Fr Noah Smothers Oct 4 2000 Thomas Randall Smothers b UNK d Mar 14 1881 Rockingham Co NC + Susana Mays Aug 18 1830 Guilford NC NOTE:Will fr Karen T Oct 5 2000-Thomas Smathers NC 1795 abstracts 1760-1800, wife Susanna, children Wm, John, James, Thomas, Sarah, Mary. Fr Jas Stephenson Oct 5 2000-Will Orange Co NC Will Book C pg 57-58 "Wife Susannah Smothers; son Wm Smothers, John Smothers, James Smothers, Thomas Smothers, Sarah Smothers, Rebecca Summers, Elizabeth Pickerel, Mary Smothers all get 1 shilling. Susannah Exec. Alexander Summer Admin. Signed with an X. 2 Thomas Madison Smothers b abt 1840 + Emeline Coil Garrett Oct 21 1868 Rockingham NC NOTE:[dau/o Jarrett Garrett/Clarissa Hill] Thomas Madison Smothers enlisted Aug 21 1861 Rockingham Co NC, Private Served w/NC I Co 13th Inf Reg NC-Source:NC Troops 1861-65 A Roster. Conf Other Smothers enlisted: Garland D Smothers Nathan W Smothers age 21y Wm Gallant Smothers 21y James P Smothers 25y Wm C Smothers 30y A J Smothers 27y Civil War Pension Index: Thomas M Smothers, wife Emma C Smothers, NC Children of Thomas Smothers/Emeline Garrett 1. Hugh patrick Smothers b abt 1871 had son Hugh jr b Dec 12 1900 d Jul 19 2000 m Tillie Siouska Scott 2. John Raine Smothers b abt 1873 d 1964 + NOTE:Fr Sonja Smothers Gunn-My grandfather had 11 children & adopted 2 also had 27 grandchildren, 6 adopted grandchildren Nannie 'Nan' Carr Smothers md Parks Walter 'Punk' Newell Smothers William 'Bud' Matthew Smothers Jesse Raine Smothers Lottie Mae Smothers md Chambers Nathan Wright Smothers Kelsie Virginia Smothers adopted Mary Francis Smothers [sis to Billy/Willie] Sharpe Smothers Wells Smothers Daniel Boone Smothers Addie Inez Smothers md Clark Augustus 'Gus' Everette Smothers Lillian Helen Hazel Smothers md Shelton Billy Smothers [adopted] Willie Smothers [adopted] NOTE: "My grandfather was John Raine Smothers. My father is Augustus Everette 'Gus' Smothers. I was b 1940. John Raine had 11 children and adopted 2. Only my Dad, Gus and my Aunt Lillian are living-2001." 3. Thomas Bolling/Bolyn Smothers b May 1 1874 New Bethel Rockingham NC d Aug 15 1958 Winston Salem NC md Maude Francis Reid Feb 5 1899 Mayodan NC Children of Thomas/Maude i. Thomas Bolyn Smothers jr b Jul 27 1908 NC d Apr 26 1945 Japan md Ruth Remick Jan 1935 NOTE: Was Maj stationed at Governor's Island NY City. FATHER TO TOM & DICK SMOTHERS Children of Thomas/Ruth 'Tom' Thomas Bolyn Smothers III 'Dick' Richard Remick Smothers Charles Smothers Sherry Smothers Charles Smothers ?? ii.Brona Reid Smothers b Feb 22 1910 4. Sue Lillian Smothers b abt 1877 5. Ollie Lorene Smothers b abt 1879 6. Infant b abt 1881 7. Infant b abt 1881 8. Gus Garrett Smothers b act 1883 9. Ruben Reid Smothers b abt 1885 d 1980 Fr:Michele Bynum bmwbynum99@aol.com Apr 26 2001-"Our famous cousins Tom and Dick Smothers could not come to the Smothers Reunion. I remember wishing that could be with us. Since their father died when they were so young and they lived in Ca it was difficult for them to visit the East Coast. I dont think they know much abt their Smothers family. At a concert last summer I gave them a picture of their great uncle John Raine Smothers. JR's grand daughter mailed me the picture. She wanted Tommy to keep the picture because he looked exactly like John Raine." Fr:Sonja Ann Smothers Gunn Apr 27 2001-" I am a desc of Thomas Madison Smothers. My grandfather was John Raine Smothers. My father is Augustus Everette 'Gus' Smothers. I was b 1940. John Raine had 11 children and adopted 2. They were: Nannie 'Nan' Carr Smothers Parks, Walter 'Punk' Newell, William 'Bud' Matthew, Jesse Raine, Lottie Mae Smothers Chambers, Nathan Wright, Kelsie Virginia Smothers, Sharpe, Wells, Daniel Boone, Addie Inez Smothers Clark, Augustus 'Gus' Everette, Lillian Hazel Smothers Shelton. The 2 adopted are: Buddy and Willie, brothers. Aunt Kelsie adopted their sister, Mary Frances. Only my Dad, Gus and my Aunt Lillian are living. Daddy is 86 this yr and Aunt Lillian is 83. I asked Daddy where the Smothers came from and he said they lived down the road from where I lived now. He did not know of Thomas Madison. One of our kin searched but when she found the mulatto she stopped. John Raine told us we were part Indian. None of us have Negro characterists but we have high cheekbones and sparse body hair as the Indians. There are no thick lips. I wonder abt the mulatto business. It does not bother me but would like to know. I live in Pleasantville community. John and Thomas are buried in the primitive Baptist Church. We come from a long line of livers. Great Uncle Patrick Smothers died when he was 100. His brother Reuben was 95y and grandpa Raine was 91y. None of them smoked but did have their 'toddy'. Tommy and Dick Smothers are my 3rd cousins. Tommy looks like my grandfather John Raine Smothers. John Raine had 27 grandchildren and 6 adopted grandchildren. Grandpa had a 112 ac farm and Granny had 20ac. I grew up next door to them." [there is more, just got the highlites] Tom has a young son they call Bo....bet that's the Bolling fam. name on these records....don't you reckon? I am making copies of this to send to cuz to send to Smothers Bros maybe they will want to do the DNA......NOW I can understand why these guys were so anti Vietnam War....more understandable now knowing how they lost their dad....VERY VERY sad! Cuzzie Lu Smothers 2-14-2003 The Smothers Brothers are going to be in Springfield, Mo., this coming Tuesday, we are going to see them. Wish they too would do the Dna. Noah 2-15-2003 _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963