Clemence Pennington [Parents] was born about 1823 in , Tennessee. He married Martha.
!Sources:
1. 1850 Census of Dist. #13, Williamson Co., TN, pg. 107.
#575 C. L. Pennington; #576 William Pennington; and #577
Clemence
Pennington.
!Notes:
Clemence is age 27 in 1850.
Martha.Martha married Clemence Pennington.
Minnie L Smithson [Parents] was born in Mar 1888 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She married Deason.
!Notes:
A Minnie Smithson Deason was interred in plot H-54, grave 9 in the
Mt. Hope
Cemetery. According to the stone she was b. Jan. 6, 1888 and d.
Dec. 8, 1960.Sources:
1. DIRECTORY [of] WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS, Vol. 2 by
Williamson
County Historical Soc., 1975.Comments:
Need to find name of husband.
Alexander. married Josephine E Buchanan.
Josephine E Buchanan [Parents] was born on 11 Sep 1867 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She died in 1944. She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetary, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee. She married Alexander.
!Notes:
Josephine is buried in plot A-70 in Mt. Hope Cemetery.Sources:
1. DIRECTORY [of] WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS, Vol. 2 by
Williamson
County Historical Soc., 1975.
2. Mrs. James S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.
Patrick Henry Smithson [Parents] "Pack" was born in May 1869 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He married Mattie Sue Bennett.
Other marriages:Gillespie, Susan
!Notes:
Pack Smithson was the informant on the death record of his mother
and he was
of Spring Hill, TN in 1910.
Need to read the 1870 and 1920 census data.Sources:
1. 1900 Census of Civil Dist. #12, Williamson Co., TN. ED #121,
Sheet #2B.
Pack Smithson
2. 1910 Census of Williamson Co., TN. ED #151, Sheet #2, #101.
Pack H. and wife, Mattie S., age 23
3. DIRECTORY [of] WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS, Vol. 2 by
Williamson
County Historical Soc., 1975.
4. DEATH RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON CO. TENNESSEE comp. by Louise
Lynch. pub.
1983.
Smithson, Mattie Eloise: #137 & FDL, 12th Dist.; b. 13 May
1923, TN;
d. 4 June 1923; buried 12th Dist. (*Smithson Grave Yard);
Father: P. H.
Smithson, TN; Mother: Mattie Bennett, TN; white; female;
single.
5. John W. (Bill) Smithson, 208 Oak Dr., Franklin, TN 37064
615-794-3337
John W. (Bill) provided information for the 1992 publication
of WHO'S
WHO OF AMERICA'S SMITHSONS.Comments:
Action:
Book: "FLAT CREEK: ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE" c. 1986 Woodward & Stinson Printing Co., Columbia, Tennessee
Mattie Sue Bennett was born about 1887 in , Tennessee. She married Patrick Henry Smithson.
!Notes:
Death record of daughter Eloise gives her mother's name as Mattie
Bennett.
They had the following children:
F i Ella L Smithson M ii Bill John W Smithson M iii Henry Gandon Smithson M iv Sam Cliff Smithson M v Roy E Smithson M vi Ed Cope Smithson M vii Jimmie D Smithson F viii Elise Mattie Eloise Smithson was born on 13 May 1923 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 4 Jun 1923 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She was buried in Smithson Graveyard, Ash Hill Road, Williamson, Tennessee.
!Sources:
1. DIRECTORY [of] WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS, Vol. 2 by
Williamson
County Historical Soc., 1975.
2. DEATH RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON CO. TENNESSEE comp. by Louise
Lynch. pub.
1983.
Smithson, Mattie Eloise: #137 & FDL, 12th Dist.; b. 13 May
1923, TN;
d. 4 June 1923; buried 12th Dist. (*Smithson Grave Yard);
Father: P. H.
Smithson, TN; Mother: Mattie Bennett, TN; white; female;
single.
!Notes:
Listing in cemetery shows that she was the daughter of P. H. and
M. S.
Smithson.F ix Rebecca M Smithson F x Doris H Smithson
William O Smithson [Parents] was born in 1828/1829 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died after 1880. He married Mary Jane Nichols on 13 Nov 1856 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
William O. Smithson was age 31 in 1860 and age 50 in 1880. He says
that both his parents were born in TN. Family left TN for Texas shortly after Joseph's birth in 1871.Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Williamson Co., TN. #103/#232.
[add data]
2. 1880 Census of Comfort, Kendall Co., TX, pg. 229. ED #125/#125
Smithson, William O. age 50, b. TN/TN/TN Farmer
" , Mary J. age 41, b. TN/NC/AL wife
" , Sarah R. age 17, b. TN/TN/TN daughter
" , Lulu age 14, b. TN/TN/TN daughter
" , Mary age 12, b. TN/TN/TN daughter
" , Joseph age 9, b. TN/TN/TN son
3. Williamson Co. TN marriage records.
Mary Jane Nichols was born in Aug 1838 in , Tennessee. She died after 1900. She married William O Smithson on 13 Nov 1856 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
Mary Jane (Nichols) was age 22 in 1860 and age 41 in 1880. She
says that her father was born in NC and her mother in AL. Her son
Franklin is living with her brother George W. Nichols just a few
houses away in 1880.Sources:
1. 1900 Census of Twp.2, R ?, Cherokee Nation Co., IN Terr., ED
#166, Sheet
Sheet #13, Line #49
Smithson, Mary J. age 61, b. Aug. 1838 TN//
" , Allen F. age 40, b. Oct. 1859 TN// son
[add data]Comments:
I am guessing that Mary J. of the 1900 census is possibly the
widow of William O. Smithson.
They had the following children:
M i Franklin Smithson was born in 1858/1859 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died after 1880.
!Franklin Smithson was age 1 in 1860 and age 21 in 1880. In 1880 he
is living with his uncle, George W. Nichols, probaby his mother's
brother. He is listed as a farm hand.
Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Williamson Co., TN #103/#232.
2. 1880 Census of Comfort, Kendall Co., TX, pg. 230. ED #146/#146
Nichols, George W. age 59, b. TN/PA/PA farmer
" , Lucy Jane age 58, b. TN/VA/VA wife
" , Jeff. Davis age 17, b. TX/TN/TN son farmer
" , Mary Dallas age 15, b. TX/TN/TN daughter
Smithson, Franklin age 21, b. TN/TN/TN nephew farm hand
Comments:
His name may have been Benjamin Franklin or Francis.F ii Sarah R Smithson was born about 1863 in , Texas.
!Sarah R. Smithson was age 17 in 1880.
Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Comfort, Kendall Co., TX, pg. 229, ED #125/#125
(William O. Smithson family)F iii Lulu Smithson was born about 1866 in , Texas. She died after 1880.
!Lulu Smithson was age 14 in 1880.
Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Comfort, Kendall Co., TX, pg. 229, ED #125/#125
(William O. Smithson family)F iv Mary Smithson was born about 1868 in , Texas. She died after 1880.
Mary Smithson was age 12 in 1880 and born in TN, indicating that
the family probably returned to TN and then came back to TX after
the birth of Joseph in 1871.
Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Comfort, Kendall Co., TX, pg. 229, ED #125/#125
(William O. Smithson family)M v Joseph A Smithson
Joseph A Smithson [Parents] was born about 1871 in , Tennessee. He died after 1900. He married Rebecca Aydelott on 4 Mar 1888 in , Hickman, Tennessee.
Joseph Smithson was age 9 in 1880 and born in TN, indicating that the family probably returned to TN before 1868 and then went back to TX after the birth of Joseph in 1871.
Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Comfort, Kendall Co., TX, pg. 229. ED #125/#125
William O. Smithson family
2. Hickman Co., TN marriage records:
J. A. Smithson and Rebecca Aydelot, March 4, 1888.
3. 1900 Census of 14th Civil Dist., Hickman Co, TN. ED #48, Sheet #7B
Smithson, Joseph age 30, b. July 1869 TN/TN/TN Farming md 12 yrs
" , Rebecca age 29, b. June 1870 TN/TN/TN wife 6 ch/ 5 liv
" , Walter age 11, b. Feb. 1889 TN/TN/TN son
" , Geneva age 9, b. Sep. 1890 TN/TN/TN daughter
" , Briges age 7, b. Mar. 1893 TN/TN/TN son
" , Caroline age 5, b. Jan. 1895 TN/TN/TN daughter
" , Maggie age 1, b. Apr. 1899 TN/TN/TN daughter
Rebecca Aydelott was born in Jun 1870 in , Tennessee. She died after 1900. She married Joseph A Smithson on 4 Mar 1888 in , Hickman, Tennessee.
Notes:
Rebecca was age 29 in 1900.
They had the following children:
Samuel Washington Gladish.Samuel married Martha Isabelle Smithson on 3 Dec 1872.
Martha Isabelle Smithson [Parents] was born on 18 Jan 1845 in Noblesville, Williamson, Tennessee. She married Samuel Washington Gladish on 3 Dec 1872.
!Martha Isabelle Smithson supposedly moved to Lexington, AL in 1853,
yet her birth is shown as Lexington in one of the sources.Sources:
1. PROMINENT TENNESSEANS, pg. 206 Sketch of Noble Smithson.
2. SKILLERN FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY by Darlene R. Appel and Ethel
E.
Carter. Pub. 1971 (TN State Lib. CS71.S6269/1971)
3. SMITHSONS AND RELATIVES by Jesse Hezekiah Smithson.
They had the following children:
M i William Ladd Gladish
David A Welborn was born about 1840 in , Indiana. He died after 1880. He married Mary Henrietta Smithson about 1873.
!Notes:
David A. Welborn is age 40 in 1880 and the Postmaster.Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX. ED #103, Sheet
#8-B, pg. 50
#66/#66 (John C. Welborn's extended family)
Mary Henrietta Smithson [Parents] was born about 1842 in Noblesville, Williamson, Tennessee. She died after 1880. She married David A Welborn about 1873.
!Mary [N., W. or H.] (Smithson) Welborn is living with John C.
Welborn's
family in Denton Co., TX in 1880, age 37, and born in TN. She says
her father was born in VA and mother born in TN.
Mary names a daughter Anna, possibly for her mother.Sources:
1. PROMINENT TENNESSEANS, pg. 206 Sketch of Noble Smithson.
2. SMITHSONS AND RELATIVES by Jesse Hezekiah Smithson.
3. 1880 Census of Denton Co., TX, pg. 50, ED #103, #66/#66
John C. Welborn's extended family)Comments:
John G. Smithson is also living with the family and listed as a
brother-in-
law to the head of the family, John C. Welborn...but I think that
census taker was in error and that the brother-in-law designation
was intended to be to David C. Welborn...indicating that Mary's
maiden name would be SMITHSON. The data fits when that adjustment
is made.
They had the following children:
Joseph Carroll Smithson [Parents] was born on 19 Aug 1861 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. He died after 1900. He married Laura before 1884.
!Notes:
He is called Joseph Carrol in the IGI membership submission.
Joseph C. is age 18 in 1880 and listed as a brother to James W.
Hill.
Joseph was age 38 in 1900 and a farm laborer.Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Pct. #3, Delta Co., TX, pg. 500. #82/#83.
James W. Hill is head of household, mother, two step sisters,
and 2
boarders.
2. 1900 Census of Hagerman's Pct. #4, Chaves Co., NM. ED #31,
Sheet #5,
#101/101
Smithson, Joseph age 38, b. Aug. 1861 TN/TN/TN Farm Labor
" , Laura age 33, b. Oct. 1866 KY/TN/KY Keeping
House
" , Noble C. age 16, b. Mar. 1884 TX/TN/KY son
" , Guy age 14, b. Mar. 1886 TX/TN/KY son
" , Ralph age 12, b. Nov. 1887 TX/TN/KY son
" , Hayde age 10, b. Nov. 1889 TX/TN/KY son
" , Rubin age 9, b. Aug. 1890 TX/TN/KY son
" , Edna age 7, b. Oct. 1892 TX/TN/KY dau.
" , Inez age 4, b. Dec. 1895 NM/TN/KY dau.
" , Lillian age 3, b. Jan. 1897 NM/TN/KY dau.
" , Sylvanus age 11/12, b. Oct. 1899 NM/TN/KY son
3. IGI mf #1,058,201 Batch #7,603,404, Sheet #5. [May have
additional data]Comments:
I can't read the part of the census page that indicates how long
married and
how many children she has had.
I jumped to some concluusions and thought that this family had
some connec-
tion to the Barry Co., MO bunch, but the ages and places of birth
don't match:
IGI mf #931,375, Batch #514611 Marriage records of Barry Co., MO
1837-1877.
Barry Co., MO marriage records show him as Joseph B. Smithson
when he
married Laura P. Stoghill.
1880 Census of Mountain twp., Barry Co., MO. ED #4, Sheet #4A.
#32/#35 Joseph Smithson, age 25, b. MO/TN/TN head
Prudence Smithson age 29, b. MO/KY/IL wife
Charles Smithson age 1, b. MO/MO/MO son
James Stodghill age 8, b. KS/IN/MO step-son
[This family is living next door to some more Smithsons.]Action:
Laura was born in Oct 1866 in , Kentucky. She died after 1900. She married Joseph Carroll Smithson before 1884.
!Notes:
Laura was age 33 in 1900.
They had the following children:
M i Noble C Smithson M ii Guy Smithson was born in Mar 1886 in , Texas.
!Sources:
1. 1900 Census of Hagerman's Pct. #4, Chaves Co., NM. ED #31,
Sheet #5,
#101/101 (Joseph B. Smithson family)
!Notes:
Guy was age 14 in 1900.M iii Ralph Smithson was born on 19 Nov 1887 in , Texas. He died in Oct 1963.
!Notes:
Ralph was age 12 in 1900.
Sources:
1. 1900 Census of Hagerman's Pct. #4, Chaves Co., NM. ED #31,
Sheet #5,
#101/101 (Joseph B. Smithson family)
2. Social Security Death Index:
Smithson, Ralph SSN: 455-07-4232 TX
b. 19 Nov. 1887 d. Oct. 1963 [no zip given]
Comments:
Action:M iv Hayde Smithson was born in Nov 1889 in , Texas.
!Sources:
1. 1900 Census of Hagerman's Pct. #4, Chaves Co., NM. ED #31,
Sheet #5,
#101/101 (Joseph B. Smithson family)
!Notes:
Hayde was age 10 in 1900.M v John Rubin Smithson F vi Edna Smithson was born in Oct 1892 in , Texas.
!Sources:
1. 1900 Census of Hagerman's Pct. #4, Chaves Co., NM. ED #31,
Sheet #5,
#101/101 (Joseph B. Smithson family)
!Notes:
Edna was age 7 in 1900.F vii Inez Smithson F viii Lillian Smithson M ix Sylvanus Smithson
Capt Sylvanus Wright Smithson [Parents] was born on 12 Dec 1798 in Lunenburg, Charlotte, Virginia. He died in 1872 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He married Annis Laura Hodge Hodges before 1854.
Other marriages:Smithson, Louisa Louise
Hadden, Myra
!Sylvanus Wright Smithson was born in VA. He was a brick mason at
the time of his enlistment on 18 June 1861 and 64 years old. His
daughter Dolly's death certificate calls him Capt. His Confederate
service records state he was a Pvt. and honorably discharged on 13
Nov. 1861 at Huntersville, VA. He was 5' 10" tall, dark complexion,
grey eyes, white hair.
Silvanus and Annis are living in Bedford Co. TN in 1860 and Lamar
Co., TX in 1870 and Silvan is age 73.Sources:
1. VITAL STATISTICS FROM 19TH CENTURY TENN. CHURCH RECORDS comp. by
Byron & Barbara Sistler. pub. 1979.
2. 1830 Census of Williamson County Tennessee, pg. 241:
SMITHSON, Sylvanus male age 30-40, b. 1790-1800 Sylvanus
" , female age 20-30, b. 1800-1810 [Louise]
" , female age 10-15, b. 1815-1820
" , female age 5-10, b. 1820-1825
[Elizabeth]
" , male age 5-10, b. 1820-1825 [James
L.]
" , male under age 5, b. 1825-1830
[William O.]
" , male under age 5, b. 1825-1830
3. 1840 Census of Williamson County Tennessee, pg. 192:
SMITHSON, Sylvanus male age 40-50, b. 1790-1800 Sylvanus
" , female age 30-40, b. 1800-1810 [Louise]
" , female age 15-20, b. 1820-1825
[Elizabeth]
" , male age 10-15, b. 1825-1830
[William O.]
" , male age 5-10, b. 1830-1835 [Horatio]
" , male age 5-10, b. 1830-1835 [Richard]
" , female under age 5, b. 1835-1840 [Amanda]
" , female under age 5, b. 1835-1840 [Martha]
" , female under age 5, b. 1835-1840
4. 1850 Census of Williamson Co, TN, #259/#515. (printed)
Smithson, Sylvanus age 52 b. VA
" , Eliza age 35 b. VA
" , Elizabeth age 27 b. TN
" , W. O. age 22 b. TN
" , Richard age 22 b. TN
" , Horatio age 19 b. TN
" , Amanda age 15 b. TN
" , Martha age 14 b. TN
" , Dolly age 7 b. TN
5. 1850 Census of Civil Dist. #6, Bedford Co., TN. #77
Hodge, Phillip (Phipp ) age 50, male, farmer, b. SC
" , Margaret M. age 48, female, b. VA
" , Rebecca A. L. age 14, female, b. TN
Hill, James W. age 12, male, b. TN
Hodge, Elizabeth age 81, female, b. NC
6. 1850 Census of Campbellsville, Dist. #14, Giles Co., TN #208
Dickey, John age 77, male, physcian, b. OH
Haden, Mira age 32, fem., b. TN
7. 1860 Census of Dist. #6, Bedford Co., TN, pg. 191:
Smithson, S. W. age 59, male, farmer, b. VA
" , A. L. age 40, fem., b. TN [Annis Laura
Hodges]
Hill, J. W. age 22, male, laborer, b. TN
Hill, Wm. age 17, male, b. TN
Smithson, S. H. age 6, male, b. TN [Philip?]
Smithson, R. A. age 4, female b. TN [Rebecca?]
Smithson, A. M. age 2, female b. TN
8. 1870 Census of Paris P. O., Lamar Co., TX. #734/#734
Hill, James age 33, b. TN -/$200
Smithson, Silvan age 73, b. VA
" , Anis L. age 49, b. TN
" , Philip age 16, b. TN
" , Rebeah age 14, b. TN
" , Alice age 10, b. TN
" , Joseph age 8, b. TN
9. Williamson County Tennessee marriage records:
SMITHSON, Sylvanus W. to Louisa SMITHSON 5-10-1821.
10. Maury County Tennessee marriage records:
SMITHSON, Sylvanus W. to Myra Hadden 11-27-1851.
11. Confederate Index:
SMITHSON, S. W. Pvt/Pvt Co. A, 8 (Smith's) Tenn. Cav.
SMITHSON, S. W. Sr. Pvt/Pvt Co. B, 22 (Barteau's) Tenn. Cav.
12. Index of Claims of Q.M. Genr'l. (Act of 1864) 2 Vols. Record
Group #92
SMITHSON, S. W. 75-1085
SMITHSON, S. W. 198-1000
SMITHSON, Sylvanus W. 63-1699
13. Death Certificate of daughter Mrs. (Dolly) Buchanan, Williamson
Co., TN.
14. Mrs. John S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.
15. Maryte Hoagland Dyess, 804 Johnson Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904Comments:
In the 1850 census there is an Eliza Smithson who is age 35. Who
is this? Is she a stand-in housekeeper for the family? Is she
Sylvanus's sister or sister-in-law?
None of the children from his first marriage are living with them
in 1860.
Where are they? Are some of them deceased? Did they all get married?
Did he apply for pension or fill out Questionnaire? Betsy says no.Action:
Need to find an accurate death date and burial place. Probably
should look in Lamar Co., TX.Book: "FLAT CREEK: ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE" c. 1986 Woodward & Stinson Printing Company, Columbia, Tennessee - page 96
Annis Laura Hodge Hodges was born about 1820 in , Tennessee. She died after 1880. She married Capt Sylvanus Wright Smithson before 1854.
!Sources:
1. Ancestral File Submission: AF83-070081 mf 1304300
Mary C. Fox, P. O. Box 1605, Brookings, OR 97415
2. IGI ver. May-88; Film #7603404, Sheet #25.
3. 1850 Census of Civil Dist. #6, Bedford Co., TN. #77
Phillip (Phipp) Hodge, age 50, male, farmer, b. SC
Margaret M. Hodge, age 48, female, b. VA
Rebecca A. L. Hodge, age 14, female, b. TN
James W. Hill, age 12, male, b. TN
Elizabeth Hodge, age 81, female, b. NC
4. 1860 Census of Dist. #6, Bedford Co., TN, pg. 191:
S. W. Smithson, age 59, male, farmer, b. VA
A. L. " , age 40, fem., b. TN
J. W. Hill, age 22, male, laborer, b. TN
Wm. Hill, age 17, male, b. TN
S. H. Smithson, age 6, male, b. TN
R. A. Smithson, age 4, female b. TN
A. M. Smithson, age 2, female b. TN
5. 1880 Census of Pct. #3, Delta Co., TX, pg. 500. #82/#83.
James W. Hill
is head of household, mother, two step sisters, and 2 boarders.
6. Mrs. J. S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.
!Notes:
The 1860 census of Bedford Co., TN lists A. L. as wife, age 40.
Two boys,
J. W. & Wm. Hill, are listed with the family. These are probably
hers from a
previous marriage to a ? HILL.
Ann L. is age 60 in 1880 and b. in TN, also both her parents.
They had the following children:
M i S H Smithson was born about 1855 in , Tennessee.
!Notes:
S. H. Smithson is age 6 in 1860 and Philip is age 16 in 1870 and
living with
Silvan and Anis.
Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Dist. #66, Bedford Co., TN, pg. 191.
2. 1870 Census of Paris P. O., Lamar Co., TX. #734/#734
James Hill, Silvan and Anis L. Smithson and several Smithson
children.
Comments:
S. H. and Philip may not be the same person but the ages given are
right and
initials are difficult to read and decipher properly.
Action:
Need to read the actual films, not just the transcribed copy.F ii Rebecca A Smithson was born about 1856 in , Tennessee. She died after 1870.
!Notes:
R. A. is age 1 in 1860 and a female. Rebeah is age 14 in 1870.
Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Dist. #66, Bedford Co., TN, pg. 191.
2. 1870 Census of Paris P. O., Lamar Co., TX. #734/#734
James Hill, Silvan and Anis L. Smithson and several Smithson
children.
Comments:
Action:
Need to read the actual film, not just the transcribed copy.F iii Alice M Smithson was born in 1859/1860 in , Tennessee.
!Notes:
A. M. is age 1 in 1860 and a female. Alice is age 10 in 1870 and
age 20 in
1880 and listed as a sister to James W. Hill.
Sources:
1. 1860 Census of Dist. #66, Bedford Co., TN, pg. 191.
2. 1870 Census of Paris P. O., Lamar Co., TX. #734/#734
James Hill, Silvan and Anis L. Smithson and several Smithson
children.
3. 1880 Census of Pct. #3, Delta Co., TX, pg. 500. #82/#83.
James W. Hill
is head of household, mother, two step sisters, and 2 boarders.
4. Mrs. John S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.
Comments:
Alice would be a half sister to James.M iv Joseph Carroll Smithson