Hello, I posted this to the Smith Genforum but I haven't had any response. I wonder if anyone on the list has these Smith/Boones of KY and AR. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kentucky: A History of the State by Battle-Pierce-Kniffin 3 rd ed. 1886 J . P. Smith , Warren co KY was born in Phillips co AR 24 July 1824 and is a son of William and Keziah Boone Smith, the former of whom , a native of Virginia , lived there most of his life but died in AR in 1841. His father, Phillip Smith removed to Arkansas and died there at an advanced age. Subjects maternal grandfather John Boone was a native of North Carolina , and immigrated to this state in an early day, afterward removed to Tennessee where he died. Subject was about a year old when his father died and his mother returned to Kentucky from Arkansas, and for a time made her home with her father . She afterward married Rev. Joseph Franceway and removed to Greensburg, KY where they remained eight years and then returned to this county. Soon afterwards Mr. Franceway died , leaving his widow with two children : John H. and Annie F. She then married Jesse Bunch , one child was born of this union, Mary E. Mrs. Bunch died in 1876. Subject married first, Mary, daughter of Timothy J. Thomas, of Mississippi, this union was childless. He next married Mrs. Bettie, widow of Samuel Gaines, of this county, and a daughter of Wilson Ritter, of Barren county. She bore him four children : William E., Wallie G., Charles R., and Carrie H. Mrs. Smith had by her first husband , two children , John B, and Mary E. Gaines. Mr. Smith owns 530 acres of fine land, well improved. He is a member of the Christian Church and of the Democratic Party. ~~~~~~~~~ Phillips co AR records: William H. Smith Admr.1824 of 2 children, Elizabeth and Rebecca, under 14, children living in KY, according to records after 1826. William H. Smith gdn. 1824, Daniel Mooney gdn. 1826, John Perciful gdn.1827, Daniel Mooney admr. 1826, (54a) John Perciful admr. (AD 11-17-1828) William H. Smith, Keziah Smith, widow, admx.1826, 1 child James. Sylvanus Phillips admr. 1829. widow Keziah (now wf. of ____Franceway) 1 child James (54a) Keziah Smith admx. (AG4-11-1826) ~~~~~~~~ Monroe co William H. Smith Sylvanus Phillips admr. of William Smith 1830 tax list William Smith John Perciful admr. of WM. Smith , land on Cache River, 1830 tax list ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These are my notes on the BOONES... John Boone was believed to be the son of Jonathan Boone, older brother of Daniel. He was married first to Hannah/Henrietta Stewart who died possibly ca 1815. He next married Any (Anna ) Grider Mitchell, widow of Charles Mitchell and they raised a family of seventeen children. 1810 Warren co KY census John Boone 1 m-10, 1 m 10-16, 1 m 26-45 2 f -10, 1 f 10-16, 1 f 16-26, 1 f 45 and up 1820 Warren co KY Census John Boon 2 m -10, 2 m 10-16, 2 m 18-26, 1 m 45 and up 3 f -10. 1 f 10-16, 1 f 16-26, 1 f 26- 45 William Smith married Keziah Boone 1822 Warren co KY My 3rd GGF was Richmond Pearson Boone, brother of Keziah Boone Smith. He was born in Barren co KY 1803. I first found him on the tax list for St Francis co AR 1838 listed as R. BOON. The same listing for the 1840 St Francis co census but by 1850 he was R. P. Boone. In 1851 the Boones went to Bell co TX . RP Boone died in Kendall co TX 1887, buried in the BOONE/HAMLIM cemetery Bell co TX ~~~~~~~ I would appreciate hearing from any researchers of the above families. Thanks, Pat in OK