Gr-gr-gr Grandpapa ELLIOTT S. SMITH and Gr-Gr-Gr-Grandma Margaret J.have been like small road signs leading to dead-ends. I have searched every census and cemetery record I can find but I just keep going around in circles. Elliott was born in South Carolina in 1808. He married Margaret before 1834 in South Carolina. She was born 1811 in South Carolina.Their children were Mary born 1834, Elliott A. born 1840, ( according to this census), Nancy born 1843, Jehu born 1847 and George born 1850. They are listed in the Blount County 1860 census so I do not know if all of their children were born in South Carolina or not. One census has the children as being born in South Carolina and another has Alabama so I guess this will always be a mystery because no birth certificates are on file for any of them.
ELLIOTT A. SMITH
Elliott A. was my gr-gr-grandfather, he was born 1842( according to the 1880 census) in SC.He married Margaret Hays on September 16, 1866 in Blount County, Alabama. He is listed in the 1880 Blount County Beat # 13 Alabama census as Elliot A. born SC age 38, Margaret born Alabama age 37, Arena A. born Alabama age 12, Julian A. born Alabama age 10, Nancy born Alabama age 9 ,William D. (my gr-grandfather) born Alabama age 7, Walton born Alabama age 7 ( this means William and Walton may have been twins or the census is wrong)and Joe D. born Alabama age 3.
WILLIAM D. SMITH
William D. Smith was born 1871 in Blount County, Alabama. He married Mary Etta Alverson on May 4th, 1892 in St. Clair County, Alabama. Their children were Herman Dewey (my grandfather born July 19th, 1897 in Coal City and died September 8th, 1957 in Jefferson County, Alabama,Lufkin Vincent, Finis born October 26, 1901 and died September 23,1988, Audrey Smith Funk born January 11, 1912 and died February 1970 in Indiana and Mertis Smith Eady ( dates unknown)
HERMAN DEWEY SMITH
I have Papa's death certificate and know he was born in Coal City, Alabama on September 19th, 1897 and died in the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Birmingham on September 8th, 1957. Papa served with the Alabama National Guard Company C 4th Infantry and was a Pvt. 1st Class.He received an honorable discharge on July 13th,1917 at Montgomery, Alabama. His discharge was not issued until March 2nd,1950 and I am not sure why but I am trying to find out.
He married PEARL JANE MEADS 1918 in St. Clair County, Alabama, daughter of ERVIN MEADS and MARTHA HAMBRIGHT. She was born March 19, 1896 in Odenville, Alabama, and died February 15, 1987 in Graysville, Alabama.
More About HERMAN DEWEY SMITH:
Burial: September 10, 1957, Bethel Church Cemetery
More About PEARL JANE MEADS:
Burial: February 17, 1987, Bethel Church Cemetery
Child of HERMAN SMITH and PEARL MEADS is:
i. CHARLES HERMAN5 SMITH, b. October 11, 1919, Coal City, Alabama; d. April 14, 1986, Charleston, South Carolina; m. MAVIS LOUISE RENO,
More About CHARLES HERMAN SMITH:
Burial: April 16, 1986, Dyal Memorial Gardens Summerville, SC
Papa was the kindest, gentlest person and I wish I had more time to love him before he left us.
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