Thomas Jefferson Smith,w/m farmer born 1806 TN died after 1860 TN married 1832 DeKalb Co.,TN Matilda Puckett born 1813 White Co., TN died after 1860 believe they were relocated to make way for Center Hill Dam--not sure were they are resting now. Thomas' ancestral file: C668-CD 1815 census--Wilson Co.,TN 10 Oct 1850 census--DeKalb Co.,TN Tax rolls 1854-5 12th District,Putnam Co.,TN 75 cents poll tax. 1860 census--Putnam Co.,TN Too young for War of 1812 and may have died before War of 1861. Thomas' father, George Smith may have been the George Smith who sent a protest when Matilda's father, John W. Puckett applied for a War of 1776 pension; he was granted the pension. The Spring 2004 Upper cumberland Researcher has quite a few Smiths(33)mentioned in Jackson, Van Buren, Warren & White Co.,TN Penny

Penny, What are the details on the protest to John W.Puckett's Rev. War pension file, by George Smith? I'm wondering if the two men may have known each other prior to coming to Tennessee...I do not have anything on the Smith's beyond George and Silvey. Thanks, Will Wolfman's Genealogy Page http://web.infoave.net/~wolfman My Civil War portrait album at Camp Chase Gazette: http://www.campchase.com/WillSmith.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penolope Giacoletti" <azaeox3@cybermesa.com> To: <TNDEKALB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:23 AM Subject: [TNDEKALB] Thomas Jefferson Smith > Thomas Jefferson Smith,w/m farmer > born 1806 TN died after 1860 TN > > married 1832 DeKalb Co.,TN > > Matilda Puckett > born 1813 White Co., TN died after 1860 > > believe they were relocated to make way for Center Hill Dam--not sure were they are resting now. > > Thomas' ancestral file: C668-CD > 1815 census--Wilson Co.,TN > 10 Oct 1850 census--DeKalb Co.,TN > Tax rolls 1854-5 12th District,Putnam Co.,TN 75 cents poll tax. > 1860 census--Putnam Co.,TN > > Too young for War of 1812 and may have died before War of 1861. Thomas' father, George Smith may have been the George Smith who sent a protest when Matilda's father, John W. Puckett applied for a War of 1776 pension; he was granted the pension. > > The Spring 2004 Upper cumberland Researcher has quite a few Smiths(33)mentioned in Jackson, Van Buren, Warren & White Co.,TN > > Penny > > > ==== TNDEKALB Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >