Do you know of any Ellis connections that you may have?? ----- Original Message ----- From: <MPJespersen@aol.com> To: <MOGASCON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 11:19 AM Subject: [MOGASCON] Smith/Crider/Durbin > am new to the list and am a descendent of Daniel C. Crider. > I believe my greatgrandfather A.J. "Jack" Smith may also have come from > Gasconade county but I am looking for confirmation of that. The 1880 census > in Webster county says his father was born in Tennessee and his mother in > Missouri. Jack Smith was born in Missouri 2 Nov 1846. I am assuming his > parents were married (probably in Missouri) before 1846. My mother says that > A.J. stands for Andrew Jackson Smith and his father's name was George. > > I have a great deal of information on Daniel C. Crider and Elizabeth Reed > (she died in Gasconade county between 1847 and 1850) and they were married > there in 1826. > Their daughter Isabelle Crider married John Henry Durbin in 1850 and moved to > Webster county before migrating to Blanco county Texas. > Their daughter Isabelle Catherine Durbin married A.J. "Jack" Smith in Webster > county in 1874. I have looked in Webster county for a Smith family at the > relevant time but none fit the criteria. I am hoping that Jack and Isabelle > Catherine met in Gasconade county where she was born and spent part of her > youth. > > Any information on Jack's parents would be greatly appreciated. > > Best regards, > Mary Paul Smith Jespersen > Bogense, Denmark > > > ==== MOGASCON Mailing List ==== > Join the Gasconade County Historical Society > PO Box 131 Hermann MO 65041 >