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David L. Smith 1818–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1852

Death Location: Fields, Harney, Oregon, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Mary Montgomery

Spouse(s): SARAH ROPER

Children(s): Louisa Smith, Joseph Smith, Anderson Smith, Mary Smith, Louisa Smith

David L. Smith was born in 1818 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Wright Smith Sr And Mary Polly Montgomery. In 1850, David L. Smith resided in Samfords, Lumpkin, Georgia, USA. David L. Smith married Sarah Jane Roper, and had children including Anderson Smith, Joseph Smith, Louisa Ann Eliza Smith, Mary Jane Smith. David L. Smith passed away in 1852 in Fields, Harney, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • David L. Smith was born in 1818 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Wright Smith Sr And Mary Polly Montgomery.
  • In 1850, David L. Smith resided in Samfords, Lumpkin, Georgia, USA.
  • David L. Smith married Sarah Jane Roper, and had children including Anderson Smith, Joseph Smith, Louisa Ann Eliza Smith, Mary Jane Smith.
  • David L. Smith passed away in 1852 in Fields, Harney, Oregon, USA.

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Children(s)

David Smith's Ancestors

Self
David Smith
1818–1852
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Wright Smith Sr
1790–1860
Bamberg, Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
Mary ("Polly") Montgomery
1797–1875
Bamberg, Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Simon Smith
1762–1823
Maine, United States
Abigail Fowler
1758–1823
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Smith
1724–1809
Elizabeth Sterling
1729–1776
Ebenezer Fowler
1729–1808
Catherine Root
1725–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Smith
1691–1759
Sarah Way
1696–1769
John \Starlin
1704–1790
Abigail Pratt
1702–1731
Isaac Fowler
1697–1790
Abigail Pixley
1705–1759
Joshua Sr
1682–1730
Margaret Gilbert
1693–1730

David Smith's Descendants

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David (L.) Smith (1818–1852) m. SARAH (JANE) ROPER (14 Dec 1813–May 1876)
  1. 1. Louisa (Ann "Eliza") Smith 1840–1903 m. John (Wesley) Beck 1835–1919
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Beck 1861–1912
      1. 1. Doyle (Wesley) Hicks 1888–1956
        1. 1. Clyde (Wesley) Hicks 1911–1973
    2. 2. Cicero (Dawson) Beck 1858–1927
    3. 3. William (J.) Beck 1867–1936
    4. 4. Jeffrey (Bee Beck) Sr 1875–1946
    5. 5. James (Truman) Beck 1872–1945
    6. 6. Mary (F.) Green 1860–1930
    7. 7. Magnolia (N.) Christian 1881–1958
    8. 8. New (Gene Beck) Sr 1882–1959
  2. 2. Joseph Smith 1845–
  3. 3. Anderson Smith 1847–
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Smith 1852–1908
  5. 5. Louisa (Ann "Eliza") Smith 1840–1903
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Beck 1861–1912
      1. 1. Doyle (Wesley) Hicks 1888–1956
        1. 1. Clyde (Wesley) Hicks 1911–1973

David Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1818
1818
Birth of David L. Smith in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 32
David L. Smith resided here in Samfords, Lumpkin, Georgia, USA
Samfords, Lumpkin, Georgia, USA
1852
1852
Age 34
Death of David L. Smith in Fields, Harney, Oregon, USA
Fields, Harney, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Samfords, Lumpkin, Georgia; Roll: 76; Page: 46b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Samfords, Lumpkin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Samfords, Lumpkin, Georgia; Roll: 76; Page: 46b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Fields, Harney, Oregon, USA

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