----- Original Message ----- From: plemons7 <plemons7@swbell.net> To: <TNMARION=L@rootsweb.com> Cc: plemons7 <plemons7@swbell.net> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] Your Mail List > Thank you Noel for your note. I have subscribed to the Marion Co. Tn. list > hoping to find some trace of my Smith family. > > My gr gr grandmother was Elender Smith Bass. She married Andrew Jackson > Bass in Marion Co. Tn in 1826. It has been handed down through the years > that she was born in Marion County but I wonder. She was born in 1805 and > Marion did not become a state until 1817. Could her family have been in > the Indian lands before Marion became a State. I have just found in one > census it states she was born in N>C> > > In the 1830 census I find a William Smith that could be her father and also > there is a Thomas that could be her father. There is also a James Smith > there that is age 50 t0 60. . > > The family of William Smith 1830 census > 1110001----------1010001 > This would mean that both he and his wife would be 40 to 50 years old. We > have recently found that our Elender Smith Bass had at least three brothers, > > There was Josiah who was born in 1814. He married Ally Owens in Polk Co., > Missouri in 1838. > > There was William that was 26 in the 1850 census of Marion Co. He married > Lurana Jones. They had twin boys, Eligah and Elisha who were 7, James B. 5 > and Susannah 1. William and Lurana were in Webster Co. , Mo. in 1860. > > There was an Andrew. He is in the household of William in the 1860 census > of Webster Co., Mo. and his age is listed as 35 so this would make him born > in 1825. I am not sure these ages are listed right but it would probably > be close. > > So the boys in the household of this older William would fit the age of > these three. Of course, Elender married in 1826 so she would not be in the > household. > > Then there is a Thomas Smith: > 0511001-0021001 > This would make this Thomas 40 to 50 also. And I suppose the ages could > fit the three boys. Five boys in the age bracket of 5 to 10. Could there > be two sets of twins, or could there be some other children in the > household. > > There there is a James Smith > 00000001--00000001 > This would make them 50 to 60 years old. Could he be Elender's father, or > grandfather? > > Next to this James is a Wright Smith > 00001--20002 > This would make both he and his wife 20-30. > > Elender had a grandson here in Missouri, a son of Andrew and Elender's son, > Sampson, who was named Wright. > > Then 15 households from this James in the 1830 census is Andrew Jackson Bass > 30001--00001 > The three oldest children of Andrew Jackson and Elender Smith Bass are > Sampson b. 1827 or 1828 > Henderson b. 1828 or 1829 > Andrew Jackson Jr. b. 1829 or 1830. > > Could Elender have another brother named John Smith. > > Does anyone have any information on this Smith family. And would anyone > have any information on the parents of Andrew Jackson Bass. He was born > either in N. C. or Tn. and it has been said that he moved to Franklin Co. > Tenn. > > Would appreciate any information on these families. > > Phoebe Rogers Lemons > plemons7@swbell.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: plemons7 <plemons7@swbell.net> > To: plemons7 <plemons7@swbell.net> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:35 PM > Subject: Fw: [TNMARION] Your Mail List > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Noel C. Matthews <noelm@noelm.com> > > To: <TNMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 5:50 PM > > Subject: [TNMARION] Your Mail List > > > > > > > Greetings to all from your new list administrator. > > > > > > I want to this tipersonally welcome all of the new subscribers that have > > > joined the list in the past week. During me, the list has > > > grown from 25 to 50. Not bad for a start. > > > > > > To those of you that were already members of the list, I and WE > > > are glad to join you. I was asked if I would start a list for > > > Marion County, but since there was already one going, and it had > > > no administrator, I was assigned to it as the administrator by > > > Roots Web. Let the rest of us know who you are looking for and > > > what resources you have. > > > > > > The way to make the list expand and to keep everyone informed on > > > what you are doing, let the list know what your progress is, who > > > you are looking for, who you have found, what your walls are, and > > > even what your computer or internet questions are. There > > > hopefully will be someone that can answer your questions and help > > > you overcome that wall. Who knows, you might even find a few > > > LIVE new kin for once. > > > > > > I tend to run a loose mail list. As long as the messages relate > > > to what we are doing or how to do something that we are > > > interested in, it usually is ok. No slams. No personal > > > attacks. Nothing that is really not related to the subject area. > > > > > > Cheers to all. Let's keep the interest going on this list. So, > > > let us hear from all of you. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Noel > > > > > > Noel C. 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