Vivian, I sent you this information on 6/ll/00 on the James W Smith family. This is what I show on my James W Smith family group sheets. Wouldn't it be nice if people used middle names when they list such names as John Smith or James Smith? And used the right ages when they married? I have copied all Newton County,AR. Smith marriages up to 1932. ========= James W Smith(born 2 Oct 1847) Newton Co.AR. son of John Smith and Mary Polly Rna Rowland Smith, married Mary Tennison (born Nov 1853 per census, but 6 Nov 1851 per Bible record)in 1867(Book A,page 14) in Newton Co.AR. The early pages of the marriage records are missing, so assume ca 1867(right after Civil War). I have Thomas J Tennison's Civil War Pension Record(where children applied). She must be the Mary M Tennison b :6 Nov 1851 per the list of children contained in the pension file. But she was not shown with them on the 1860 Newton Co.AR. census,visit #401. I can scan this page and send you, if you want it. It is from the Bible record. Her mother was Sarah Caroline Liles b 9 Sept 1832 in Tenn.who died 18 Sept 1882\7? The handwriting is awfully hard to read. Thomas J Tennison was born 9 Jan 1826 (record states Alabamy) but is always listed as born in Indiana (Spencer Co.?)? There was a handwritten sheet in this file with their birthdates written in. It is taken from a bible. Children of James W and Mary M Tennison Smith: (1)John Allen Smith b:May 1869 (Mar 1868?). m: Mary Elizabeth "Bess"Shatswell on 20 Oct 1887 Newton Co.AR. children: i: Peggy Angeline Smith b:18 Apr1890 m: Dillard Rose 13 Feb 1910 Franklin Co.AR She died 1965 in Bakersfield,CA (Have Franklin Co.AR. Marriage Books) ii:James W Smith b :Oct 1891. Could not find a marriage for him. iii:Sarah Emily Smith b 14 Sept 1894 . She married John Wesley Waldron 25 Jan 1912 Franklin Co.AR. Sarah died 20 Nov 1934 in Minco,Grady Co.OK iv: Mattie "Jinny" b: Aug 1897 . She married Samuel Waldron on 8 Sept 1914 in Sallisaw OK. She died 15 Oct 1942 in Lamont,Kern Co.CA. The 1900 Newton Co.AR. census, Pleasant Hill Twp.#109-114 states they had 5 children,4 living and rented the farm. (2) Peggie Smith b 1874 (Peggie is nickname for Margaret) m: W B Riddle 22 Feb 1896(E299) Newton Co.AR. (3)Emmaline Smith b May 1875 m: G W Peoples(19)of Red Rock on 15 Dec 1893 (E46)Newton Co.AR. Children shown on 1900 Newton Co. AR.census,White Twp. are: James N, Lona B and Elmer G Peoples. (4)J T "Jep"Smith , age 22,b 1Jan 1878 who married Lizabeth Peoples (age 22)on 28 Jan 1900 Newton Co.AR. 1900 Newton Co.AR.census,Pleasant Hill Twp. #152 he d: 6 Feb 1961 with burial Cross Roads Cemetery,Newton Co.AR. I know the Cemetery Book states he was son of John and Mary Shatswell Smith but I knew that could not be right as John and Mary were married in 1887 . ====== There was a Jetha Smith, age 32, born AR on the 1910 Newton Co.AR. census, White Twp.,Visit 129 with wife Mary E, age 32 and children: i: Vestia Smith,age 9 ii:Ernie L ,age 7 iii: Bessie M, age 5 iv: James S, age 5/12 This above couple were the right ages for J T and Lizzie Smith. There is a Russell E Smith, born 14 Feb 1916 who died 11 Mar 1962 who is son of Jep and Lizzie and is buried in the same cemetery as "Jep "and "Lizzie" (5)Virginia S "Jennie P"Smith b March 1881 (census) m: Alfred (William Alfred) Shatswell(22) on 22 Jan 1897 #6 Newton Co.AR. On 1900 Newton Co.AR.census, White Twp.,Visit #166, show son Floyd b:1898. She had two children, one living. William "Alfred "Shatswell was son of Thomas C Shatswell a nd Ruth Mariah Jones. (6)Stephen R (Steve)Smith b 15 Aug 1884 m: Lillie Peoples on 27 May 1906 # 172 Newton Co.AR. Lillie was daughter of John Peoples and Sarah (maiden name unknown). and show their children were : i:Nettie A, b 1907 ii:Arnold, born 1909 1910 Newton Co.AR.Census,Pleasant Hill #70. Later children: iii: Ava iv:Bynam and v: Imogene vi: and Lorene Smith. (7)Frank Smith b April 1889 m: Myrtle Campbell on 7 Aug 1910 #623. They may have gone to the Ft.Gibson,OK area where her people went. Her parents were William K Campbell and Mary E Pierce who later married a Mr. Pool after Kenison Campbell died in Newton Co.AR. (8)Louisana Smith b April 1892 m: Virgil L Cowell(28) of Johnson County,AR on 23 Aug 1910 #628. Believe this was his second marriage. They may have gone to Johnson Co. AR. or Oklahoma. This is all the children I have that were listed on 1900 Newton Co.AR. census, Pleasant Hill Twp.,visit 151. Shows 11 children with 9 living. =========== You had Russell Smith down as son, but Russel was son of David Crockett Smith. And a Russell E.Smith was son of J T "Jep"and "Lizzie"Peoples Smith. ===== Let me know what you think. Evelyn Flood Rkinfolks@aol.com