Mysty, Thanks so much for the information. Is there any info the cemetery records for Mrs W W Smith? The Fairview/Wildcat list on the net has her buried next to Wesley and Elijah. Also anything stating Wesley was a Union Civil War Veteran? Betty has had me puzzled for a while but the info you gave made me realize she is Nancy E Smith b 1875 according to the 1880 census. Thanks again, Peter S At 04:34 AM 06/04/03, you wrote: >Fairview Cemetery, Marion Co AR. >Wesley W Smith b 1839 d 1910. >Marion Smith, son of Eltis Smith, b 1927 d 1928. >Eltis Smith b 20 April 1898 d 22 Jan 1986. >Jessie Smith, wife of Eltis Smith, b 5 July 1904 d 22 Nov 1984. > >Eligah Smith b MO 1872 is the son of Wesley W Smith and the nephew of >Wesley's brother Elijah Smith. >Mrs Betty Flippin b MO Oct 1876 is the daughter of Wesley W Smith, the niece >of Wesley's brother Elijah Smith, and the wife of Tilden Flippin who she >married MCAR 4 Aug 1894. > > The Wildcat Cemetery listing on the Marion Co Site gives an Elige(sic) > > Smith and a Mrs Betty Flippin as son and dau of Wesley W Smith and Mrs W W > > Smith, also as niece and nephew of Elige Smith and Sylvester Coots. > > > > Any further info you could provide would be greatly appreciated, > > > > Peter S > >

Sorry, Peter, but the cemetery records have no further information on Mrs. W W (Melvina) Smith. Because none of this Smith family was in AR during the Civil War, there will be no record of whether or not Wesley W Smith served with Union forces. He was living in MO then so that's where you'd have to look for that information. You might try the Morgan Co MO web site for openers. Knowing almost nothing about this particular Smith family until you brought it to my attention, I did a bit of research which I'm sending (below). There are probably some errors in it, but maybe it'll be of help to you as well as other researchers. Mysty [email protected] *************************************** 1 WILLIAM SMITH b ca 1810 d Buffalo Township, Morgan Co. MO bef 1880 m MATILDA ___ b OH 1812. She is a widow aged 68 living with son Wesley in Buffalo Township, Morgan Co. MO 1880. 1 Children of William & Matilda (___) Smith 2 (son) SMITH m IL MARTHA J. ___ b IL 1835. Martha is a widow aged 45 in Buffalo Township, Morgan Co. MO 1880 with children John W. Smith and Matilda J. Smith living with her. 3 WESLEY W. SMITH b IL Dec 1837 d MCAR 1910 bu Fairview Cemetery, Flippin MCAR m IL MELVINA ___ b OH March 1843. In Union Township MCAR 1890. 4 JAMES H. SMITH b IL 1847 m ELIZABETH HAMBLETON b IL 1851. Her sister, Martha J. Hambleton aged 17 b IL, is living with them in Buffalo Township, Morgan Co. MO in 1880. 5 ELIJAH SMITH b IL 1852 m IL LOUISA CHRISTIAN b IL 1860. Her widowed mother, Margret (___) Christian aged 50 b MO, is living with them in Buffalo Township, Morgan Co. MO 1880. 2 Children of Martha J. (___) Smith 6 JOHN W. SMITH b IL 1865. 7 MATILDA J. SMITH b IL 1869. 3 Children of Wesley W. & Melvina (___) Smith 8 ISABELL SMITH b IL 1862 m Morgan Co. MO 21 Feb 1886 LEWIS E. SMITH. 9 JAMES SMITH b IL 1866. 10 WILLIAM SMITH b Morgan Co. MO 1869 m MCAR 9 April 1904 FRANCES LAIR b ca 1886. [not positive about this marriage]. 11 ELIJAH C. SMITH b Morgan Co. MO 14 Feb 1874 [g.s.] d MCAR 2 Aug 1962 m MCAR 19 Nov 1891 NANCY E. TAYLOR (daughter of William Franklin & Eliza Jane [Keeling] Taylor). In Liberty Township MCAR 1900. 12 NANCY ELIZABETH "Betty" SMITH b Morgan Co. MO Oct 1875 m MCAR 4 Aug 1894 TILDEN FLIPPIN (son of Thomas & Margaret Ann [Owen] Flippin) b Oct 1876/7. In 1920 niece Lucille Flippin aged 4 years 3 months is living with them. Children: Mamie Flippin b Aug 1896; Nora Flippin b Dec 1898; Eatha L. Flippin b 1902; Joseph P. Flippin b 1905; Jeanitt Flippin b 1908. 13 MELVINA SMITH b Morgan Co. MO 1877. 14 ANDREW J. SMITH b Morgan Co. MO 1880. 15 SYLVESTER "Vester" SMITH b MCAR June 1885 m MCAR 4 Jan 1903 JULIA FLIPPIN (daughter of Thomas & Margaret Ann [Owen] Flippin) b May 1887. 4 Children of James H. & Elizabeth (Hambleton) Smith 16 LAURA B. SMITH b IL 1872. 17 EFFA A. SMITH b IL 1875. 18 ANDREW J. SMITH b Morgan Co. MO 1879. 5 Children of Elijah & Louisa (Christian) Smith 19 MARY J. SMITH b Morgan Co. MO 1875. 20 SARAH E. SMITH b Morgan Co. MO 1877. SOURCES: Morgan Co. MO 1880 census; Morgan Co. MO Marriage records; "Marion Co, 1890" by Helen McMindes; "Marion Co. Marriages 1896-1905" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts; "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" by Mysty McPherson & Vicki Roberts; "Cemeteries of Marion Co" by Lester & Marian Burnes; Peter S. <[email protected]> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stranger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [ARMar] Smith/cemeteries > Mysty, > Thanks so much for the information. Is there any info the cemetery records > for Mrs W W Smith? The Fairview/Wildcat list on the net has her buried next > to Wesley and Elijah. Also anything stating Wesley was a Union Civil War > Veteran? > > Betty has had me puzzled for a while but the info you gave made me realize > she is Nancy E Smith b 1875 according to the 1880 census. > > Thanks again, > > Peter S > > At 04:34 AM 06/04/03, you wrote: > >Fairview Cemetery, Marion Co AR. > >Wesley W Smith b 1839 d 1910. > >Marion Smith, son of Eltis Smith, b 1927 d 1928. > >Eltis Smith b 20 April 1898 d 22 Jan 1986. > >Jessie Smith, wife of Eltis Smith, b 5 July 1904 d 22 Nov 1984. > > > >Eligah Smith b MO 1872 is the son of Wesley W Smith and the nephew of > >Wesley's brother Elijah Smith. > >Mrs Betty Flippin b MO Oct 1876 is the daughter of Wesley W Smith, the niece > >of Wesley's brother Elijah Smith, and the wife of Tilden Flippin who she > >married MCAR 4 Aug 1894. > > > > > > The Wildcat Cemetery listing on the Marion Co Site gives an Elige(sic) > > > Smith and a Mrs Betty Flippin as son and dau of Wesley W Smith and Mrs W W > > > Smith, also as niece and nephew of Elige Smith and Sylvester Coots. > > > > > > Any further info you could provide would be greatly appreciated, > > > > > > Peter S > > > >

Mysty, Thanks for your great work. >Sorry, Peter, but the cemetery records have no further information on Mrs. W >W (Melvina) Smith. Melvina probably died between 1920 and 1930 when she was living with son William and family in Braden Twp, Le Flore Co, OK >Because none of this Smith family was in AR during the Civil War, there will >be no record of whether or not Wesley W Smith served with Union forces. He I believe this is the Wesley W Smith from Rose Twp, Shelby Co Illinois, who joined the 115th Illinois Infantry Company G with brothers Martin V (husb of Martha) and John >1 Children of William & Matilda (___) Smith >2 (son) SMITH m IL MARTHA J. ___ b IL 1835. Martha is a widow aged 45 in >Buffalo Township, Morgan Co. MO >1880 with children John W. Smith and Matilda J. Smith living with her. Son is probably Martin V Smith >3 WESLEY W. SMITH b IL Dec 1837 d MCAR 1910 bu Fairview Cemetery, Flippin >MCAR m IL MELVINA ___ b OH March 1843. In Union Township MCAR 1890. Probably Melvina Gets, Gety or Getz dau of Hannah m 28 Nov 1861 Shelby County Illinois. 1860 census Dry Point Twp, Shelby Co, Illinois. >3 Children of Wesley W. & Melvina (___) Smith >8 ISABELL SMITH b IL 1862 m Morgan Co. MO 21 Feb 1886 LEWIS E. SMITH. >9 JAMES SMITH b IL 1866. >10 WILLIAM SMITH b Morgan Co. MO 1869 m MCAR 9 April 1904 FRANCES LAIR b ca >1886. [not positive about this marriage]. William was more likely born in Benton County, Missouri 1869. m 1906 Donia May Ozburn b Tuckerman, Jackson County, AR 1892. Melvina is living with them on the 1910 census James Creek Twp MCAR Peter S