-----Original Message----- From: Debbie Roth [mailto:emkr@temecula.com] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 5:33 AM To: NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCROOTS] SMITH Hello Everyone, I am looking for any kind of lead to find the parents of my GGG Grandfather EDWARD SMITH. He was born in 1814 in NC. I do not know the county unfortunately. He was highly educated.... apparently from a well to do family. He left home at age 23 and traveled to Platte Co MO in 1837. I do not know if his parents traveled with him, or he traveled alone, or with others. He claimed his land and married a Lucinda MCCLAIN in 1842. He opened a school on his land (3 and1/2 miles of New Market). He taught school for many years. He was a Justice of the Peace. He accidentally drowned in the MO River in 1854 (other accounts say he was murdered in "Border Warfare"). His children were, Eliza, Edward Crawford, Martha and Levi D. Does anyone have a well to do SMITH family in NC around 1810 to 1815, that had a son named Edward who left to go to MO??? Please contact me if you have any leads. Thank you, Debbie Roth emkr@temecula.com Genealogy Researching Surnames: FRALEY, HENSON, DAVIS, SMITH, NEWBY, POTTS, GRAVES, PARROTT, HOLLIMAN ______________________________ Debbie, This doesn't exactly match up with the dates and people you are looking for, but there is a lot of similarities, so there may be an yet undefined relationship. For example, James Smith may have had a brother who had a son named Edward who went to Missour, or the "neighbor" that travelled to Missouri with Zadoch may have been a cousin named Edward. There is also a possibility that your Edward was related in some way to Zadoch, and that is the reason Zadoch first considered moving to Missouri. I just don't know. Hope this helps. If this provides a connection to your family, let me know and I'll send you what information I have. James Smith, born to Robert Smith (England) and Hannah, 6 Jan 1766, married Elizabeth Hutchins, b. 4 Dec. 1776 in Virginia. They were married in 1795 in Surry County, North Carolina. One of their sons, Zadoch Thomas Smith (born 27 July 1812 in Wilkes County, North Carolina) married Candace Snow, one of their children was Edward Moore Smith. Zadoch Thomas and his wife Candace were both born, raised and married in North Carolina. In 1859, Thomas and a neighbor went to Missouri by horseback and were so impressed with the country around West Plains that they went back to North Carolina and sold their farms, and moved to Missouri. Thomas died in 2 August 1879 in West Plains, Missouri. Thomas served as a justice of the peace for many years. His son, Edward, was born 22 April 1852 in Surry, North Carolina married Mary Jane Wilson and had 18 children. Edward moved to Arcadia, Kansas. Edward had a brother named Levi Smith. Levi was born 12 January 1838 in Surry County, North Carolina, and moved with his family, about 1860, to Howell County, Missouri. Levi was married first to Celia Marsh who had 6 children. His second wife, Elizabeth Morrison, had four children. Levi died 25 October 1925 in West Plains, Missouri. Sharon Ann Kaasa sharon@jesa.net Researching: Chiles, Hutchins, Smith, Caudill/Cordell/Caudle, Coombs/Combs/Comer, Ladd, Hough/Huff.