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William J. Smith 1830 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Smith

Mother: Catharine Cryms

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Smith

The story of William J. Smith began in 1830 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA. William J. Smith had children including James Taylor Smith. William J. Smith passed away in 1901 in Hardin County, Tennessee, USA.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of William J. Smith began in 1830 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.
  • William J. Smith had children including James Taylor Smith.
  • William J. Smith passed away in 1901 in Hardin County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Smith's Ancestors

Self
William Smith
1830 – 1901
Birth Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James L. Smith
1803 – 1868
Shawnetee, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Catharine Cryms
Grandparents
William (H) Smith
1777 – 1857
York, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Byers
1784 – 1860
York, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1740 – 1821
Mary Henry
1749 – 1819
William Byers
1747 – 1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Schmidt
1720 – 1774
Maj. Henry
1715 – 1819
Margaret McKeown
1725 – 1781
David <IRELAND>
1721 – 1794
MARGARET CARSON
1721 – 1781

William Smith's Descendants

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William (J.) Smith (1830 – 1901)
  1. 1. James (Taylor) Smith (26 May 1867 – 05 Feb 1941)
    1. 1. Hal Smith (23 Mar 1893 – Feb 1979)
      1. 1. Robbie (McRean) Jerrolds (17 August 1918 – 14 December 2014)
        1. 1. Kenneth Jerrolds (17 May 1937 – 12 Oct 2007)
    2. 2. William Smith (1900 – )
      1. 1. Thelma Smith (1921 – 2013)
      2. 2. Dororthy (Smith) Morgan (20 July 1923 – 9 June 2008)

William Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1830
1830
Birth of William J. Smith in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
1901
1901
Age 71
Death of William J. Smith in Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

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