home. Home ownership supports property ownership generally, but does not by itself establish acreage, boundaries, or any of the described buildings and improvements.
Partly supports
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1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi

BT-SRC-00039

Digital image of original recordOriginal image: Citation entered — image review pendingA photographic image of a contemporary record held by the repository named below.

Creator: United States Bureau of the Census
Date created: 1910
Repository: FamilySearch
Collection: U.S. census, Copiah County, Mississippi, population schedule, Mayharris
Record form: Digital Image
Source type: Census
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United States Bureau of the Census; 1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi; U.S. census, Copiah County, Mississippi, population schedule, Mayharris; p. p. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77; image digital image 9 of 32; FHL film NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 760; FamilySearch; Copiah County, Mississippi.

1910 U.S. census, Copiah County, Mississippi, population schedule, Mayharris, p. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77, Laura Smith in the John Smith household, digital image 9 of 32, FamilySearch.org; citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 760.

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Carter-Mills, Amberly R. "1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi." BEFORE TILL: The Living Evidence Archive. Version not yet assigned. Object BT-SRC-00039. Accessed 2026-09-24. /source/BT-SRC-00039.

Attribution: Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist.

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