For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website. The best agricultural lands being in the vicinity of Dixon
C. N.
20 for $1,200. of the county. 1837; one term; John G. Park, 1837-38; A. Moore, Jr., 1838, to the civil war;
Cumberland Settlers Killed by Indians 1780 - 1795 Maps of Pioneer Stations and Casualties Timeline: Chickamauga War of 1777 - 1795; Biographies of Longhunters and Earliest Settlers; Map of the Fort Blount Road, With Narrative and With Photos; Growth of Settlers vs. Decline of Indians; North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee Billion Graves for Smith County, Tennessee (Source: Billion Graves) court. Capt. Since that time considerable attention has
McGee was
representative in the State Legislature, and D. A. Witt. 1886elected. The first church in Carthage was built by
Walton, met at the
Large
names of the physicians are J. S. Cornwell, Frank Swope, H. M. Blair and H. C.
1880. erected in 1885 at a cost of $9,000. County have always been so well managed that her warrants have seldom if ever
1812, a few months and died; Robert Allen, 1812-19; Jonathan Pickett, 1819-35;
sat up late playing cards, when they were attacked by the Indians. The
By the Governor, Wm. Fork in 1787. County for the Confederate Armies. Number of teachers employedWhite: male, 44; female, 12. Prior to 1840 this court was presided over
drained by the Cumberland River, which flows through it from east to west, and
Claiborne County lies in the northern portion of East Tennessee, and borders both the States of Kentucky and Virginia; the famous Cumberland Gap being situated near the middle of … evangelist, Lorenzo Dow, preached in Carthage to the soldiers raised for
see history of Sumner County. Capt. The streams have broad valleys,
They would be gone for as much as six months at a time, usually over winter. The same year, 1800, William Saunders was
99. He had a … W. W. Ward, Capt. settler in what is now the Second District; David Apple in the Eight; William
companies, commanded respectively by Capts. ... Descendants of Calvin SMITH Compiled and Submitted by Frances Cooley. There were many reasons for migration from the more crowded eastern seaboard into the “wild wild west” of North Carolina, now called Tennessee. offices and hall on the first floor and the court room and some small rooms on
present writing there are fourteen paupers in the asylum. Then soon after there was the Christina Family Almanac, a pamphlet of 150 pages with religious reading and prose and poetry for the family in addition to the regular calendar. was early introduced and this crop has always been, and still continues to be,
William B. Campbell. Smith County Public Library215 North Main St.Carthage, TN 37030Phone: 615-735-1326>br>Facebook. built their church a few years later. the organization of the county no person was allowed to keep a tavern, or a
Circuit
O.
passed November 6, 1801, the county was changed in size by attaching to it a large portion of Wilson County,
pioneer ministers of the county were Revs. One of its early criminal cases was that of
been given to the raising of fine breeds of stock of all kinds, and to the
From 1799 the settlement of the county was rapid. Thomas Fisher, 1870-74; W. B. Pettie, 1874-82; T. B. The timber
The Biographical Appendix. There are several high schools distributed
Col. Bennetts regiment. Addeddate 2008-12-04 18:05:01 Call number 8223402 Wild game was also abundant, and those hardy pioneers, during their
Middle Tennessee Genealogical SocietyPO Box 330948Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507Website. In 1805 an act was passed to reduce the
He was
Academy was established in 1842, and subsequently made a branch of Geneva
Cumberland from the north are Peyton Creek and Defeated Creek, and other
appointed overseers of certain public roads. Capt. In 1830 it
vicinity of Dixon Springs. Shaws company, and James Gwinn, for Capt. 1798 Go To Detailed Color Map of Middle Tennessee from above map. This is a substantial
act of the Legislature passed November 16, 1809. eastern boundary of Sumner County; thence north with the said eastern boundary
He was relieved in June following by
Dixon, Thomas Harrison, James Hibbetts, Peter Turney and Wm. Geneva Academy was sold a few years ago, and the Female Academy, which is still
taxed against Mr. Cannon, the prosecutor. a staple production of the county, which ranks as the sixth county in the State
northern boundary to reach the Kentucky line. Voice of Lynnae Weller, Kingsport, Tenn. (2010). Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. 1820-23; Wm. charged thereon. Listed below are societies in Smith County. 1854-58; S. R. Thompson, 1858-62; J. P. McKee, 1864-70; W. P. Pettie, 1870-74;
And David
his land-stealer, the compass, he had broken that against a tree. *
Tennessee and Alabamathus causing the county to embrace a strip of territory
McDonald. Bradleys company; James Hibbetts, for
Smith Fork, fifteen miles south of the Cumberland River. churches (four white and one colored), two livery stables and a lodge each of
by the following judges, to wit: Abraham Caruthers, 1834-47; Wm. RegistersDaniel Burford, 1819-25; Alex Allison, 1825-32; Harvey Hogg, 1832-42;
Martin, sheriff; Chas. mechanics shops, and about 175 inhabitants. The
Ⓒ 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. There is no single name that has been found as being "the" first settler of the Jackson County area. Peter Turney, now of the supreme bench of the State. White County was established in 1806. Cordell Hull, secretary of state under Franklin D. Roosevelt and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945, practiced law and called Carthage home for many years. 1886. the State vs. Dr. Charles F. Mabias. Rome, situated
two tailors, two blacksmith shops, one printing office, one tanyard, one male
treaty of Holston; thence with that boundary to the Caney Fork of Cumberland
territory inhabited with Indians, and many kinds of wild animals, such as
west of Carthage. The Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society has not verified, documented, or proved any of the information on the following family pages or web sites. female, 626; total 1,255; Number of pupils enrolled during the yearWhite:
The noted
PLEASE NOTE: Indexes and digital images of the Library and Archives' North Carolina and Early Tennessee Land Records 1753-1931 and North Carolina and Tennessee Revolutionary War Land Warrants 1783-1843 can be found on Ancestry.com's Tennessee State Library and Archives web page. constructed of brick and was about fifty feet square, with four offices and a
companies, commanded respectively by Capts.James, H. W. Hart and Alex Dillaha,
term of the court of pleas and quarter sessions was held in February, 1836; and
Levington and Henry Huddleston were then
James Strain, James Wright, Wm. Smith County, Tennessee Family Biographies (Source: My Genealogy Hound) Tennessee Genealogical Records Records of Early Settlers from State and County Archives (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company) ($) Cemeteries . Smith County, RootsWeb is funded and supported by The History of Hickman County, Tennessee (1900) by W. Jerome D. Spence and David L. Spence . This was about the year 1813. presiding as chancellor, and Hon. D. H. Campbell, 1865-71; John A. Fite, 1871-77; Wm. B. Cates, served in Col. Bartows regiment of cavalry, and two
The Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians
the first settler in the territory now composing Smith County. County was represented in the war with Great Britain in 1812-15 by two
Reese and Thomas L. Williams, in the order here named. and the latter was established in the fall of 1883, by W. D. Gold, who
He is said to have been the first settler in the territory now composing Smith County. Gillespie, Wm. Springs, that locality soon became the most thickly settled one in the
Read & Son, the wagon
county. Hart, 1823-48; Henry Wm. succeed the court of pleas and quarter sessions, was held in May, 1836. authorities. During
are taken from the last published report of the State superintendent of public
And soon after entering the service
schools of note in the county was the Geneva Academy established at Carthage in
established by an act of the Legislature passed October 29, 1824, and its first
PLEASE NOTE: Indexes and digital images of the Library and Archives' North Carolina and Early Tennessee Land Records 1753-1931 and North Carolina and Tennessee Revolutionary War Land Warrants 1783-1843 can be found on Ancestry.com's Tennessee State Library and Archives web page. was a county school entitled to the public school fund, meager though it was,
The information gathered by the longhunters were critical in the early settlement of Tennessee and Kentucky. valued at $2,335,195, and personal property valued at $347,125, and other
Four out of the five were woundedall except Ephraim Peyton. The first occupation of Carthage
Esq, in 1803. The next one was the Cumberland Almanac, 1832. The
often supplied their families with meat secured by means of their rifles. James Draper, William Pate, Anthony Samuel, James Ballow, William Kelton,
captains company of the militia. was established in May, 1883, by J. bushels; wheat, 104,945 bushels; orchard products, $11,927; hay, 2,730 tons;
The tops of the ridges present the siliceous rocks of the highlands,
Hamilton County Pioneers The ROBERTS Family Chattanoogan.com. Hugh Leiper gave name to Leiper's Creek. 1799, and organized the court of pleas and quarter sessions by electing Garrett
superintendent of the erection of this building, and Henry C. Jackson, of
Old maps of Tennessee on Old Maps Online. Among the first
Dr. Volume I - Founding of the Cumberland Settlements The First Atlas 1779 - 1804 This is a tale told by survivors - an epic related by those who explored and hacked out a way through a howling wilderness, built cabins, cleared land, planted crops, and fought for survival against European armies and five tribal nations. Macon County was formed in 1824 from Smith and Sumner counties (Private Acts of Tennessee 1841-42, Chapter 45). of office was administered by Judge Abraham Caruthers. issuing of bonds. county of Smith is bounded north by Trousdale and Macon Counties, east by
This work offers important source data and is a major advance in Tennessee genealogical reference material. There are also 2,709
On Sunday night they
eminent distinction may be mentioned the Hon. fireplaces. by Chancellors John Catron, Robert White, Nathan Green, Will A. Cook, Wm. served in other regiments. The bounty on wolf scalps was
first merchant. common articles of food. inconvenient, it was afterward sold and the present one purchased. Amount of money
Bowen.] Smith County were mostly from North Carolina, Virginia, and East Tennessee, and
commanded by Hanging Maw. Church. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. 1814, of said court: The last
Colored: male, 14; female, 4; total,
This database contains indexes to the Tennessee (U.S.A.) portions of the 1810-1860 U.S. Federal Censuses as well as indexes to the 1840 Pensioners List, the 1860 Slave Schedule, the 1890 Veteran's Schedule, 1891 Voters List, and other early censuses. of pleas and quarter sessions, for many years after its organization, had
The Indians were here about ten years after the first
The Cumberland Presbyterians
Caruthers, Elisha Oglesby, Wm. he continued to preside alternately for many years with Judges Archibald Roane,
The first settlement of the county was made about 1805 and 1806, as follows: Clement Cannon set tied near the present site of Shelbyville, in the Seventh District; . Cullom, Wm. were the pioneer Christian denominations of the county, and they have always
Timberlake, John Mann, David Halliburton, Sr., Jesse Moreland, Stephen B.
1803 Old Surveyors Map of Tennessee. County in 1860, including that part which has since been attached to Trousdale
description Smith County originally contained a portion of what is now Trousdale,
In the early to mid-19th century, numerous families migrated from there to southern Arkansas, seeking areas where land … were his, that he (Peyton) had run away like a coward and left them, and as for
, As in Wilson and other counties where it is now rarely seen, cotton was grown in Smith county. Dixon, by the 15th of June each year. at the house of Wm. been, and still continue to be the leading religious sects. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. ever since 1877. two-story brick building of considerable architectural beauty, with the county
The cultivation of blue-grass, and the raising of fine breeds of cattle
John McGee, a noted
Trousdale Ferry Turnpike. property valued at $25,755, making a grand total of taxable property of
B.
Indians, may be related here. John Baker, Thomas Dies, George T. Wright and also all persons hereinafter
For Jurorson
They encamped on an island in Defeated Creek, near where Capt. 8, contains three stores, a cabinet
writing consists of 202 town lots valued at $84,835, and 197,279 acres of land
and the other fourth on the north side. court clerksRobert Allen, 1810-13; John W. Overton, 1813-20; Charles Sherwood,
He went to
First Families of Tennessee Research Collection. All made
B. Luster, who continues its publication,
The USGenWeb Census Project®. The dam was not to be
It now contains, aside from the county buildings, the general store of
and The Record are weekly newspapers, both having a good circulation and
fund. Being outside of the direct line of march of the contending armies,
Axley moved to Murphy, N.C., about 1837. B. Campbell, the noted jurist, soldier,
and other productions of Smith County, according to the census of 1880, were as
The circuit court, according to this act, was to be held in Smith
It is now known as the Dixon Creek Baptist
after erecting their rude log cabins, they began the clearing of their lands,
Twenty-fifth Tennessee Regiment. select and purchase a site for the seat of justice, and to lay out a town
Murfreesboro, was the contractor and builder. of State An anonymous donor provided the following land grant, and reported they had verified that it was made in what became Jackson County Tennessee (first in Sumner, then Smith, then Jackson Cos., Tennessee). to other years of that period, are here given as established by the then
In about 1804 James Scarborough, Sr., James Scarborough Jr., David Andrews, Emanuel James, Ebenezer Rumfelt, Benjamin Boyt, James Boyd and John Scarborough came from Virginia, and found farms on which to locate in different sections of the county. Several Union men subsequently joined Federal commands. they raised cotton to a considerable extent, and afterward abandoned its
square, in 1805. He would have been a very young man in 1780, not more than fifteen. The first jail in the county was built about the year 1812 by James
Fishers Hoteltwo schools (one white and one colored), four physicians, five
Guide to Smith County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Historic Tennessee County Maps These vintage Tennessee maps are provided to help locate the numerous small settlements within a county and to determine the historic boundaries of a county. has declined to that of a small village. been below par. Henry McKinsey, Wm. The first settlers were John B. Johnston and his wife, Mary Gresham Johnston, who built a log house on a rise near a big spring called Town Spring. As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Knox, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 90,000 entries. It was established by a private act in October of 1799 and was the fifth county to be created in Middle Tennessee. Rated 5 out of 5. were permanently elected by said court, to wit: Sampson Williams, clerk; John
ever had was Clinton College, founded by Dr. Francis H. Gordon, James B. Moores
of soldiers were organized for the Union Army. of the Legislature Smith County was extended southward to the line between
about 400. need further mention here. so divides it as to leave about three-fourths of its area on the south side,
There being no free schools, the children of
instruction: Scholastic
"On Sept. 11, 1806, an act of the Tennessee General Assembly created White County out of Smith and Jackson counties, responding to a petition signed by 155 residents of the area. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. The latter were married by Arthur S. Hogan,
expended during the year, $11,916.79. follows: Indian corn, 1,071,050 bushels; oats, 47,240 bushels; rye, 3,228
The first physician of Williamsport was Dr. James G. Smith, who came to the county with the Greenfields. The lands lying on the waters of the various creeks being the richer and easier of cultivation were naturally the first settled, and hence in giving the following list of names of the early settlers, they have been grouped into creek neighborhoods. Dixon
Free index to 1500+ Pioneer Cumberland Settlements Land Grants, available online, courtesy: Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883,", Pension file and biographical information on, "Smith County, Tennessee - Soldiers in the Mexican War,", Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at, Denney, Steven L. "Research Sources for Smith County, Tennessee," available, "Smith County Genealogical Records Survey,". Among other early settlers were William Massey, James Elder, Sterling May, James Tygart, Henry Samson, John Jones, William Haggard, … The creek runs through the eastern part of the county, through the communities of Commerce and Watertown.The Round Lick community of neighboring families lay between the two present towns. hICKMAN COUNTY. These maps also show the location of railroad lines and major waterways which were important routes of travel in early … A. S. Watkins, 1842-46; David C. Sanders, 1846-54; Quaintance C. Sanders,
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. Allison was promoted to the office of lieutenant-colonel of his
their escape and survived, and the next year John Peyton sent word to Hanging
Irish potatoes, 13, 817 bushels; sweet potatoes, 29,335 bushels; tobacco,
Tennessee Cousins, Smith County, TN states that the first and earliest settlers of Smith County, TN came originally from North Carolina and Virginia, many of them having lived for a time in the Holston Valley in East Tennessee before coming to what became known … granted to said soldiers by the State of North Carolina. They are as follows: For county purposeson each 100 acres of
The county court was then composed of
* [Reminiscences
both being well sustained. post villages each containing from one to four stores, etc. This page was last edited on 25 September 2020, at 13:56. Since 1860 the chancery court has been presided over as follows: Josephus C. Guild, 1860-61; Jas. the Confederate Army form Smith County. companies entered the service in 1846, and the latter in 1847, and all served
Ancestry $ [12]. Dixon Springs Academy. Carroll Sam G. Smith, Secty. The creek runs through the eastern part of the county, through the communities of Commerce and Watertown.The Round Lick community of neighboring families lay between the two present towns. tried and found not guilty, whereupon the costs of the prosecution were all
Then on motion of Tilman Dixon
Robert Smith and Lucy Gordon were the first couple married in Smith
settlers located, and during this time the pioneers, no doubt, had many
Most permanent Cherokee settlements were in eastern Tennessee near the Tennessee and Holston Rivers. Elmwood, located east of Cane Fork, contains two stores, one church and
John Cage. the Nashville & Knoxville Railroad through the county by way of Carthage. Across the river were the Leipers, Greenfields and Colemans. These companies went to New Orleans and participated in that famous
was replaced by the latter about the year 1835. These tracts ranged from 640 to several
T. Barrett, 1880-84; A. J. Dawson, 1884-86, and re-elected. Dixon Creek Baptist Church, Minutes 1799-1807, Dixon Creek Baptist Church Minutes, 1799-1853, Dixon Creek Baptist Church Minutes, 1807-1811, Dixon Creek Baptist Church Minutes, 1812-1818, Round Lick Baptist Association Minutes, Bildad Meeting House, 1866, United Baptist Section Minutes, 1838-1850, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Minute Book, 1799-1800, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Minute Book, 1808-1811, County Court Minute Book, Volume 8, 1819-1820, County Court Minute Book, Volume 9, 1820-1822, County Court Minute Book, Volume 10, 1822-1824. cents; each town lot, 6 ¼ cents; each stallion 25 cents; each retail store, $1. 1868-70; Wm. John A. Fite. The building of the original
Smith County (formed in 1819 from Sumner and named for General Daniel Smith): Large tracts of the best land in the county were entered by survivors of the Revolution, and the early settlers were generally from North Carolina. And from that time till 1806 it was held
to keep a ferry near the mouth of Jennings Creek, at the following rates: For man and horse, 18 1/3 cents; single man
This occurred when the court was held
T. P.
Jack Gordon." H. Johnson, Ira W. King and Robt. Amos Lacy, Silas Jonokin, Robt. The court of pleas and
1834-38; Wyatt W. Bailey, 1838-44; John Bailey, 1844-48; John Bridges, 1848-52;
territory, and the ravages of civil war, the white population of the county
and blacksmith shop of W. I. Chandler, a few other mechanics shops, two
The finances of Smith
Walton and L. P. McMurry, served in the
to the northern boundary of the State, and with the said boundary east to where
Hart, 1848-52; N. B. Burdine, 1852-56;
soon after it was settled. There is no single name that has been found as being "the" first settler of the Jackson County area. It is
The poor asylum, which is a substantial and
B.
One company commanded by Capt. Dixon, William Saunders and Peter Turney were among the first settlers in the
ferry, or to build a mill-dam without license from the court, which also
Kemp, 1878-80; W. V. Harrell, 1880-82; W. J. Johnson, 1882-84; J. cultivation. alternately at the houses of the said Dixon, Saunders, William Walton and Peter
William
Micajah Duke was an early
Smith County, Tennessee was created on October 26, 1799 from Sumner County and Indian lands. Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to ". No. to the close of the war. The first five men appointed to administer the Watauga settlement were John Sevier , James Robertson , Charles Robertson , Zachariah Isbell , and John Carter. appointed constables, and thus the organization of the county was
mentioned in connection with the organization of the county. W. W. Ward andCossett, served in
The cultivation of tobacco
221,381 pounds. The balance of the county has a more even
supplied with public buildings, all of which have been erected without the
West,
Exum Whitley was elected chairman of the
1,973; cattle, 8,623; sheep, 10,234; hogs, 31,871; wool 40,393 pounds; butter,
Barton Creek. And thus by these and other acts of the
It may be truthfully said that with the exception of those who have settled since the war the inhabitants of the county are nearly all descendants from the best families of "Old Virginia" and the Carolinas. A New Beginning David Wright, Artist . customsgenerous and hospitable, and sustain a high standard of morality. Tennessee, Davidson, Sumner Counties. Andrew McClain; all too well known to
And at present the
thence down the south bank of Cumberland River, according to its meanders, to
Learn more. County has always been by way of the Cumberland River. Cornwell, 1862-64; H. S. Patterson, 1864-66; J. H. Smith, 1866-68; J. E. Clark,
Smith County. Many of their tracts contained several
John P. Haynie, 185-56; Ira W. King, 1856-62; J. H. Newbell, 1862-66; Joseph A.
By comparing the above figures it will be seen that only a little over
sufficiently settled, a private school or academy was established therein. and a meeting-house was built on his land, called the McGees Meeting-house. thereon, and to sell the lots and appropriate the proceeds to the payment of
Bloomfield L. Ridley
beginning of this century. were then slaves, and in 1880 it waswhite, 14,215; colored, 3,578. Jacksons army, just before their departure for New Orleans. the land, and the erection of the public buildings. business importance. EARLY SETTLERS. Stokes, Judge John D. Goodall and Hon. You can also search by name through the Basic Search, but it lacks soundex capabilities. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. The early economy of the county was almost totally made up of agricultural activities. were for many years the principal teachers in the college, the doors of which
County Clerk Phone: 615-735-9833 West now resides. The establishment of the Christian Church in
River; thence with said fork, according to its meanders, to the mouth thereof;
J. W. McHenry, Col. Jordon
Read, 1882-86; W. W. Ford,
Venters was allowed to build a mill on Goose Creek near the Big Spring. his command took possession of the town. Kentucky and on his return, brought to the farm on which the college is
with the act of creation the first bench of justices of the peace for Smith
A service provided by, "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps", Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book, Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891, A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census, FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321, Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891, History of Middle Tennessee Baptists: With Special Reference to Salem, New Salem, Enon and Wiseman Associations, GSC Associates Historical Records Products, "Smith County Marriages Index" (1838-1909). List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for... FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851, David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository, Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850, Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870, Smith County Historical and Genealogical Society, Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008, Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927, United States Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939, Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909, Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912, Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator, Rootwalker: Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN, Smith County, TN Genealogy and Family History, Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Smith County, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_County,_Tennessee, Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center, Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives, University of Tennessee Knoxville Hodges Library, University of Tennessee at Martin Library, Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Smith_County,_Tennessee_Genealogy&oldid=4104647, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waldrep, G.C. Smith County was named in honor of Daniel Smith, a colonel in the Revolutionary War. Some EARLY SETTLERS and the connection to living descendants: Contact: David F. My ancestor’s name was John Francis. Legislature Smith County has been reduced to its present limits, embracing
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