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Lee Jinks Smith 1853–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1853

Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., TN

Death Date: 2 Dec 1910

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN

Father: James Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Catherine Reams

Children(s): Herman Smith

Lee Jinks Smith was born in 1853 in Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., TN, the child of James William Smith And Elizabeth Betsey Hickey Smith. Lee Jinks Smith married Catherine Kate Reams, and had children including Herman Jenkins Jinks Smith. Lee Jinks Smith passed away in 1910 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN.

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Biography

  • Lee Jinks Smith was born in 1853 in Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., TN, the child of James William Smith And Elizabeth Betsey Hickey Smith.
  • Lee Jinks Smith married Catherine Kate Reams, and had children including Herman Jenkins Jinks Smith.
  • Lee Jinks Smith passed away in 1910 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Smith
1809–1886
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Smith
1809–1880
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Reams
1858–1881
Birth Location: Cocke Co., TN
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Children(s)

Herman Smith
1875–1935
Birth Location: Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA
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Lee Smith's Ancestors

Self
Lee Smith
1853–1910
Birth Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., TN
Parents
James William Smith
1809–1886
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Betsey Hickey) Smith
1809–1880
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Pleasant (Byars Smith) Sr
1782–1856
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ellender Nelly) Smith
1782–1835
VA
Great-Grandparents
David Smith
1735–1788
Mary Byars
1755–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Smith
1710–1778
Elizabeth Ragland
1718–1778

Lee Smith's Descendants

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Lee (Jinks) Smith (3 Jun 1853–2 Dec 1910) m. Catherine ("Kate") Reams (15 Feb 1858–5 March 1881)
  1. 1. Herman (Jenkins "Jinks") Smith 1875–1935 m. Frances (Emma) Dees 1882– m. Rose (J (Rosie)) Helton 1871–1913
    1. 1. Tommy (Jinks Smith) Hodges 1929–2025 m. Hobert (F) Hodges 1927–
    2. 2. Willie (Bell) Smith 1897–1975
    3. 3. Millie (Kate) Smith 1893–1971
    4. 4. Nettie (Ethel) Smith 1899–1979
    5. 5. Joe (Ralph) Smith 1899–1982
    6. 6. Lee (Herman) Smith 1901–1934
    7. 7. Edna (Virginia) Smith 1910–1998
    8. 8. Ruby Smith 1922–2010 m. Ervin (Franklin) Cross 1915–2001
      1. 1. Tommy (Dee) Cross 1944–2013
    9. 9. Ralph Smith 1895–1979

Lee Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1853
3 Jun 1853
Birth of Lee Jinks Smith in Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., TN
Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., TN
1910
2 Dec 1910
Age 57
Death of Lee Jinks Smith in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN
Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1853
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co., TN
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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