1. iv. Nancy SMOTHERS was born 1819-1820 in TN, and died 1895 in Carroll Co., TN. She married John PINKSTON. He was born FEB 1816, and died 20 DEC 1900 in (TN probably). I show that Nancy Smothers and John Pinkston were never married. According to all information I could find, he was married to Pheby Ross in 1832. They had children: Evaline, Caroline, M.L.?, Georgianna, M.C.P, and Napoleon Burrough. I find reference to distinct families of John Pinkston and Nancy Smothers throughout the Census records. I have heard through Glenda Meyers that John Pinkston and Nancy had 5 children together. I found reference to a church that John Pinkston helped start at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Oct 17, 1845. Of the original 25 charter members, Nancy Smothers was listed as one of the members. I also heard that she worked for him for a number of years. I believe Georgianna died young, I find no further reference of her except the 1860 Census. She was 12 years old. 1860 Census Tennessee, BENTON, Roll 1240 Book 1, Page 315a (Genealogy.com papers). This is the article that I gathered this information from: Religion in Benton County PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH Pleasant Hill Baptist Church is in the old 4th Civil District of Benton County and was organized October 17, 1845 from the congregation of the Mt. Comfort Baptist Church. The Mt. Comfort Baptist Church is in the old 14th Civil District of Carroll County, now located in the Natchez Trace State Park. It was organized July 28, 1830 under the leadership of Elder Elijah Autry with 25 charter members. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church was organized by Elder Elijah Autry and David Quillen, with W.M. McAuley clerk. Its charter members were: M.Pinkston, John Pinkston, Henry Trout, Hesekiah Forest, David Forest, James S. Childers, Ulysus Kirk, Sarah Pinkston, Angeline Pinkston, Phebe Pinkston, Lydia Rumley, Hannah Yates, Mary Smothers, Nancy Smothers, Malinda Childers, Mary Sanders, Catharine Sanders, Jerusha Sanders, Elizabeth Allen, (mother), Elizabeth Allen, (daughter), Lucinda Douglas, Ann Ross, Elsey Parmer, Martha Forest and Seletha Yates. The church minutes reveal a considerable addition to the membership in August of 1848 (Minute Book 1, page 13): Edward Smothers, Austin Smothers, Jane Smothers, William Kirk, Mary Neighbors, Mary Henry, Sidney Henry, Holway Kee and wife, L.B. Pearee and wife, Matilda Priscilla Townsend, Lucretia Townsend, Ira Harris, William Hinyard and Newton Lowery. The minister longest associated with the church in this time was Elder John Pinkston, whom the minutes show to have been born in February 1816 and died 20 December 1900. He was a charter member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was a licensed minister for about 45 years. Another long time elder of this congregation was Hezekiah Forrest serving from 6 March 1816 (or 1828) until 1896. His wife Martha Elender Utley Forrest was born 6 March 1820-30 and died September 1883. They were both charter members of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Information Submitted by E. J. Sims