This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Franklin, Skinner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zcB.2ACE/18.19.21 Message Board Post: I had the pleasure of meeting Clayton Smith many years ago when a cousin by marriage and I visited the Spartanburg area. We went out to "Stony Point" and looked around. Camera fell and we got no pictures that day, unfortunately. My husband is a descendent of John Smith who died in 1776 in Culpeper, VA. William and Daniel were his sons. The only information I have about Jane Franklin is that she was born in 1798 in Charles Co., MD, died in December 1838 in Laurens Co., SC and is buried there in Providence Cemetary. I am working on finding more information about her here in Maryland and will pass it on when I find anything. In the meantime, if you or one of you other Smiths related to William have information about John Skinner Smith I would appreciate it. His probate records were stolen from the Laurens Co. Court records and I have been unable to find anything else about him -- marriage record, or death notice, although I have the dates.

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