John H G Smithson [Parents] was born on 9 Nov 1828 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He married Eliza Elizabeth Jane Sanford on 24 Feb 1853 in , Madison, Tennessee.
!Notes:
John H. Smithson, age 22, is living with his sister Minerva's
family in
1850. J. S. is age 31 in 1860.
Leroy says he is a saddler and his middle initial is G. or S. He
is John S.
on his marriage record.Sources:
1. 1850 Census of Maury Co. TN, #490/#374.
2. 1860 Census of Mn [McNairy or Madison?] Co. TN, #81/#394.
3. Williamson Co., TN marriage records.
4. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.Comments:
Rulon says that a John S. Smithson (b. 1828) of Polk Co., MO
served under
Capt. B. W. Smithson in the Mexican War.
Eliza Elizabeth Jane Sanford was born about 1831 in Tennessee. She married John H G Smithson on 24 Feb 1853 in , Madison, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Eliza Sanford was age 19 in 1850 and age 29 in 1860.Sources:
1. 1850 Census of Madison Co., TN, #114/#738. John and Lucy
Sanford family.
They had the following children:
F i Martha J Smithson was born about 1858 in , Tennessee.
!Notes:
Martha J. is age 2 in 1860.
Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Mn [McNairy or Madison?] Co. TN, #81/#394.
Samuel Cheatham Smithson Jr [Parents] was born on 19 Feb 1833 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 23 Aug 1887 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Comstock Cemetary, Bethesda, Williamson, Tennessee. He married Lucy A M Early on 15 Nov 1865 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
Other marriages:Stewart, Elizabeth Jane
!Notes:
Samuel was age 37 in 1870 and 47 in 1880.Sources:
1. 1870 Census of Dist. 22, Jordans Store P.O., Williamson Co.,
TN, pg. 331,
#28/#31 Smithson, S. C. age 37, b. TN Farmer $2500/$400
" , L. age 22, b. TN Keeping House
" , A. age 3, b. TN female
" , Ida age 1, b. TN female
2. 1880 Census of Dist. #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet
#11A.
3. FLAT CREEK ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE comp. by Ennis C. Wallace,
Sr. and
others. Woodward & Stinson Printing Co., 1015 South Main St.,
Columbia,
TN, 1986.
4. DIRECTORY OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS Vol. 1, pg.
51.
Comstock Cemetery, 12th Dist. on Comstock Road, south of
Bethesda.
Smithson, Samuel G., b. Feb. 19, 1833, d. Aug. 23, 1887.
Smithson, Lucy M., wife of S. G. Smithson, b. Feb. 19, 1847,
d. March 20, 1885.
5. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.
6. Nancy Smithson-Swenson,Comments:
Need to recheck the cemetery stone to ascertain whether his middle
initial is
a G. or C.[HATCHER.FTW]
Contact: <a href="http://home.sprintmail.com/~jlemilio">Joyce Smithson Emilio's Homepage</a>
<a href="mailto:TRUDYELISE@aol.com">Trudy Elise</a>
Lucy A M Early was born on 19 Feb 1847 in , , Tennessee. She died on 20 Mar 1885. She was buried in Comstock Cemetary, Bethesda, Williamson, Tennessee. She married Samuel Cheatham Smithson Jr on 15 Nov 1865 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Lucy is a cousin of Sarah Alice Hatcher.Sources:
1. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.
92647-49.Comments:
Need to recheck cemetery stone to see if her middle initial is an
A. or an M.
They had the following children:
F i Alice Eudora Smithson F ii Ella G Ida Smithson was born about 1869 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Ida was age 1 in 1870 and Ella was age 11 in 1880.
Sources:
1. 1870 Census of Dist. 22, Jordans Store P.O., Williamson Co.,
TN, pg. 331,
#28/#31 S. C. Smithson family
2. 1880 Census of Dist. #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet
#11A.
Comments:F iii D E Smithson was born in 1879/1880 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
D. E. was age 6 months in 1880.
Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Dist. #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet
#11A.
Samuel Cheatham Smithson Jr [Parents] was born on 19 Feb 1833 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 23 Aug 1887 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Comstock Cemetary, Bethesda, Williamson, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth Jane Stewart on 25 Nov 1860.
Other marriages:Early, Lucy A M
!Notes:
Samuel was age 37 in 1870 and 47 in 1880.Sources:
1. 1870 Census of Dist. 22, Jordans Store P.O., Williamson Co.,
TN, pg. 331,
#28/#31 Smithson, S. C. age 37, b. TN Farmer $2500/$400
" , L. age 22, b. TN Keeping House
" , A. age 3, b. TN female
" , Ida age 1, b. TN female
2. 1880 Census of Dist. #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet
#11A.
3. FLAT CREEK ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE comp. by Ennis C. Wallace,
Sr. and
others. Woodward & Stinson Printing Co., 1015 South Main St.,
Columbia,
TN, 1986.
4. DIRECTORY OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS Vol. 1, pg.
51.
Comstock Cemetery, 12th Dist. on Comstock Road, south of
Bethesda.
Smithson, Samuel G., b. Feb. 19, 1833, d. Aug. 23, 1887.
Smithson, Lucy M., wife of S. G. Smithson, b. Feb. 19, 1847,
d. March 20, 1885.
5. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.
6. Nancy Smithson-Swenson,Comments:
Need to recheck the cemetery stone to ascertain whether his middle
initial is
a G. or C.[HATCHER.FTW]
Contact: <a href="http://home.sprintmail.com/~jlemilio">Joyce Smithson Emilio's Homepage</a>
<a href="mailto:TRUDYELISE@aol.com">Trudy Elise</a>
Elizabeth Jane Stewart was born about 1839. She died on 9 Mar. She married Samuel Cheatham Smithson Jr on 25 Nov 1860.
!Notes:
Elizabeth Jane StewartSources:
Comments;
Year of her death was cut off FGS photocopy sent by Nancy Swenson.
Nathaniel Green Smithson [Parents] was born on 19 Aug 1835 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 1 Nov 1898 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Hatcher Cemetary, Arno, Williamson, Tennessee. He married Sarah Alice Hatcher on 2 Oct 1879 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Nathaniel Green Smithson was a farmer in Williamson Co. TN. He
died in 1898 of pneumonia at age 63. (Sarah) Alice moved to Montana
with her son-in-law.Sources:
1. Williamson Co., TN marriage records.
[add data]
2. 1850 Census of Williamson Co. TN, #617/#565.
3. 1860 Census of Williamson Co. TN, #98/#229.
[add data]
4. 1900 Census of 10th Civil Dist., Williamson Co., TN.
ED #119, Sheet #7-A #124/#127
[add data]
5. 1910 Census of Williamson Co., TN. #149, #1, #108
Elmer H. Smithson
6. 1910 Census of Williamson Co., TN. #149, #1, #108
Alice H. Smithson
[add data]
7. 1920 Census of Wheatland Co., MT. ED #148, Sheet #1-B.
Andrews, Thomas E. age , b.
[add data]
Smithson, Mary M. age 35, b. TN// sister-in-law
Smithson, Alice H. age 67, b. TN// mother-in-law
8. EARLY OBITUARIES OF WILLIAMSON CO. TENNESSEE abstracted by Louise
Gillespie Lynch. 1977
Smithson, N. G.: died Tuesday November 1st, age 62 years; of
pneumonia; buried Hatcher graveyard at Bethesda; leaves
wife and 6 children to survive him; WCN Nov. 3, 1898.
9. Esther McIntosh Olson, 13300 Blue Ridge Sp. #30, Blythe, CA
92225-2171
10. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92648Comments:
Esther Olson has a copy of Nathaniel's will from Williamson Co.,
TN. She
also has a photograph and the old Hatcher family Bible with the
Smithson folded family data chart. Esther is getting papers ready
to join the DAR. She visited family sites in Tennessee in the July
of 1996 at the time she attended the Hatcher Family Reunion. The
Hatcher family has a reunion every year in July.Action:
Get copy of full obituary.[HATCHER.FTW]
Contact: <a href="http://home.sprintmail.com/~jlemilio">Joyce Smithson Emilio's Homepage</a>
<a href="mailto:TRUDYELISE@aol.com">Trudy Elise Nigh</a>Nathaniel died of pneumonia.
Sarah Alice Hatcher 1, 2 was born on 10 Jan 1852 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 11 May 1939 in , San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California. She was buried on 15 May 1939 in San Gabriel Cemetary, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California. She married Nathaniel Green Smithson on 2 Oct 1879 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Sarah was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. She was
a widow by 1900 when she lived in TN; was in MT in 1914-; Chicago,
IL; and CA. She was age 87 when she died.Sources:
1. 1900 Census of 10th Civil Dist., Williamson Co., TN. ED #119,
Sheet #7A.
2. 1910 Census of Williamson Co. TN. Mira-code #149, #1, #108.
3. Ancestral File
4. Williamson Co., TN marriage records.
5. California Death Index:
Smithson, Sarah H. d. 11 May 1939, age 87 in LA city, Spouse:
N. G.
#30922.
6. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.[HATCHER.FTW]
Contact: <a href="http://home.sprintmail.com/~jlemilio">Joyce Smithson Emilio's Homepage</a> <a href="mailto:TRUDYELISE@aol.com">Trudy Elise Nigh</a>
They had the following children:
M i Elmer Early Hatcher Smithson M ii John Hatcher Smithson was born on 19 Oct 1881 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 26 Nov 1890 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Hatcher Cemetary, Arno, Williamson, Tennessee.
!John Hatcher Smithson died at age 9 years.
Sources:
1. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.F iii Annie Lou Smithson F iv Mary Matilda Smithson was born on 7 Nov 1884 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 17 Nov 1971 in , Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina. She was buried in , Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.
!Notes:
Mary M. Smithson was age 15 in 1900 and age 35 in 1920 where she
was living
with her brother-in law's family and her mother in Montana.
Mary Matilda was a missionary in Egypt and never married. She
died at age
87.
Sources:
1. 1900 Census of 10th Civil Dist., Williamson Co., TN. ED #119,
Sheet #7A.
2. 1920 Census of Wheatland Co., MT. ED #148, Sheet #1-B.
Andrews, Thomas E. age , b.
[add data]
Smithson, Mary M. age 35, b. TN// sister-in-law
Smithson, Alice H. age 67, b. TN// mother-in-law
3. Social Security Death Benefit Index
Smithson, Mary SSN:351-34-6012 IL
b. 7 Nov. 1884 d. Nov. 1971
res: Asheville, Buncombe, NC 28801
4. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.
Comments:
Action:M v Samuel Green Smithson was born on 26 Sep 1886 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 20 Jun 1887 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Hatcher Cemetary, Arno, Williamson, Tennessee.
!Samuel Smithson died at age 8 months.
Sources:
1. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.F vi Elizabeth Green Smithson F vii Willie Kate Smithson M viii Johnnie Smithson was born on 17 Mar 1893 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 22 Jul 1893 in Fourteenth Civil District, Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Hatcher Cemetary, Arno, Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Johnnie died at age 4 months.
Sources:
1. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA.M ix Charles Nathaniel Smithson was born on 12 Mar 1895 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 5 Nov 1918 in Camp Dodge, Polk, Iowa. He was buried in , Jordan, Garfield, Montana.
Charlie N. Smithson was age 5 in 1900 and age 15 in 1910. He was a soldier
at Camp Dodge, IA, where he caught the measles and then died of
pneumonia at age 23. He did not marry.
Sources:
1. 1900 Census of 10th Civil Dist., Williamson Co., TN. ED #119,
Sheet #7A.
2. 1910 Census of Williamson Co., TN. Mira-code #149, #1, #108.
3. Leroy Smithson, 19472 Surfdale Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Comments:
Action:
Need to send for his military service record.F x Johnnie Smithson was born on 17 Mar 1893 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 22 Jul 1893 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She was buried in Hatcher Cemetery, Arno, , Williamson, Tennessee.
James M Smithson [Parents] was born on 20 Dec 1852 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 4 Aug 1920 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetary, Williamson, Tennessee. He married Marry about 1874.
!James Smithson is age 7 in 1860, age 17 in 1870 and age ? in 1880.
Sources:
1. 1850 Census of Williamson Co., TN, #601/#563.
2. 1860 Census of Williamson Co. TN, #103/#232.
N. N. Smithson family
3. 1870 Census of Dist. #13, Jordan Store P.O., Williamson Co., TN.
pg. 210.
#55/#53 W. N. Smithson family [?Nath. N.]
4. 1880 Census of Dist. #13, Williamson Co., TN. ED #240, Sheet #21A.
J. M. Smithson, wife and 2 daughters [read census and add data]
5. THE GOODSPEED HISTORIES OF MAURY, WILLIAMSON, RUTHERFORD, WILSON,
BEDFORD,
& MARSHALL COUNTIES OF TENNESSEE orig. pub. 1886, reprinted
1971. pg.
1009.
6. DEATH RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON CO. TENNESSEE comp. by Louise Lynch.
pub.
1983.
Smithson, James M. #186, 9th Dist.; b. 20 Dec. 1852, TN; d. 4
Aug. 20;
buried Mt. Hope Cem.; Father: Nathaniel Smithson, b. TN; Mother:
Margaret Johnson, b. TN; white; male; married; Informant: W. J.
Bethurum.
Marry was born about 1856. She married James M Smithson about 1874.
!Notes:
Marry is age 24 in 1880.
They had the following children:
Joseph P Smithson [Parents] was born on 29 Dec 1855 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 18 Apr 1889 in , 13th District, Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Smithson Cemetary, Simmons Farm, Williamson, Tennessee. He married Allice J Gibson on 21 Nov 1878 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Joseph is age 5 in 1860, age 15 in 1870 and age 24 in 1880.Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Williamson Co. TN, #103/#232.
N. N. Smithson family
2. 1870 Census of Dist. #13, Jordan Store P.O., Williamson Co.,
TN. pg. 210.
#55/#53 W. N. Smithson family [?Nath. N.]
3. 1880 Census of Dist. #13, Williamson Co., TN. ED #240, Sheet
#13, Line
#20A.
4. CEMETERY RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE by Louise
Gillespie Lynch
and Volenia Wheatley Hays. pg. 23-24.
5. DIRECTORY OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS by Williamson
County
Historical Soc. Vol. 1, pg. 299-300. Smithson Cemetery, 3
miles from
Arno on Peytonsville Road.
Smithson, J. P., b. Dec. 29, 1855, d. April 18, 1889.
Smithson, Alice, b. June 8, 1861, d. Dec. 18, 1823.Comments:
Allice J Gibson was born on 5 Jun 1861 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 18 Dec 1923 in , 13th District, Williamson, Tennessee. She was buried in Smithson Cemetary, 13th District, Williamson, Tennessee. She married Joseph P Smithson on 21 Nov 1878 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Allice is age 24 in 1880.Sources:
1. DEATH RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON CO. TENNESSEE comp. by Louise
Lynch. pub.
1983.
Smithson, Alice: #255, 13th Dist.; b. 5 June 1861, TN; d. 18
Dec. 1923;
buried 13th Dist.; Father: Will Gibson; white; female; widow;
Informant:
John W. Smithson.Comments:
She should be in William Gibson's household in 1870, age 8 or 9.
Check 1900 census.
Need to request an obituary.
They had the following children:
John Chappel Smithson [Parents] was born about 1822 in , Virginia. He married Sarah A Smithson on 3 Dec 1842 in , Lunenburg, Virginia.
!Notes:
John C. Smithson is age 28 in 1850.Calendar:
Sources:
1. LUNENBURG COUNTY VIRGINIA MARRIAGES pg. 114
Smithson, John C. and Sarah A. Smithson, 3 Nov. 1842.
Surety: Bartley
C. Smithson. pg. 55.
2. 1850 Census of Lunenburg Co., VA, #643/#643.
Smithson, John C. age 28, b. VA Farmer $324
" , Sarah A. age 30, b. VA
" , Charles R. age 7, b. VA
" , Jas. D. age 6, b. VA
" , Ann E. age 4, b. VA
" , Chappel age 2, b. VAComments:
Action:
Need to find the family in the 1860 Census.
Need to get the up-dated information from the IGI.
Sarah A Smithson was born in 1820/1828 in , Virginia. She married John Chappel Smithson on 3 Dec 1842 in , Lunenburg, Virginia.
Other marriages:Smithson, Nathaniel N Jr
!Notes:
Sarah A. SmithsonSources:
Comments:
Was Sarah from a 2nd marriage of David or were there a lot of
Davids? If so,
which David?!Notes:
Sarah A. Smithson is age 30 in 1850.Sources:
1. 1850 Census of Lunenburg Co., VA, pg. 42, #641/#641.
Richard Smithson, wife and probably 2 sons and a grandaughter
2. Genealogical Society of Utah. Research Correspondence files:
Bettie Elizabeth Anne Smithson of Boydton, VA, Nov. 9, 1929
mf #539804
...I know this much: My father's name was Bartley Cox
Smithson,
born in Lunenburg Co., VA or Charlotte Co., VA, I just can't
recall
right now which county in 1814, April 25th and died Jan. 16,
1892. He
had four brothers, Spot, Buck, Ephraim and Ned (Edwin), and
two sisters
Sarah and Anne. There were others that died in infancy.
His father's name was Richard Lewis Smithson and his
mother's maiden
name was Polly Cox.
His grand father's name was Bartley Smithson, but I have no
record of
the date of his birth and death, and where he was born, but I
can find
out these things.
My father was married twice, the first time to Charlotte
Lester and by
this marriage there were two children, Mary Susan and William
Richard.
The second time he married Caroline Johnson and by this
marriage there
were seven children, Samuel, Emma Lee, Lucy James, Anna
Elizabeth (the
writer of Ohio) Addie Virginia, Charlie Ephraim, and Edwin
Benjamin.
I would be pleased to recieve a copy of any material you
are able to
obtain. The first Smithson family came over from....(next
page missing)Comments:
"Sarah" Smithson is named as a sister of her father by Bettie.Action:
Need to find her in the 1860 Census.
They had the following children:
James B Smithson [Parents] was born on 5 Nov 1844 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 3 Nov 1919 in , Culleoka, Maury, Tennessee. He was buried in Marrs Hill Cemetary, Brick Church Twp, Marshall, Tennessee. He married Maggie L Allen on 2 Mar 1865.
Other marriages:Hill, Lizzie Susan Elizabeth
!Notes:
James Smithson was age 14 in 1860, age 55 in 1900 and age 65 in
1910.
He served in the CSA as a Pvt. in 41st TN Inf. from 1862 to end of
War;
surrendered with his unit in NC. May have begun his service in the
45th TN Inf.
in 1862.
He applied for, and received, a pension.Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Williamson Co. TN, #95/#228.
2. 1900 Census of Civil Dist. #17, Marshall Co., TN. ED #95,
Sheet #13B.
Smithson, James B. age 55, b. Nov. 1844 TN
" , Susan E. age 47, b. Dec. 1852 TN
" , Katie M. age 12, b. Jan. 1888 TN adopted
3. 1910 Census of Marshall Co., TN. #101 #8 #67
Smithson, James B. age 65, b. TN
" , Susan E. age 56, b. TN
" , Kittie age 22, b. TN
Hunter, Allen W. age 26, b. TN son-in-law
4. INDEX TO TENNESSEE MILITARY SERVICE
Smithson, James B. 45th TN Inf. Marshall Co. TN Soldier
#9931.
5. TENNESSEE CONFEDERATE WIDOWS AND THEIR FAMILIES abstracted by
Edna
Wiefering, ed. by Charles A. Sherrill.
Smithson, Susan E. #8836 Accepted: Jan. 1928; dec. 27
July 1943
Packet: James R. Smithson served in 41 TN INF.
Witness Statement: M. R. Henderson stated that James
joined the
the 45th TN.
6. CONFEDERATE SOLDIER AND PATRIOTS OF MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE
comp. by Jill
K. Barrell and others...pub. United Daughters of the
Confederacy, 1970,
pg. 317.
Smithson, James B.
7. Maury Co. TN marriage records:
Smithson, James B. and Susan E. Hill, 19 Nov. 1878 by J. L.
Renfro, JP.
8. IGI ver K300. Extracted Marriage Records of Maury Co., TN,
1867-1885.
mf. #549202 Batch 519512.
James B. Smithson and Susan E. Hill, 19 Nov. 1878
9. CEMETERY RECORDS OF MARSHALL COUNTY, TENNESSEE by Marsh Hist.
Pubs., pg.
184. Marrs Hill Cemetery, Brick Church twp.
10. Rulon N. Smithson, 2036 West Adams Rd., Macomb, IL 61455-1220
Correspondence from Minnie Lee Weaver, 27 Apr. 1956Comments:
Action:
Need to find him in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.
Send for copies of pension record.
Look for obituary in Culleoka, TN newspapers.
Maggie L Allen.Maggie married James B Smithson on 2 Mar 1865.
James B Smithson [Parents] was born on 5 Nov 1844 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 3 Nov 1919 in , Culleoka, Maury, Tennessee. He was buried in Marrs Hill Cemetary, Brick Church Twp, Marshall, Tennessee. He married Lizzie Susan Elizabeth Hill on 19 Nov 1878 in , Maury, Tennessee.
Other marriages:Allen, Maggie L
!Notes:
James Smithson was age 14 in 1860, age 55 in 1900 and age 65 in
1910.
He served in the CSA as a Pvt. in 41st TN Inf. from 1862 to end of
War;
surrendered with his unit in NC. May have begun his service in the
45th TN Inf.
in 1862.
He applied for, and received, a pension.Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Williamson Co. TN, #95/#228.
2. 1900 Census of Civil Dist. #17, Marshall Co., TN. ED #95,
Sheet #13B.
Smithson, James B. age 55, b. Nov. 1844 TN
" , Susan E. age 47, b. Dec. 1852 TN
" , Katie M. age 12, b. Jan. 1888 TN adopted
3. 1910 Census of Marshall Co., TN. #101 #8 #67
Smithson, James B. age 65, b. TN
" , Susan E. age 56, b. TN
" , Kittie age 22, b. TN
Hunter, Allen W. age 26, b. TN son-in-law
4. INDEX TO TENNESSEE MILITARY SERVICE
Smithson, James B. 45th TN Inf. Marshall Co. TN Soldier
#9931.
5. TENNESSEE CONFEDERATE WIDOWS AND THEIR FAMILIES abstracted by
Edna
Wiefering, ed. by Charles A. Sherrill.
Smithson, Susan E. #8836 Accepted: Jan. 1928; dec. 27
July 1943
Packet: James R. Smithson served in 41 TN INF.
Witness Statement: M. R. Henderson stated that James
joined the
the 45th TN.
6. CONFEDERATE SOLDIER AND PATRIOTS OF MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE
comp. by Jill
K. Barrell and others...pub. United Daughters of the
Confederacy, 1970,
pg. 317.
Smithson, James B.
7. Maury Co. TN marriage records:
Smithson, James B. and Susan E. Hill, 19 Nov. 1878 by J. L.
Renfro, JP.
8. IGI ver K300. Extracted Marriage Records of Maury Co., TN,
1867-1885.
mf. #549202 Batch 519512.
James B. Smithson and Susan E. Hill, 19 Nov. 1878
9. CEMETERY RECORDS OF MARSHALL COUNTY, TENNESSEE by Marsh Hist.
Pubs., pg.
184. Marrs Hill Cemetery, Brick Church twp.
10. Rulon N. Smithson, 2036 West Adams Rd., Macomb, IL 61455-1220
Correspondence from Minnie Lee Weaver, 27 Apr. 1956Comments:
Action:
Need to find him in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.
Send for copies of pension record.
Look for obituary in Culleoka, TN newspapers.
Lizzie Susan Elizabeth Hill was born on 25 Dec 1852 in , Maury, Tennessee. She died on 27 Jul 1943 in , Culleoka, Maury, Tennessee. She was buried in Marrs Hill Cemetary, Brick Church Twp, Marshall, Tennessee. She married James B Smithson on 19 Nov 1878 in , Maury, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Susan E. (Hill) Smithson was age 47 in 1900 and age 56 in 1910.
They were married by J. L. Renfro, JP of Maury Co. TN
Susan E. applied for, and received, a pension after his death.
She indicated
that she did not have any children, only self. Declared that she
had a house
and lot in Culleoka and Notes due her from sale of another piece of
property.
Oakes and Nichols Funeral Directors in Columbia, TN handled the
funeral of
Susan E. Smithson.Sources:
1. 1900 Census of Civil Dist. #17, Marshall Co., TN. ED #95,
Sheet #13B.
James B. Smithson household
2. 1910 Census of Marshall Co., TN. #101 #8 #67
James B. Smithson household
3. TENNESSEE CONFEDERATE WIDOWS AND THEIR FAMILIES abstracted by
Edna
Wiefering, ed. by Charles A. Sherrill.
Smithson, Susan E., widow #8836
4. CEMETERY RECORDS OF MARSHALL COUNTY, TENNESSEE by Marsh Hist.
Pubs., pg.
184. Marrs Hill Cemetery, Brick Church twp.
They had the following children:
F i Katie M Smithson
William Meeks was born on 3 Sep 1867 in Rudderville, Williamson, Tennessee. He died after 1900. He was buried in , Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma. He married Celia L N Smithson on 10 Aug 1885 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
1 _FA3
2 PLAC JC8C-20
!Notes:
William Meeks was age 33 in 1900.Sources:
1. 1900 Census of 13th Civil Dist., Williamson Co., TN. ED #122,
Sheet #5-B
#98/103
Meeks, William age 33, b. Sep. 1867 TN/TN/TN Farmer md.
15 yrs.
" , Celia N. age 31, b. July 1868 TN/TN/TN 3 ch/3 living
" , Jessie age 13, b. June 1886 TN/TN/TN attend.
school son
" , Maut age 11, b. Aug. 1888 TN/TN/TN attend.
school son
" , Guy age 10, b. Jan. 1890 TN/TN/TN attend.
school son
2. Ancestral File Submissions:
Judith Carol Gray Ellsworth, P. O. Box 378, Young, AZ 85901
AF91-101291 and AF96-100868Comments:
Action:
Need to find the MEEKS family in the 1910 and 1920 censuses.
Celia L N Smithson [Parents] was born in Jul 1868 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She died after 1900. She was buried in , Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma. She married William Meeks on 10 Aug 1885 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
1 _FA3
2 PLAC JC8C-35
!Notes:
C. L. Smithson was age 2 in 1870, Celie was age 11 in 1880 and
Celia N. Meeks
was age 31 in 1900.Sources:
1. 1870 Census of Dist. #13, Jordans Store P.O., Williamson Co.,
TN. pg. 211
C. Smithson family
2. 1880 Census of Dist. #13, Williamson Co., TN. ED #240, Sheet
#20A.Comments:
Action:
Book: "FLAT CREEK: ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE" c. 1986 Woodward & Stinson Printing Company, Columbia, Tennessee
pp. 25-28 & 52 & 53
They had the following children: