+ James Clinch Smith Age 56, born 3 April 1856 - A resident of St James, Long Island, New York, Mr Smith boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as a first class passenger, occupying cabin A-7 His wife, the former Bertha Ludington Barnes, was the sister of Mr. Nelson P. Barnes, 22 East Ontario St., Chicago, a broker with offices at the Rookery. Bertha, due to a late change in plans failed to board the Titanic. Her father, Clifford L. Barnes, of Lake Forest, was an early president of the Sunday Evening Club, a social welfare organization. Smith was a lieutenant in the Third Cavalry, U.S. Army. He was the brother of Bessie Smith White of Smithtown, Long Island, NY, wife of architect Stanford White. White was murdered in June 1906 by Harry Thaw, then recently married to White's mistress of five years, Evelyn Nesbit. James Clinch Smith was a witness to the event. James Clinch Smith died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified. _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701

Hi Barbara, sometimes when I run into a middle name it winds up being the Mothers maiden name. So perhaps Berth Barnes was the daughter of Clifford L. Barnes and ? Ludington?? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Campbell" <bluenoser100@hotmail.com> To: <LUDDINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:14 PM Subject: [LUDDINGTON] Wonder where she got middle name >+ James Clinch Smith > Age 56, born 3 April 1856 - A resident of St James, Long Island, New York, > Mr Smith boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as a first class passenger, > occupying cabin A-7 His wife, the former Bertha Ludington Barnes, was the > sister of Mr. Nelson P. Barnes, 22 East Ontario St., Chicago, a broker > with > offices at the Rookery. Bertha, due to a late change in plans failed to > board the Titanic. Her father, Clifford L. Barnes, of Lake Forest, was an > early president of the Sunday Evening Club, a social welfare organization. > Smith was a lieutenant in the Third Cavalry, U.S. Army. He was the brother > of Bessie Smith White of Smithtown, Long Island, NY, wife of architect > Stanford White. White was murdered in June 1906 by Harry Thaw, then > recently > married to White's mistress of five years, Evelyn Nesbit. James Clinch > Smith > was a witness to the event. > James Clinch Smith died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never > identified. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your > Live.com page. > http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LUDDINGTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message