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Ransom Harrison Smith 1855–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Feb 1855

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 08 Sep 1939

Death Location: Brightshade, Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Baalam Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Swafford

Spouse(s): Charity Hubbard

Children(s): Louisa Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Allie Smith, Myrtle Smith, Mary Smith, Elwood Smith, Sarah Smith, Boyd Smith

Ransom Harrison Smith was born in 1855 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Baalam Smith And Elizabeth Ann Swafford. In 1860, Ransom Harrison Smith resided in Clay, Kentucky, USA. In 1870, Ransom Harrison Smith resided in Precinct 8, Clay, Kentucky, United States. Ransom Harrison Smith married Charity Hubbard, and had children including Allie Smith, Boyd Smith, Elizabeth Lizzie Smith, Elwood Edmund Ed Smith, Louisa Smith, Mary J Smith, Myrtle Smith, Sarah Smith. Ransom Harrison Smith passed away in 1939 in Brightshade, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Ransom Harrison Smith was born in 1855 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Baalam Smith And Elizabeth Ann Swafford.
  • In 1860, Ransom Harrison Smith resided in Clay, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1870, Ransom Harrison Smith resided in Precinct 8, Clay, Kentucky, United States.
  • Ransom Harrison Smith married Charity Hubbard, and had children including Allie Smith, Boyd Smith, Elizabeth Lizzie Smith, Elwood Edmund Ed Smith, Louisa Smith, Mary J Smith, Myrtle Smith, Sarah Smith.
  • Ransom Harrison Smith passed away in 1939 in Brightshade, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baalam Smith
1827–1881
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Swafford
1831–1911
Birth Location: Kentucky
ES

Spouses(s)

Charity Hubbard
1856–1932
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
CH

Children(s)

Louisa Smith
1879–1959
Birth Location: Clay County, KY.
LS
Elizabeth Smith
1881–1954
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
ES
Allie Smith
1890–
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
AS
Myrtle Smith
1893–
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
MS
Mary Smith
1894–
Birth Location: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
MS
Elwood Smith
1886–1977
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
ES
Sarah Smith
1901–1982
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
SS
Boyd Smith
1897–1975
Birth Location: Kentucky
BS

Ransom Smith's Ancestors

Self
Ransom Smith
1855–1939
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Baalam Smith
1827–1881
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Swafford
1831–1911
Kentucky
Grandparents
Thomas (Smith) Jr.
1800–1860
Virginia, USA
Nancy (Eunice) Stewart
1797–1881
Virginia, USA
William (Riley) Swafford
1802–1870
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hyles
1803–1881
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr
1774–1850
Sarah Stewart
1778–1859
Isaac Swarford
1774–1864
Margaret Smith
1790–1874
Sarah Larkin
1774–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1765–1821
Eunice Lewis
1760–1822
Peter Swafford
1725–1800
Rennie Ireland
1745–1810
Thomas III
1765–1821
Eunice Lewis
1760–1822

Ransom Smith's Descendants

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Ransom (Harrison) Smith (01 Feb 1855–08 Sep 1939) m. Charity Hubbard (1856–13 Jul 1932)
  1. 1. Louisa Smith 1879–1959 m. Woodson Swafford 1877–1937
    1. 1. Ollie Swafford 1897–1930 m. Lloyd McCreary 1904–1995
      1. 1. Vernon (Joe) McCreary 1929–2002 m. Junel Smith 1932–2008
    2. 2. Ethel Swafford 1908–1967 m. Brock McCreary 1907–1962
      1. 1. Cecil (R) McCreary 1933–2022
        1. 1. Sheila McCreary –2022
      2. 2. James (Charles) McCreary 1927–1979
      3. 3. Charles (Trumble) McCreary 1931–1990
      4. 4. William (Anderson) McCreary 1938–2006 m. Rosie (Love) Shewmaker 1943–1983
  2. 2. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Smith 1881–1954 m. Joseph Grubb 1879–1927
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Grubb 1907–1962 m. Kelly Jackson 1899–1983
      1. 1. Coy Jackson 1927–2012 m. Geneva (Bradford) Grubb 1932–2000
      2. 2. Virgie (J) Jackson 1928–2007
      3. 3. Ernest Jackson 1930–1961
      4. 4. Roy Jackson 1932–2008
      5. 5. Opal Jackson 1934–2016
      6. 6. Hearld Jackson 1936–2011
  3. 3. Allie Smith 1890–
  4. 4. Myrtle Smith 1893–
  5. 5. Mary (J) Smith 1894–
  6. 6. Elwood (Edmund Ed) Smith 1886–1977
  7. 7. Sarah Smith 1901–1982 m. Isaac (Gilbert) Smith 1880–1967
    1. 1. Hester Smith 1930–2022 m. Robert (H.) Gambrel 1926–1986 m. Earl (William) Bailey 1924–
      1. 1. Luther Gambrel 1948–2019
  8. 8. Boyd Smith 1897–1975

Ransom Smith's Timeline

9 Records

1855
01 Feb 1855
Birth of Ransom Harrison Smith in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
Ransom Harrison Smith resided here in Clay, Kentucky, USA
Clay, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Ransom Harrison Smith resided here in Precinct 8, Clay, Kentucky, United States
Precinct 8, Clay, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 25
Ransom Harrison Smith resided here in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 45
Ransom Harrison Smith resided here in Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Ransom Harrison Smith resided here in Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 65
Ransom Harrison Smith resided here in Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 75
Ransom Harrison Smith resided here in District 8, Clay, Kentucky
District 8, Clay, Kentucky
1939
08 Sep 1939
Age 84
Death of Ransom Harrison Smith in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 8, Clay, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 8, Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brightshade, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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