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John S. Smithson 1836–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 14 May 1898

Death Location: Hylton, Nolan County, Texas, USA

Father: William Smithson

Mother: Lucy Smithson

Spouse(s): Mary Smithson

Children(s): Mary Smithson, William Smithson, Newton Smithson, James Smithson, Lucy Smithson, Dollie Smithson, Clarissa Smithson, John Smithson, Margaret Smithson, Florence Smithson

In 1836, John S. Smithson entered the world in Tennessee, born to William O Smithson And Lucy W Smithson. In 1850, John S. Smithson resided in District 12, Williamson, Tennessee. John S. Smithson married Mary C Smithson, and had children including Clarissa Virginia Smithson, Dollie A Smithson, Florence Smithson, James Alby Smithson, John Thomas Smithson, Lucy Elizabeth Smithson, Margaret Xenobia Smithson, Mary Francis Fannie Smithson, Newton Forrest Smithson, William Smithson. John S. Smithson passed away in 1898 in Hylton, Nolan County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1836, John S. Smithson entered the world in Tennessee, born to William O Smithson And Lucy W Smithson.
  • In 1850, John S. Smithson resided in District 12, Williamson, Tennessee.
  • John S. Smithson married Mary C Smithson, and had children including Clarissa Virginia Smithson, Dollie A Smithson, Florence Smithson, James Alby Smithson, John Thomas Smithson, Lucy Elizabeth Smithson, Margaret Xenobia Smithson, Mary Francis Fannie Smithson, Newton Forrest Smithson, William Smithson.
  • John S. Smithson passed away in 1898 in Hylton, Nolan County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Smithson
1812–1885
Birth Location: Virginia
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Lucy Smithson
1815–1909
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smithson
1831–1908
Birth Location: Williamson Co., Tennesse
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Children(s)

Mary Smithson
1868–1952
Birth Location: Williamsburg Co., Tennessee
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William Smithson
1861–1943
Birth Location: Tennessee
WS
Newton Smithson
1862–1933
Birth Location: Tennessee
NS
James Smithson
1864–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Lucy Smithson
1866–
Birth Location: Tennessee
LS
Dollie Smithson
1874–1920
Birth Location: Kentucky
DS
Clarissa Smithson
1875–1884
Birth Location: Tennessee
CS
John Smithson
1877–1948
Birth Location: Franklin, Williamson, Tennesse
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Margaret Smithson
1879–1940
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Florence Smithson
1882–1961
Birth Location: Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas
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John Smithson's Ancestors

Self
John Smithson
1836–1898
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William O. Smithson
1812–1885
Virginia
Lucy (W.) Smithson
1815–1909
Tennessee
Grandparents
Clements (S.) Smithson
1768–1814
VA
Nancy (D.) Pettus
1770–1863
Charlotte Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Smithson
1739–1782
Drusilla Walker
1744–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Smithson
1705–1784
Sarah Chiles
1708–1797

John Smithson's Descendants

1.
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John (S.) Smithson (1836–14 May 1898) m. Mary (C.) Smithson (29 January 1831–12 Sep 1908)
  1. 1. Mary (Francis Fannie) Smithson 1868–1952 m. Leonidas (Lever) Reese 1864–1907 m. Timothy Royster 1878–1939
    1. 1. Mayhew Tippie 1903–1988 m. J (S) Tippie 1899–1956
      1. 1. Sherman Tippie 1923–1987 m. Freda (Christina) Smith 1923–1971 m. Anice (Estelle) Tankersley 1913–2007
        1. 1. Shirley (Maxine) Tippie 1947–1976 m. David (Bruce) Norris 1946–2017
      2. 2. Myrle (Marie) Tippie 1920–1999 m. Melvin (Wayne) Smith 1914–1968
        1. 1. Carolyn (Gay) Smith 1947–1948
        2. 2. Michael (Wayne) Smith 1949–2003
    2. 2. Etta (B) Reese 1889–1977 m. Henry (C) Harter 1886–
      1. 1. Raleigh (C) Harter 1916–
    3. 3. William (Pettis) Reese 1891–1946
    4. 4. Leoniders (S) Reese 1893–1941 m. Erma (Kathryn) Hogg 1910–1943
      1. 1. Rhea (Nell) Reese 1929–1988 m. Richard (W) Sloan 1923–
      2. 2. Bobbie (Frances) Reese 1930–1972
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Reese 1896–
    6. 6. Little (Nancy) Reese 1900–
    7. 7. Lottie (Ella Mae) Reese 1904–
    8. 8. Newton (Waymon) Reese 1907–1998 m. Agmeth (Wyolon) Mayfield 1913–
      1. 1. Joe (Wesley\Waymon\Raymond) Reese 1932– m. Katie (May) Applegate 1933–2007
  2. 2. William Smithson 1861–1943 m. Nora Smithson 1869–1941
    1. 1. Roy Smithson 1891–
    2. 2. Mabel Smithson 1893–
    3. 3. Willie Smithson 1895–
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Smithson 1897–1959 m. Vera (E) Smithson 1904–
    5. 5. Henry Smithson 1889–
    6. 6. Laura Smithson 1901–
    7. 7. Alice Smithson 1900–
  3. 3. Newton (Forrest) Smithson 1862–1933 m. Lottie (B) Smithson 1869– m. Mary Smithson 1876–
    1. 1. Forest (Pettit) Smithson 1899–1962 m. Una Smithson 1899–
      1. 1. Jessie (Petit) Smithson 1922–2009
      2. 2. James (Louis) Smithson 1923–
      3. 3. Estelle Smithson 1925–
    2. 2. Willie (Mae) Smithson 1911–1967
    3. 3. Edna (T) Smithson 1906–
    4. 4. James (Lewis) Smithson 1902–1959 m. Alvis (Gracie) Shafer 1903–1968
      1. 1. Jimmy (Lou) Smithson 1927–1979
  4. 4. James (Alby) Smithson 1864–
  5. 5. Lucy (Elizabeth) Smithson 1866– m. John (M) Stone 1859–
    1. 1. Amos (Edward) Stone 1885–1924 m. Eliza (Callie) Thurman 1879–
      1. 1. Mary (Alice) Stone 1914–
      2. 2. Amy (K) Stone 1916–
      3. 3. Louis (S) Stone 1919–
      4. 4. Louiana Stone 1908–
      5. 5. Hershel (Cooper) Stone 1910–1984 m. Tina (A) Stone 1911–
    2. 2. Gilbert (F) Stone 1889–1956 m. Reba Claunch 1902–1993
      1. 1. James (Franklin) Keller 1918–1995
      2. 2. Lucy (May) Stone 1921–
      3. 3. Shannon Stone 1926–1994
    3. 3. Joseph (E) Stone 1898–
    4. 4. Eslie (P) Stone 1894–1904
    5. 5. Effie (Mary) Stone 1896–1974 m. Newton (E) Bell 1890–
      1. 1. Eliza Bell 1920–
    6. 6. Sarah (E) Stone 1899–
    7. 7. Floyd Stone 1901–
    8. 8. George (D) Stone 1904–1923
    9. 9. John (M Stone) Jr. 1906–1983 m. Bessie Simmons 1914–1991
    10. 10. Joseph (Clem) Stone 1893–1968 m. Virgie (Malitta) King 1899–1970
      1. 1. Tacy Stone 1925–2013
      2. 2. Frances Stone 1916–2015
      3. 3. Nola (Elizabeth) Stone 1919–2008
      4. 4. Tessie (G) Stone 1926–
      5. 5. John (King) Stone 1923–1989
      6. 6. Jessie (B) Stone 1921–
    11. 11. James (A) Stone 1886–1933 m. Minnie Firestone 1891– m. Ersie Bone 1898–
    12. 12. Newton Stone 1901–1971
  6. 6. Dollie (A) Smithson 1874–1920 m. Newton (Jasper) Reese 1861–1926
    1. 1. Clarence (Martin) Reese 1894–1963 m. Katie (Carrie) Frazier 1900–1991
      1. 1. Thaddeus (O) Reese 1917–2000
      2. 2. Cathryn (M.) Reese 1921–1940
      3. 3. Peggy (Lou) Reese 1930–1997
    2. 2. Alice (T) Reese 1907–1979 m. Rufus (Garland) Young 1907–1979
      1. 1. Stanley (Ray) Young 1933–2001
    3. 3. Jettie (M) Reese 1909–1988 m. Edgar Chambers 1908–1967
    4. 4. Robert (E) Reese 1907–1970 m. Lottie (A) McMorris 1915–1990
      1. 1. Bonnie (Sue) Reese 1933–1983
    5. 5. William (Bryan) Reese 1899– m. Lola (Beatrice) Gossett 1910–
      1. 1. Angela (Belle) Reese 1925–2004 m. Arthur (Burgess) Jones 1924–1980
    6. 6. Verna (E) Reese 1901– m. Carse (Washington) Ross 1905–1980
    7. 7. James (Forrest) Reese 1892–1929 m. Lillie Chandler 1895–
      1. 1. Christine Reese 1918–1976
      2. 2. Edna (Fern) Reese 1914–1997
      3. 3. Ester Reese 1917–
      4. 4. Willie (Christine) Reese 1918–1976
    8. 8. Clara (E) Reese 1897–1972 m. Oscar (F) Chandler 1892–
      1. 1. Verna (I) Chandler 1916–1995
      2. 2. Elsa (Mae) Chandler 1924–
      3. 3. Lois (F) Chandler 1914–
    9. 9. Herbert (Gibson) Reese 1914–1981 m. Mary (Bessie) Reese 1918– m. Doris (H.) Reese 1918–1992
      1. 1. Connie Reese 1938–2010
  7. 7. Clarissa (Virginia) Smithson 1875–1884
  8. 8. John (Thomas) Smithson 1877–1948 m. Lula (D) Smithson 1883–
    1. 1. John (Price) Smithson 1910–1989 m. Edna (R) Smithson 1914–
    2. 2. Bonnie Smithson 1913–
    3. 3. Lonnie (Forest) Smithson 1915–1964
    4. 4. Edna (Mae) Smithson 1917–
    5. 5. William (Foy) Smithson 1911–1981 m. Vera (W) Smithson 1911–
    6. 6. Minnie (Ola) Smithson 1907–
    7. 7. Cora (C) Smithson 1906–
    8. 8. Cecil (A) Smithson 1909–
    9. 9. Melvin Smithson 1910–
  9. 9. Margaret (Xenobia) Smithson 1879–1940 m. William (R) Anderson 1872–
    1. 1. William (R) Anderson 1919–
  10. 10. Florence Smithson 1882–1961 m. George Waddle 1873–
    1. 1. George (Layman) Waddle 1915–1992 m. Larane Waddle 1917–
    2. 2. Douglas Waddle 1919–
    3. 3. Carrol Waddel 1918–

John Smithson's Timeline

7 Records

1836
14 Feb 1836
Birth of John S. Smithson in Williamson Co., Tennesse
Williamson Co., Tennesse
1836
1836
Birth of John S. Smithson in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 14
John S. Smithson resided here in District 12, Williamson, Tennessee
District 12, Williamson, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 24
John S. Smithson resided here in District 1, Williamson, Tennessee
District 1, Williamson, Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 34
John S. Smithson resided here in Liberty, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Liberty, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 44
John S. Smithson resided here in Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
1898
14 May 1898
Age 62
Death of John S. Smithson in Hylton, Nolan, Texas
Hylton, Nolan, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1836
    Event Place: Williamson Co., Tennesse
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 18
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas, ED 57, roll T9_44, page 681.1000, image 0071.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Calloway, Kentucky; Roll: M593_452; Page: 61B; Image: 127; Family History Library Film: 545951
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Database online. District 1, Williamson, Tennessee, post office Franklin, roll M653_1279, page 169, image 341.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_900; Page: 275B; Image: 541
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Texas, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas, ED 57, roll T9_44, page 681.1000, image 0071.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 12, Williamson, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Place: District 13, Williamson, Tennessee; Archive Collection Number: T1135; Roll: Roll 5; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_900; Page: 275B; Image: 541

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Database online. District 1, Williamson, Tennessee, post office Franklin, roll M653_1279, page 169, image 341.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Liberty, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Calloway, Kentucky; Roll: M593_452; Page: 61B; Image: 127; Family History Library Film: 545951

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Hardin, Faulkner, Arkansas, ED 57, roll T9_44, page 681.1000, image 0071.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1898
    Event Place: Hylton, Nolan, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Texas, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hylton, Nolan County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Texas, Find a Grave Index
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