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Submitted by: Jane Foland Poore
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Husband: William Dugan SMITHSON
Birthdate: May 1832
Birthplace: Washington Co AR
Death date: @ 1900
Place of death: Fayetteville, Washington Co, AR
Burial: White Horse Cemetery, Alva OK
Father: Bryan Henry SMITHSON
Mother: Cynthia KINCAID

Marriage date: @1860
Marriage place:

Wife: Martha Serene "Mattie" HORNER
Birthdate: @ 1843
Birthplace: Keokuk, IA
Death date: 2 Dec 1898
Place of death: Lowell, Benton Co., AR
Burial: Pleasant Grove Cem, Lowell, AR
Father: John Wesley HORNER
Mother: Mary Jane CLEMMONS

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Bryan Coleman SMITHSON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 31 Dec 1862
Birthplace: San Antonio, Bexas Co, TX
Death date: Nov 1951
Place of death: Alva, Woods Co, OK
Burial:
Marriage date: 10 OCT 1886
Marriage place: Greensburg, KS
Spouse's name: Minnie Elma CLAPP

Child No. 2: John Lee SMITHSON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 4 Mar 1865
Birthplace: San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
Death date: 9 Feb 1954
Place of death: Cassville, Barry Co. MO
Burial: Maplewood Cem, Exeter, Barry Co., MO
Marriage date: 13 Apr 1884
Marriage place: Benton Co, AR by W.D. Smithson
Spouse's name: Arminda "Minnie" BLACK

Child No. 3: Mary Seren SMITHSON
Sex: F
Birthdate: 20 Nov 1870
Birthplace: Lowell, Benton Co., AR
Death date: Feb 1927
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Spouse's name: Silas Wilcox LAING

Child No. 4: William F. SMITHSON
Sex: M
Birthdate: @ 1873
Birthplace: AR
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Child No. 5: Samuel H. SMITHSON
Sex: M
Birthdate: @ 1876
Birthplace: AR
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Child No. 6: Adah Virginia SMITHSON
Sex: F
Birthdate: @ 1878
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Spouse's name: Emmitt Russell DARK

Child No. 7: Henry Herbert SMITHSON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 4 Apr 1885
Birthplace: Rogers, Benton co., AR
Death date: 26 Aug 1963
Place of death: Alva, Woods Co., OK
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Spouse's name: never married

Documentation:
1) 1870 Census Benton County Ark White River Township, 5 Sep 1870 p 384 W.D. Smithson
2) 1900 Census of 2529 Belmont Ave., Parsons, Labette Co., KS. ED #124, Sheet #4, Line #39 - Laing
3) 1880 Census of Big Spring, Benton Co., AR. ED #11, pg. 47. WM. Smithson
4) Benton Co. Democrat" Dec. 22, 1898-- Mrs. Mattie Smithson, wife of W. D. Smithson, died at her home at Lowell, Ark. Dec. 2nd, 1898,
5) Alias Frank Canton" by Robert K. DeArment , with in line reference notes
6) 1900 Census of Exeter twp., Barry Co., MO. ED #2, Sheet #9B. Smithson, John L.
7) 1910 Census of Barry Co., MO ED #2, Sheet #258. J. Lee Smithson
8) PIONEER FOOTPRINTS ACROSS WOODS COUNTY OKLAHOMA. pgs. 649-652.
9) INDIAN DOCUMENTS, Vol. XXIV, pg. 651: Smithson, B. C. present at opening of Cherokee Strip, 1893.
10) 1880 Census of Big Spring, Benton Co., AR. ED #11, pg. 47. William D. Smithson family
11) 1920 Census of 627 Santa Fe St., Alva City (2nd ward), Woods Co., OK. ED #204, Sheet #4-A. #56/#58 B.C. Smithson.