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Eli Smith 1804–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Henry Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Catharine Smith, Catharine Hodge-Bean

Children(s): John Smith, Mary Smith, Mary Smith, James Smith, Elizabeth Smith, George Smith, Francis Smith, Hiram Smith, Jesse Smith, Henry Smith, Elisabeth Bohannon-Smith

In 1804, Eli Smith entered the world in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Isaac Smith And Elizabeth Staley Smith. In 1830, Eli Smith resided in Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA. In 1835, Eli Smith resided in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. Eli Smith married Catharine Bean Hodges Smith, Catharine Hodge Bean, and had children including Elisabeth Bohannon Smith, Elizabeth W Smith, Francis Marion Major Smith, George W Smith, Henry W Smith, Hiram Smith, James Knox Polk Smith, Jesse A Smith, John Wesley Captain Smith, Mary Jane Smith. Eli Smith passed away in 1854 in Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1804, Eli Smith entered the world in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Isaac Smith And Elizabeth Staley Smith.
  • In 1830, Eli Smith resided in Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1835, Eli Smith resided in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
  • Eli Smith married Catharine Bean Hodges Smith, Catharine Hodge Bean, and had children including Elisabeth Bohannon Smith, Elizabeth W Smith, Francis Marion Major Smith, George W Smith, Henry W Smith, Hiram Smith, James Knox Polk Smith, Jesse A Smith, John Wesley Captain Smith, Mary Jane Smith.
  • Eli Smith passed away in 1854 in Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Smith
1780–1849
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Smith
1772–1877
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Smith
1810–1902
Birth Location: Randolph County, NC
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Catharine Hodge-Bean
1810–1902
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, USA
CH

Children(s)

John Smith
1828–1893
Birth Location: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Smith
1842–1910
Birth Location: Kentucky
MS
Mary Smith
1842–1910
Birth Location: Marshall Co., Kentucky, USA
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James Smith
1843–1920
Birth Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Smith
1839–1893
Birth Location: Marshall County, KY
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George Smith
1837–1901
Birth Location: Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
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Francis Smith
1835–1881
Birth Location: Calloway, County, Kentucky, USA
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Hiram Smith
1825–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
HS
Jesse Smith
1832–1911
Birth Location: Calloway County Kentucky, USA
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Henry Smith
1830–1900
Birth Location: , Randolph, North Carolina, USA
HS
Elisabeth Bohannon-Smith
1839–1893
Birth Location: Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
EB

Eli Smith's Ancestors

Self
Eli Smith
1804–1854
Birth Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Isaac Smith
1780–1849
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Staley) Smith
1772–1877
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Adam Schmidt) Smith
1739–1807
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Eve Kime Cook) Smith
1753–1808
Orange District, North Carolina
Johann ("Conrad") Staley
1736–1816
Germany (family fled from Staley Bridge nr Manchester, Eng. for religious persecution)
Barbara Huver
1738–1817
Liberty, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Shmit)
1718–1783
Anna Smith
1719–1788
Abraham, Sr
1731–1793
Phoebe, Mills
1738–1790
joseph stehle
1716–
Georg Huber
1717–1774
Barbara Hoober
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Conrad Schmitt
1683–1733
Anna Scmitt
1683–1718
Johann Brua
1698–1755
Catherine Schmidt
1700–1734
Thomas Cook
1704–1751
Mary Underwood
1710–1794
Sarah Mills
1713–1800
Susanna Nemetz\Ruterschausser
1681–1727
John Hoober
1675–1762
Anna Nagel
1684–1722

Eli Smith's Descendants

1.
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Eli Smith (1804–1854) m. Catharine (Bean Hodges) Smith (About 1810–1902) m. Catharine Hodge-Bean (Abt. 1810–1902)
  1. 1. John (Wesley (Captain)) Smith 1828–1893 m. Martha (Jane Minter) Smith 1834–1872 m. Ridley (Ann Brazell) Smith 1834–1863
    1. 1. Henry (Wiley) Smith 1862–1936 m. Sally (Ann Todd) Smith 1861–1948
      1. 1. Galie Smith 1894–1987 m. Retha (Opal Clark) Smith 1901–1981
        1. 1. Billie (Joe) Smith 1926–2008 m. Glenna (Jean Edwards) Smith 1928–2017
        2. 2. Bobby (Gene) Smith 1929–2003 m. Betty (Jean Black) Smith 1931–2019
      2. 2. Amstand (Nollie) Smith 1886–1977
      3. 3. Henry (Manley) Smith 1887–1968 m. Mary (Etta Clark) Smith 1892–1974
        1. 1. Juanita (Grey Smith) Hart 1922–2015 m. Gordon Hart 1920–1994
        2. 2. Hilbert Smith 1928–2003
        3. 3. Juanita (Grey) Smith 1922–2015
        4. 4. Lathan (Clifford) Smith 1913–2005
        5. 5. Roberta (Mary Smith) Goodman 1917–1992
      4. 4. Benjamin (H) Smith 1888–1930
      5. 5. Birdie (Bertie B Smith) Davenport 1892–1992
      6. 6. Hontus (S) Smith 1901–1984
      7. 7. Tillman (C) Smith 1889–1922
      8. 8. James (Roy) Smith 1896–1953
      9. 9. Hattie (P) Smith 1899–
      10. 10. William (E) Smith 1901–
      11. 11. Willie Smith 1900–
      12. 12. Walter Smith 1895–
    2. 2. J (B) Smith 1852–
    3. 3. Martha (Adeline Smith) Hunt 1854–1928
    4. 4. James (William) Smith 1857–1935
    5. 5. Nina (Bell “Nannie” Smith Cox) Buttram 1865–1923
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Bettie Smith) Tyree 1866–1927
    7. 7. Mary (C “Molly” Smith) Reid 1869–1938
    8. 8. Thomas (Washington) Smith 1872–1943
    9. 9. Dora (Falley) Smith 1870–
    10. 10. Martha (Adeline "Addie" Smith) Hunt 1855–1928 m. Andrew (Jackson) Hunt 1852–1928
      1. 1. Emmett Hunt 1895–
      2. 2. John (Wilmont Hunt) Jr. 1882–1969
      3. 3. Harley (Huston) Hunt 1885–1911
      4. 4. Fred (Wilson) Hunt 1896–1990
      5. 5. Lemuel (Potter) Hunt 1890–1922
      6. 6. Elvis (Waller) Hunt 1876–1946
      7. 7. Clark (Carrus) Hunt 1893–1972
      8. 8. Beulah (E) Hunt 1879–1911
    11. 11. James (William "Billie\Willie") Smith 1857–1935 m. Sarah (Jane "Puss" Radford) Smith 1857–1937
      1. 1. Jake (Thomas "Tommy") Smith 1890–1897
      2. 2. Willie (J.) Smith 1891–1893
      3. 3. John (Lee) Smith 1882–1969
      4. 4. Henry (AlBert) Smith 1880–1979
      5. 5. Susie (E) Smith 1886–
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Smith 1842–1910
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Smith 1842–1910
  4. 4. James (Knox Polk) Smith 1843–1920
  5. 5. Elizabeth (W) Smith 1839–1893
  6. 6. George (W.) Smith 1837–1901
  7. 7. Francis (Marion Major) Smith 1835–1881
  8. 8. Hiram Smith 1825–1850 m. Mary (Ann Smith) Hunt 1831–1900 m. Matilda (C.) Smith 1833– m. Mary (Jane Hunt) Smith 1831–1852
    1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth Smith) Deck 1851–1903
    2. 2. Catherine Smith 1858–
    3. 3. Mary (M) Smith 1861–
    4. 4. Amanda (D.) Smith 1863–
    5. 5. Elizebeth (B.) Smith 1864–
    6. 6. Martha (J.) Smith 1869–
    7. 7. David (R. A.) Smith 1859–
    8. 8. Thomas (W.) Smith 1851–
    9. 9. James (Hiram) Smith 1847–
  9. 9. Jesse (A) Smith 1832–1911
  10. 10. Henry (W.) Smith 1830–1900 m. Rachel (Styers) Smith 1823–
    1. 1. William (J A) Smith 1858–1923
    2. 2. Crisie (Ann) Smith 1855–1923
    3. 3. Margrett (Ann) Smith 1860–1924
    4. 4. Thomas (Martin) Smith 1852–1934
    5. 5. Martha (J) Smith 1868–1941
    6. 6. Susan (Adeline) Smith 1870–1947
    7. 7. Henry (Calbert) Smith 1861–1945
    8. 8. P (A) Smith 1854–
  11. 11. Elisabeth Bohannon-Smith 1839–1893

Eli Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1804
1804
Birth of Eli Smith in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 26
Eli Smith resided here in Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1835
28 Jan 1835
Age 31
Eli Smith resided here in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 36
Eli Smith resided here in Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Calloway, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 46
Eli Smith resided here in Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Marshall, Kentucky, USA
1854
1854
Age 50
Death of Eli Smith in Marshall County, KY
Marshall County, KY
1854
1 Sep 1854
Age 50
Eli Smith - Probate in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1855
1855
Age 51
Eli Smith resided here in Brooklyn City, Ward 16, New York, USA
Brooklyn City, Ward 16, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [3] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855
    [4] 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: Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: 212; Page: 463a
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 119; Page: 412; Family History Library Film: 0018085

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1835
    Event Place: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Greensboro Patriot; Publication Date: 28 Jan 1835; Publication Place: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Eli_Smith

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Calloway, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Calloway, Kentucky; Roll: 106; Page: 76; Family History Library Film: 0007824

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Marshall, 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: Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: 212; Page: 463a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Brooklyn City, Ward 16, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: E.d. 2, Ward 16, Brooklyn City
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1771-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Guilford County)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Marshall County, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1771-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Guilford County)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1854
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1771-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Guilford County)
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