Margaret Jane Cairns b. 9 Dec 1858 Ontario, Canada d. 2 Dec 1928 Grant, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA: Our Family History

1858 - 1928 (69 years)

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Name	Margaret Jane Cairns [1]
Born	9 Dec 1858	Ontario, Canada [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Census	15 Jun 1880	Marlette township, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA [3]
	1. Smith, Isaac, white, male, 36, married, farmer, Canada, Scotland, Ireland 2. _____, Margaret, white, female, 21, wife, keeping house, Canada, Canada, Ireland 3. _____, Alberta L., white, female, 1, daughter, Canada, Canada, Canada 4. _____, Carrie M., white, female, 4 months, born in February, daughter, Michigan, Canada, Canada
Census	2 Jun 1900	Marlette township, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA [4]
	1. Smith, Isaac, head, white, male, February 1844, 56, married 23 years, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, immigrated to US 1879, 20 years in US, naturalized, farmer, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 20 2. _____, Margaret J., wife, white, female, December 1858, 41, married 43 years, 5 children 5 living, Canada, Canada, Canada, 1879, 20 years, can read and write 3. _____, Alberta, daughter, white, female, February 1879, 21, single, Canada, Canada, Canada, 1879, 20, can read and write 4. _____, Carrie M., daughter, white, female, February 1880, 20, single, Michigan, Canada, Canada, can read and write 5. _____, Elmer W., son, white, male, May 1883, 17, Michigan, Canada, Canada, at school 9 months, can read and write 6. _____, Eliza H., daughter, white, female, January 1888, 12, Michigan, Canada, Canada, at school 9 months, can read and write 7. _____, Harriet C., daughter, white, female, June 1891, 8, Michigan, Canada, Canada, at school 9 months, can read and write
Census	11 May 1910	Marlette township, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA [5]
	1. Smith, Isaac, head, male, white, 66, married 32 years, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, immigrate to US 1879, naturalized, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 197 2. _____, Marguerite J., wife, female, white, 51, married 32 years, 5 children 4 living, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, 1879, can read and write 3. _____, Berha L. [Alberta L.], daughter, female, white, 31, single, Canada, Canada, Canada, can read and write 4. _____, Elmer W., son, male, white, 27, single, Michigan, Canada, Canada, can read and write 5. _____, Eliza H., daughter, female, white, 21, single, Michigan, Canada, Canada, can read and write
Census	4 Feb 1920	Grant township, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA [6]
	1. Smith, Isaac, head owns free of mortgage, male, white, 75, married, immigrated 1885, naturalized 1890, can read and write, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule no. 146. 2. _____, Margaret, wife, female, white, 61, married, 885, naturalized 1890. can read and write, Canada, Canada, Canada 3. _____, Alberta L., daunter, female, white, 35, single, 1885, naturalized 1890 4. Eliza, daughter, female, white, 28, single, can read and write, Michigan, Canada, Canada
Parents	Death index reflects that her parents were named as "Samuel Cairns" and "Maria Gilmer." [2]
Parents	Her marriage 1877 marriage record names her parents as Samuel and "Mariah" Cairns. [7]
Died	2 Dec 1928	Grant, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA [2]
Person ID	I440	Gilmore-Donald
Last Modified	19 Sep 2015

Father	Samuel Cairns, b. Abt 1828, Campbellville, Ontario, Canada , d. 3 Dec 1893, Campbellville, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 65 years)
Mother	Maria Gilmore, b. 6 Aug 1839, Ireland , d. 9 Feb 1900 (Age 60 years)
Married	Abt 1859 [8, 9]
Narrative	The Cairns family history document indicates they had 10 children, but names them as "Margaret, Richard, William, Eliza, Samuel Jr. Harriet, Henrietta, Charles, Louisa and Roy." There is some discrepancy between this list and those found in census and in birth/death/marriage records. [8]
Family ID	F116	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Isaac Smith, b. Abt 1844, Nassagaway, Halton County, Ontario, Canada , d. After 1920 (Age ~ 77 years)

Married 24 May 1877 Halton County, Ontario, Canada [7]

Children

	1. Alberta L. Smith, b. Feb 1879, Canada, USA
	2. Carrie M. Smith, b. Feb 1880, Michigan, USA
	3. Elmer W. Smith, b. May 1883, Michigan, USA
	4. Eliza H. Smith, b. Jan 1888, Michigan, USA
	5. Harriet C. Smith, b. Jun 1891, Michigan, USA

Last Modified 13 Sep 2015

Family ID F165 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S282] 1871 census of Canada, Ontario, Halton, District 38, Nassagaweya division, subdistrict East division Nassagaweya, p. 1, dwelling 55, family 58, Samuel Cairns household; image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 5 July 2015; citing Library and Archives of Canada, roll C-9956.
[S389] "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7D-3KX : accessed 13 September 2015), Margaret Jane Smith, 2 December 1928, St. Clair County; citing Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansiing; FHL microfilm no. 1,973,100. [St. Clair County, Michigan, vol. 7: 64].
[S385] 1880 U. S. census, Sanilac County, Michigan, population schedule, Marlette township, enumeration district (ED) 340, p. 2 (penned), p. 191b (stamped), dwelling 111, family 114, Isaac Smith household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 605.
[S386] 1900 U.S. census, Sanilac County, Michigan, population schedule Marlette township, enumeration district (ED) 133, sheet 2A, p. 257a (stamped), dwelling 22, family 23, Isaac Smith; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 743.
[S387] 1910 U.S. census, Sanilac County, Michigan, population schedule, Marlette township, enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 10A (penned), p. 253a (stamped), dwelling 200, family 200, Isaac Smih household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 674.
[S388] 1920 U.S. census, St. Clair County, Michigan, population schedule, Grant township, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 7A (penned), p. 73 (stamped), dwelling 163, family 167, Isaac Smith household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 795.
[S349] FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org) > Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 > Marriages > 1877 > no. 1001-4002 > image 946, B: 440, no. 10, registration no. 003527, Isaac Smith-Margaret Jane Cairns, 24 May 1877; microfilm no. MS-932, Library and Archive, Toronto; FHL film no. 1.863,648.
[S266] Roy William Cairns, "The Cairns Family History," unpublished document, written 12 April 1964, in Milton, Ontario); transcription, posted by dcairns456621, "Cairns/Lewis Family Tree," tree pages, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 June 2015), for Samuel Cairns, born 1828, Ontario, Canada, and wife Maria Gilmore. The author, Mr. Cairns, lived 1900-1980. Transcription by Jennifer Schuyler Silvera, 2005, Milton, Ontario.
[S265] rsboulton_1, "Boulton Family Tree," tree pages, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 June 2015), for Samuel Cairns, born 1828, Ontario, Canada.