Who was Samuel Smith?

Samuel Smith (1847–1935) was born in Jones, Mississippi and died in Jones, Mississippi. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Samuel Smith 1847–1935

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Born 30 Dec 1847 · Jones, Mississippi

Died 8 Mar 1935 · Jones, Mississippi

Father Berry Smith Sr

Mother Nancy Moss

Spouse Cinderella Temple

Children Charles Smith, Fnu Smith, Jesse Wright Smith, Joseph Smith, Monroe Smith, Vilinda Smith

Siblings Anna Smith, Arrena Smith, Benjamin Franklin Smith, Berry Smith Jr, Disey C Smith, Eason Allen Smith, Rachel Smith, Sarah Smith

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1850 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census 1930 United States Federal Census U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … U.S., Find A Grave Index, …

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In 1847, Samuel Smith entered the world in Jones, Mississippi, born to berry smith sr and nancy moss. In 1850, Samuel Smith resided in Jones, Mississippi. In 1860, Samuel Smith resided in Cleo, Jones, Mississippi. Samuel Smith married cinderella temple, and had children including charles smith, fnu smith, jesse wright smith, joseph smith, monroe smith, vilinda smith. Samuel Smith passed away in 1935 in Jones, Mississippi.

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Census 1850 United States Federal Census
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Census 1860 United States Federal Census
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Record U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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1847

Birth of Samuel Smith in Jones, Mississippi

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1850

Samuel Smith resided here in Jones, Mississippi

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1860

Samuel Smith resided here in Cleo, Jones, Mississippi

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1930

Samuel Smith resided here in Cleo, Jones, Mississippi

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1935

Death of Samuel Smith in Cleo, Jones, Mississippi

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1935

Burial of Samuel Smith in Jones, Mississippi

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Samuel Smith

This ancestor line traces from Georgia (1805) to Jones, Mississippi (1847) across 2 generations.

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: Samuel Smith (1847–1935) was born in Jones, Mississippi and died in Jones, Mississippi. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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