Husband: James H. SMITH
Birthdate: Aug 1849
Birthplace: AL
Death date: 1910-1920
Place of death: Pontotoc Co., MS
Burial: unknown - Lafayette Co MS
Father: ?John Smith
Mother: ?Sarah Smith

Marriage date: Dec 1865/6
Marriage place: Pontotoc Co MS

Wife: Nancy R. GARDNER
Birthdate: ?1844
Birthplace: AL
Death date: unknown 1885-98
Place of death: Lafayette Co MS
Burial: unknown MS
Father: William Gardner
Mother: Millie Welch

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: John William Smith
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1871/2
Birthplace: Pontotoc Co. MS
Death date: abt 1934
Place of death: TX
Burial: ?Comanche Co TX-DeLeon
Marriage date: 1898
Marriage place: Lafayette Co MS
Spouse's name: Sarah Carter

Child No. 2: Dora C. Smith
Sex: F
Birthdate: Aug 1878
Birthplace: Pontotoc Co MS
Death date: Before 1970
Place of death: Lafayette Co Ms
Burial: Shiloh Bapt Church Cem Lafayette Co MS
Marriage date: April 1900
Marriage place: Lafayette Co MS
Spouse's name: Daniel Harve McLarty

Child No. 3: Ben F. Smith
Sex: M
Birthdate: Feb 1883/5
Birthplace: Pontotoc Co MS
Death date: abt 1929
Place of death: Lafayette Co MS
Burial: ?Shiloh Bapt Churc Cem Lafayette Co MS
Marriage date: Feb 1910
Marriage place: Lafayette Co MS
Spouse's name: Emma Vera Stribling
 
 
Documentation:
* Pontotoc Co and Lafayette Co MS Censuses - 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 - also Quitman Co for 1920, 1930.
* Marriage license for James H. Smith and Nancy R. Gardner, Ben F. Smith and Emma Vera Stribling, Dora C.Smith and Daniel H. McLarty, and John William Smith and Miss S.A. Carter.
* Tombstones for Dora and Dan McLarty.
* Personal contact with grandson of John William Smith living in Texas.