Who were your parents?  Was your father William (born c. 1909) or Everett (born c. 1916)?  I have both in my database as sons of Leehoarse (Lee Horse?) Smart and Nellie Mae Lail.  [Daughters were Bessie, Eller, Virgie, Norella, Clensie--right?]  Leehoarse (spelling?) was the son of William Gettys Smart and Margrett C. Murphy.  William Gettys Smart was the son of Hiram Joseph Smart and Sydney Brandon.  I descend from Hiram Joseph Smart, but from his son Lawson Henderson Smart. I would like to hear more about the family and descendants of Leehoarse.  What is the correct spelling of his name?  I have that he was born on June 19, 1881 and died on May 16, 1966 and was buried in Saint John Baptist Church Cemetery, Burke County, N.C.  The name on the cemetery files that I found was Lee Smart.  I have him in 1900 in Rutherford County census, 1910 with Nellie Mae in Burke County census, and 1920 wiyh her again in Catawba County census. Is this the right family? ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:46:41 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [SMART] Smarts in NC This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: steelshot4ducks Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.smart/1633/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Just started trying to run down my family line (or up).... Grand Father is Lee Horse Smart, Great Grandfather is William Gettys Smart, only guesses from that point on... Anyone have any ideas to share to help me, I'm all ears. Troy 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.   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message