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Robert Jackson Smith 1829 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Edgefield Co, SC

Death Date: 12 Apr 1886

Death Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: LITTLETON SMITH

Mother: Elizabeth Glenn

Spouse(s): Minervia Abney

Children(s): Zachariah Smith

In 1829, Robert Jackson Smith entered the world in Edgefield Co, SC, born to LITTLETON MIDDLETON SMITH and Elizabeth Glenn. Robert Jackson Smith married Minervia Abney, and had children including Zachariah Smith. Robert Jackson Smith passed away in 1886 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Robert Jackson Smith entered the world in Edgefield Co, SC, born to LITTLETON MIDDLETON SMITH and Elizabeth Glenn.
  • Robert Jackson Smith married Minervia Abney, and had children including Zachariah Smith.
  • Robert Jackson Smith passed away in 1886 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

LITTLETON SMITH
1791 – 1883
Birth Location: Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Glenn
1794 – 1834
Birth Location: Newberry County, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Minervia Abney
1821 – 1877
Birth Location: Edgefield SC
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Children(s)

Zachariah Smith
1855 – 1900
Birth Location: Edgefield Co, SC
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Robert Smith's Ancestors

Self
Robert Smith
1829 – 1886
Birth Place: Edgefield Co, SC
Parents
LITTLETON MIDDLETON SMITH
1791 – 1883
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Glenn
1794 – 1834
Newberry County, United States of America
Grandparents
Mathew Smith
1758 – 1819
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
*Karen (Happuch) Waites
1760 – 1818
Newberry, South Carolina, United States
William (Coleman) Glenn
1761 – 1827
Cumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Mark Smith
1730 – 1804
Mary Littleton
1732 – 1812
John Waites
1731 – 1808
Nathan Glenn
1735 – 1805
Lucy Coleman
1735 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Ermann
1717 – 1794
Agnes Weicken
1723 – 1817

Robert Smith's Descendants

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Robert (Jackson) Smith (1829 – 12 Apr 1886) m. Minervia Abney (28 Jan 1821 – 15 June 1877)
  1. 1. Zachariah Smith (1855 – Before 1900) m. Eunice Boulware (29 July 1857 – 8 Nov 1930)
    1. 1. Robert (Boulware Smith) Sr. (abt 1883 – May 17, 1951) m. Annie Plunket
      1. 1. Robert (Boulware Smith) Jr. (3 June 1910 – abt 1951) m. Mary Black (abt 1912 – 14 Dec 2001)
        1. 1. Robert (Boulware Smith) III (15 Jun 1933 – ) m. Florence Limehouse (abt 1934 – 28 September 2022)
        2. 2. Robin (Bruce) Smith

Robert Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Robert Jackson Smith in Edgefield Co, SC
Edgefield Co, SC
1886
12 Apr 1886
Age 57
Death of Robert Jackson Smith in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Edgefield Co, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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