Suddath and Freeman Ancestors


Frederick Wright.Frederick married Martha Smithson on 3 Nov 1853 in , Maury, Tennessee.

!Notes:

Sources:
1. Maury Co. TN. marriage records.

Martha Smithson [Parents] was born about 1836 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She married Frederick Wright on 3 Nov 1853 in , Maury, Tennessee.

!Notes:
Martha Smithson is age 14 in 1850.

Sources:
1. 1840 Census of Williamson County Tennessee, pg. 192:
SMITHSON, Sylvanus
2. 1850 Census of Williamson Co, TN, #259/#515. (printed)
Sylvanus Smithson family
3. Maury Co. TN. marriage records.
4. Mrs. John S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.

Comments:
In 1840, Martha is a female, under age 5, b. 1835-1840 [Martha]
Her father is living in Bedford Co. in 1860 but Martha is not
listed with the
family since she married in 1853. Need to look for her family in
1860 census.


Dr William H Williams.William married Betty E Johnson on 26 Jul 1866 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!William H. Williams was called Tipp. The family moved to Kentucky.

Sources:
1. Mrs. James S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.

Betty E Johnson [Parents].Betty married Dr William H Williams on 26 Jul 1866 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!Betty E. Johnson was probably named Elizabeth for her grandmother
Smithson.

Sources:
1. Mrs. James S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.


Elmer Olson

Esther McIntosh [Parents]


George P Smithson [Parents] was born on 23 Aug 1835 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 1 Feb 1898. He was buried in Giles Cemetary, Bethesda, Williamson, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth B Hargrove on 3 Apr 1856 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!Notes:

Sources:
1. BIBLE RECORDS [of] WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE comp. by Louise
Gillespie
Lynch, 1970. pgs. 103-105 Smithson Bible record.
2. Williamson Co. TN marriage records.
3. 1850 Census of Williamson Co., TN #484/#548.
4. 1880 Census of Dist #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet 1A.
5. DIRECTORY OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS. Vol. 1, pg.
104.

Comments:

Action:

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pp. 158-161

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Elizabeth B Hargrove [Parents] "Lizzie" was born in 1829 in Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 29 Aug 1894 in Flat Creek, Williamson, Tennessee. She was buried in , Williamson, Tennessee. She married George P Smithson on 3 Apr 1856 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!Notes:
Elizabeth B. married a SMITHSON--possibly George P.
Lizzie B. was age 48 in 1880 giving her a birth year of 1832,
closer to the
1829 date.
Giles Cemetery in Bethesda, Williamson Co. shows her dates as 1
July 1848 to
23 Aug. 1886. Need to recheck the dates and find an obituary.

Sources:
1. 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.

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pp. 158-161

They had the following children:

  F i Martha J Smithson was born about 1857 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!Notes:
Martha J. was age 23 in 1880.

Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Dist #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet 1A.
  F ii Sallie P Smithson
  F iii Susan M Smithson was born about 1861 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!Notes:
Susan was age 19 in 1880.

Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Dist #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet 1A.
  F iv Fannie M Smithson was born about 1863 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!Notes:
Fannie was age 17 in 1880.

Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Dist #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet 1A.
  F v Clarissa S Smithson was born about 1865 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!Notes:
Clarissa was age 15 in 1880.

Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Dist #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet 1A.
  F vi Mary E Smithson was born about 1868 in , Williamson, Tennessee.

!Notes:
Mary was age 12 in 1880.

Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Dist #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet 1A.
  M vii Charles B Smithson

They had the following children:

  F iii Elizabeth B Hargrove
  F ix Mary Jane Hargrove

Charles B Smithson [Parents] "Charlie" was born on 25 Jun 1872 in Flat Creek, Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 19 Dec 1907 in Flat Creek, Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried in Giles Cemetary, Bethesda, Williamson, Tennessee. He married Ella Mai McCall on 24 Dec 1893 in Williamson, Tennessee.

!Charley B. Smithson was age 7 in 1880 and 27 in 1900. He is
Charlie B. in the FLAT CREEK book. His name is probably Charles.

Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Dist #22, Williamson Co., TN. ED #239, Sheet 1A.
2. 1900 Census of Civil Dist. #10, Marshall Co., TN. ED #18,
Sheet #5B.
3. 1910 Census of Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. 67-167-19
Smithson, Ella age 31, b. TN//
" , Ross B. age 13, b. TN//
" , Royal M. age 9, b. TN//
" , Rosie L. age 7, b. TN//
" , Rash D. age 4, b. TN//
4. 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.

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Ella Mai McCall was born on 19 Dec 1878 in Flat Creek, Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 23 Jan 1969 in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Charles B Smithson on 24 Dec 1893 in Williamson, Tennessee.

!Notes:
It is interesting to note that her name is Smithson, not Keeler,
in her Social
Security file.

Sources:
1. Social Security Death Benefit Index:
Smithson, Ella SSN:411-38-2810 TN
b. 19 Dec. 1878 d. Jan. 1969 Nashville, TN

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They had the following children:

  M i Charlie Smithson
  M ii Ross B Smithson was born on 14 Feb 1897 in Flat Creek, Williamson, Tennessee. He died in Aug 1980 in , Glendale, Los Angeles, California.

!Ross B. Smithson was age 13 in 1910 and living with his mother in
Nashville, TN.

Sources:
1. 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.
2. Social Security Death Benefit Index:
Smithson, Ross SSN:521-09-1921 CO
b. 14 Feb. 1897 d. Aug. 1980 Glendale, LA, CA

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  M iii Royal M Smithson was born on 3 May 1900 in Flat Creek, Williamson, Tennessee. He died in Apr 1985 in Kansas City, Missouri.

!Royal Mc. was age 0/12 months in 1900 and Royal M. was age 9 in 1910.
The Mc. probably stands for McCall, his mothers maiden name.

Sources:
1. 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.
2. Social Security Death Benefit Index:
Smithson, Royal SSN:468-10-7097 MO
b. 3 May 1900 d. Apr. 1985 Kansas City, MO

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  F iv Rose L Smithson
  M v Rash D Smithson

Alexander Littlepage Green Smithson [Parents] was born on 10 Aug 1843 in Nashville, Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 7 Jul 1918 in , Shelby , Texas. He was buried in Fairview Cemetary, Center, Shelby, Texas. He married Covington.

Other marriages:
Brown,
Walker, Della A

Notes:
Alexander Littlepage Greene Smithson was known as Green(e) Smithson in his early life. Greene Smithson was age 24 in 1870.
Alexander Smithson went to KY and then to TX where he died and was buried. He married three times and he has descendants who live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sources:

1. 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.

2. HISTORY OF SHELBY COUNTY TEXAS, 1988 by Shelby Co., Historical
Commission. c. Curtis Media Corp., 1988. Vol. 1, pg. 199.
SMITHSON FAMILY--Alexander Little Page Green Smithson was born in Nashville, Tennessee 10 August, 1843 to William Overton Smithson and wife Lucy Wilkerson Giles. Green Smithson married Della A. Walker, born 2 January, 1859 in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, on 27 October, 1883. To this union were born three children, Carrie, George and Walker. Della died at age 32, and left three small children. Carrie was only six at the time, and her two brothers younger. Green married again, and a good stepmother helped raise the children. In 1861 when the War Between the States started, Green joined the 8th Cavalry, and served the duration of the war. His father gave him a horse to ride with the cavalry. Both came out of the war. After Green came to Center to live with his daughter and family, the Bartow McLendon's, he kept his cavalry sword hanging on the wall in his room. He attended Confederate reunions in Center. He also farmed on the McLendon property, and did hunting in the fall. His daughter Carrie had come to Center before he did. She worked in the Center telephone office about 1907. They had been living in Converse, Louisiana, and a friend from there had moved to Center, and asked Carrie to come live with her and work here. It was in Center that she met Bartow McLendon. She left and went to Houston, and later Bartow went to Houston, and they were married. They came to Center and made their home. The home built in 1913 is still standing, and it was there that she lived her life out. Green Smithson was a good father, grandfather and citizen. He is buried on the Bartow McLendon lot in Fairview Cemetery, Center. Also George Smithson who died December 7, 1957 is buried by his father. Bartow and Carrie are also buried in the Fairview Cemetery. Green Smithson died July 7, 1918. His son, Walker, served in World War I, and is buried in Houston. His wife Della, is buried at Fillmore, Louisiana.
by Lucy McLendon Gregory

3. SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS IN THE CIVIL WAR comp. by Kathryn Hooper
Davis and Carolyn Reeves Ericson. pg. 245
SMITHSON, Alexander Littlepage Green b. 10 Aug. 1843 in Nashville, TN d. 7 July 1918, bur: Fairview Cem., Shelby Co., TX. Spouse: Della A. Walker, md. 27 Oct. 1883 in KY. Service: Private in Capt. D. W. Alexander's Co. Marshall's Rangers; Co. A, 8th Regt. TN Cav.. Enlisted 18 June 1861 in Nashville, TN. Parents: William Overton Smithson and Lucy Wilkerson Giles

4. 1870 Census of Dist. #8, Lewisburg P.O., Marshall Co., TN, pg. 116, #74.
William Smithson family

Comments:
Is this guy the "Greene" Smithson who was the captor of John D. Lillard?
LILLARD: A FAMILY OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA by David Hicks Lillard, Jr. 2nd ed. Southern Historical Press, Greenville, SC. pg.714-716.
John D. Lillard moved to Williamson Co., TN about 1830. The lives of John D. Lillard and Rachel (Jarrell) Lillard both ended tragically. She was killed by her husband and he died during his capture. The story goes that John D. Lillard had a girl friend in Marshall County and one day before setting out to see her, he threw his wife Rachel into the well at their home and threw numerous rocks on top of her. John D. Lillard then left for Marshall County, but some person passing by on the road near the Lillard home heard Rachel's weak cries for help from the bottom of the well and removed her. She told them what John D. Lillard had done. A group of citizens set out to catch John D. Lillard. Tradition is that Mr. Lillard was overtaken and apprehended at a bridge over the Duck River near present day Henry Horton State Park. One of his captors, Greene Smithson, made John D. Lillard climb the side rail of the bridge. When Lillard was standing on top of the rail, the captor shot Lillard who fell to his death in the river below. Lillard's killer then left to avoid a murder charge himself, never again to return to Williamson County. A Coroner's Jury for Williamson County was empaneled to conduct an inquest into the death of Rachel (Jarrett) Lillard. The following is their report:

State of Tennessee
County of Williamson
Inquisition held at John D. Lillards in the County and State aforesaid on the ___ December 1864, before William N. Smith, J.P. acting coroner of said County upon the body of Mrs. Rachel Lillard found lying in the well not quite dead and believed by the Jury from all evidence and circumstances
that she was pushed in the well by her husband, John D. Lillard and that he threw rocks on her and broke her skull and caused her death. In testimony whereof, the said Jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and date above.
M. H. Scales, M.D.; James Edwards; Jeremiah Stephens; H. C. Loftin; Josiah Boon; Reuben Reynolds; M. H. Dobson; R. R. Mincy.

See Also:
Williamson Co., TN Records:
Williamson Co., TN marriage records.
Will Bk. 14, pg. 165 (July 1865) Adm. of Estate of John D. Lillard, decd.
Minute Bk. 20, pg. 115 Inventory of John D. Lillard, decd. William Mincy, Adm.

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had three (3) marriages:
(1) , Covington; (2) , Walker; (3) , Brown

Covington. married Alexander Littlepage Green Smithson.


Alexander Littlepage Green Smithson [Parents] was born on 10 Aug 1843 in Nashville, Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 7 Jul 1918 in , Shelby , Texas. He was buried in Fairview Cemetary, Center, Shelby, Texas. He married Della A Walker on 27 Oct 1883.

Other marriages:
Covington,
Brown,

Notes:
Alexander Littlepage Greene Smithson was known as Green(e) Smithson in his early life. Greene Smithson was age 24 in 1870.
Alexander Smithson went to KY and then to TX where he died and was buried. He married three times and he has descendants who live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sources:

1. 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.

2. HISTORY OF SHELBY COUNTY TEXAS, 1988 by Shelby Co., Historical
Commission. c. Curtis Media Corp., 1988. Vol. 1, pg. 199.
SMITHSON FAMILY--Alexander Little Page Green Smithson was born in Nashville, Tennessee 10 August, 1843 to William Overton Smithson and wife Lucy Wilkerson Giles. Green Smithson married Della A. Walker, born 2 January, 1859 in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, on 27 October, 1883. To this union were born three children, Carrie, George and Walker. Della died at age 32, and left three small children. Carrie was only six at the time, and her two brothers younger. Green married again, and a good stepmother helped raise the children. In 1861 when the War Between the States started, Green joined the 8th Cavalry, and served the duration of the war. His father gave him a horse to ride with the cavalry. Both came out of the war. After Green came to Center to live with his daughter and family, the Bartow McLendon's, he kept his cavalry sword hanging on the wall in his room. He attended Confederate reunions in Center. He also farmed on the McLendon property, and did hunting in the fall. His daughter Carrie had come to Center before he did. She worked in the Center telephone office about 1907. They had been living in Converse, Louisiana, and a friend from there had moved to Center, and asked Carrie to come live with her and work here. It was in Center that she met Bartow McLendon. She left and went to Houston, and later Bartow went to Houston, and they were married. They came to Center and made their home. The home built in 1913 is still standing, and it was there that she lived her life out. Green Smithson was a good father, grandfather and citizen. He is buried on the Bartow McLendon lot in Fairview Cemetery, Center. Also George Smithson who died December 7, 1957 is buried by his father. Bartow and Carrie are also buried in the Fairview Cemetery. Green Smithson died July 7, 1918. His son, Walker, served in World War I, and is buried in Houston. His wife Della, is buried at Fillmore, Louisiana.
by Lucy McLendon Gregory

3. SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS IN THE CIVIL WAR comp. by Kathryn Hooper
Davis and Carolyn Reeves Ericson. pg. 245
SMITHSON, Alexander Littlepage Green b. 10 Aug. 1843 in Nashville, TN d. 7 July 1918, bur: Fairview Cem., Shelby Co., TX. Spouse: Della A. Walker, md. 27 Oct. 1883 in KY. Service: Private in Capt. D. W. Alexander's Co. Marshall's Rangers; Co. A, 8th Regt. TN Cav.. Enlisted 18 June 1861 in Nashville, TN. Parents: William Overton Smithson and Lucy Wilkerson Giles

4. 1870 Census of Dist. #8, Lewisburg P.O., Marshall Co., TN, pg. 116, #74.
William Smithson family

Comments:
Is this guy the "Greene" Smithson who was the captor of John D. Lillard?
LILLARD: A FAMILY OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA by David Hicks Lillard, Jr. 2nd ed. Southern Historical Press, Greenville, SC. pg.714-716.
John D. Lillard moved to Williamson Co., TN about 1830. The lives of John D. Lillard and Rachel (Jarrell) Lillard both ended tragically. She was killed by her husband and he died during his capture. The story goes that John D. Lillard had a girl friend in Marshall County and one day before setting out to see her, he threw his wife Rachel into the well at their home and threw numerous rocks on top of her. John D. Lillard then left for Marshall County, but some person passing by on the road near the Lillard home heard Rachel's weak cries for help from the bottom of the well and removed her. She told them what John D. Lillard had done. A group of citizens set out to catch John D. Lillard. Tradition is that Mr. Lillard was overtaken and apprehended at a bridge over the Duck River near present day Henry Horton State Park. One of his captors, Greene Smithson, made John D. Lillard climb the side rail of the bridge. When Lillard was standing on top of the rail, the captor shot Lillard who fell to his death in the river below. Lillard's killer then left to avoid a murder charge himself, never again to return to Williamson County. A Coroner's Jury for Williamson County was empaneled to conduct an inquest into the death of Rachel (Jarrett) Lillard. The following is their report:

State of Tennessee
County of Williamson
Inquisition held at John D. Lillards in the County and State aforesaid on the ___ December 1864, before William N. Smith, J.P. acting coroner of said County upon the body of Mrs. Rachel Lillard found lying in the well not quite dead and believed by the Jury from all evidence and circumstances
that she was pushed in the well by her husband, John D. Lillard and that he threw rocks on her and broke her skull and caused her death. In testimony whereof, the said Jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and date above.
M. H. Scales, M.D.; James Edwards; Jeremiah Stephens; H. C. Loftin; Josiah Boon; Reuben Reynolds; M. H. Dobson; R. R. Mincy.

See Also:
Williamson Co., TN Records:
Williamson Co., TN marriage records.
Will Bk. 14, pg. 165 (July 1865) Adm. of Estate of John D. Lillard, decd.
Minute Bk. 20, pg. 115 Inventory of John D. Lillard, decd. William Mincy, Adm.

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had three (3) marriages:
(1) , Covington; (2) , Walker; (3) , Brown

Della A Walker was born on 10 Jan 1859 in , Grand Rivers, , Kentucky. She died about 1891. She was buried in , Fillmore, , Louisiana. She married Alexander Littlepage Green Smithson on 27 Oct 1883.

They had the following children:

  M i George Smithson died on 7 Dec 1957. He was buried in Fairview Cemetary, Center, Shelby, Texas.

!Notes:
  M ii Walker Smithson was buried in , Houston, , Texas.

!Notes:
Walker served in WW II.
  F iii Carrie Elizabeth Smithson

Alexander Littlepage Green Smithson [Parents] was born on 10 Aug 1843 in Nashville, Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 7 Jul 1918 in , Shelby , Texas. He was buried in Fairview Cemetary, Center, Shelby, Texas. He married Brown.

Other marriages:
Covington,
Walker, Della A

Notes:
Alexander Littlepage Greene Smithson was known as Green(e) Smithson in his early life. Greene Smithson was age 24 in 1870.
Alexander Smithson went to KY and then to TX where he died and was buried. He married three times and he has descendants who live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sources:

1. 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.

2. HISTORY OF SHELBY COUNTY TEXAS, 1988 by Shelby Co., Historical
Commission. c. Curtis Media Corp., 1988. Vol. 1, pg. 199.
SMITHSON FAMILY--Alexander Little Page Green Smithson was born in Nashville, Tennessee 10 August, 1843 to William Overton Smithson and wife Lucy Wilkerson Giles. Green Smithson married Della A. Walker, born 2 January, 1859 in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, on 27 October, 1883. To this union were born three children, Carrie, George and Walker. Della died at age 32, and left three small children. Carrie was only six at the time, and her two brothers younger. Green married again, and a good stepmother helped raise the children. In 1861 when the War Between the States started, Green joined the 8th Cavalry, and served the duration of the war. His father gave him a horse to ride with the cavalry. Both came out of the war. After Green came to Center to live with his daughter and family, the Bartow McLendon's, he kept his cavalry sword hanging on the wall in his room. He attended Confederate reunions in Center. He also farmed on the McLendon property, and did hunting in the fall. His daughter Carrie had come to Center before he did. She worked in the Center telephone office about 1907. They had been living in Converse, Louisiana, and a friend from there had moved to Center, and asked Carrie to come live with her and work here. It was in Center that she met Bartow McLendon. She left and went to Houston, and later Bartow went to Houston, and they were married. They came to Center and made their home. The home built in 1913 is still standing, and it was there that she lived her life out. Green Smithson was a good father, grandfather and citizen. He is buried on the Bartow McLendon lot in Fairview Cemetery, Center. Also George Smithson who died December 7, 1957 is buried by his father. Bartow and Carrie are also buried in the Fairview Cemetery. Green Smithson died July 7, 1918. His son, Walker, served in World War I, and is buried in Houston. His wife Della, is buried at Fillmore, Louisiana.
by Lucy McLendon Gregory

3. SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS IN THE CIVIL WAR comp. by Kathryn Hooper
Davis and Carolyn Reeves Ericson. pg. 245
SMITHSON, Alexander Littlepage Green b. 10 Aug. 1843 in Nashville, TN d. 7 July 1918, bur: Fairview Cem., Shelby Co., TX. Spouse: Della A. Walker, md. 27 Oct. 1883 in KY. Service: Private in Capt. D. W. Alexander's Co. Marshall's Rangers; Co. A, 8th Regt. TN Cav.. Enlisted 18 June 1861 in Nashville, TN. Parents: William Overton Smithson and Lucy Wilkerson Giles

4. 1870 Census of Dist. #8, Lewisburg P.O., Marshall Co., TN, pg. 116, #74.
William Smithson family

Comments:
Is this guy the "Greene" Smithson who was the captor of John D. Lillard?
LILLARD: A FAMILY OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA by David Hicks Lillard, Jr. 2nd ed. Southern Historical Press, Greenville, SC. pg.714-716.
John D. Lillard moved to Williamson Co., TN about 1830. The lives of John D. Lillard and Rachel (Jarrell) Lillard both ended tragically. She was killed by her husband and he died during his capture. The story goes that John D. Lillard had a girl friend in Marshall County and one day before setting out to see her, he threw his wife Rachel into the well at their home and threw numerous rocks on top of her. John D. Lillard then left for Marshall County, but some person passing by on the road near the Lillard home heard Rachel's weak cries for help from the bottom of the well and removed her. She told them what John D. Lillard had done. A group of citizens set out to catch John D. Lillard. Tradition is that Mr. Lillard was overtaken and apprehended at a bridge over the Duck River near present day Henry Horton State Park. One of his captors, Greene Smithson, made John D. Lillard climb the side rail of the bridge. When Lillard was standing on top of the rail, the captor shot Lillard who fell to his death in the river below. Lillard's killer then left to avoid a murder charge himself, never again to return to Williamson County. A Coroner's Jury for Williamson County was empaneled to conduct an inquest into the death of Rachel (Jarrett) Lillard. The following is their report:

State of Tennessee
County of Williamson
Inquisition held at John D. Lillards in the County and State aforesaid on the ___ December 1864, before William N. Smith, J.P. acting coroner of said County upon the body of Mrs. Rachel Lillard found lying in the well not quite dead and believed by the Jury from all evidence and circumstances
that she was pushed in the well by her husband, John D. Lillard and that he threw rocks on her and broke her skull and caused her death. In testimony whereof, the said Jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and date above.
M. H. Scales, M.D.; James Edwards; Jeremiah Stephens; H. C. Loftin; Josiah Boon; Reuben Reynolds; M. H. Dobson; R. R. Mincy.

See Also:
Williamson Co., TN Records:
Williamson Co., TN marriage records.
Will Bk. 14, pg. 165 (July 1865) Adm. of Estate of John D. Lillard, decd.
Minute Bk. 20, pg. 115 Inventory of John D. Lillard, decd. William Mincy, Adm.

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had three (3) marriages:
(1) , Covington; (2) , Walker; (3) , Brown

Brown. married Alexander Littlepage Green Smithson.


William G Smithson [Parents] "Billy" was born in Mar 1845 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He married Ragsdale.

!Notes:
William Smithson was age 22 in 1870 and age 66 in 1910 and his
son, Jackson,
was age 5.

Sources:
1. 1870 Census of Dist. #8, Lewisburg P.O., Marshall Co., TN, pg.
116, #74.
William Smithson family
2. 1910 Census of Williamson Co., TN, #151/#9/#108

Comments:

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married ? Ragsdale

Ragsdale. married William G Smithson.

!Notes:
Lived on Mayhew Smithson's farm after marriage.

Sources:
1. 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.

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They had the following children:

  M i Jerry Collum Smithson

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