This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: smartkl Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.smart/1586.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: OP here resurrecting a thread from 6 years ago... This line has haunted me for years. Finally started digging in further. As I stated previously my 3rd GGF James Smart married Mary E Wilkerson/Vessels/Pirtle in 1877 in Lamar Co. Texas. Doing a search for other Smart's in Lamar Country at the time... I run across a David Smart (b. abt 1826) and a Henry Smart (b. abt 1840-1849??). I also see records in Lamar County of Martha Smart who had been living with Henry, but the census record is barely readable so it's difficult to determine DOB. This information seems quite close (but not close enough to be sure) to the James R Smart line of family mentioned previously in this thread from Tennessee. From what I can tell, James R Smart Sr was married to Martha Smart and had several children including a Henry, Donald (David?), and a James Jr. Maybe I am reaching a bit on this one, but if anyone has any info that can confirm or deny this connection I'd be much appreciated. 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.