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James Marion Smart 1864 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1864

Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 4 Jun 1928

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Father: John Smart

Mother: Mary Smart

Spouse(s): Nina Belcher

Children(s): James Smart

The story of James Marion Smart began in 1864 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA. James Marion Smart married Nina Adella Belcher, and had children including James Lillard Smart. James Marion Smart passed away in 1928 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of James Marion Smart began in 1864 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Marion Smart married Nina Adella Belcher, and had children including James Lillard Smart.
  • James Marion Smart passed away in 1928 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smart
1833 – 1887
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mary Smart
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nina Belcher
1871 – 1942
Birth Location: Trousdale, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

James Smart
1894 – 1969
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Smart's Ancestors

Self
James Smart
1864 – 1928
Birth Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Marion Smart
1833 – 1887
Tennessee
Mary (Jane Summerville,) Smart
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Noven) Smart
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (G.) Wilson
1798 –
Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
James (M.) Summerville
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Sally (Sarah) Roney
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Smart
1771 – 1837
Nancy Scott
1777 – 1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smart
1745 – 1780
Margaret Hiddleston
1750 –
John Scott
1728 – 1810
Agnes Reed
1743 – 1813

James Smart's Descendants

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James (Marion) Smart (10 Jun 1864 – 4 Jun 1928) m. Nina (Adella) Belcher (29 Nov 1871 – 3 Feb 1942)
  1. 1. James (Lillard) Smart (6 November 1894 – 25 November 1969) m. Nona Link (abt 1900 – 22 August 1989)
    1. 1. Hrace Smart (abt 1917 – 8 August 2004)
    2. 2. Mary (Lou) Smart (12 May 1919 – 19 April 2012) m. Kenneth (Bruns) Waugh (8 Jan 1922 – 12 Dec 2003)
      1. 1. Brenda Waugh (30 March 1949 – ) m. Michael Robertson (03 September 1946 – )
        1. 1. Jason (Allyn) Robertson (26 April 1978 – ) m. Candie (Lynn) Spurlock (28 Mar 1983 – )
      2. 2. Bob Blankenship
      3. 3. Betty Waugh

James Smart's Timeline

2 Records

1864
10 Jun 1864
Birth of James Marion Smart in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
1928
4 Jun 1928
Age 64
Death of James Marion Smart in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1864
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1928
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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