Hi, I am new to the list, and feel like I am looking for a needle in a haystack, a Smith. My ancestor DANIEL SMITH b 1845, gave his birthplace as Decatur TN when he enlisted in the TN Volunteers, Calvary, Union Army. He enlisted in Paducah KY. I assume he had to go North to join. He was mustered out in Nashville in 1865. According to his pension papers he lived in IL after marrying a Sarh Hutson, then after 1870 moved to Butler Co MO where he stayed. I have been unable to find him in the 1850 and 1860 censuses, or find which Smith family he came from. Has anyone done any research on the Smith's in Decatur or any of the surrounding counties? I also tried the SMITH's in the town of Decatur on the eastern part of the state. Lots of Smiths, no Daniel. Betty