Hon Noble Smithson Sr [Parents] was born on 7 Dec 1841 in Noblesville, Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 20 Jul 1919 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetary, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee. He married Alice Josephine Patterson on 2 Apr 1865 in , Giles, Tennessee.
!Noble Smithson was age 28 in 1870 and age 38 in 1880.
Noble was one of 14 or 15 children and taught school while
studying for the
practice of attorney. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South and a Mason. He was admitted to the Bar in 1866;
practiced as an attorney in Pulaski Co., from 1867-1887; Burmingham,
AL from 1888-93; and moved to Knoxville, TN in 1893.
He has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
is now a Mason and Knight Templar. He is also a Knight of Honor and
a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is a member of
the Tennessee Historical Society and of the Bar Assoiciaton of
Tennessee. He is one of the leading lawyers of the State, and in
politics is Independent. He is an advocate of women suffrage, and
district attorny-general for the Eleventh Circuit, composed of the
counties of Williamson, Maury, Marshall, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis and
Hickman, from November 1867 to September 1870. He was elected to
the Thirty-eighth General Assembly as State Senator, from the
Fifteenth Senatorial District, composed of counties of Giles,
Lawrence, Wayne and Lewis, November 6, 1872, for the next two years,
1873-1874. He was chairman of the judiciary committee and also
chairman of a special joint committtee to investigate the affairs of
the Bank of Tennessee. He was one of thirteen senators who voted
for the public school law of 1873, under which the present system of
popular education has grown to be so efficient and beneficial to the
State. He was a delegate to the National Greenback Convention at
Indianapolis in 1876, which nominated Peter Cooper for the
presidency. He has a large practice in local courts and the supreme
court of Tennessee, and is a distinguished lawyer and an eminent
citizen.Sources:
1. PROMINENT TENNESSEANS pg. 406. Sketch of Hon. Noble Smithson.
[see above]
2. CAPTIVES OF ABB'S VALLEY: A LEGEND OF FRONTIER LIFE by Rev. James
Moore
Brown. rev. ed. with intro., notes and appendix, maps and illus.
by
Robert Bell Woodworth. 1942, McClure Pub. Co., Staunton, VA.
3. VITAL STATISTICS FROM 19TH CENTURY TENNESSEE CHURCH RECORDS by
Byron &
Barbara Sistler. 1979, pg. 338.
4. 1870 Census of Pulaski, Giles Co., TN. Pg. 146, #387/#387.
Smithson, Noble age 28, b. TN Attorney General
$2000/$2000
" , Alice E. age 24, b. TN Keeping House
" , Laura age 3, b. TN
" , Noble age 2, b. TN
" , Fontane age 21, b. TN Census Taker $500/-
5. 1880 Census of Dist. #7, Giles Co., TN. ED #105, Sheet #52A.
[need to add data]
6. 1910 Census of Knoxville, Knox Co., TN. 98-166-53
Smithson, Noble age 68, b. TN//
" , Alice J. age 65, b. TN//
" , Guy age 32, b. TN//
" , Alma M. age 25, b. TN//
7. Maplewood Cemetery, Giles Co., TN records.
8. BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY by
McBride, etc.
Vol. II (1861-1901) pub. 1979, pg. 846-847.
9. HISTORY OF TENNESSEE, ILLUSTRATED. Goodspeed Pub. Co.,
Nashville, 1886.
Revised and Reprinted in 1979 by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr.
pg. 869-870 Hon. Noble Smithson
10. WHO WAS WHO IN AMERICA pg. 1151
11. Index to Spanish American War Pensions.Comments:
Marie Clayton sent some data that she had collected about the
Smithsons of
Williamson Co., TN:
"Noble Smithson was an attorney general in 1868."Action:
Need to add the data for the 1900 and 1910 censuses.
Alice Josephine Patterson was born on 16 Sep 1845 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. She died on 15 Nov 1934. She married Hon Noble Smithson Sr on 2 Apr 1865 in , Giles, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Alice E. was age 24 in 1870.Comments:
I had Alice's birthyear as 1868 but that is after than her
daughter's year of
birth. Need to re-read the data on this family and add the cemetery
readings.
If Alice is age 24 in 1870 that puts her birthyear closer to 1846,
not 1868.
They had the following children:
F i Anna Laura Smithson "Annie" was born on 18 Jun 1866. She died on 7 Feb 1893 in Birmingham, Alabama. She was buried in Maplewood Cemetary, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Laura Smithson was age 3 in 1870 and Anna Laura was age 13 in 1880.
She was also shown as Annie Laurie in the cemetery.
Sources:
1. PROMINENT TENNESSEANS pg. 406. Sketch of Hon. Noble Smithson.
2. Maplewood Cemetery, Giles Co., TN records.
3. BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY by
McBride, etc.
Vol. II (1861-1901) pub. 1979, pg. 846-847.
4. 1870 Census of Pulaski, Giles Co., TN. Pg. 146, #387/#387.
Noble Smithson family
5. 1880 Census of Dist. #7, Giles Co., TN. ED #105, Sheet #52A.
6. CEMETERY RECORDS OF GILES CO., TN.
Maplewood Cemetry, old white section:
Smithson, Annie Laurie 1866-1893
Comments:
She probably did not marry, since she is shown in the cemetery as
Annie
Laurie Smithson.
Need to find an obituary for Anna Laura.M ii Noble Smithson Jr M iii John Patterson Smithson M iv Tully Cicero Smithson was born in Nov 1872 in , Tennessee. He died after 1900.
!Notes:
Tully was age 7 in 1880. Tully C. was age 27 and a Pvt. in Co. C,
31st
Infantry stationed at Post Parang, Island of Mindanao, Phillipine
Is. in 1900.
Sources:
1. PROMINENT TENNESSEANS pg. 406. Sketch of Hon. Noble Smithson.
2. 1880 Census of Dist. #7, Giles Co., TN. ED #105, Sheet #52A.
3. 1900 Census of Military and Naval: Phillipine Islands, Post
Parang, Island
of Mindanao. ED #184, Sheet #75B. Co. "C", 31st Inf.
Smithson, Tully C. age 27, b. Nov. 1872, TN// Pvt.M v Guy Smithson was born on 11 Sep 1877 in , Tennessee. He died in Apr 1963.
!Notes:
Guy was age 2 in 1880.
Sources:
1. PROMINENT TENNESSEANS pg. 406. Sketch of Hon. Noble Smithson.
2. 1880 Census of Dist. #7, Giles Co., TN. ED #105, Sheet #52A.
3. Social Security Death Benefit Index
Smithson, Guy SSN: 415-50-8605 TN
b. 11 Sept. 1877 d. Apr 1963 [no zip code given]
Comments:F vi Alma Amanda Smithson was born about 1885 in , Tennessee.
!Notes:
Alma was age 5 months in 1880.
Sources:
1. PROMINENT TENNESSEANS pg. 406. Sketch of Hon. Noble Smithson.
2. 1880 Census of Dist. #7, Giles Co., TN. ED #105, Sheet #52A.
3. Cannon Co. Tennesse Marriage records, Bk. F, pg. 164:
Alma C. Smithson and P. V. Young, lic.: Dec. 24, 1898, md.:
Dec. 25,
1898.
Comments:
Is this the right Alma?
William D Springer.William married Anne Eliza Smithson.
!Sources:
!Notes:
Anne Eliza Smithson [Parents] "Ann" was born on 8 Jul 1844 in Noblesville, Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 30 Aug 1866. She was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetary, Giles, Tennessee. She married William D Springer.
!Ann Eliza Smithson lived in Giles Co., TN.
Sources:
1. CEMETERY RECORDS OF GILES CO., TN.
Mt. Moriah Cemetry records:
Springer, Ann Eliza (Smithson), wife of William D. Springer and
daughter of of Rev. John G. and Ann V. Smithson
b. 8 July 1844 d. 30 Aug. 1866
Fountain Smithson [Parents] was born in 1849 in Noblesville, Williamson, Tennessee. He died in 1906. He was buried in 1906 in Evergreen Cemetary, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee. He married Alma E Doughty about 1880 in , Tennessee.
!Fontane Smithson is age 21 and living with his brother Noble in
1870 and is
shown as the census taker for that area.
In 1900, Fount and Alma had been married 20 years. He was age 51
and died
soon after, since Alma is living in St. Louis as a widow in 1918/19.Comments:
Look for a marriage record about 1880 in Giles Co. TN.
Need to find an obituary for Fountain in a KC newspaper.Sources:
1. 1870 Census of Pulaski, Giles Co., TN. Pg. 146, #387/#387.
Smithson, Noble age 28, b. TN Attorney General
$2000/$2000
" , Alice E. age 24, b. TN Keeping House
" , Laura age 3, b. TN
" , Noble age 2, b. TN
" , Fontane age 21, b. TN Census Taker $500/-
2. 1900 Census of Civil Dist. #13, Rutherford Co., TN. ED #113,
Sheet #11A.
Academy St., Murfreesboro, TN.
3. DESCENDANTS OF JOHN WALKER OF WIGTON, SCOTLAND with records of a
few
allied families, 1600-1902 by Emma Siggins White. KC, MO,
Tiernan-Dart
Prentiss Co., 1902, pg. 89.
4. Martindale's AMERICAN LAW DIRECTORY, 1899, pg. 398: SMITHSON,
Fount, Am.
Bank Bldg., Kansas City, MO.
5. TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS OF EVERGREEN CEMETERY, MURFREESBORO,
BEDFORD CO.,
TENNESSEE comp. by Miss Deane Porh, 1965. pg. 78.
Alma E Doughty was born in Sep 1854 in , Indiana. She died on 21 Oct 1922 in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetary, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee. She married Fountain Smithson about 1880 in , Tennessee.
!Notes:
Alma E. (Doughty) Smithson is shown as a dressmaker in 1900. She
is age 64
in 1920.Sources:
1. GOULDS ST. LOUIS [MO] CITY DIRECTORY of 1918:
Smithson, Alma D. (widow of Fountain), #201, 5660 Kingsbury
Blvd.
2. GOULDS ST. LOUIS [MO] CITY DIRECTORY of 1919:
Smithson, Alma D. (widow of Fountain), 4411 Forest Park Blvd.
3. 1920 Census of 4500 Pershing (Berlin) St., St. Louis, MO.
ED #500, Sheet #18B. White, George H.
Smithson, Alma D. age 64, b. IN
3. TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS OF EVERGREEN CEMETERY, MURFREESBORO,
BEDFORD CO.,
TENNESSEE comp. by Miss Deane Porh, 1965.
4. Illinois Death Index, Jan. 1916-Dec. 1938
Smithson, Alma, Cert. #602524 filed: 22 Oct. 1922
d. 21 Feb. 1922, Chicago, Cook Co., ILComments:
Look for an obituary for her.
They had the following children:
F i Sarah Williams Smithson "Sallie" was born in Dec 1881 in , Tennessee.
Peyton C Smithson [Parents] "Paton" was born on 15 Jul 1851 in Noblesville, Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 19 Apr 1943. He married Anna Ellen McClure on 3 Jul 1878 in , Tennessee.
!Peyton Smithson was age 18 in 1870. He entered Giles College and
then read
law in his brother Noble's office. He was an attorney and Mayor of
Lewisburg, TN for a 2-year term. Republican.Sources:
1. 1870 Census of Dist. #6, Pulaski P.O., Giles Co., TN, pg. 110,
#286/#286.
J. G. Smithson family
2. 1880 Census of Dist. #15, Marshall Co., TN, ED #146, Sheet #6B.
3. 1900 Census of Civil Dist. #19, Maury Co., TN, ED #88, Sheet #19B.
4. 1910 Census of Lewisburg, Marshall Co. TN, ED #100, Sheet #14.
5. Ancestral file submission AF83-026719 (mf #1394127) by Anita
Smithson
Roberts, 505 Lowe St., P.O. Box 993, Valdez, AK 99686 (obsolete
address)
6. CEMETERY RECORDS, MARSHALL COUNTY TN by Timothy R. & Helen C.
Marsh and
Ralph Whitesell, 1981. pg. 304.
7. THE GOODSPEED HISTORIES OF MAURY, WILLIAMSON, RUTHERFORD, WILSON,
BEDFORD,
& MARSHALL COUNTIES OF TENNESSEE orig. pub. 1886, reprinted
1971. pg.
1009.Action:
Need to find the family in the Lexington, AL census of 1860.
Need to find him in the 1900 Census.
Anna Ellen McClure was born on 31 Aug 1855. She died on 6 Oct 1919. She married Peyton C Smithson on 3 Jul 1878 in , Tennessee.
!Notes:
Ellen was a member of the Presbyterian Church.Sources:
1. Ancestral file submission AF83-026719 (mf #1394127) by Anita
Smithson
Roberts, P.O. Box 993, Valdez, AK 99686 (obsolete address)
They had the following children:
F i Nora Carrie Smithson F ii Mariana Smithson was born on 6 Mar 1882. She died on 18 Oct 1925.
!Notes:
Sources:
1. Ancestral file submission AF83-026719 (mf #1394127) by Anita
Smithson
Roberts, 505 Lowe St., P.O. Box 993, Valdez, AK 99686 (obsolete
address)F iii Nellie Ellen Smithson was born on 6 Dec 1883. She died on 30 Nov 1894.
!Notes:
Sources:
1. Ancestral file submission AF83-026719 (mf #1394127) by Anita
Smithson
Roberts, 505 Lowe St., P.O. Box 993, Valdez, AK 99686 (obsolete
address)M iv Noble Doak Smithson was born on 27 Feb 1886. He died on 26 Apr 1929.
!Notes:
Noble is age 14 and living in his brother-in-law's (Frank W.
Godwin and Lilly
P.) household. Did he marry a GODWIN?
Sources:
1. 1900 Census of Civil Dist. #19, Maury Co., TN, ED #88, Sheet #3B.
2. Ancestral file submission AF83-026719 (mf #1394127) by Anita
Smithson
Roberts, 505 Lowe St., P.O. Box 993, Valdez, AK 99686 (obsolete
address)
Thornton Ladd Smithson [Parents] was born on 30 Jul 1855 in Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama. He died on 16 Sep 1935 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. He was buried in Maplewood Cemetary, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. He married Laura Eleanor Skillern on 5 Apr 1879 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee.
1 _FA3
2 PLAC 1LK4-FS
!Thornton Smithson was age 15 in 1870. Ancestral File submission
shows his birth place as Lewiston, AL.Sources:
1. Ancestral File Submissions:
John L. Smithson, 1222 Deborah Dr., Huntsville, AL 35802,
AF83-034056 mf 1394157.
2. SKILLERN FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY by Darlene R. Appel and Ethel
E.
Carter. Pub. 1971 (TN State Lib. CS71.S6269/1971)
3. CEMETERY RECORDS OF GILES CO., TN.
Maplewood Cemetry, old white section:
Smithson, T. L. 30 July 1855-16 Sept. 1935
Smithson, Laura Skillern, wife of T. L.
16 March 1858 - 9 July 1908
4. 1870 Census of Dist. #6, Pulaski P.O., Giles Co., TN, pg. 110,
#286/#286.
J. G. Smithson familyComments:
Need to find the family in the Lexington, AL census of 1860, 1880
and 1900.
Laura Eleanor Skillern was born on 16 Mar 1858 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. She died on 9 Jul 1908 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. She was buried in Maplewood Cemetary, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. She married Thornton Ladd Smithson on 5 Apr 1879 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee.
1 _FA3
2 PLAC 1LK4-G0
SOURCE CITATION:
Title: (See source comments)
Source Comments: Skillern Book pp255Notes:
Birthdate also given as the 23rd of March 1858.Sources:
1. Ancestral File ver. C401. Submission: AF83-034056 by John L.
Smithson,
1222 Deborah Dr., Huntsville, AL 35802, mf 1394157.
Skillern book shows Laura born 23 March 1858. Pulaski, TN, and
dieing 16
Sept 1908 at Pulaski. Scrap's lineage in the Giles book shows her
dying
on 09 July 1908.
They had the following children:
M i T Vernon Smithson M ii George Ladd Smithson F iii Annie Louise Smithson
William Burr Smithson [Parents] was born on 29 Jun 1857 in Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama. He died on 11 Sep 1924 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. He was buried in Maplewood Cemetary, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. He married Sallie Reese McLemore on 21 Oct 1882 in Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee.
William B. Smithson was a lawyer and business man. No children.
William is age 13 in 1870, age 41 in 1900 and his birth is shown as
June 1859.
He is age 52 in 1910.Sources:
1. 1870 Census of Dist. #6, Pulaski P.O., Giles Co., TN, pg. 110,
#286/#286.
J. G. Smithson family
2. 1900 Census of Morrison St., Pulaski, Giles Co., TN.
ED #21, Sheet #12B
3. 1910 Census of Pulaski, Giles Co., TN. #22, #12, #31.
4. Maplewood Cemetery in Giles Co., TN
5. BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Vol.II
(1861-1901), pg. 846-847.Comments:
Need to find the family in the Lexington, AL census of 1860.From, "Tennessee the Volunteer State,", Vol. 2
TENNESSEE
The Volunteer State
1769--1923
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO NASHVILLE
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1923WILLIAM BURR SMITHSON. (pp 396-397)
William Burr Smithson, who has been actively engaged in law practice at
Pulaski for the past forty-three years, enjoys an enviable reputation as
one of the prominent and successful attorneys of Giles county and has
also been a factor in the public life of the community, having
represented his district in the state senate. His birth occurred at
Lexington, Lauderdale county, Alabama, on the 29th of April, 1857, his parents being John Greene and Ann Vaughn (Ladd) Smithson, the former
a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and an extensive
agriculturist. Both parents were people of strong character and
intellect. Their family numbered fifteen children, six daughters and
nine sons, all of whom lived to be more than twenty-one years of age and
were perfect both physically and mentally.William B. Smithson obtained his education in the common schools of
Giles county, Tennessee, and in Giles College of Pulaski, this state. He
spent the period of his minority as a farmer boy, but on reaching man's
estate took up the study of law and in December, 1879, obtained a
license to practice. Through the intervening period to the present time,
covering approximately forty-three years, he has continuously followed
his profession in Pulaski and has built up a most gratifying clientage.
He has always depended solely upon his merits, observing and applying
the Golden Rule in all business transactions, and as a member of the bar
has gained not only material prosperity but also the respect and
confidence of the general public and of the profession as well. His
accumulations consist principally of real estate in Pulaski and Giles
county, Tennessee, including a very handsome residence on Third street
in Pulaski.On the 21st of November, 1882, at Spring Hill, Maury county, Tennessee,
Mr. Smithson was united in marriage to Miss Sallie Reese McLemore,
daughter of Colonel Robert W. and Harriett Susan (Figuers) McLemore.
Mrs. Smithson, a representative of one of the oldest, wealthiest and
most prominent families of this state, is a woman of great intelligence
and executive ability. She was very beautiful and attractive as a young
lady and is still remarkably well preserved.Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Smithson has
supported the democratic party. From the 1st of January, 1897, to the
1st of January, 1899, he served as state senator of the twenty-second
senatorial district of Tennessee, composed of Giles, Lawrence and Wayne
counties, and made a most creditable record in the general assembly,
giving thoughtful and earnest consideration to all the vital questions
which came up for settlement. Fraternally he is prominent as a Knight of
Pythias. He has held every office in Stonewall Lodge, No. 12, K. P., of
Pulaski, Tennessee, and has filled practically every office in the grand
lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Tennessee, serving as grand
chancellor from May, 1896, until May, 1897. He has been identified with
the Methodist Episcopal church, South, since his early youth and for
many years has held membership on the official boards of the church at
Pulaski. In the community in which practically his entire life has been
spent he is accorded distinction as a foremost attorney and influential
citizen.
Sallie Reese McLemore was born in Jun 1860 in , Tennessee. She died in 1903. She was buried in Maplewood Cemetary, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. She married William Burr Smithson on 21 Oct 1882 in Spring Hill, Maury, Tennessee.
Notes:
Sallie is age 40 in 1900 and age 48 in 1910.Sources:
1. CEMETERY RECORDS OF GILES CO., TN.
Maplewood Cemetry, old white section:
Smithson, Sallie Reese McLemore 1860-1903
Wife of William Burr Smithson
Rev Claudius Buchanan was born on 17 Dec 1842 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died in Mar 1933 in , Davidson, Tennessee. He was buried on 30 Mar 1933 in Mount Hope Cemetary, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee. He married Dolly Josephine Smithson on 29 Nov 1866 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
C[laudius] Buchanan was age 7 1850. His family came to TN about
1800.
Claudius served in Civil War in 20th TN Regt., Co. D, and was taken
prisoner at
Missionary Ridge. POW in Rock Island, IL. He was licensed to
preach in 1871.
He was a farmer, a Mason and a Democrat. Both he and Dolly were
members of the
M. E. Church South. He and Dolly were interred in Mt. Hope
Cemetery, plot
A-70, Dolly in 1917 and Claudius on 30 March 1933.Sources:
1. HISTORY OF WILLIAMSON CO., TN by Goodspeed, pub. 1886, pg. 970-1.
2. DIRECTORY [of] WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS, Vol. 2 by
Williamson
County Historical Soc., 1975.
3. 1850 Census of Williamson Co., TN, #343/#428.
4. Death Certificate, Williamson Co., TN, #287, May 28, 1917 (roll
#74 TSLA)
Mrs. Claudius Buchanan, District #23, Williamson Co., female,
white,
married, age 72 years, 6 months, 7 days, born Williamson Co.,
father:
Capt. Sylvanus Smithson, mother: Louisa Smithson.
5. IGI mf 1396340, Batch #8711804, Sheet #77.
6. Mrs. J. S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.
7. Maryte Hoagland Dyess, 804 Johnson Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904Comments:
Betsy Ragsdale has pictures of Rev. Claudius and Dolly Buchanan.Action:
Dolly Josephine Smithson [Parents] "Dollie" was born on 12 Oct 1844 in Arrington, Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 29 May 1917 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetary, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee. She married Rev Claudius Buchanan on 29 Nov 1866 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Dollie and Rev. Claudius Smithson are buried in Mt. Hope Cem. plot
A-70.Sources:
They had the following children:
F i Josephine E Buchanan F ii M Blanche Buchanan was born on 29 Dec 1869 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Sources:
Mrs. James S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.M iii Dr Gerald Marvin Buchanan was born on 28 Mar 1870 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He was buried on 20 Sep 1934 in Mount Hope Cemetary, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
A Dr. Gerald Marvin Buchanan is buried in plot A-70 in the Mt.
Hope Cemetery.
His dates read b. 1882, d. 1934, age 52.
Sources:
1. DIRECTORY [of] WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE BURIALS, Vol. 2 by
Williamson
County Historical Soc., 1975.
Plot a-70: Dr. Gerald Marvin Buchanan
b. 1882, d. 1934, age 52.
2. Mrs. James S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.
Comments:
Action:M iv William Claude Buchanan M v John Burr Buchanan was born on 24 Jul 1874 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 13 Mar 1895. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetary, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
John Burr Buchanan is buried in plot A-70.
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.
Comments:
Action:F vi Lillian M Buchanan was born on 10 Sep 1877 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Sources:
1. Mrs. James S. (Betsy) Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN
37220.
Capt Sylvanus Wright Smithson [Parents] was born on 12 Dec 1798 in Lunenburg, Charlotte, Virginia. He died in 1872 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He married Myra Hadden on 27 Nov 1851 in , Maury, Tennessee.
Other marriages:Smithson, Louisa Louise
Hodges, Annis Laura Hodge
!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
Myra Hadden "Mira" was born about 1818 in , Tennessee. She died on 14 Nov 1854 in , Tennessee. She married Capt Sylvanus Wright Smithson on 27 Nov 1851 in , Maury, Tennessee.
!Notes:
Daughter Myra H. Smithson (raised by Mary Bennett) applied for
membership in
the United Daughters of the Confederacy where she states that she
was born in
Maury Co. TN and was the daughter of S. W. Smithson.Sources:
1. 1850 Census of Campbellsville, Dist. #14, Giles Co., TN. pg. 88
#208 DICKEY, John age 77, physician b. OH
HADEN, Mira age 32, b. TN
2. Marriage records of Maury Co., TN
Sylvanus Smithson and Myra Hadden, Solemnized: 27 Nov. 1851,
Edward C.
Slater, M. G. (lic: 27 Nov. 1851)
3. Betsy Ragsdale, 500 Baxter Lane, Nashville, TN 37220.Comments:
Betsy thinks that Myra/Mira may have died in childbirth of
daughter Mira but
the birth of daughter Mira occurred in 1851, not in 1854. There was
a son, S.
H. Smithson, who was born about 1854 according to the 1860 census of
Bedford
Co., TN.
They had the following children:
John Pettus Smithson [Parents] was born on 14 Feb 1836 in , Williamson, Tennessee. He died on 14 May 1899 in , Hylton, Nolan, Texas. He married Mary Jane Hargrove on 9 Nov 1859 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Jno. P. Smithson is age 14 in 1850, age 24 in 1860 and John was age
44 in
1880. He was listed on the Falulkner Co. AR tax lists of 1880,
1881, 1882.Comments:
Where did the 1878 death date for John come from? He was still
alive in the 1880 census as Janice La Fountain pointed out. He is
probably buried in Faulkner Co., AR. Also had his birth as 1836 and
Janice has 1837.
Could not find Hilton, TX but there is a Hylton in Nolan Co. TX.Sources:
1. CEMETERY RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE by Louise Lynch and
Volenia Wheatly Hays. pub. 1969. Giles Cemetery, pg. 70+
[add data]
2. 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.
3. BIBLE RECORDS [of] WILLIAMSON COUNTY TENNESSEE by Louise G.
Lynch. 1970
Hargrove Family Bible record:
Probable children of John P. Smithson...
William B. Smithson born 30 Aug. 1860
Newton F. Hargrove [?Smithson] born 23 Nov. 1862
James A. Smithson born 8 Oct. 1864
Lucy B. Smithson born 16 Aug. 1866
Mary F. Smithson born 19 Sept. 1868
C. S. Smithson born 19 Feb. 1862
Smithson, Elizabeth died 29 Aug. 1894
4. Williamson Co., TN marriage records
John P. Smithson and Mary Jane Hargrove 9 Nov. 1859
5. 1850 Census of Williamson Co., TN, #499/#590
W. O. Smithson family
6. 1860 Census of Williamson Co., TN, #129/#169
Smithson, John P. age 24, b. [recheck census for age, etc.]
" , Mary J. age 19, b.
7. 1870 Census of Shiloah P. O., Liberty pct., Calloway Co., KY, pg.
61, #135
Smithson, John age 32, b. TN farmer $400 in personal
property
" , Nancy J. age 26, b. TN keeping house
" , William B. age 10, b. TN farmer
" , Newton F. age 8, b. TN at home
" , James A. age 6, b. TN at home
" , Lucy B. age 4, b. TN at home
" , Fanny age 2, b. TN at home
Smithson, Clement age 24, b. TN farm laborer
8. 1880 Census of Harden twp., Faulkner Co., AR. ED #57, Sheet #26,
Ln. #12
Smithson, John age 44, b. TN// head
" , Mary J. age 38, b. TN// wife
" , William age 19, b. TN// son
" , Newton F. age 18, b. TN// son
" , James age 15, b. TN// son
" , Lucy G. age 13, b. TN// dau.
" , Fannie age 11, b. TN// dau.
" , Dollie age 8, b. KY// dau.
" , Claracy age 4, b. TN// dau.
" , Thomas age 2, b. TN// son
" , baby age 10/12, b. TN// dau.
9. 1900 Census of pct. #3, Nolan Co., TX. ED #118, Sheet #11-A.
Wm. B. Smithson family.
10. 1900 Census of Wilson twp., Yell Co. AR. ED #168, Sheet #13A
James A. Smithson is a boarder with Francis D. Taitte.
11. 1900 Census of pct. #3, Runnels Co., TX. ED #128, Sheet #9-B.
M. F. [Newton F.?] Smithson.
12. Pence Funeral Home, Conway, Arkansas
[add data]
13. FAULKNER COUNTY ARKANSAS CENSUS OF CEMETERIES (as of Dec. 31,
1987) pub.
by Faulkner Co. Hist. Soc., P. O. Box 731, Conway, AR 72032.
Stone Cemetery, Cadron Ridge west of Conway, AR:
Smithson, Mary Jane, wife of J. P., b. 29 Jan. 1831, d. 12
Sept. 1908.
14. Jay and Jane Verett, 6 Wyndemere Vale, Monterey, CA 93940.
Correspondence 1990.
15. James Lewis Mathis II, 2516 Copper Creek Lane, Carrollton, TX
75006
16. Janice LaFountain, 6102 Shadow Circle, Bozeman, MT 59715
!Comments:
A John P. Smithson was granted land in what is now Milam Co., TX
on 27 June
1835. Robertson's PAPERS show that date to be correct. This John
P. wasn't
even born, yet. -----The older John Pettus Smithson must have gone
to Texas and filed for the land:
1. Spanish Archives of the [TX] General Land Office;
Appendix: Smithson, John P. granted 27 June 1835; 1/4 league
of land;
Colony or Commissioner: Robertson; present location in Milam Co.,
TX.
2. PAPERS CONCERNING ROBERTSON'S COLONY IN TEXAS comp. and edited by
Malcolm
D. McLean. Vol. VIII, pg. 247 & 251.
Immigrants who applied in Tenoxtitlan for admission to the
Austin &
Williams Colony:
April 5, 1834 John P. Smithson single, age 25.
Vol. XII, pg. 139 shows map of Milam Co. (GLO of state of TX)
with Title
granted June 27, 1835 to Jno. P. Smithson, Vol. 14, pg. 603.Action:
Read the actual 1860 films for age, occupation, married within
year comments.Book: "FLAT CREEK: ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE" c. 1986 Woodward & Stinson Printing Company, Columbia, Tennessee - page 98
Mary Jane Hargrove [Parents] was born on 30 Jan 1842 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She died on 12 Dec 1908 in Conway, Arkansas. She was buried in Stone Cemetary, Cadron Ridge, Faulkner, Arkansas. She married John Pettus Smithson on 9 Nov 1859 in , Williamson, Tennessee.
!Mary J. (Hargrove) Smithson is age 19 in 1860 and age 38 in 1880.
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. FAULKNER COUNTY ARKANSAS CENSUS OF CEMETERIES (as of Dec. 31,
1987) pub.
by Faulkenr Co. Hist. Soc., P. O. Box 731, Conway, AR 72032.
Stone Cemetery, Cadron Ridge west of Conway, AR:
Smithson, Mary Jane, wife of J. P., b. 29 Jan. 1831, d. 12
Sept. 1908.Comments:
Her birthdate is given as 29 Jan. 1837 in another source. Bible
record was
used in the FLAT CREEK book and seems to be more accurate because 13
other
children were named, as well. It only said that she married a
Smithson, but
did not give his first name.
The cemetery book lists her birth year as 1831, which may be an
error in
copying.Book: "FLAT CREEK: ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE" c. 1986 Woodward & Stinson Printing Company, Columbia, Tennessee - page 98
Book: "FLAT CREEK: ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE" c. 1986 Woodward & Stinson Printing Company, Columbia, Tennessee
pp. 158-161
They had the following children:
M i William Bennett Smithson M ii Newton Forrest Smithson M iii James Ably Smithson was born on 8 Oct 1864 in , Tennessee. He died on 24 Jun 1931.
!Notes:
James Smithson was age 15 in 1880. He was in the Bible record as
James Ably
Smithson.
Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Harden twp., Faulkner Co., AR. ED #57, Sheet
#26, Ln. #12
John Smithson family
2. Jay and Jane Verett, 6 Wyndemere Vale, Monterey, CA 93940
Correspondence 1990
3. James Lewis Mathis II, 2516 Copper Creek Lane, Carrollton, TX
75006
4. 1900 Census of Wilson twp., Yell Co. AR. ED #168, Sheet #13A
James A. Smithson is a boarder with Francis D. Taitte.
Comments:
Action:
Need to find him in 1900.F iv Lucy Elizabeth Smithson F v Mary Francis Smithson F vi Dollie Alice Smithson F vii Clarissa Virginia Smithson was born in 1875 in , Tennessee. She died in 1884.
!Notes:
Claracy Smithson was age 4 in 1880. Clarissa Virginia Smithson
died young.
Sources:
1. 1880 Census of Harden twp., Faulkner Co., AR. ED #57, Sheet
#26, Ln. #12
John Smithson family
2. Jay and Jane Verett, 6 Wyndemere Vale, Monterey, CA 93940
Correspondence 1990
3. James Lewis Mathis II, 2516 Copper Creek Lane, Carrollton, TX
75006
Comments:
Jay indicates that her name was Clarissa Virginia Smithson.
Action:M viii John Thomas Smithson F ix Mattie Zenobia Smithson F x Florence Lee Smithson
James Beasley.James married Nancy Rebecca K Smithson.
Nancy Rebecca K Smithson [Parents] was born about 1834 in , Williamson, Tennessee. She married James Beasley.
!Notes:
Nancy was the second wife of James Beasley. She is Nancy K., age
16 in the
1850 Census, but Nancy Rebecca in most other records.Sources:
1. 1850 Census of ...