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John Terral Smithson 1842–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1842

Birth Location: Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 1916

Death Location: Mount Ararat, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Smithson

Mother: Martha Hutchins

Spouse(s): Nancy Moser

Children(s): Ida Smithson, Forrest Smithson, Charlie Smithson, Daniel Smithson, William Smithson

The story of John Terral Smithson began in 1842 in Cannon, Tennessee, USA. John Terral Smithson married Nancy Jane Moser, and had children including Charlie Lee Smithson, Daniel Powers Smithson, Forrest Ambrose Smithson, Ida Catherine Smithson, William Henry Bill Smithson. John Terral Smithson passed away in 1916 in Mount Ararat, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Terral Smithson began in 1842 in Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Terral Smithson married Nancy Jane Moser, and had children including Charlie Lee Smithson, Daniel Powers Smithson, Forrest Ambrose Smithson, Ida Catherine Smithson, William Henry Bill Smithson.
  • John Terral Smithson passed away in 1916 in Mount Ararat, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Smithson
1815–1916
Birth Location: Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Hutchins
1818–1860
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Moser
1849–1927
Birth Location: Dry Creek, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Ida Smithson
1874–1936
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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Forrest Smithson
1887–1978
Birth Location: Cannon Co., TN., USA
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Charlie Smithson
1893–1983
Birth Location: Gassaway, Cannon Co., TN., USA
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Daniel Smithson
1876–1930
Birth Location: Tennessee
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William Smithson
1870–1952
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
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John Smithson's Ancestors

Self
John Smithson
1842–1916
Birth Place: Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James A. Smithson
1815–1916
Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Martha ("Patsy") Hutchins
1818–1860
White County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Margaret Polly) Carder
1792–1847
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Carder
1749–1817
Elizabeth Carder
1740–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smithson's Descendants

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John (Terral) Smithson (15 May 1842–10 Feb 1916) m. Nancy (Jane) Moser (4 September 1849–29 Aug 1927)
  1. 1. Ida (Catherine) Smithson 1874–1936 m. Elonzo (Carrol "Lonnie") Jones 1860–1920
    1. 1. Nannie Jones 1902–1981 m. Alvin (C) Johnson 1897–1956
      1. 1. Hobert (S) Johnson 1928–2004 m. Opal (Irene) Vickers 1936–2001
        1. 1. Hobert (Clay) Johnson –2016
        2. 2. Michael (Wade) Johnson –2016
      2. 2. Adam (Alfred Johnson) Sr 1930–1988 m. Mary (Frances) Johnson 1930–1999
      3. 3. Henry (Clifton) Johnson 1925–1981 m. Evaleen (Bell) Johnson 1926–2008
      4. 4. Bertha (A) Johnson 1936–2020 m. Gilbert (Lawson) Victory 1929–1966
      5. 5. Ida (Lou) Johnson 1922–2012 m. Glasco (Roosevelt) Johnson 1921–1988
        1. 1. Kenneth (Glasco) Johnson 1942–2003
      6. 6. Betty (L) Johnson 1942–2016 m. Edmund (Bartley) Stacey 1916–1998
      7. 7. Ovie (Joe) Johnson 1932–2016 m. Andrew (Alexander) Johnson 1896–1974
      8. 8. Andrew (Alexander) Johnson 1896–1974 m. Ovie (Joe) Johnson 1932–2016
    2. 2. Shelah (Arvel) Jones 1893–1972 m. Hattie Jones 1892–1919
      1. 1. Georgia (Lucille) Jones 1917–1993 m. Lawrence (Harrison) Johnson 1908–1968
    3. 3. Vester Jones 1895–1989 m. Ruby (Lee) Underhill 1903–1995
      1. 1. Winnie (Gertrude) Jones 1922–2015 m. Hiram (David) Braswell 1919–2000
      2. 2. Mary (Eleanor) Jones 1932–2015
      3. 3. Sally (Oleta) Jones 1924–2007
      4. 4. Willie (Evelyn) Jones 1930–1995
    4. 4. Delta (Gray) Jones 1898–1959
  2. 2. Forrest (Ambrose) Smithson 1887–1978 m. Hassie (May) Owen 1890–1965
    1. 1. Flossie (Mai Smithson Derting Aka) Dutton 1913–1999 m. Dewey (Brown Derting Aka) Dutton 1910–1998
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Dutton 1932–1965 m. Jack (W) Hollandsworth 1930–2013
  3. 3. Charlie (Lee) Smithson 1893–1983 m. Nola (Carolyn) Beshears 1893–1980
    1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Smithson 1926–2019
  4. 4. Daniel (Powers) Smithson 1876–1930 m. Van (D) Smithson 1882–1964
    1. 1. Clarence (Ray) Smithson 1906–1989 m. Thenia (B) Nokes 1908–1980
      1. 1. Thelma (Lee) Smithson 1948–2001 m. Ervin (Clenton) Crosslin 1927–1995
    2. 2. Lorena (Lee) Smithson 1913–2003 m. Hugh (Prentice) Melton 1910–2004
      1. 1. Lucille Melton 1930–2021 m. J (L) Parton 1932–2013
    3. 3. Callie (Lee) Smithson 1903–1981 m. Corbin (Lee) Snow 1901–1967
  5. 5. William (Henry 'Bill') Smithson 1870–1952 m. Tina ("Tinnie" Elizabeth) Owen 1874–1959
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) Smithson 1898–1965 m. Ida (Bell) Smithson 1902–1988
      1. 1. Walter (Lee Smithson) Sr. 1924–1983 m. Louise Smithson 1924–

John Smithson's Timeline

2 Records

1842
15 May 1842
Birth of John Terral Smithson in Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1916
10 Feb 1916
Age 74
Death of John Terral Smithson in Pea Ridge, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Pea Ridge, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1842
    Event Place: Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 4
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Pea Ridge, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Ararat, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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