Notes for: Margaret Anguspaugh
It has been suggested that the birth names of this couple, both born in Germany, are Johann Heinrich Schmidt (sometimes anglicized to John Henry Smith) and Anna Margarette Angusbau. This is quite possible, and is presented thus in "History of Doddridge County," p. 234. But records show that he was known as Joseph Henry Schmidt (Smith), with nothing to indicate that he may also have been known as Johann or John. In all census records, he is identified as Henry Smith, J. H. Smith or J. Henry Smith, and she is always identified as Margaret. In the marriage and death records of their children, he is identified as Henry or Joseph Henry, and she as Margaret.
1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 30 1850:
Henry Smith, 52, b. Germany, farmer; Margaret, 54, b. Germany; Catherine, 10, b. Maryland; Susanna, 9, b. Md; Adam, 6, b. Virginia; George, 2, b. Va; Henry, 4, b. Va; John H, 3 months, b. Va.
1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 5 1860:
J. H. Smith, 45, b. Germany, farmer; M (female), 46, b. Germany; C (female), 20, b. Md; Susan, 19, b. Md; A (male), 15, b. Md; H (male), 13, b. Va; George, 11, b. Va; J H (male), 10, b. Va; E E (female), 8, b. Va; B (male), 4, b. Va; F A (female), 2, b. Va.
1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Aug 23 1870:
Henry Smidth (sic), 54, b. Prussia, farmer; Margaret, 56, b. Prussia; George, 22, b. Va; John H, 20, b. Va; Barkhardt, 13, b. Va; Eda, 16, b. Va; Frances, 10, b. Va.
1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 16 1880:
Henry Smith, 64, b. Germany, farmer, afflicted with rheumatism; wife Margaret, 65, b. Germany; son Barget, 24, b. Va; dau Francis E, 21, b. Va; grandson Franklin, 9, b. Md.
In the adjoining household:
John H. Smith, 28, farmer, b. Va, afflicted with a broken arm; wife Iowa, 27, b. Va; dau Mary A, 2, b. WVa.