Nena, Thanks, Yes, this is my ggrandfather. He was a Methodist preacher after the CW war and is buried at Palestine Methodist Church near Holladay, Tn in Benton County. Ed > > From: "Nena Smothers" <smothersnena@hotmail.com> > Date: 2003/03/14 Fri AM 04:41:48 EST > To: SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SMOTHERS] Jas Franklin Smothers data > > I am sure you have seen this Ed...posting to share...Nena > > Benton County TN Union Page > BENTON COUNTY TENNESSEE in the Civil War Union JAMES FRANKLIN SMOTHERS 7th > Tennessee Calvary Co. B tn_smothers_jpg.jpg James Franklin Smothers was born > 22 September 1837 in the Eighteenth District of Carroll County, TN near the > Benton County line. He married Sarah Elizabeth Barnes on 29 April 1857 ... > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/union1.html 01/14/03 16577 bytes > > Bible Records from Family Findings, Vol > ... Bible Harris-Irion Family Bible Morrisson Bible Nathaniel Futrell Family > Bible Powers Bible Radford Bible Reeves Family Bible Sloan Family Bible > Smothers Family Bible Wilson Baird Bible Smothers Family Bible >From Family > Findings, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1976, p. 13 The SMOTHERS Family Bible > ... > ... Nathaniel Futrell Family Bible Powers Bible Radford Bible Reeves Family > Bible Sloan Family Bible Smothers Family Bible Wilson Baird Bible Smothers > Family Bible From Family Findings, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1976, p. 13 The > SMOTHERS Family Bible is owned by Mrs. Jane Smothers Reeves (Mrs. Clarence > ... > ... Family Bible Smothers Family Bible Wilson Baird Bible Smothers Family > Bible From Family Findings, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1976, p. 13 The > SMOTHERS Family Bible is owned by Mrs. Jane Smothers Reeves (Mrs. Clarence > E. Reeves), of Gadsden, Crockett Co, Tn. The Bible was published by John E. > Potter ... > http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/records/bible76.htm 01/14/03 > > Benton County TN Letters From the Past > ... Taylor BALL3.gif Owen and Luannah Smith letter to their daughter > Permelia Isabell and her husband William Hudson Taylor BALL3.gif James > Franklin Smothers letter to son, Ernest Hawkins Smothers hruler04.gif Letter > written by James Franklin Smothers to his son, Ernest Hawkins Smothers May > the 15 th 1913 ... > .. letter to their daughter Permelia Isabell and her husband William Hudson > Taylor BALL3.gif James Franklin Smothers letter to son, Ernest Hawkins > Smothers hruler04.gif Letter written by James Franklin Smothers to his son, > Ernest Hawkins Smothers May the 15 th 1913 This leaves me well as I hope it > will ... > ... husband William Hudson Taylor BALL3.gif James Franklin Smothers letter > to son, Ernest Hawkins Smothers hruler04.gif Letter written by James > Franklin Smothers to his son, Ernest Hawkins Smothers May the 15 th 1913 > This leaves me well as I hope it will find you you the same. E H i cain't > come as expected ... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/letters.html 01/14/03 > > Benton County Obituaries and Cemeteries > ... of Memphis and Mrs Rachel H. Ferran of Eustis, Florida ,five > grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Submitted by Dona M. Taylor > Ernest Hawkins Smothers Appeared in "The Camden Chronicle," page one, June > 8, 1951 Ernest H. Smothers Buried Sunday Funeral Services for Ernest H. > Smothers, who ... > ... -grandchildren. Submitted by Dona M. Taylor Ernest Hawkins Smothers > Appeared in "The Camden Chronicle," page one, June 8, 1951 Ernest H. > Smothers Buried Sunday Funeral Services for Ernest H. Smothers, who died at > his home Friday night, (June 1, 1951) were held at Camden Methodist Church > Sunday ... > ... Smothers Appeared in "The Camden Chronicle," page one, June 8, 1951 > Ernest H. Smothers Buried Sunday Funeral Services for Ernest H. Smothers, > who died at his home Friday night, (June 1, 1951) were held at Camden > Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. J.L. Leggett > officiating ... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/obit4.html 01/14/03 > > Benton County Obituaries and Cemeteries > ... a baby who died at birth before being named. She was a housewife and a > member of Cedar Grove Methodist Church. Submitted by E.J. Sims James > Franklin Smothers Camden Chronicle, Friday, August 4, 1916 James Smothers > was born in Carroll County, TN September 22, 1837. In later years he came to > Benton County ... > ... and a member of Cedar Grove Methodist Church. Submitted by E.J. Sims > James Franklin Smothers Camden Chronicle, Friday, August 4, 1916 James > Smothers was born in Carroll County, TN September 22, 1837. In later years > he came to Benton County where he lived until his death in January 10, 1916. > Brother ... > ... born in Carroll County, TN September 22, 1837. In later years he came to > Benton County where he lived until his death in January 10, 1916. Brother > Smothers became identified with the Methodist Episocal Church and afterwards > became a minister of this church. He also served in the Federal Army as a > volunteer ... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbenton/obit3.html 01/14/03 > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >