Janina, You said you did not know how Kit Smith died. I quote from the Garlington Book, "William Christopher (Kit) Smith was shot to death at the age of 25 on the evening of December 5, 1883 in Holly Bottom, near Yellowpine in Sabine County Texas. Twenty three year old Eli L. Low was also killed at the same time. This was the beginning of the famous so-called Conner-Smith feud that lasted three or four years." I will send you more about this in the packet. Actually it was a Conners versus the Law enforcement. In the Garlington book it stated that Mary Julia Ann (Molly) Scruggs Smith remarried in 1887 to her cousin, William G. (Bill) Harper and that her Dau Docia Smith married Bill's brother, John Harper. They were the sons of James Robert Harper and Delia Rice. 1850 Sabine County Census: 51-51 Joseph Rice 44 m SC Farmer Catherine 34 f TN (her maiden name was Melton) Mathias 18 m MS (m Milberry Cook, dau of Green Berry Cook and Rebecca Low) Jesse ll m MS Mary 9 f MS (m Nicholas Marion Jacks son of Andrew J Jacks & Drucilla Kemp) Samantha 7 f MS (m John Chance) Eliza 6 f MS (m William H. Forse, son of John Forse and 1st wife Melissa ? ) Elizabeth 2 f MS Delila 14 f MS (m James Robert Harper, son of Elmore Harper & Julia Lane) 1860 Sabine County Census 133-133 Joseph Rice 53 f TN Farmer 720 Jane 45 f LA Delia 24 f MS (M James Robert Harper) Mary 18 f MS (m Marion Jacks) Samantha 16 f MS (m John Chance) Eliza 13 f MS (m Will Forse) Elizabeth 11 f MS Angeline 8 f TX Joseph 5 m TX 127-127 Elmore Harper 47 m MS Farmer 2978 Julia (Lane) 43 f GA James Robert 23 m Ms (m Delia Rice) Jesse L. 12 M LA (m Mary Ann Smith, dau of Robert H Smith) John Wesley 10 m LA (m Mary Louise Williams, grndtr of Francis Marcus Weatherred) Harris Stephen 9 m LA William A. 7 m TX 66-66 Harper, Elmore 52 m MS Farmer Mary Ann 46 f MS K H Low, Mary J. 22 f TX Low, James 9 m TX Harper, Elmer 2 m TX Gay, George 14 m TX Servant Mary A. 4 f TX According to this account Kit Smith and MAry Julia Ann Scruggs had four children: 1. Docia Smith 2. Sydney L. Smith who married Robert G. (Bob) Gooch 3. Julia (Juliann?) Smith who married John E. Pennington 4. William Christopher Smith Jr., known as "Little Kit". He was born after his fathers death. He married Mary Love. Well, I will go copy some of this book and try to get it ready to mail tomorrow...................