Nancy Jane Moore [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Penny Marlene Atwell F ii Jennifer Leigh Atwell
James Doyle Moore [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i James Kevin Moore F ii Kristin Denise Moore
Trudy Ann Moore [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Freddie Dale Butler M ii Anthony Duane Butler F iii Meliane Ann Butler
Evie Elizabeth Hunt [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Thomas Wayne Maddox M ii Dennis Ray Maddox M iii Gary Allen Maddox M iv Kieth Palmer Maddox
Millie Lavern Hunt [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i William Bobby Brewer M ii Timothy James Brewer F iii Pamela Kay Brewer
Welchie Smith died on 31 Mar 1974 in , Lawrence, Tennessee. He married Hazele Christine Hunt.
Hazele Christine Hunt [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Betty Christine Smith F ii Nancy Dale Smith F iii Rebecca Fay Smith
Faye Leona Hunt [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i James Aaron Williams F ii Shela Dianne Williams M iii Lawrence Allen Williams
Edith May Hunt [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Sherrie Lynn Brown F ii Dana Michelle Brown F iii Allison Deniece Brown
Mildred Joyce Hunt [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Delores Kay Staggs
Benjamin W Smithson [Parents] was born in 1803/1804 in , Lunenburg, Virginia. He died on 25 Mar 1861 in , Clintonville, , Missouri. He married Mary J Fenley on 10 Oct 1832 in , Bedford, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Benjamin W. Smithson would have been over 30 years old at the time
of his
father's death in 1837, thus not a minor child at the time of his
mother's
death in 1838/39.
A Benjamin W. Smithson was a witness to the will of Aaron Finch.
Will was
dated 9 May 1846 and entered for probate in Polk Co. MO.
His pension record states that Capt. Benj. W. Smithson of Bolivar,
Polk Co.,
MO left home in year of 1847 in command of a Company of soldiers for
the Mexican
War. Adjutant General's Report showed that he enlisted 23 Jul 1848
at Taos, MO.
Company was mustered out 21 Oct. 1848 at Independence, MO.
He caught "measels" while in the army and died 25 Mar. 1861. He
was last
treated by Dr. Thornton of Clintonville, MO at that time. His
widow, Mary J.,
eventually succeeded in obtaining a pension in 1887 when the law was
changed
that would then make her eligible.
He also had been granted a Bounty Land Warrant.Sources:
1. OUR COLONIAL ANCESTORS: KNOTT, MASSEY, YOUNGBLOOD, HICKMAN,
PULLEN AND
OTHERS by James Dewey O'Brien, J.D. Gateway Press, Baltimore,
1988.
2. Williamson Co., TN marriage records.
3. Williamson Co., TN probate records:
Will Book 6, pg. 400-401
Inv. pages 439-440.
4. 1840 Census of Williamson Co., TN pg. 199 Smithson, Benj. W.
Smithson, Benj. W. male, age 30-40, b. 1800-1810
" , female, age 30-40, b. 1800-1810
" , male, age 20-30, b. 1810-1820
" , male, age 5-10, b. 1830-1835
" , female, age 5-10, b. 1830-1835
" , female, age 0-05, b. 1835-1840
" , female, age 0-05, b. 1835-1840
5. 1850 Census of St. Clair Co., MO, pg. 260
[need to read actual film instead of printed copy]
6. "Missouri Pioneers" Vol. XI, pg. 41.
Polk Co. MO Finch, Aaron will dated 9 May 1846
names only daughter, Mary Louise Bewley, wife of Calvin Bewley
Exor.: Calvin Bewley
Wittnesses: Thomas Ruffin & Benj. W. Smithson
7. Mexican War Index:
Smithson, Benj. W. Pvt. Co. G., 3rd Regt. MO Mtd. Vols.
Widow's Application Certif. #3057. Old War Widow--Rejected
#21,859.
8. INDEX TO OLD WARS PENSION FILES, 1815-1926 trans. by Virgil D.
White.
Waynesboro, TN; National Historical Pub. Co., 1993. pg. 670
SMITHSON, Benjamin W., widow Mary J., WA-21859R, served as a
Capt. in
the MO Cav. Vols. in the Mexican War. No other data on card.
9. Bounty Land File: Act of 47-160-Wt#45,646
Veteran: Benjamin W. Smithson 1848 Pvt.
Service: Capt. S. A. Boake's Co. G, 3rd Regt. MO Mtd. Vols.
Can No. #2247 Bundle No. 180
UNITED STATES VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Know Ye, That Benjamin W. Smithson a private of Captain St.
Boake's
Company "G" Third Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteer, who
was enrolled
on the Twenty third day of July one thousand eight hundred
forty eight to
serve During The War With Mexico, is hereby Honorably
Dishcarged from the
service of the United States, this Twentieth day of October
1848, at
Independence by reason of being mustered out of the service on
the
expiration of his term.
Said Benjamin W. Smithson was born in Lunenburg County in the
State of
Virginia is Forty four years of age, Five feet ten inches high,
Dark
complexion, Gray eyes, Dark hair, and by occupation, when
enlisted, a
farmer.
Given at Independence this Twentieth day of October 1848.
S A Boake E A Hitchcock
Capt. Coommanding Company G B W C. USA
3rd Regt. MO Mt Vo. Mustering Officer
# # #
#77248
ExP
Benjamin W. Smithson Private Capt. Boake, 3rd MO Mtd.
Vols.
Land adm. 160 acres
Warrant No. 45646 Issued Feby. 8th 1849 and notification sent
SP 2029 Hon I S Phelps HR P183 V 37
12. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MADE
DURING THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Washington DC, 1857
Vol. 1, Report No. 27.
Benjamin W. Smithson
[To accompany bill H. R. #630]
December 19, 1856
Mr. Buffington, from the Committee on Military Affairs, made
the following
REPORT.
The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the
memorial of
Benjaming W. Smithson, respectfully report:
The evidence in the case shows that Benjamine W. Smithson
was captain
of Company K, in the third regiment of Missouri mounted
volunteers; that
he entered the service of the United States in 1847 to serve
during the
Mexican war; that he was marched to New Mexico with his
regiment and
stationed at Taos; that on the 31st of October Captain Smithson
tendered
his resignation to Colonel Newby, of the Illinois volunteers,
then in
command of that military department; that, after this, Captain
Smithson
continued in command of his company, by order of Colonel Newby,
until his
resignation was accepted by the Secretary of War, it having
been sent by
Colonel Newby to the Adjutant General, who submitted the same
to the
Secretary of War, with a recommendation that Captain Smithson
be dis-
charged, to take effect from the 1st of November, the day after
the date
of registration. This recommendation was approved by the
Secretary of
War, and communicated, by the Adjutant General, to Colonel
Newby in a
letter dated January 4, 1848. Captain Smithson remained in his
command at
Taos until the order of the Adjutant General was communicated
to him by
Colonel Newby, which was about the 1st of April, 1848. The
committee are
of the opinion that an order from the Secretary of War could
not take
effect in New Mexico two months before the date of same at
Washington,
four months before the reception of same in New Mexico. Such a
thing is
impossible, and should not weight, in the opinion of the
committee,
against the payment of Captian Smithson for the time he
remained in the
army, between the date of his resignation and the reception of
its
acceptance. The committee acordingly report a bill.
11. BOONE CO. MISSOURI CEMETERIES by Floyd H. Strader, P. O. Box
7056,
Columbia, MO. 65205. Vol. II New Salem Cemetery.
12. Mrs. John S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.Comments:
Sent for supporting papers from National Archives:
Smithson, Benjamin WC #3057 "complete file"
Smithson, Benjamin BL #45646-10-47 "complete file copied"Action:
Where is he in 1830?
Mary J Fenley was born on 20 Nov 1810 in , Tennessee. She died on 27 Feb 1892. She was buried in New Salem Cemetary, Boone, Missouri. She married Benjamin W Smithson on 10 Oct 1832 in , Bedford, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Mary J. was age 30-40 in 1840 census; age 35 in the 1850 census
and age 81
years, 3 months and 7 days old when she died. She was probably born
20 Nov.
1810, if the stone was properly read and recorded.Sources:
1. National Archives.....Old War Pension Files
Benjamin W. Smithson Co. G 3rd MO Mtd. Vols. Mexican
War
widow: Mary J. Smithson of MO
Filed: 26 Feb. 1887 App. #2029 Certif.: #3057 Act: Jan.
29, 1887Comments: Mary J. Smithson, age 60, ought to be in the 1880 Census
somewhere.Action:
Need to find an obituary for her.
They had the following children:
M i John A Smithson was born about 1834 in , Tennessee. He died after 1850.
!Notes:
John A. was age 16 in 1850 and is probably the male age 5-10 in
the 1840
census. He was a "carder" in 1850.
John A. was not mentioned in the Bible record that was in the
Pension File.
Sources:
1. 1850 Census of St. Clair Co., MO pg. 260 (need to read film)
2. 1840 Census of Williamson Co., TN pg. 199 Smithson, Benj. W.
males: 010011 females: 210001
3. Mexican War Index:
Smithson, Benj. W. Pvt. Co. G., 3rd Regt. MO Mtd. Vols.
Widow's Application Certif. #3057. O.W. Wid. Rejected #21859.
Comments:
Action:F ii Harriet A Smithson F iii Rachel A D Smithson F iv Virginia T Smithson was born about 1840 in , Tennessee.
!Notes:
Virginia T. was age 10 in 1850 and is probably the female under 5
years in
the 1840 census.
Virginia is not shown in the Bible record included in the Pension
File.
Rulon shows her middle initial as I.
Sources:
1. 1850 Census of St. Clair Co., MO pg. 260 (need to read film)
2. 1840 Census of Williamson Co., TN pg. 199 Smithson, Benj. W.
males: 010011 females: 210001
3. Mexican War Index:
Smithson, Benj. W. Pvt. Co. G., 3rd Regt. MO Mtd. Vols.