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Matthew Melchisedec Smart 1864–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 August 1864

Birth Location: Golden Valley, Rutherford County,North Carolina

Death Date: 24 March 1942

Death Location: Connelly Springs, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Lawson Sr

Mother: Emily Smart

Spouse(s): Mary Tesseneer, Rhoda Smart

Children(s): Wilson Sr, Summy Smart, Paul Smart, Caldonia Lowman, Minnie Lindsay, Ivey Smart, John Smart, Matthew Jr, Susan Huffman, Mary Blevins, Eva Smyre, Dorcas Sigmon, Magdalene Clarke, Caldonia Smart, Lonie Smart

In 1864, Matthew Melchisedec Smart entered the world in Golden Valley, Rutherford County,North Carolina, born to Lawson Henderson Smart Sr And Emily Sperse Smart. In 1880, Matthew Melchisedec Smart resided in Golden Valley, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA. Matthew Melchisedec Smart married Margarite Beaver, Mary Josephine Tesseneer, Rhoda E Smart, Ronda E Britten, and had children including Caldonia Lowman, Caldonia Smart, Dorcas Vernie Sigmon, Eva Elizabeth Smith Smyre, Ivey Earnel Smart, John Henry Smart, Lonie D Smart, Magdalene Clarke, Mary Ellen Blevins, Matthew Melchisedec Smart Jr, Minnie Catherine Lindsay, Paul Adam Smart, Summy R Smart, Susan Isabelle Huffman, Wilson Theodore Smart Sr. Matthew Melchisedec Smart passed away in 1942 in Connelly Springs, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Matthew Melchisedec Smart entered the world in Golden Valley, Rutherford County,North Carolina, born to Lawson Henderson Smart Sr And Emily Sperse Smart.
  • In 1880, Matthew Melchisedec Smart resided in Golden Valley, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.
  • Matthew Melchisedec Smart married Margarite Beaver, Mary Josephine Tesseneer, Rhoda E Smart, Ronda E Britten, and had children including Caldonia Lowman, Caldonia Smart, Dorcas Vernie Sigmon, Eva Elizabeth Smith Smyre, Ivey Earnel Smart, John Henry Smart, Lonie D Smart, Magdalene Clarke, Mary Ellen Blevins, Matthew Melchisedec Smart Jr, Minnie Catherine Lindsay, Paul Adam Smart, Summy R Smart, Susan Isabelle Huffman, Wilson Theodore Smart Sr.
  • Matthew Melchisedec Smart passed away in 1942 in Connelly Springs, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Smart's Ancestors

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Matthew Smart
1864–1942
Birth Place: Golden Valley, Rutherford County,North Carolina
Parents
Lawson Henderson Smart Sr
1832–1913
Rutherford Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Emily (Sperse) Smart
1838–1878
United States of America
Grandparents
Hiram Smart
1798–1873
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Sidney (Brandon) Carson
1800–1878
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Daniel (Robert) Warlick
1795–1865
Table Rock, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Katharine ((Katie)) Smith
1795–1850
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
***James Smart
1770–1837
Mary Withrow
1774–1856
Lewis Warlick
1763–1834
Mary HOYLE
1767–1838
Peter Smith
1761–1838
Hannah BESS
1766–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smart
1745–1780
Mary Gardner
1746–1818
James Withrow
1746–1838
Sidney Brandon
1750–1818
Johann Sr
1710–1769
Maria Schindler
1720–1784
John Lieut.
1740–1822
Margaret Hoyle
1745–1827
Mary Devault
1739–1820

Matthew Smart's Descendants

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Matthew (Melchisedec) Smart (17 August 1864–24 March 1942) m. Mary (Josephine) Tesseneer (12 June 1860–3 October 1936) m. Rhoda (E.) Smart (13 May 1881–19 November 1957)
  1. 1. Wilson (Theodore Smart) Sr 1886–1963 m. Macie (Belle Fredell) Smart 1915–2011 m. Mollie Smart 1894–
    1. 1. Jack Smart 1949–2020
    2. 2. Wilson (Theodore Smart) Jr 1946–2016
    3. 3. Jo (Anne Smart) Price 1943–2012
    4. 4. Ellen (May) Smart 1941–2018
    5. 5. Wilson (Theodore Smart) Jr 1946–2016
    6. 6. Barbara (Jean) Smart –1976
  2. 2. Summy (R) Smart 1895–1951
  3. 3. Paul (Adam) Smart 1924–1997
  4. 4. Caldonia Lowman 1903–1996 m. Harley (Washington) Lowman 1891–1970
  5. 5. Minnie (Catherine) Lindsay 1908–2000
  6. 6. Ivey (Earnel) Smart 1917–1996
  7. 7. John (Henry) Smart 1910–1990
  8. 8. Matthew (Melchisedec Smart) Jr 1914–1991
  9. 9. Susan (Isabelle) Huffman 1905–1978
  10. 10. Mary (Ellen) Blevins 1921–1993
  11. 11. Eva (Elizabeth Smith) Smyre 1912–1997
  12. 12. Dorcas (Vernie) Sigmon 1906–1998
  13. 13. Magdalene Clarke 1919–2010
  14. 14. Caldonia Smart 1905–
  15. 15. Lonie (D) Smart 1896–1965

Matthew Smart's Timeline

3 Records

1864
17 August 1864
Birth of Matthew Melchisedec Smart in Golden Valley, Rutherford County,North Carolina
Golden Valley, Rutherford County,North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 16
Matthew Melchisedec Smart resided here in Golden Valley, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Golden Valley, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1942
24 March 1942
Age 78
Death of Matthew Melchisedec Smart in Valdese, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Valdese, Burke, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 August 1864
    Event Place: Golden Valley, Rutherford County,North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Golden Valley, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Valdese, Burke, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1942
    Event Place: Valdese, Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Connelly Springs, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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