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In a message dated 10/24/00 11:43:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Katheo2 writes: > Looking for information on a James F. Smothers, b. Sept 9, 1861, d. Dec 23, > 1951. Anyone have anything on this guy or descendants??? hmm????? > > > I'm posting this info to the list.....hopefully, someone else can connect to this line. Do we have any NEW subscribers???? Thanks to Jan for this bundle of info!!! ..............Karen Karen, here goes. This is what I have in my data files.  If you have questions just ask, JAN James Franklin (Frank) Smothers, born:  9 Sep, 1861, Barren Creek Twp, Marion Co., AR. died: 23 Dec, 1951 Buford, Baxter Co., AR. bur:: Fairview Cem. Baxter Co., AR. Wife: Emma "Emmie" F. Murphy Smothers. born: 1870. died: 11 Mar, 1932, Springfield, MO. bur: Faiurview Cem, Baxter Xo., AR. Emma's Father, Berry Frank Murphy-1841-1920. Children: Jessie, Maude, "Fate" perhaps "Lafayette", Tressie, Grover G.,- 1896-1925, Clarence R. "Dick", 1896-1973, Bruxie 1907-1973 and last Bessie. Grover, Clarence and Bruxie, are buried at the Fairview Cemetery, Buford, Baxter Co., AR. The following is copied from  The Baxter Bulletin, December 27, 1951 Issue. (Arkansas)                             JAMES FRANKLIN SMOTHERS     Funeral services for James Franklin Smothers, 90, a pioneer citizen of Baxter County, will be held at the Fairview Church today at 3 P.M., with the Rev. Guy Hopper officiating. burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, arrangements under the direction of the Roller Funeral Home.    Mr Smothers died Sunday at his home Buford, Arkansas. He as born in Baxter County  December 20, 1861.    Survivors include three sons; Clarence and Bruxie of Buford, and Milard of San Bernardino, California. Three daughters; Mrs John Kelly, and Mrs Ernest Sullivan of Springfield, MO and Mrs Clarence Whiteman of Kansas City, a brother Geogre Smothers of Tulsa, Oklahoma,  ten grandchildren and five great grand children. Date of death: December 23, 1951. I believe that Milard is Willard LafaytteSmothers. Jessie married Clarence Whiteman Maude married, John Kelley. Tressie married, Mr Stovall. Burie married, Marie ?.

Arkansas Land Records: Looking for any information on Michael Smothers, listed in Independence County, Arkansas. Land recorded in his name as follows: SEC 27, Twp 11N, Range-7W, Acres,160, Date-1820/11/27, Warrent, Smothers. All comments welcome, Janet

Nena, when & where was your James Franklin Smothers born. How about William, Nancy & Gilliam. when and where was he born? Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Nena Smothers <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [SMOTHERS] James F. Smothers > Is this James Franklin Smothers? brother to William, Nancy, Gilliam??? >

Is this James Franklin Smothers? brother to William, Nancy, Gilliam??? >From: [email protected] > >Looking for information on a James F. Smothers, b. Sept 9, 1861, d. Dec 23, > >1951. > > Nena, Jan and all......this James Franklin Smothers is a son a Elisha > Smothers, m. to Rachel Stratton. The dates shown above are the only pieces > of info that I have on him. Anyone have anything more? Thanks!!!! > Nena......Gilliam is not part of this line that I know of but there are > Nancy's and Williams. Hard to keep all the lines straight!! > Karen

>Nena, when & where was your James Franklin Smothers born. How about >William,>Nancy & Gilliam. when and where was he born? >>>THEY are >YOURS...not mine...I just saw Karen's message and wondered if she meant >James F. like in Franklin Smothers? I know the names from the chart on the >wall...but she never said if it was James Franklin or not...but figured it >must not be... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Is this James Franklin Smothers? brother to William, Nancy, Gilliam??? >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [SMOTHERS] James F. Smothers >Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 02:43:48 EDT > >Looking for information on a James F. Smothers, b. Sept 9, 1861, d. Dec 23, >1951. Anyone have anything on this guy or descendants??? hmm????? > >Thanks everyone!! > >Karen > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Looking for information on a James F. Smothers, b. Sept 9, 1861, d. Dec 23, 1951. Anyone have anything on this guy or descendants??? hmm????? Thanks everyone!! Karen

Hi Has anyone ever considered a connection of the surname; Ewing to Elisha M. Smothers (1800-1881)? It's obviously a surname that was carried within his descendants.....and was curious as to if anyone had found any Ewings in early day Virginia, North Carolina or Georgia? I did locate one interesting tidbit on a Ewing that looks as though he was a Revolutionary War veteran with Virginia roots: <<PATRICK McEWING PRINCE WILLIAM'S COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA LINE $96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $343.43 AMOUNT RECEIVED MARCH 10, 1819 PENSION STARTED AGE 85 SUSPENDED MAY 1, 1820 RESTORED JUNE 10, 1831>> Interesting......any thoughts? Bernie

Hi, All!!! I saw this on another list and thought I would pass it along. There are some good tips and info here. Karen > <<Just a few things I found in Bluegrass Roost this month. Thought it might > be of help to some. > > PHOTOCOPYING TIP: To void bleed-through from the back side when making > copies, place a black or navy sheet of paper on top of the page being > copied and it will even out the shades in your new copy. > > FILM READING HINT: When reading microfilm, many pages are dim and the > handwriting nearly illegible. to help bring out the writing, use a yellow > clear-plastic report cover on the screen. When help or taped over the > viewing screen, the writing is much more clear. > > READING FADED WRITING: If the writing is too faded to read, use a 75 watt > black light bulb in a lamp that cast light directly on the item being > deciphered. The writing will miraculously appear. > > And one more > > HANDFASTING: Marriage bonds were instituted in Colonial Virginia in 1661 > to prevent couples from being married who were not qualified to do so. A > disqualification might be that one of the parties were already married, not > old enough, an indentured servant without the master's permission, or a > person with too close a family tie. > > Some early marriage records hare "HF" beside the names of the couple. This > stands for "Hand Fast". Handfasting was a form of announcing the > intention of a couple to marry without the formal blessing of a preacher. > The couple would stand before a group of their peers, clasp their hands > together over their heads and state their intentions. handfasting was good > for a year and a day, or until the preacher came to perform the rites.. > Any child born of handfasting was legitimate and could inherit. (Bluegrass > Roots, Volume 27, Number 3, Fall 2000, page 104, as taken from the Oregon > Gen. Society Newsletter)>> >

Can anyone email me a copy of 00 vol 206 and 00 vol 207? My email was messed up and I think the one about John Smothers in valuable to me. Thanks to anyone that can help. Lynda Elimon [email protected]

Can anyone email me a copy of 00 vol 206 and 00 vol 207? My email was messed up and I think the one about John Smothers in valuable to me. Thanks to anyone that can help. Lynda Elimon [email protected]

The next time im surfing i will try to remember to write down the site I am in most of my surfing is after midnight my time after work but i will find some more information for you as soon as i can

Your right Bill, Fran sorry about that, looks like we are still searching. Noah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Smothers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [SMOTHERS] John Smothers/ Prudence Box > Noah, > > I do not think you have the correct parents for Edmond Smothers (b abt 1782 NC m > Catharine)......note that John and Prudence married in 1801, roughly 19 years > after Edmond is born. > > What evidence is supporting your connection of John and Prudence to Edmond? > > Bill > > "Noah E. Smothers" wrote: > > > Here is some quick information I put together. > > Noah > > > > Descendants of John Smothers > > > > Generation No. 1 > > > > 1. John2 Smothers (Andrew1) was born Abt. 1762 in Abingdon, Washington > > County, Virginia. He married Prudence Box October 06, 1801 in Clark County, > > Kentucky. > > > > Child of John Smothers and Prudence Box is: > > + 2 i. Edmond3 Smothers, born Abt. 1782. > > > > Generation No. 2 > > > > 2. Edmond3 Smothers (John2, Andrew1) was born Abt. 1782. He married > > Cathrine. > > > > Child of Edmond Smothers and Cathrine is: > > + 3 i. Emich4 Smothers, born Abt. 1851 in Clay, Illinois. > > > > Generation No. 3 > > > > 3. Emich4 Smothers (Edmond3, John2, Andrew1) was born Abt. 1851 in Clay, > > Illinois. He married Julia Bronson Abt. 1876 in Clay, Illinois. > > > > Child of Emich Smothers and Julia Bronson is: > > + 4 i. Franklin Sylvester5 Smothers, born June 02, 1877. > > > > Generation No. 4 > > > > 4. Franklin Sylvester5 Smothers (Emich4, Edmond3, John2, Andrew1) was born > > June 02, 1877. He married Sarah Jane Taylor. > > > > Child of Franklin Smothers and Sarah Taylor is: > > 5 i. James Louis6 Smothers, born Abt. 1954. > > > > ============================== > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > http://www.ancestry.com/search > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp >

Noah, I do not think you have the correct parents for Edmond Smothers (b abt 1782 NC m Catharine)......note that John and Prudence married in 1801, roughly 19 years after Edmond is born. What evidence is supporting your connection of John and Prudence to Edmond? Bill "Noah E. Smothers" wrote: > Here is some quick information I put together. > Noah > > Descendants of John Smothers > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. John2 Smothers (Andrew1) was born Abt. 1762 in Abingdon, Washington > County, Virginia. He married Prudence Box October 06, 1801 in Clark County, > Kentucky. > > Child of John Smothers and Prudence Box is: > + 2 i. Edmond3 Smothers, born Abt. 1782. > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. Edmond3 Smothers (John2, Andrew1) was born Abt. 1782. He married > Cathrine. > > Child of Edmond Smothers and Cathrine is: > + 3 i. Emich4 Smothers, born Abt. 1851 in Clay, Illinois. > > Generation No. 3 > > 3. Emich4 Smothers (Edmond3, John2, Andrew1) was born Abt. 1851 in Clay, > Illinois. He married Julia Bronson Abt. 1876 in Clay, Illinois. > > Child of Emich Smothers and Julia Bronson is: > + 4 i. Franklin Sylvester5 Smothers, born June 02, 1877. > > Generation No. 4 > > 4. Franklin Sylvester5 Smothers (Emich4, Edmond3, John2, Andrew1) was born > June 02, 1877. He married Sarah Jane Taylor. > > Child of Franklin Smothers and Sarah Taylor is: > 5 i. James Louis6 Smothers, born Abt. 1954. > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Me again...... Does anyone know who these children's parents were? ......... 2 Ann F. Smothers b: 1865 in Barren Creek Township, Marion Co., Arkansas ......... 2 Martha A. "Ratha" Smothers b: 1867 in Barren Creek Township, Marion Co., Arkansas Any thoughts? Bernie

Fran I have been trying to follow your recent posts on your line. I'm just pretty unfamiliar with that branch.......but, I did run across this tonight and wondered if this was any help to you and the other listmembers that are discussing your line? Bernie Washington County, VA Survey records abstracts 1781-1797 Part 3 of 5 (pages 201-300) Submitted to the USGenWeb archives and copyrighted by Rhonda Robertson [email protected] Page 208 - Andrew Smathers...209 ac...Certificate granted to Hugh Johnston...on the south side of the Middle Fork of Holstein River joining Col. William Campbells patent line...Beginning corner to Richard Brindle & Smathers...corner to John Ekip? land...on Col. William Campbells land...on Richard Higgins line...on George Woolseys line...November 25, 1782 - Hugh Johnston, assignee of Justice Reynolds, assignee of Richard Higgins...300 ac on a south branch of the Middle Fork of Holstein River...173 ac surveyed for Reynolds on June 5, 1774, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1773...August 27, 1781 - Assigned to Andrew Smothers. Signed: Hugh Johnston. Witness: James Bradshaw Page 220 - William Colley...152 ac...Commissioners Certificate...granted to Richard Brindle, assigned to Colley...on a branch of the Middle fork of Holston River...Beginning corner to Andrew Smothers land...with John Ekys and Andrew Smothers...to John McMurrays land...November 25, 1782 - Richard Brindle, assignee of Elias McKey, assignee of Thomas Potter, assignee of Elias McCay...200 ac...joining Arthur Bowens lines, 144 ac surveyed for Thomas Potter on June 10, 1774, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1772...August 28, 1781 - Assigned to William Colley by purchase on October 25, 1782. Signed: Richard Brindle Washington County, VA Survey records abstracts 1781-1797 Part 5 of 5 (pages 401-500) Submitted to the USGenWeb archives and copyrighted by Rhonda Robertson [email protected] Page 421 - Michael Montgomery, assignee of Andrew Smothers - 300 ac - Commissioners Certificate - on the south side of the middle fork of Holstein River - on the north side of Richard Holliett's field - corner to John Icke's land - to a stake supposed to be in Gen. William Campbell's old patent line - January 26, 1795

Hi again Found these notes to file for Elisha A. Smothers (b1836), son of Elisha M. Smothers (1800-1881) and was curious as to if anyone knows whether he survived the Civil War? It looks as though he may have been captured while fighting for the Confederacy......paroled and taken an allegience to the Union and then possibly fought for the federal troops in the 2nd AR Inf. Any thoughts? May be two different Elishas? Could this be his brother, Elisha McQuinn (b1834)? I have no record of him serving in the Civil War.......but, could be? Secondly, I was curious as to if anyone can claim this Dewitt Smothers? He too, seems to have been confused as to which side he actually wanted to fight for during this conflict! LOL <<Military record: Elisha served with the 27th Arkansas Confederate Infantry during the Civil War. SECOND ARKANSAS UNION INFANTRY SMOTHERS, ELISHA SMOTHERS, DEWIT C. SEVENTH ARKANSAS CONFEDERATE INFANTRY SMOTHERS, D. C.>> Anyone? Bernie

Hi guys Back from a holiday and doing a little bit of Smothers research. Would anyone know how this Susannah Smothers fits into the scheme of things? Orange Co., North Carolina Marriages Hatchett, Parish Susannah Smothers 16 Aug. 1803 Bondsman - Edward Hatchett Appreciate it, Bernie

Fran I found most of this information on family search.com., hence the name Emich/Enoch, Branson/Bronson. Do you have any information on where you found the information that Edmond is the son of John and Prudence? I do not seem to find that connection anywhere. Would you know if they had any more children? Thanks Noah Descendants of John Smothers Generation No. 1 1. John2 Smothers (Andrew1) was born Abt. 1762 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. He married Prudence Box October 06, 1801 in Clark County, Kentucky. Child of John Smothers and Prudence Box is: + 2 i. Edmond3 Smothers, born Abt. 1782. Generation No. 2 2. Edmond3 Smothers (John2, Andrew1) was born Abt. 1782. He married Cathrine. Child of Edmond Smothers and Cathrine is: + 3 i. Emich4 Smothers, born Abt. 1851 in Clay, Illinois. Generation No. 3 3. Emich4 Smothers (Edmond3, John2, Andrew1) was born Abt. 1851 in Clay, Illinois. He married Julia Bronson Abt. 1876 in Clay, Illinois. Child of Emich Smothers and Julia Bronson is: + 4 i. Franklin Sylvester5 Smothers, born June 02, 1877. Generation No. 4 4. Franklin Sylvester5 Smothers (Emich4, Edmond3, John2, Andrew1) was born June 02, 1877. He married Sarah Jane Taylor. Child of Franklin Smothers and Sarah Taylor is: + 5 i. Franklin Sylvester Smothers6 Jr., born Abt. 1929. Generation No. 5 5. Franklin Sylvester Smothers6 Jr. (Franklin Sylvester5 Smothers, Emich4, Edmond3, John2, Andrew1) was born Abt. 1929. He married Margaret Naomi Ross. Child of Franklin Jr. and Margaret Ross is: 6 i. James Louis7 Smothers, born Abt. 1954.