Thanks for checking. There are just a few John Smiths out there! Billie ----- Original Message ----- From: "bruce smith" <brucesmith@nyc.rr.com> To: <SCGREENW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [SCGREENW] Re: Smith's of Stony Point > Sorry Bille, > > None of your names match any of my Smith's from Stony Point, but will keep an eye out for you . Good Luck > > Bruce Smith > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee and Billie Jones > To: SCGREENW-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:37 PM > Subject: Re: [SCGREENW] Re: Smith's of Stony Point > > > Would any of you Smith researchers have information on a John Smith who had > a wife Narcissa. They are given as the parents of my g-grandfather John > Wesley Smith b. January 06, 1868 in SC. His death certificate had his > mother's name as Narcissa [Breadwell?] but no father's name. His RR > retirement file contained a father John Smith. there is a place of birth > for him as Lexington, but with a question mark. > > > I have found one John Smith with a wife Narcissa and a James Smith with a > wife Narcissa in the Greenville Co., SC census records: Several of my > mother's family from Greenwood moved to Greenville, so maybe there is a > connections. > > Here are my notes and research comments on my effort to find this family. > Maybe you will recognize some names: > > IN 1880, John Wesley Smith, my g-grandfather would have been twelve > according to his tombstone. > > SPECULATION: I have no verification that this is the family of my John > Wesley Smith. Stored here for future reference. > 1880 Butler Township, Greenville Co., SC p. 237D has a family that contains > the three known names: > Smith, John A. W M 46 head farm laborer SC, SC, SC > , Narcissa W F 44 wife keeping house SC, SC, SC > , John W. W M 16 son farm laborer SC, SC, SC [the date is off by > 4 years with his death cert] > , David W M 14 son at home SC, SC, SC > None of the family could read or write. Son David is listed as maimed, > crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled. > > Another Smith family with wife Narcissa is also found in Greenville, with > head of hh being JAMES Smith > 1880 Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina p. 142A [Source: FHL Film 1255230 > National Archives Film T9-1230] > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > James SMITH Self M M W 48 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC > Narcissa SMITH Wife F M W 47 SC Occ:Keeps House Fa: SC Mo: SC > Henry SMITH Son M S W 21 SC Occ: Laborer Fa: SC Mo: SC > John SMITH Son M S W 20 SC Occ: Laborer Fa: SC Mo: SC > Mary SMITH Dau F S W 13 SC Occ: Laborer Fa: SC Mo: SC > Emma SMITH Dau F S W 10 SC Occ: Laborer Fa: SC Mo: SC > James SMITH Son M S W 6 SC Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC > Abigail SMITH Dau F S W 4 SC Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC > [Age Of son John is 8 years off from my John Wesley, who named his first son > James.] > > 1889 Augusta City Directory has 12 John Smith's (p. 370-371) could any of > these be this John or his son John Wesley before he and his family moving > to Aiken (there for 1900 census) and starting to work on the RR.,? A couple > of them are as follows with initail W or connection to the RR. > John W. Smith wks Enterprise Mfg. Co., res 209 Perkins > John Smith fireman GA RR. > John Smith, watchman, GA RR res 1004 Talcot > J.W. Smith driver A & S RR > > SPECULATION: > Greenville Co. Index to Estate Records "S" 1787-1976 located at Greenville > Co. Public Library, Greenville, SC. 53-047, 1890 > 1890 Administration of one John H. Smith. Copied parts and transcribed > below. > " State of SC , County of Greenville: I, J. W. Smith do solemnly swear > or affirm that John H. Smith, deceased, died without any will, as far as I > know or believe, and that I will well and truly administer all and singular > the goods.... and pay all his just debts as far as the same will extend, and > the law require me, and that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all > the said goods.... sworn on the 20th day of Mrch 1890. Signed J. W. Smith." > [need to try to find other signature and compare it] > Statement of Settlement, estate of John H. Smith: number of shares given as > 10. Names listed: > J. D. Smith > R. S. Smith > W. L. Smith > J. W. Smith > Mrs. Sallie Vendin > B. W. Smith > J.R. Smith > I seem to be missing several names.. need to recheck this at the Greenville > Library. > > 1893 City/Co Directory, Greenville Sc. [some of these seem to be the same as > in above estate administration.] > J. H. Smith res. Caloway Smith (brickmason) res. e s. Augusta, Est End. > J..R. Smith, Jrs. res. F. W. Poe & co., closthing; res. w. S. Buncombe, nr > Richardson > J. W. Smith - saloon; res McBee Ave. 1 h on rt. > J. W. Smith - farmer; res. ss Anderson, June Green > W. L. Smith - blacksmith, rs. cor. Laurens Rd. & Spring St. > Wm. Verden, an tp 125 a, #485 > > 1899 City Directory, John H. Smith married, forman G'Ville Machine Works, r. > 113 Willow. > > March 5, 1890 A Notice appears in the Greenville Mountaineer and Register > [Microfilm at Greenville Co. Public Library] > State of SC, Greenville C0, March 4, 1890: Petition of J. W. Smith for > Letter of Administration of J. H. Smith. To appear 20 March 1890 to show > cause why said adm. should not be granted. Did not find an obituary in the > preceeding issues of the papers. > > Billie Jones > Camden, SC > tjones@camden.net > > > > ==== SCGREENW Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== SCGREENW Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >