Please look for Robert E. SMITH, b. 1835 IL TN TN and his wife Catharine b. 1835 VA VA VA. The couple was in the 1860 Edgar Co., IL census. The couple had the following children born in IL: James H. SMITH b1859; Cynthia E. b. 1859; David T. b. 1863; Rose Etta b. 1865; Mary J. b. 1868; and William O. b. 1870. In 1873, Emma D and her twin brother Robert E. were born in MO. There were a few more children born in MO in the 1870s. In 1880, the family was in the Anderson Co., KS. census.