Bernie, 1850, 1860, and 1870 census records for Jacob R. and Delilah Pinkston Smothers', copied below, suggest you possibly have some errors in your file. a) Jacob R. seems to have died sometime abt 1854-1860. b) Delilah did not die until after the 1870 census year. c) Elender "Jane" Smothers' first name probably was Lydia (not Catherine) d) Catherine Smothers first name probably was Nancy e) There is absolutely no evidence in the census for a son name Wiley. ===Census Transcripts========================================= 1850 Census Carroll Co., TN (Cr 2070-308) Smothers, Jacob 21, TN Delila 23, TN Lydia E. 4, William F. 1, Ellin Sherwood 8, 1860 Census, Carroll Co., TN Delila SMOTHERS 34 F Elizabeth PINKSTON 14 (probably Lydia E. from 1850 census?) Franklin SMOTHERS 12 M (William Franklin) Nancy 10 F (Nancy Catherine) Jacob 8 M Frances 6 F (Mary Frances) 1870 Census, Franklin Co., IL Page 5- 6/17/1870 T6S/Range 3E SMOTHERS, Delilah 42 TN William F m 20 All TN Jacob R m 17 Nancy C f 16 Mary F f 13 ============================================================ Bernie Moore-Knowles wrote: > Nena > > I have a little data on this line, but have no idea who Jacob's parents > are.......I added in the data from the Stratemeyers to show you. > > Descendants of Jacob R. Smothers > > 1 Jacob R. Smothers b: 1829 > .. +Delilah Pinkston b: 1827 in Carroll Co., Tennessee m: October 14, 1848 > in Carroll Co., Tennessee d: 1855 in Franklin Co., Illinois > ......... 2 Wiley Smothers > .................... 3 Jesse Columbus Smothers > ......... 2 Nancy Elender "Jane" Smothers b: May 29, 1848 d: November 17, > 1898 > ......... 2 William Franklin Smothers b: 1850 > ......... 2 Jacob Richard Smothers b: 1853 > ......... 2 Mary Frances Smothers b: 1854 > ......... 2 Catherine Smothers b: 1855 > > Interestingly enough, look who Delilah Pinkston Smothers descends from? > >