Hi David, Glad I could help. I would love someday to know if this Daniel Smith was related to our Rossell Goodman Smith said to have been born about 1817 before the formation of Hardin Co. Rossell married Sarah Margaret Berry whose father was Michael Robert Berry and mother Mary Vickers. This notation regarding Michael R. Berry and Hardin TN: Land Grant in Hardin Co. TN Nov. 1, 1813 for land along the Tennessee River. Michael Berry built a mill on his place prior to his death in 1820. Michael Berry had died by 1823 when the following road was built, "January 1823 certain people were to lay off a road from the mouth of Shorts Creek up as high as the Widow Berrye". Secondly, David, I've spent the past several months researching surnames who moved into Hardin TN and believe that atleast one group originated in Botetourt Co. VA including my Henry line, Wirt, Davy, Hawkins, Hawk, Morrow, etc. When I've finally reached the end of this research I will copy to you. There are more names that appear to be included such as Johnson, Milliken, Ross etc. It appears that several of these families moved from PA to Botetourt VA and then on to Hardin TN. Several also moved onwards from Hardin to AR. A note too in that reviewing my ancestor Wm. D. Mason's years as a Confederate Soldier with the AR Bloody 7th I read of his involvement with the Battle of Shiloh. Thought that interesting since his wife Matilda Henry was born in Hardin in 1846. Carolyn > Thanks Carolyn, > That was exactly what I needed. I have no idea how I misplaced my file. > Thanks to you and a couple others, I have recouped most of the material. > > I have the Civil War Widows Pension application of Mattie Merryman Russell > Meadows, the second wife of Joab A. Russell. Recently, I learned that Joab > A. Russell, in 1884, was the pastor of Shiloh Methodist Church that was > rebuilt on the Shiloh Battlefield after the war. That information appeared > in the book written by Dr. Ronnie Fullwood on the subject. My copy of that > book is also missing at this moment. Joab married Mattie Merryman in 1885 > in Humphreys Co., TN, and according to her, Joab A. Russell died on the > 19th February 1893 in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX. > > Joab's first wife, Jennetta Smith Russell died in the 1870's(?) in the home > of her brother, Dr. Pleasant A. Smith. They were children of Daniel Smith > the first Sheriff of Hardin Co. That information was printed in a Methodist > publication from the Memphis Conference I believe. > David > >