Karen Hunter also asked about the following: >this John Smith is called John Smith of Ijames also in the Davie part of >Rowan county. I think he was married more than once but haven't been able >to pin him down. > >Descendants of John Smith > > 1 John Smith b: June 06, 1799 d: March 06, 1872 >in Center United >Methodist Church Davie County >. +Jane Bell Ijames b: January 17, 1803 >Father: Beale Ijames Mother: >Elizabeth Little m: February 14, 1825 >..... 2 Pleasant Smith b: April 05, 1831 d: November 05, >1854 >..... 2 Beal I. Smith b: June 16, 1829 d: February 16, >1885 >......... +Martha Spry b: Abt. 1856 Father: >Mother: m: August 30, 1878 in >Davie County >..... 2 William O. Smith I have some more information on him, thanks primarily to Mike Greene who wrote me about him in November 1999. I don't know his parents, but I think I can add some more information about his marriages and children. Additions and corrections are always welcome, of course. Husband: John SMITH - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 6 Jun 1799 Place: Iredell Co. NC Death: 6 Mar 1872 Burial: Place: Center United Methodist Other spouses: Lydia HOLMAN - ------------------------------------------- Marriage: 14 Feb 1825 - ------------------------------------------- Wife: Jane IJAMES Death: before Nov 1847 - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 17 Jan 1803 Father: Beal IJAMES (1767-) Mother: Elizabeth LITTLE - ------------------------------------------- Children... - ------------------------------------------- 1. M Child: William SMITH Birth: About 1826 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC - ------------------------------------------- 2. M Child: Beal SMITH Birth: About 1829 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC Spouse: Martha A. SPRY Marriage: 30 Aug 1878 Place: Davie Co. NC - ------------------------------------------- 3. M Child: Pleasant SMITH Birth: About 1831 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC - ------------------------------------------- 4. M Child: John SMITH Birth: About 1833 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC - ------------------------------------------- 5. M Child: Samuel SMITH Birth: About 1837 Place: Davie Co. NC - ------------------------------------------- 6. F Child: Sarah SMITH Birth: About 1836 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC Sarah is listed out of birth order in the 1850 census, after Samuel - is she nevertheless a daughter of John? The second marriage: Husband: John SMITH - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 6 Jun 1799 Place: Iredell Co. NC Death: 6 Mar 1872 Burial: Place: Center United Methodist Other spouses: Jane IJAMES - ------------------------------------------- Marriage: 14 Nov 1847 Place: Davie Co. NC [bond date] - ------------------------------------------- Wife: Lydia HOLMAN - ------------------------------------------- Birth: About 1806 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC Father: Jacob HOLMAN (1776-1844) Mother: Lydia PINCHBACK (1777-1860) Other spouses: Thomas RATLEDGE - ------------------------------------------- Children... - ------------------------------------------- 1. F Child: Lydia (Jane) SMITH Birth: About 1848 Place: Davie Co. NC Husband's Notes... - ------------------------------------------- Notes: 1850 Davie County census, household 899 John Smith of Ijames 51, born Iredell County Lydia Smith 44, born Davie (Rowan) Co., as are all other household members William Smith 24 Beal Smith 21 Pleasant Smith 19 John Smith 17 Samuel Smith 13 Sarah Smith 14 Lydia Smith 2 Isaac Ratledge 16 Daniel Ratledge 14 William Ratledge 12 The Ratledge boys are Lydia's children from her first marriage, to Thomas Ratledge. 1860 Davie County census, household 555; Farmington district John Smith 61 Lydia 53 Jane 11 W.H. Ratledge 20, laborer John Blackwood 18, laborer Hesekah Whitaker 40, female 1870 Davie Co. census, household 108 in Calahaln district John Smith 71 Lydia 64 Lydia J. 22 Lydia L. 10 Who is Lydia L.? A granddaughter? Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/