Janina, I was thinking after I sent you the 1850 census and I probably did not make myself clear. Irving Smith and Luthenia Garlington appear to be the parents of your William Christopher "Kit" Smith. 1860 Census of Newton Co TX: 293 John H. Smith 44 m MS farmer Zeorminie 47 f MS Caroline 15 f LA Edward 14 m LA Elizabeth 12 f LA Margaret 10 f LA John 8 m LA Zeromie 8 f LA Joseph 4 m TX William C. 3 m TX Reubin J. l m TX (Note from the Garlington book: the last four named children were those of Luthenia and Irving Smith) Sabine County TX Census 1860 46-46 J. (Jene) T Scruggs 61 m VA brickmason 400 3510 Martha A. (Loving) 26 f AL George W. 17 m TX Charlie A. 15 m TX Mary 12 f TX A. G. Scruggs 9 m TX Emmer J. Arnold 8 f TX Elizabeth T. Arnold 5 f TX Rutha A. Scruggs 1 f TX 132-132 Jesse Scruggs Jr. 24 m TX Grace B, (Harper) 23 f MS Emmer J. 3 f TX Julyan 1 f TX 318-318 Samuel Smith 34 m Ms farmer 1800 (son of William Smith & brother to Irving Smith) 327-327 William Smith 67 m SC farmer 5405 Nancy 40 f MS Nancy (Elizabeth) 8 f LA Daniel V. (Vincent 4 m TX (Nancy, age 40 is the former Mrs. Nancy Shilling Walker, widow of James Walker of Sabine Parish LA) (Nancy Elizabeth married Francis Marion Miller) (Daniel married Ester Ann Miller, sister to Francis Marion Miller, dau of Reuben Miller & Catherine Wolf) I have not been able to locate Irving Smith on the 1860 census. According to the Garlington Book, his wife Luthenia had died in 1859) More later...................