MICHAEL MARTINEZ wrote: >Jim, I've seen your name in the archives but don't know if you are still on the list. I'm the Snoddy descendant that has two plus generations that married into the Sampson family. > >Anywho ... I was wondering if you ever made any headway into finding out the maiden name of the Jane "Jinney" who maarried William Sampson. Their daughter Elizabeth "Betsy" Sampson (b. about 1748) married John Snoddy Jr. It was the next generation down where Sarah "Sally" Sampson (Betsy's neice) married her son Thomas Snoddy (b. 1782) that moved on over to Smith County, TN. > >Thanks. > >Kathy Snoddy Martinez > > > >Kathy in FL mamkmm2@prodigy.net >http://www.easyfunschool.com >Free Newsletter: EFSNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > >==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== >Visit Photos Of Cemeteries Of Smith County >Over 500 + Cemeteries online with pictures and Descriptions >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/cempics.htm > > > > > Hi Kathy, You will have to do a recheck for me but I believe William Sampson married his first cousin, Jane Fuqua. Jane's parents were Joseph and Anna Sampson Fuqua. Anna was the daughter of Francis Sampson and Brigette Unknown. Their only son was Stephen Sampson who married Mary Woodson. Their son William, married Jane Fuqua. Jim

There was a George B.[Or H. ] Jenkins from the 1900 census that was son of Leroy [Lee] Jenkins. Lee also had daughter Betty that married Morgan Gregory. I knew I had heard the name Cissy Ballow. I asked my mom today if she knew her. She said she did. She said when she was a little girl Herlin Jenkins and wife Cissy lived near them . They had daughter named Cora [I think she said] .Cora called Morgan Gregory "uncle Morgan" Now the dates of his birth and marriage doesn't match. Herald

-----Original Message----- Who are the parents of George Herlin Jenkins who married 9 July 1911 in Smith Co. Tn. Annie Mae "Sissie" Ballow. Annie Mae was the daughter of Leonard and Cora (Beasley) Ballow. I have not found George Herlin Jenkins on any census record.Thanks, Nancy Gann Nancy 1910 Census show George H. Jenkins May 1889 son of Lee & Rebecka Jenkins. 1910 Census Enumedation District 95, the 6th Civil District of Smith County, Tennessee. taken on 4th day of June 1900 by Thomas M. Sanderson sheet 2, dwelling 28, family 28 Jenkins, Lee head w/m/Nov. 1850 Georgia Jenkins, Rebecka wife w/f/July 1848 Tenn. Jenkins, Jasper son w/m/Feb. 1876 Tenn. Jenkins, Daniel W. son w/m/Feb. 1877 Tenn. Jenkins, Richard C. son w/m/April 1880 Tenn. Jenkins, Martha dau. w/f/Oct. 1882 Tenn. Jenkins, Robert E. son w/m/March 1885 Tenn. Jenkins, James F. son w/m/Nov. 1888 Tenn. Jenkins, George H. son w/m/May 1884 Tenn. Jenkins, Alice dau. w/f/ ?? 1893 Tenn. World War I Draft Registration Card For George Heslin Jenkins he give his birth as May 9, 1890 at Pleasant Shade, Tn. he is married and has one child. I think he is buried at Dixon Springs Cemetery, I know His wife is buried there. Is his older brother Jasper Jenkins the person who shot & killed Sheriff-elect Pony Hackett ?? Fred ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

Who are the parents of George Herlin Jenkins who married 9 July 1911 in Smith Co. Tn. Annie Mae "Sissie" Ballow. Annie Mae was the daughter of Leonard and Cora (Beasley) Ballow. I have not found George Herlin Jenkins on any census record.Thanks, Nancy Gann

John, here are a few ways to confirm what you're looking for and where it's located. I've numbered them here, and also below. 1) Contact Sue Maggart-Petty, head of the Smith County Archives. See below. (Sorry for the extraneous info. I can't seem to pull out just the part on her. 2) Go to the website URL below, where a listing of all microfilmed Smith County records is listed, including the records of the Loose Records Project. 3) 3) When you visit TSLA or the Archives in Smith County, look for these volumes. They evidently were prepared "in-house," so copies can't be purchased--so far as I'm aware (I'd surely like copies if they can be bought!). You'll be disappointed to find the arrangement used for the index to the loose records. All names from earliest to ca 1930 are arranged alphabetically. (That part is good.) However, there's no date attached. And, when you have three different Williams lines from Smith County (as I do), the pages and pages of Williams entries--all with no dates, it's daunting to contemplate searching all those packets, not knowing until I wind the reel to the specific packet number the date of the record (anywhere from 1806-1930). And, the packet numbers don't help in this regard. The number can be #1 and still be a 1930s packet. Best wishes on your trip, Gale Williams Bamman, CG 1) Archival Programs and Services Archives Directory > S-V ____________________________________ _A-B_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/aps/directory/a-b.htm) _C-F_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/aps/directory/c-f.htm) _G-H_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/aps/directory/g-h.htm) _I-L_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/aps/directory/i-l.htm) _M-N_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/aps/directory/m-n.htm) _O-R_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/aps/directory/o-r.htm) _S-V_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/aps/directory/s-v.htm) _W-Z_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/aps/directory/w-z.htm) Sevier County Preservation of Records Department Brad Cannon, Archivist/ Records Manager 125 Court Avenue Ste. 201E Sevierville , TN 37862 Phone: (865) 774 3627 Shelby County Archives John Dougan, Archivist 150 Washington Memphis , TN 38103 Phone: (901) 545-4351 Smith County Archives Sue Maggart-Petty, Certified Archives Manager P.O. Box 112 Carthage , TN 37030 Phone: (615) 735-0200 2) _http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/preservation/countymicro/smit.pdf_ (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/preservation/countymicro/smit.pdf) 3) Record Detail CALL NUMBER: _F443.S6 I53_ (http://tns-verso.auto-graphics.com/scripts/perlsoc1.pl?+OPICNO|F443.S6*I53|||) TITLE: Index of loose records, Chancery Court, Smith County, Tennessee. DATE: 19--] PLACE OF PUBLICATION: [S.l. : IMPRINT: s.n., DESCRIPTION: 4 v. ; 29 cm. SUBJECTS: _Court records - Indexes - Tennessee - Smith County_ (http://tns-vers o.auto-graphics.com/scripts/perlsoc1.pl?+su|Court*records*-*Indexes*-*Tennessee*-*Smith*Co unty|) _Smith County (Tenn.) - Genealogy - Sources_ (http://tns-verso.auto-graphics.com/scripts/perlsoc1.pl?+su|Smith*County*(Tenn.)*-*Genealogy*-*Source s|) NOTES: [1] A-E -- [2] F-L -- [3] M-R -- [4] S-Z. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- In a message dated 9/19/2005 8:19:26 PM Central Standard Time, sellersj@neto.com writes: Dear Group, I am planning to be in the Nashville and Carthage area in late Oct. I will do some research at the Archives in Nashville. I am interested in finding the probate packet for a ancestor who died ca 1807. My understanding is that not all the records are on microfilm( As in most cases, I have done extensive courthouse research in other localities) Is the early packets still in the courthouse? Are they accessible? I know years ago a researcher told me that I had to talk to the county historian. Please tell me the most efficient way to access these early records. John Sellers P. S. The ancestor did not leave a will but early deeds records mentioned an administration. The ancestor is William Sullivan who Sullivan's Bend is named for. I am also related to both Strother and Vadens, more early ancestors, done to my great grandfather who was born in 1843 , the son of Samuel T. Vaden and Permelia Strother Vaden. Sam was the son of Lodwick and Elizabeth Thompson Vaden. Permelia was the daugther of Judd Strother and Elizabeth Sullivan Strother. Who is the dau of William Sullivan SR. All residents of Smith County from about 1800 until mostly 1850's. Elizabeth Sullivan Strother died in 1872 in Smith County. John Sellers ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/

John, My suggestion would be that you phone the Nashville Archives prior to leaving town and get information from them. I have always found them very helpful and it is time-saving to be "armed" of the information, etc rather than appear when a lot of patrons are there and then a lot of waiting...been there, done that. You might also phone the Carthage Library. It has been my understanding that records that Sue M. Petty and others have compiled are also placed there. M. -------Original Message------- From: John Sellers Date: 09/20/05 06:51:35 To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSMITH] Research in Smith County Dear Diane, I have done work on the site and seen the cases you are referring to there. The Sullivan information is much earlier. I always like to access the orginial packets, they seem to always have more information. The Sullivan case is much earlier. Thank you for answering. Anyone else familiar with the old records, are they there and accessible? John Sellers ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories Wills, Fokelore,Links To The Smith Co Web Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/

Dear Diane, I have done work on the site and seen the cases you are referring to there. The Sullivan information is much earlier. I always like to access the orginial packets, they seem to always have more information. The Sullivan case is much earlier. Thank you for answering. Anyone else familiar with the old records, are they there and accessible? John Sellers

John, I have found that most of the recoords from Smith County that still exist are on microfilm - you just have to know what to look for. Have you done a search at the Smith County website for your names? I know that there are many references to the VADEN's in the Administrator's receipt books, and I seem to remember references to the other names as well - STROTHER, SULLIVAN. There are now 4 parts of the Administrator Receipt books on the website, and the Vaden estate has been in each one. I was at the courthouse several years ago and found my ancestor's will there in the vault - BUT - I know that all the same info is on the films and they are not nearly as fragile as the original documents are. Diane in Indiana > Dear Group, I am planning to be in the Nashville and Carthage area in > late Oct. I will do some research at the Archives in Nashville. I am > interested in finding the probate packet for a ancestor who died ca 1807. > My understanding is that not all the records are on microfilm( As in most > cases, I have done extensive courthouse research in other localities) Is > the early packets still in the courthouse? Are they accessible? I know > years ago a researcher told me that I had to talk to the county historian. > Please tell me the most efficient way to access these early records. John > Sellers > > P. S. The ancestor did not leave a will but early deeds records mentioned > an administration. The ancestor is William Sullivan who Sullivan's Bend > is named for. I am also related to both Strother and Vadens, more early > ancestors, done to my great grandfather who was born in 1843 , the son of > Samuel T. Vaden and Permelia Strother Vaden. Sam was the son of Lodwick > and Elizabeth Thompson Vaden. Permelia was the daugther of Judd Strother > and Elizabeth Sullivan Strother. Who is the dau of William Sullivan SR. > All residents of Smith County from about 1800 until mostly 1850's. > Elizabeth Sullivan Strother died in 1872 in Smith County. John Sellers > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ >

Dear Group, I am planning to be in the Nashville and Carthage area in late Oct. I will do some research at the Archives in Nashville. I am interested in finding the probate packet for a ancestor who died ca 1807. My understanding is that not all the records are on microfilm( As in most cases, I have done extensive courthouse research in other localities) Is the early packets still in the courthouse? Are they accessible? I know years ago a researcher told me that I had to talk to the county historian. Please tell me the most efficient way to access these early records. John Sellers P. S. The ancestor did not leave a will but early deeds records mentioned an administration. The ancestor is William Sullivan who Sullivan's Bend is named for. I am also related to both Strother and Vadens, more early ancestors, done to my great grandfather who was born in 1843 , the son of Samuel T. Vaden and Permelia Strother Vaden. Sam was the son of Lodwick and Elizabeth Thompson Vaden. Permelia was the daugther of Judd Strother and Elizabeth Sullivan Strother. Who is the dau of William Sullivan SR. All residents of Smith County from about 1800 until mostly 1850's. Elizabeth Sullivan Strother died in 1872 in Smith County. John Sellers

All of these Harris, Petty, Dillards, etc are a completely new line of research for me. And boy, oh boy, am I getting all turned around because they appear to intermarried at many different levels. Not to mention all of that occurs across three counties that I've been able to find thus far ... Smith county, Stewart county, and Montgomery county. One of the closer Dillard connections that I'm hoping someone can help me untangle is who the parents of Salina "Sally" Dillard were. Here are the facts that I have. According to census records of 1860, 1870, and 1880 and her tombstone, her date of birth is 27 Mar 1838. She appears alternately as Sallie, Salina, and Amelia depending on which record you are looking at. Given that Salina is what was left on her tombstone I'm thinking that Sally was just a nickname and Amelia may have been a mistake by the census taker. On the 8 Jun 1857 she married John W. Hester in Montgomery County, TN. In October 1859 they had a son named Charles Hester. Sometime between 1859 and 27 Jul 1861, John W. Hester probably dies ... for all I know it could have been in one of the first battles of the US Civil War (I haven't researched it that far yet). On 27 Jul 1861 Mrs. Salina Hester nee Dillard marries John Calvin Thacker in Montgomery County, TN. John Thacker raises her son Charles as his own and he even occasionally shows up as Charles Thacker ... as he reaches adulthood though he reverts to using the name Charles Hester. According to her tombstone in Salina "Sally" Dillard Hester Thacker dies on 2 Feb 1900 in Montgomery County, TN. John dies 15 years later. I'm still researching Charles and his descendants, but they were still in Montgomery county in the 1910 census, but I haven't found them in the 1920 census yet. Any help on this is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Kathy in FL

Jim, I've seen your name in the archives but don't know if you are still on the list. I'm the Snoddy descendant that has two plus generations that married into the Sampson family. Anywho ... I was wondering if you ever made any headway into finding out the maiden name of the Jane "Jinney" who maarried William Sampson. Their daughter Elizabeth "Betsy" Sampson (b. about 1748) married John Snoddy Jr. It was the next generation down where Sarah "Sally" Sampson (Betsy's neice) married her son Thomas Snoddy (b. 1782) that moved on over to Smith County, TN. Thanks. Kathy Snoddy Martinez Kathy in FL mamkmm2@prodigy.net http://www.easyfunschool.com Free Newsletter: EFSNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

The Andrew Turner Harris born 1823 son of John Harris born ca 1799 in Chatham County, North Carolina and Susannah Sukey Dillard born 1800 in Virginia, married Sarah Durham and had children: Nancy Catherine born 1842 who married James Riley Gillihan in Smith Co. 4 July 1860; and Sarah E. born 1846. Sorry, this is probably not your Turner Harris. Pat Greenwood I hear ethereal voices, persuasive soft and still, Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will?

And to pile more evidence on top of this in the 1860 census for Stewart County, TN a young man with the last name of BAUGH is living with Turner and Minerva, along with a 14 year old John Thacker (brother of my ggg grandmother). Minerva is using the last name Harris by this time so I suspect that Turner had been gone for longer than the two years mentioned in the 1866 divorce proceedings brought by Sallie Harris in Smith County, TN. And as they say .... away we go ... <grin> Time for mucho more research. Kathy in FL MICHAEL MARTINEZ <mamkmm2@prodigy.net> wrote: Actually it might very well be as this gives some confirming material. I found a divorce decree for Sallie Harris against Turner Harris in Smith County, TN citing that he had abandoned her and was living with a woman named Minerva ... all facts confirming the identity of the Turner Harris in Stewart County, TN in 1860 and 1870. Fairly bizarre if they WERE two totally different individuals because so much of their information duplicates each other. Kathy in FL GREENWPAT@aol.com wrote: The Andrew Turner Harris born 1823 son of John Harris born ca 1799 in Chatham County, North Carolina and Susannah Sukey Dillard born 1800 in Virginia, married Sarah Durham and had children: Nancy Catherine born 1842 who married James Riley Gillihan in Smith Co. 4 July 1860; and Sarah E. born 1846. Sorry, this is probably not your Turner Harris. Pat Greenwood I hear ethereal voices, persuasive soft and still, Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will? ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Visit The Smith Co Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Have you updated your Smith County Query lately? http://www.tngennet.org/queries/qpost.htm

Actually it might very well be as this gives some confirming material. I found a divorce decree for Sallie Harris against Turner Harris in Smith County, TN citing that he had abandoned her and was living with a woman named Minerva ... all facts confirming the identity of the Turner Harris in Stewart County, TN in 1860 and 1870. Fairly bizarre if they WERE two totally different individuals because so much of their information duplicates each other. Kathy in FL GREENWPAT@aol.com wrote: The Andrew Turner Harris born 1823 son of John Harris born ca 1799 in Chatham County, North Carolina and Susannah Sukey Dillard born 1800 in Virginia, married Sarah Durham and had children: Nancy Catherine born 1842 who married James Riley Gillihan in Smith Co. 4 July 1860; and Sarah E. born 1846. Sorry, this is probably not your Turner Harris. Pat Greenwood I hear ethereal voices, persuasive soft and still, Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will? ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Visit The Smith Co Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/

Any addtions/correction greatly appreciated ... and I don't have "proof" of Matthew bein the son of John yet. Its just based on someone's data that I found online. Name: Matthew HARRIS Father: John HARRIS (abt 1799-) Mother: Susannah "Sooky" DILLARD (abt 1800-) Individual Facts Birth 1817 in North Carolina Death in Illinois? Burial in Masonic Cemetery, Releigh, Illinois AKA Matthew John Harris Marriages/Children 1. Martha "Patsy" DILLARD Children Mary Ann Elias HARRIS (1840-bef 1916) Martha Katherine Mundy HARRIS (1842-bef 1916) Elizabeth Nelson HARRIS (1843-aft 1916) Margaret Jane HARRIS (1843-aft Sep 1916) Sarah Adeline HARRIS (1843-bef Sep 1916) Dicey Ann HARRIS (30 Dec 1844-2 Nov 1919) Joseph Daniel HARRIS (1845-aft Sep 1916) Jonathan Anderson HARRIS (1848-aft Sep 1916) William Martin HARRIS (1849-1850)

Name: Holmes or Homer HARRIS Sex: Male Father: John HARRIS (abt 1799-) Mother: Susannah "Sooky" DILLARD (abt 1800-) Individual Facts Birth 1817 in NC Census 1850 in , Stewart, TN (age 33) Marriages/Children 1. Elizabeth "Bettie" Marriage abt 1837 in TN (age 20) Children Mary HARRIS (1838-) William HARRIS (1840-) Franklin HARRIS (1842-) Ann HARRIS (1843-) James or Jarrett HARRIS (1848-) George HARRIS (1852-)

Nine will get you ten that "Pettry" might actually be "Petty". There were a lot of Harris/Petty/Dillard intermarriages. Thanks for the heads up. I need to make sure that my David was the only David of marriageable age at the time of 1859, but I really appreciate the heads up on this. Kathy Eldon Wilkins <MelEl512@att.net> wrote: Smith Co. Marriages David Harris to Mary Pettry 11 Apr 1859. There are several Harris marriages in Smith Co. Meba -------Original Message------- From: MICHAEL MARTINEZ Date: 09/18/05 15:32:58 To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSMITH] David Harris Please add/correct if you can. Thank you for your time. Name: David HARRIS Sex: Male Father: William HARRIS (abt 1776-aft 1850) Mother: Lucy (abt 1785-aft 1850) Individual Facts Birth abt 1808 in NC Census 1840 in , Smith, TN (age 32) Census 1850 in , Smith, TN (age 42) Census 1860 in , Smith, TN (age 52) Census 1870 in , Stewart, TN (age 62) Census 1880 in , Stewart, TN (age 72) Death aft 1880 (age 72) Marriages/Children: 1. Mary "Polly" Marriage abt 1836 in TN (age 28) Children Donald D. HARRIS (1837-aft 1850) Thomas HARRIS (1838-aft 1850) Felix HARRIS (1840-aft 1850) Rachel HARRIS (1842-aft 1850) William R. HARRIS (1844-aft 1860) Wiley W. HARRIS (abt 1847-bet 1866 and 1869) 2. Mary Marriage abt 1861 in TN (age 53) Children David HARRIS (abt 1862-) ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm Kathy in FL mamkmm2@prodigy.net http://www.easyfunschool.com Free Newsletter: EFSNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Saw just this particular email and it interests me because my mother's maiden name is Durrett. They are from Green Co./ Taylor Co. KY.... any connection? lh ----- Original Message ----- From: <CDurr6438@aol.com> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] WOODS > Sorry, I use only the first four letter of DURRETT in my e-mail. No > connection with DURR. > cd > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 9/16/2005 > >

Smith Co. Marriages David Harris to Mary Pettry 11 Apr 1859. There are several Harris marriages in Smith Co. Meba -------Original Message------- From: MICHAEL MARTINEZ Date: 09/18/05 15:32:58 To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSMITH] David Harris Please add/correct if you can. Thank you for your time. Name: David HARRIS Sex: Male Father: William HARRIS (abt 1776-aft 1850) Mother: Lucy (abt 1785-aft 1850) Individual Facts Birth abt 1808 in NC Census 1840 in , Smith, TN (age 32) Census 1850 in , Smith, TN (age 42) Census 1860 in , Smith, TN (age 52) Census 1870 in , Stewart, TN (age 62) Census 1880 in , Stewart, TN (age 72) Death aft 1880 (age 72) Marriages/Children: 1. Mary "Polly" Marriage abt 1836 in TN (age 28) Children Donald D. HARRIS (1837-aft 1850) Thomas HARRIS (1838-aft 1850) Felix HARRIS (1840-aft 1850) Rachel HARRIS (1842-aft 1850) William R. HARRIS (1844-aft 1860) Wiley W. HARRIS (abt 1847-bet 1866 and 1869) 2. Mary Marriage abt 1861 in TN (age 53) Children David HARRIS (abt 1862-) ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm

It's fantastic! Thanks so much for your input. Best $30 I've ever spent. The dvd now has all censuses from 1820-1930. Jenny