There were alot of Smith and Hutson's in Williamson County, TN...might want to check the site through rootsweb.com. [email protected] Betty I Silfies wrote: > 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