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James Hugh Smith 1844 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1844

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 25 October 1904

Death Location: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Richard (Unity)

Mother: Unity Campbell

Spouse(s): Rachel Smith

Children(s): George Smith

James Hugh Smith was born in 1844 in Tennessee, the child of Richard J Smith (Unity) and Unity Campbell. In 1860, James Hugh Smith resided in Township 4 Range 1, Holly Springs, Marshall, Missi. James Hugh Smith married Rachel F 1843 French Smith, and had children including George Wiley Smith. James Hugh Smith passed away in 1904 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • James Hugh Smith was born in 1844 in Tennessee, the child of Richard J Smith (Unity) and Unity Campbell.
  • In 1860, James Hugh Smith resided in Township 4 Range 1, Holly Springs, Marshall, Missi.
  • James Hugh Smith married Rachel F 1843 French Smith, and had children including George Wiley Smith.
  • James Hugh Smith passed away in 1904 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard (Unity)
1810 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
R(
Unity Campbell
1815 – 1889
Birth Location: Tennessee
UC

Spouses(s)

Rachel Smith
1839 – 1924
Birth Location: Gibson Co, Tennessee
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Children(s)

George Smith
1876 – 1910
Birth Location: Marshall County, Mississippi
GS

James Smith's Ancestors

Self
James Smith
1844 – 1904
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Richard J Smith (Unity)
1810 –
South Carolina
Unity Campbell
1815 – 1889
Tennessee
Grandparents
John (Palmer) Smith
1790 – 1828
Of Caldwell Co., Kentucky
Mary Smith
1795 –
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Smith's Descendants

1.
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James (Hugh) Smith (30 April 1844 – 25 October 1904) m. Rachel (F 1843 French) Smith (Oct 1839 – 12 Apr 1924)
  1. 1. George (Wiley) Smith (13 Jan 1876 – 9 Sep 1910) m. Annie (Rebecca) Duncan (4 Apr 1881 – 21 September 1915)
    1. 1. Wiley (Leroy) Smith (1906 – 13 August 1986) m. Eula (Lee) Coleman (14 Mar 1905 – Mar 1968)
      1. 1. Ruby (Mae) Smith (31 Jan 1926 – 8 October 1996) m. Henry (A.) Buchanan (28 June 1919 – 2 August 1997)
        1. 1. Stella (M) Brannon (19 November 1943 – 7 September 1995) m. Jack (Winifred) Brannon (20 Sep 1936 – 24 January 2021)
        2. 2. Margaret (Louise) Buchanan (17 May 1949 – 6 Dec 2013)
        3. 3. Roy (A.) Buchanan (10 September 1950 – 14 February 1992)
        4. 4. Joyce (Ann) Buchanan (12 February 1958 – 25 February 1977)
        5. 5. Mary (Catherine) Buchanan (20 Feb 1960 – 20 February 1960)
      2. 2. Joy Smith (abt 1929 – ) m. Milton Crick (19 May 1916 – 10 January 2001)
        1. 1. Jerry Crick (abt 1950 – 22 April 2012)
        2. 2. Martha (Sue) Crick
        3. 3. Mark Crick
      3. 3. J (W) Smith (26 Aug 1931 – 20 Feb 1985) m. Ruby Terry (13 Jun 1930 – )
        1. 1. Ronnie Smith
        2. 2. Sandra Smith
        3. 3. Rosie Smith
      4. 4. Paul (Edward) Smith (6 Oct 1934 – 22 May 1986) m. Lois (Charlene) Hall (15 April 1933 – 15 May 2008) m. Betty Horton (10 Jan 1936 – 16 Nov 1990)
        1. 1. Baby (Girl) Barnes (26 Sep 1964 – )
        2. 2. Teresa (JoAnn) Smith-Rice (Mar 1955 – ) m. Dana (L) Rice (abt 1954 – )
        3. 3. Paul (Randall) Gates (16 Jan 1958 – ) m. Sherry (E) Small (abt 1959 – )
      5. 5. Wiliam (F) Smith (abt 1938 – 25 Jan 2004) m. Barbara (Ruth) Stewart
        1. 1. Debra Young
        2. 2. Jim Smith
        3. 3. Burt Smith
        4. 4. Michael Smith
        5. 5. Bruce Anderson
        6. 6. Billy Smith
        7. 7. April Rowland
        8. 8. Brent Smith
      6. 6. Sammy (James) Smith (12 Aug 1939 – 17 Jun 2008) m. Patricia (Modene Woods) Smith (23 Oct 1940 – 26 Mar 2013)
        1. 1. Sammy Smith (abt 1959 – ) m. Denise (K) Taylor (abt 1962 – )
        2. 2. Charlotte Richey (15 Sep 1959 – )
        3. 3. Becky Smith (abt 1961 – 24 Oct 2019)
        4. 4. Glen (1 Jul 1963 – )
        5. 5. Mike Smith
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Smith (21 Sep 1941 – 16 Feb 2007) m. Mac (Eugene) Peck (4 Jul 1940 – 17 Mar 2016)
        1. 1. Janelle (Renee) Peck (14 Jul 1962 – 29 Jul 2004) m. Daryl (Nevin) Hughes (16 Mar 1962 – 19 Aug 2009)
        2. 2. Scott Peck (abt 1964 – )
      8. 8. John (Wiley) Smith (12 Dec 1943 – 14 Dec 2010) m. Carolyn (S) Smith (abt 1947 – )
        1. 1. Jason (Wiley) Smith (15 March 1978 – '13 October 2008) m. Michelle (Lee) Ross (9 Mar 1978 – )
        2. 2. Kim (Smith) Whitlow
    2. 2. Vicie (Leona) Wooten (22 OCT 1913 – 22 FEB 1973)
    3. 3. William (Prentiss) Smith (8 Oct 1902 – 29 Nov 1967) m. Lottie (M.) Sawtelle (17 Sep 1908 – 18 Feb 2003)
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Smith (23 November 1942 – 26 May 2021)

James Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1844
30 April 1844
Birth of James Hugh Smith in Tennessee
Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 16
James Hugh Smith resided here in Township 4 Range 1, Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Township 4 Range 1, Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
1866
26 Apr 1866
Age 22
James Hugh Smith was married in Marshall, Mississippi
Marshall, Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 36
James Hugh Smith resided here in Chewalla, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Chewalla, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 56
James Hugh Smith resided here in Humphrey, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Humphrey, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1904
25 October 1904
Age 60
Death of James Hugh Smith in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1844
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chewalla, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: 657; Page: 375A; Enumeration District: 111
    [2] 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: Township 4 Range 1, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: M653_587; Page: 246; Family Hist
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Mississippi, U.S., State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1866
    Event Place: Marshall, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 4 Range 1, Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, 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: Township 4 Range 1, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: M653_587; Page: 246; Family Hist

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chewalla, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chewalla, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: 657; Page: 375A; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Humphrey, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Humphrey, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 814; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0052

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1904
    Event Place: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Mississippi, U.S., State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springdale, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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