Austin Smiley TREFETHEN0428
(28 January 1872 - 29 October 1938)
Married Mary Louise Gilbert
PARENTS: Dennis Hill TREFETHEN0088
(21 October 1837 - 19 March 1918) and Mrs. Ella (Smiley) MAXWELL
Events:
Baptized on 31 April 1877 (Easter Day). NOTE: It's been pointed out that April only has 30 days, so this could well be an error.
Married on 07 June 1894 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Wife lived from 1874 to 01 January 1936, daughter of George & Mary (SULLIVAN). She was born in & died in Portsmouth
Stone Mason
Born & died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; is buried with wife in the Gilbert lot; South Cemetery
Resided at 12 and 36 Gates St., Portsmouth [Source 36: 1899 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Directory]
54. Pourtsmouth, New Hampshire - St. Johns Church Records - Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Photocopies of Originals)
62. New Hampshire Vital Records Office, Concord, New Hampshire
1899 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Directory
Laurel Racine This source is dated 07 March 2021
Census
1899 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Directory
Children:
Harold Austin TREFETHEN0465 (06 July 1895 - unknown) Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Ruth Althea TREFETHEN0466 (02 May 1897 - 19 May 1956) Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She married John Joseph Henson on 10 December 1912. He was born in or near Hartford, Connecticut. John Henson was a musician with the military (band leader, I believe) and later a city clerk in Portsmouth. According to census records, from 1910 to at least 1940 Ruth and later John lived at different addresses on Walden Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The couple had 4 children: Marion R Henson 1914, John Joseph Henson Jr. 1915-1993 (Laurel Racine’s grandfather), Francis L Henson 1917, and Kathryn Trefethen Henson 1919. Ruth and John Henson both died in 1956. Ruth died on 19 May 1956 in Concord, New Hampshire [Sources 62 & Laurel Racine]