This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gloria_house379 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.smart/1586.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Nothing has really changed on my end. I've tried to track James R. Smart Jr. for many years. Everything I know is in the thread. James Jr moved to Alabama shortly after the War Between the States with his wife Cornelia (Lyons) and a child (I think), along with her family. Shortly thereafter he "went West" and was supposed to send for Cornelia. He was not heard from again. There is a story in the Lyons family that James Jr wrote a letter or letters to Cornelia and that her brothers, who didn't like James, intercepted them and never gave them to her. James was never heard from again. I believe one of his daughters married and moved to Texas at some point. Also, I found my ggg-grandfather Donald (D.C.), James Jr's oldest brother, living in Pottsboro, Texas on the 1900 census. He's living next door to a B.D. Smart who was born in TN, has a number of kids who were born in Arkansas, and is a widower. I have no idea who he is:) If you have any questions let me know:) Regards, Michael Smart Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.