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Dempsey Smith 1816–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1816

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 29 December 1896

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Father: Nathaniel Smith

Mother: Charlotta White

Spouse(s): Judith Prewitt, Jane Inman

Children(s): Sarah Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Jane Smith, James Smith, John Smith, Polly Smith, Leucas Smith, Mary Smith

Dempsey Smith was born in 1816 in Kentucky, the child of Nathaniel James Smith And Charlotta White. In 1850, Dempsey Smith resided in District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. Dempsey Smith married Jane Inman, Judith Prewitt, and had children including James Smith, Jane Smith, John Smith, Leucas Smith, Mary Smith, Nathaniel Thanny Smith, Polly Smith, Sarah J Sally Smith. Dempsey Smith passed away in 1896 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Dempsey Smith was born in 1816 in Kentucky, the child of Nathaniel James Smith And Charlotta White.
  • In 1850, Dempsey Smith resided in District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Dempsey Smith married Jane Inman, Judith Prewitt, and had children including James Smith, Jane Smith, John Smith, Leucas Smith, Mary Smith, Nathaniel Thanny Smith, Polly Smith, Sarah J Sally Smith.
  • Dempsey Smith passed away in 1896 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Smith
1781–1862
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
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Charlotta White
1785–1872
Birth Location: Franklin, North Carolina, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

Judith Prewitt
1820–1852
Birth Location: Kentucky
JP
Jane Inman
1814–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JI

Children(s)

Sarah Smith
1845–1917
Birth Location: Kentucky
SS
Nathaniel Smith
1839–1927
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
NS
Jane Smith
1849–1853
Birth Location: Kentucky
JS
James Smith
1853–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JS
John Smith
1844–1928
Birth Location: Kentucky
JS
Polly Smith
1841–
Birth Location: Kentucky
PS
Leucas Smith
1850–1905
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
LS
Mary Smith
1844–
Birth Location: –
MS

Dempsey Smith's Ancestors

Self
Dempsey Smith
1816–1896
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Nathaniel James Smith
1781–1862
Washington, Virginia, USA
Charlotta White
1785–1872
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Smith
1755–1835
Trenton, Mercer, Hunterton, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth (Litton) Laughlin
1757–1828
Black Fort, Virginia, USA
John White
1752–1817
Caldwell, Mecklenburg County North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1703–1770
Hannah Hunt
1709–1759
James Laughlin
1736–1810
Mary Duncan
1740–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Hunt
1652–1716
Elizabeth Hazard
1660–1747

Dempsey Smith's Descendants

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Dempsey Smith (abt 1816–29 December 1896) m. Judith Prewitt (1820–1 April 1852) m. Jane Inman (abt 1814–)
  1. 1. Sarah (J "Sally") Smith 1845–1917 m. Milton Goins 1846–
    1. 1. Judy (Elizabeth) Goins 1868– m. George (Washington) Jones 1867–1927
      1. 1. William (Bluford) Jones 1893–1952 m. Pheobe (Annie) Smith 1899–
        1. 1. Andrew Jones 1923–
        2. 2. Bertha Jones 1926–
        3. 3. Judie Jones 1917–
        4. 4. Myrtle (J.) Jones 1922–1937
      2. 2. Sy (Wordson) Jones 1892–
      3. 3. Ora (F) Jones 1899–
      4. 4. Simon Jones 1903–
      5. 5. Sarah (Alice) Jones 1889–1966
    2. 2. Mary (J.) Goins 1865–
    3. 3. Dempsy Goins 1872–
    4. 4. Lucindy Goins 1874–
    5. 5. John (C) Goins 1877–
    6. 6. Simon (C) Goins 1880–
    7. 7. Sarah (S) Goins 1883–1973
    8. 8. Milt (J) Goins 1886–1949
    9. 9. William (Bluford) Goins 1888–1938
  2. 2. Nathaniel ("Thanny") Smith 1839–1927 m. Hannah (Samaritan) Mayfield 1839–
    1. 1. G. (W.) Smith 1860– m. Virginia Richmond 1868–
      1. 1. Robert (L) Smith 1885–1938
      2. 2. Margie Smith 1889–
      3. 3. Martha (Ellen) Smith 1893–
      4. 4. James (D) Smith 1896–
      5. 5. Mary (J) Smith 1899–
      6. 6. Melda (F) Smith 1902–
      7. 7. George (W) Smith 1909–
    2. 2. Judy (A.) Smith 1864–
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Smith 1866– m. James (Melton) Durham 1869–
      1. 1. John Durham 1889–1982
      2. 2. Nathaniel Durham 1893–1981
    4. 4. I. (M.) Smith 1868–
    5. 5. Justine (L.) Smith 1870–
    6. 6. Dempsey (C.) Smith 1871–1954 m. Nettie Haley 1877–
    7. 7. Nathaniel (Franklin) Smith 1873–1956 m. Nancy (J) Prewitt 1882–
      1. 1. Loula Smith 1895–
      2. 2. Jason Smith 1901– m. Laura (B) Brooks 1905–
        1. 1. Roy (Estell) Smith 1932–2006
        2. 2. Ola (May) Smith 1924–
      3. 3. Hannah Smith 1905–1972 m. Hobert (Andrew) Alsip 1910–
        1. 1. Hugh (Melton) Alsip 1939–1998
      4. 4. Nathaniel Smith 1908–2001
      5. 5. Lucy Smith 1896–
      6. 6. Mary Smith 1911–
      7. 7. Clive Smith 1913–2005 m. Carrie (Mable) Steely 1916–
        1. 1. Herbert (Nathaniel) Smith 1936–1991
        2. 2. Gorman (Eldridge) Smith 1941–2011
    8. 8. Martha Smith 1877–
    9. 9. Mary Smith 1880–
    10. 10. Leyer (M.) Smith 1863–1935 m. G (W) Meadors 1855–
      1. 1. Martha Meadors 1896–
      2. 2. Judie Meadors 1888–
  3. 3. Jane Smith 1849–1853
  4. 4. James Smith 1853–
  5. 5. John Smith 1844–1928 m. Elizabeth Wyatt 1848–1928 m. Sallie Meadors 1860–1915
    1. 1. William (Blueford) Smith 1874–1946 m. Nearl Strunk 1894–1990 m. Margaret Inman 1878–1905
      1. 1. Lloyd (Arnold) Smith 1911–1939 m. Edna Steeley 1914–
        1. 1. Marvin (Otis) Smith 1939–2000
      2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1910–
      3. 3. Lillian (Hazel) Smith 1915–
      4. 4. Arvillie Smith 1917–
      5. 5. Nancy Smith 1920–
      6. 6. Hughie Smith 1922–
      7. 7. Ruth Smith 1925–
      8. 8. Herbert (Hoover) Smith 1929–2002
      9. 9. Ethel Smith 1898–1990
      10. 10. Arthur Smith 1900–
    2. 2. Margret Smith 1866–1944
    3. 3. Louis Smith 1869–
    4. 4. J. (L.) Smith 1872–
    5. 5. Luranda Smith 1877–
    6. 6. Charles Smith 1879–
    7. 7. Joseph Smith 1879–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Smith 1890–
    9. 9. Lamar Smith 1895–
    10. 10. Minie (F) Smith 1882–
    11. 11. John Smith 1888–
  6. 6. Polly Smith 1841–
  7. 7. Leucas Smith 1850–1905
  8. 8. Mary Smith 1844–

Dempsey Smith's Timeline

12 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Dempsey Smith in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1816
abt 1816
Birth of Dempsey Smith in Kentucky
Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 34
Dempsey Smith resided here in District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Dempsey Smith resided here in District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1852
Abt 1852
Age 36
Dempsey Smith resided here in Whitley
Whitley
1860
1860
Age 44
Dempsey Smith resided here in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 44
Dempsey Smith resided here in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
Dempsey Smith resided here in Lower Region, Whitley, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Lower Region, Whitley, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
Dempsey Smith resided here in Lower Region, Whitley, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Lower Region, Whitley, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 64
Dempsey Smith resided here in Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 64
Dempsey Smith resided here in Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1896
29 December 1896
Age 80
Death of Dempsey Smith in Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1816
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994058
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Page: 155b; Enumeration District: 111
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: M653_400; Page: 696; Family History Librar
    [5] 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: District 1, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 222; Page: 382a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, 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: District 1, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 222; Page: 382a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1852
    Event Place: Whitley
    Record Source: Kentucky, Marriage Records, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994058

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: M653_400; Page: 696; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lower Region, Whitley, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lower Region, Whitley, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lower Region, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: M593_504; Page: 363B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Page: 155b; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lower Regions, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Page: 155B; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1896
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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