I have been trying to send information to the site, it goes but is not posted, it also is not returned. Here is some information I threw together on William Smithers/Smothers most has not been documented. I am really just trying to see if I can post anything to the list. And if anyone can add too, or correct the following I would appreciate that also. Noah Descendants of Smithers/Smothers Generation No. 1 1. SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1 was born Abt. 1735, and died in King's Mountain, Virginia. He married ANNA MARIE CHRISMAN Bet. 1755 - 1758, daughter of JACOB CHRISMAN and MAGDALENA HITE. Notes for SMITHERS/SMOTHERS: Source: E mail Dec. 26, 2000: End Source Joist Hite and Some of his Descendants. Children of SMITHERS/SMOTHERS and ANNA CHRISMAN are: 2. i. WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1760, Holston River Area, Virginia; d. August 13, 1837, Columbia, Texas. ii. JAMES SMITHERS/SMOTHERS. iii. MARY SMITHERS/SMOTHERS. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS (SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1760 in Holston River Area, Virginia, and died August 13, 1837 in Columbia, Texas. He married (1) NANCY CECILIA FRITZPATRICK Abt. 1782. He married (2) MARY WINTERS Abt. 1791. Children of WILLIAM SMITHERS/SMOTHERS and NANCY FRITZPATRICK are: i. MARY3 SMOTHERS. 3. ii. ELIZABETH SMOTHERS. 4. iii. ROSA JANE SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1783, Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. August 31, 1867, Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana. 5. iv. BETSY SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1789; d. Abt. 1818, Indiana. Children of WILLIAM SMITHERS/SMOTHERS and MARY WINTERS are: 6. v. JOHN3 SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1791, Virginia; d. Abt. 1846. 7. vi. ARCHIBALD SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1793; d. Abt. 1838. 8. vii. MARY SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1795. Generation No. 3 3. ELIZABETH3 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) She married GEORGE STATELER. Child of ELIZABETH SMOTHERS and GEORGE STATELER is: i. WILLIAM4 STATELER. 4. ROSA JANE3 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1783 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, and died August 31, 1867 in Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana. She married DANIEL GRASS February 05, 1800 in Daviess County, Kentucky. Children of ROSA SMOTHERS and DANIEL GRASS are: i. JAMES4 GRASS. ii. GARRETT J. GRASS. iii. DANIEL GRASS. 9. iv. ELIZABETH GRASS, b. December 22, 1803; d. April 18, 1878. v. SUSAN GRASS. vi. ALFRED HYNES GRASS, b. February 14, 1802, Owensboro, Daviess Co., Ky.; d. December 30, 1856, Lawrence County, Indiana; m. SUSANNA SNYDER, October 04, 1823, Spencer County, Indiana. Notes for ALFRED HYNES GRASS: Alfred Grass and Susanna Snyder, had 14 children. Per email Dec. 24, 2000. Email Dec. 26, 2000: Alfred and Susanna Snyder Grass had 13 children; source: Kentucky Ancestor, Vol. 30, #1, 1994-1995, also Opal M. Spect. More About ALFRED HYNES GRASS: Burial: Grass Cemetery, St. Francisville, Lawrence County, Indiana vii. JOSEPH GRASS. viii. MARGARET GRASS. 5. BETSY3 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1789, and died Abt. 1818 in Indiana. She married JOHN BERRY Abt. 1810 in Kentucky, son of WILLIAM BERRY and CLARISSA FEAGEN. Children of BETSY SMOTHERS and JOHN BERRY are: i. JOSEPH4 BERRY, b. Abt. 1811, Monroe County, Indiana; d. December 26, 1842, Mier, Mexico. ii. JOHN BATE BERRY, b. May 08, 1813, Owensboro, Kentucky; d. December 20, 1891, Mason, Texas; m. (1) MARTHA ELIZABETH BAILEY, January 29, 1849; m. (2) NANCY FRAZIER GENTRY, March 09, 1867. 10. iii. ANDREW JACKSON BERRY, b. May 16, 1816, Monroe County, Indiana; d. July 31, 1899, Baird, Texas. 6. JOHN3 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1791 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1846. He married (1) ELEANOR MOORE. He married (2) MARY HARRIS ASHBY, daughter of JOHN ASBY and MARY GARNET. Children of JOHN SMOTHERS and ELEANOR MOORE are: 11. i. ARCHIBALD4 SMOTHERS, d. Abt. 1838. ii. MARY SMOTHERS, m. ELIJAH KELLEY. 12. iii. WILLIAM SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1820, Kentucky; d. Abt. 1863. Children of JOHN SMOTHERS and MARY ASHBY are: 13. iv. CHARLES4 SMOTHERS. v. TOBIN SMOTHERS. 14. vi. JOHN SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1836; d. Abt. 1913. 15. vii. MARTHA ANN SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1841; d. Abt. 1870. 7. ARCHIBALD3 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1793, and died Abt. 1838. He married GOODMAN. Child of ARCHIBALD SMOTHERS and GOODMAN is: 16. i. MARY JANE4 SMOTHERS. 8. MARY3 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1795. She married HENRY JONES May 04, 1812 in Rockport, Indiana. Children of MARY SMOTHERS and HENRY JONES are: i. WILLIAM4 JONES, b. Abt. 1813; d. Abt. 1813. ii. THOMPSON MASON JONES, b. Abt. 1814; d. Abt. 1856. iii. NANCY JONES, b. Abt. 1815; m. HENRY POSSER, Abt. 1883. iv. JANE JONES, b. Abt. 1817; d. Abt. 1817. v. OLIVA JONES, b. Abt. 1819; m. ALFRED MCCOY. vi. JANE JONES, b. Abt. 1820; d. Abt. 1854. vii. RASSELAS JONES, b. Abt. 1821; m. MCCOY. viii. RADCLIFFE BOONE JONES, b. Abt. 1822; m. CHRISTINE PROSSER. ix. ELIZA B. JONES, b. Abt. 1824; m. MCCOY. x. WILLIAM M. JONES, b. Abt. 1825; d. Abt. 1900; m. (1) HESPIAN; m. (2) BROWN. xi. DENNIS C. JONES, b. Abt. 1827; m. MCCOY. xii. ABNER H. JONES, b. Abt. 1820; m. HARSHBERGER. xiii. MARY ANN JONES, b. Abt. 1830; d. Abt. 1892; m. DAVID JOLLY. xiv. MARGARET JONES, b. Abt. 1832; m. ERIAL MCCOY. xv. MAHALIA JONES, b. Abt. 1836; m. CREWS. xvi. JASPER FRANKLIN JONES, b. Abt. 1838; m. MCCOY. Generation No. 4 9. ELIZABETH4 GRASS (ROSA JANE3 SMOTHERS, WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born December 22, 1803, and died April 18, 1878. She married JOHN BUCHE GREATHOUSE September 20, 1821 in Spencer County, Indiana. He was born February 02, 1797, and died May 02, 1857 in Spencer County, Indiana. Notes for ELIZABETH GRASS: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Couties, Indiana. 1885 page 456: JAMES S. GREATHOUSE Reads in part: "Elizabeth Grass, the mother of our subject, was born in Kentucky, December 22, 1803. She was the Daughter of Judge Daniel Grass, who came to this county between 1800 and 1805. His parents were murdered and his sisters captured and killed by the Indians in Kentucky. After that occurrence, he lived with William R. Hynes in Nelson County, Kentucky, and may have come to this section to attend to the possessions of that gentleman, who was a large land owner here. Daniel Grass married Jane Smithers in Daviess County, Kentucky and soon after located on or near the present site of Rockport, and later settled on a farm near the line of the township that bears his name. He was a member of the Indiana legislature, and Judge of the County Court for a number of years. It is believed that the mother of Daniel Grass, and at least one sister, was not killed by the Indians, but traded at Detroit at the end of the Rev. War. Notes for JOHN BUCHE GREATHOUSE: John Buche Greathouse and Elizabeth Grass had 14 children, per email Dec. 24, 2000. Notes: Children taken from; Descendants of Herman Groethausen. Children of ELIZABETH GRASS and JOHN GREATHOUSE are: i. MARCY MERCY5 GREATHOUSE. ii. ISAAC GREATHOUSE. iii. AMANDA MARGARET GREATHOUSE, m. ISAAC WRIGHT, July 01, 1847, Spencer County, Indiana. iv. SARAH GREATHOUSE, m. NATHAN N. LIVINGOOD, June 03, 1949, Spencer County, Indiana. v. CECILIA GREATHOUSE. vi. DANIEL GREATHOUSE, m. SARAH ANN MAY, October 03, 1850, Spencer County, Indiana. vii. ANN ELIZABETH GREATHOUSE, m. (1) CALEB NEWMAN, October 08, 1835; m. (2) JAMES S. LAMAR, July 24, 1842, Spencer County, Indiana. Notes for ANN ELIZABETH GREATHOUSE: Email Dec. 26, 2000: Ann Elizabeth Greathouse either married Caleb Newman, or James S. Lamar,either or both are possible marriages for Ann. viii. JAMES S. GREATHOUSE, b. May 13, 1833, Spencer County, Indiana; m. CATHERINE W. SCAMMAHORN, April 06, 1862, Spencer County, Indiana. Notes for JAMES S. GREATHOUSE: Notes History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, 1965 pages 456 & 457. JAMES S. GREATHOUSE, a descendant of some of the earliest and most prominent pioneers of Spencer county, was born in the county, May 13, 1833. His father John B. Greathouse was born Feburary 12, 1797, in Kentucky, where he learned the tanner's trade. When about twenty one years old he came to this county, where he followed his trade in connection with farming the remaindeer of his life, he died May 2, 1857. "Elizabeth Grass, the mother of our subject, was born in Kentucky, December 22, 1803. She was the Daughter of Judge Daniel Grass, who came to this county between 1800 and 1805. His parents were murdered and his sisters captured and killed by the Indians in Kentucky. After that occurrence, he lived with William R. Hynes in Nelson County, Kentucky, and may have come to this section to attend to the possessions of that gentleman, who was a large land owner here. Daniel Grass married Jane Smithers in Daviess County, Kentucky and soon after located on or near the present site of Rockport, and later settled on a farm near the line of the township that bears his name. He was a member of the Indiana legislature, and Judge of the County Court for a number of years. James S. Greathouse received a limited education in youth and attended the Rockport school and acquired a good practical education. April 6, 1862, he married Catherine W. Scammahorn, a daughter of Rev. Jacob Scammahorn, a United Brethern preacher, who came to the county in 1850. This union has been blessed with five children: John F., JAmes V., Tina M., Nellie D., and Jacob S., Mr. Greathouse is a stanch Republican, a member of the Royal Arch Degree of Masonic faternity, and is one of the most enterprising and highly esteemed citizens of the county. 10. ANDREW JACKSON4 BERRY (BETSY3 SMOTHERS, WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born May 16, 1816 in Monroe County, Indiana, and died July 31, 1899 in Baird, Texas. He married (1) RHODA JANE HUGHES Abt. 1839 in Burleson County, Texas, daughter of BRADFORD HUGHES and REBECCA. He married (2) MARY CATHERINE SLOAN September 03, 1872 in Williamson County, Texas, daughter of HIRMAN SLOAN and HULDAH JACKSON. Children of ANDREW BERRY and RHODA HUGHES are: i. BEN MILIAM5 BERRY, b. Abt. 1843, Williamson County, Texas; d. Abt. 1861. ii. WILIAM BATE BERRY, b. Abt. 1846; d. Abt. 1892; m. MARY JANE HUTCHINSON, January 01, 1867, Williamson County, Texas. iii. MARY ELIZABETH BERRY, b. September 11, 1850, Williamson County, Texas; d. December 14, 1943, San Antonio, Texas; m. (1) J. MANKINS, Abt. 1868; m. (2) WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE MARTIN, April 19, 1882, Mills County, Texas. iv. MARGURIT EMMALINE BERRY, b. Abt. 1852, Williamson County, Texas; m. OBIE LACEY MAKAMSON, September 30, 1875. v. ANDREW JACKSON BERRY, b. January 25, 1856, Williamson County, Texas; d. October 19, 1941; m. SIDNEY ELIZABETH ELMORE, September 04, 1879, Lampasas, Texas. vi. MARTHA BERRY, b. Abt. 1858, Williamson County, Texas; d. March 20, 1911, Normangee, Texas; m. JOSEPH JAMES POPE, Abt. January 1877, Antelope, Texas. vii. RHODA JANE BERRY, b. July 12, 1860; d. January 12, 1938; m. (1) RAINEY; m. (2) MORDECAI DALTON HALL. viii. SARAH BERRY, b. August 27, 1861, Williamson County, Texas; d. October 10, 1946, Compton, California; m. JOHN HALL, February 22, 1879. Marriage Notes for SARAH BERRY and JOHN HALL: The date that I was provided for the marriage of Sarah Berry was Feb. 22, 1859, this has to be incorrect as it occured before her birth. 01-26-2001 ix. EUNICE L. BERRY, b. March 03, 1865, Williamson County, Texas; d. December 16, 1906, Sonora, Texas; m. JOHN CALVIN JOHNSON, February 27, 1884, Baird, Texas. Children of ANDREW BERRY and MARY SLOAN are: x. GEORGE WASHINGTON5 BERRY, b. July 14, 1873; d. February 02, 1947. xi. FRANCIS ELLEN BERRY, b. September 28, 1874, Williamson County, Texas; d. January 1961; m. LAWRENCE PATRICK MURPHY, September 20, 1891. xii. ROBERT LEE BERRY, b. February 25, 1876, Williamson County, Texas; d. May 01, 1949; m. (1) MYRTLE EDWARDS; m. (2) ONA BEASLEY. xiii. TOMMY BERRY, b. December 16, 1878, Williamson County, Texas; d. Abt. 1879. xiv. HATTIE PEARL BERRY, b. May 25, 1880, Lampasas, Texas; d. May 12, 1979; m. WYLIE GAINES, December 23, 1913. xv. HARRY MEYERS BERRY, b. December 27, 1883, Baird, Texas; d. November 1959; m. (1) RUBY DICKEY; m. (2) WINNIE MAE HAMILTON. xvi. GROVER CLEVELAND BERRY, b. September 05, 1888, Baird, Texas; d. Abt. 1975; m. (1) LOIS IVY; m. (2) LOLA ODOM. 11. ARCHIBALD4 SMOTHERS (JOHN3, WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) died Abt. 1838. Child of ARCHIBALD SMOTHERS is: i. MARY JANE5 SMOTHERS. 12. WILLIAM4 SMOTHERS (JOHN3, WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1820 in Kentucky, and died Abt. 1863. He married CYNTHIA KELLY January 09, 1844. Children of WILLIAM SMOTHERS and CYNTHIA KELLY are: i. MOLLY5 SMOTHERS, m. JIM BRADLEY. ii. SARAH I. SMOTHERS, m. WILLIAM D. MCGONAGIL. iii. ARCHIBALD J. SMOTHERS, m. CHARLOTTE VIRGINIA RHODES, Abt. 1867. iv. JAMES EDWARD SMOTHERS, m. KATIE D. MORGAN. v. WILLIAM SMOTHERS, m. KATE THIGPEN. vi. MARGARET ANN SMOTHERS, m. JOHN ALEXANDER CLARK, December 02, 1872. vii. JOHN K. SMOTHERS, d. June 26, 1903. viii. FRANK KNOX SMOTHERS, b. May 09, 1859, Lavaca County, Texas; d. April 09, 1935, Kenedy, Texas; m. MARY ELLA JOHNSON, November 07, 1889, Halletsville, Texas. 13. CHARLES4 SMOTHERS (JOHN3, WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) He married REBECCA STEWART. Children of CHARLES SMOTHERS and REBECCA STEWART are: i. EMMA5 SMOTHERS, m. BOB ROBBINS. ii. SAM SMOTHERS, m. NANNIE VOLENTINE. iii. JOE SMOTHERS, m. MAE TILLEY. iv. FANNIE SMOTHERS, m. GEORGE MUNSON. 14. JOHN4 SMOTHERS (JOHN3, WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1836, and died Abt. 1913. He married MARY ANN ELIZABETH HINCH Abt. 1859. Children of JOHN SMOTHERS and MARY HINCH are: i. JOHN5 SMOTHERS, m. CORA KELLY. ii. EDWARD SMOTHERS. iii. ELIZABETH SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1866; m. (1) ROBERT KELLY; m. (2) ROBERT MCELROY. iv. JENNIE SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1868; d. Abt. 1927; m. BYRD KELLY. v. LUCY SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1871; m. C. C. TURK. vi. GEORGE W. SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1873; d. Abt. 1933; m. (1) MAY SMOTHERS; m. (2) CARRIE WILLIAMS. vii. FANNIE STONER SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1875; d. Abt. 1936; m. EUGENE A. TURK. viii. HENRY STONER SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1878; d. Abt. 1939; m. LILY ANN STREETMAN. ix. ROBERT SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1881; d. Abt. 1947; m. IDA MILLER. x. MAGGIE SMOTHERS, b. Abt. 1884; d. Abt. 1957; m. OSCAR KELLY. 15. MARTHA ANN4 SMOTHERS (JOHN3, WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) was born Abt. 1841, and died Abt. 1870. She married JEFFERSON BUTLER. Children of MARTHA SMOTHERS and JEFFERSON BUTLER are: i. SARAH ANN5 BUTLER, m. LUKE A. GREER. ii. FANNIE BUTLER, m. JOE DUFNER. iii. JEFFERSON BUTLER. 16. MARY JANE4 SMOTHERS (ARCHIBALD3, WILLIAM R.2 SMITHERS/SMOTHERS, SMITHERS/SMOTHERS1) She married FOSTER. Child of MARY SMOTHERS and FOSTER is: i. JOE5 FOSTER.