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Josiah M. Smith 1824–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 October 1824

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 16 April 1897

Death Location: Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Smith

Mother: Nancy Meadows

Spouse(s): Mary Harmon

Children(s): Emily Smith, James Smith, Mary Creekmore, Nancy Broyles

Josiah M. Smith was born in 1824 in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James C Smith And Nancy W Meadows. Josiah M. Smith married Mary Polly Harmon, and had children including Emily Alice Smith, James Smith, Mary Jane Smith Creekmore, Nancy Smith Broyles. Josiah M. Smith passed away in 1897 in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah M. Smith was born in 1824 in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James C Smith And Nancy W Meadows.
  • Josiah M. Smith married Mary Polly Harmon, and had children including Emily Alice Smith, James Smith, Mary Jane Smith Creekmore, Nancy Smith Broyles.
  • Josiah M. Smith passed away in 1897 in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Smith
1824–1897
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
James C Smith
1805–1882
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Nancy (W.) Meadows
1807–1882
Knox, Kentucky
Grandparents
Josiah (Jonas) Smith
1780–1852
Yorktown, York County, Virginia
Elizabeth ("Betsey" Baker) Todd
1783–1861
VA
Thomas Meadors
1771–1818
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Martin
1779–1867
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Todd
1742–1814
Elizabeth Peck
1744–1833
Thomas (Meadows)
1737–1827
Keziah Moberly
1747–1830
John Martin
1755–1791
Sarah Jeffries
1755–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ithamar Todd
1712–1800
Hannah Blakesley
1718–1785
Amos Peck
1712–1783
Elizabeth Leek
1718–1791
Jason Meadows\Meadors
1694–1776
Elizabeth Stone
1711–1778
Edward Moberly
1696–1765
Susannah DeRuel
1707–1761
Col. Jeffries
1733–1807
Margaret Smith
1733–1810

Josiah Smith's Descendants

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Josiah (M.) Smith (22 October 1824–16 April 1897) m. Mary (Polly) Harmon (11 January 1822–24 July 1904)
  1. 1. Emily (Alice) Smith 1861–1894 m. Lewis douglas 1855–1898
    1. 1. Estus Douglass 1887–1940 m. Dora Douglass 1896–1992 m. Vada Prater 1918–1992
      1. 1. Earl (Estes Douglas) Jr 1937–2017 m. Vada Douglas 1918–1978
        1. 1. Earl (Eater) Douglas 1937–1984
      2. 2. Christine Douglass 1914–
      3. 3. Luther Douglass 1918–1977
      4. 4. Nadine Douglass 1920–2002
      5. 5. Clarence (Joe) Douglas 1920–1998
      6. 6. O.B. Douglas 1923–1932
      7. 7. Irene (Berniece) Douglas 1922–1993
  2. 2. James Smith 1844–1921
  3. 3. Mary (Jane Smith) Creekmore 1846–1908
  4. 4. Nancy (Smith) Broyles 1848–1936

Josiah Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1824
22 October 1824
Birth of Josiah M. Smith in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
1897
16 April 1897
Age 73
Death of Josiah M. Smith in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America
Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 October 1824
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1897
    Event Place: Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America

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