Yes, it's the same Byrd Smith. I don't have marriage records for him and Lydia Iddings, but their oldest son, Henry L Smith, was born 16 Oct 1833, so they must have married in the early 1830's. Byrd and Lydia are both buried in the Salem Church Head of the River Cemetery in Floyd. According to the headstones, Byrd was born 15 Jul 1809 and he died 22 Feb 1896. Lydia was born 23 Mar 1814 and died 12 Oct 1884. Lydia is the daughter of Henry B. Iddings, Sr., born 25 Dec 1761 in Chester County, PA. He died 24 Jun 1854 in Floyd. His wife was Abigail Olive Richardson, born circa 1760 in Chester County, PA and died circa 1845. -Dan sisson42@aol.com wrote: > Hi Dan, > > Did your Byrd SMITH marry Lydia IDDINGS? If so, their daughter Martha b: abt 1842 married my gr-granduncle Jonas WILSON. I just have Bird and Lydia on my family tree. No birth, death, or marriage records. Can you help me fill in the blanks? > > Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson in OH? sisson42@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Smith <dan.smith8@comcast.net> > To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 7:42 pm > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Dan Smith > > > > > None that I'm immediately aware of. According to a few family trees I > sampled on Ancestry, your grandfather was the son of a George Smith, > born May 1830 in Floyd. His father was a Henry Smith, born circa 1794. > I can't find anything back beyond that. If we're connected it's back > further than my oldest known ancestor on the Smith line, Byrd Smith > born 1809 in Franklin County. > > Cheers, > Dan > > > On Mar 25, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Joyce & Tom wrote: > > >> Dan, my grandfather was Daniel Francis Smith, m. Etta Epperly, any >> connection? Joyce in CA >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com >> ] On >> Behalf Of Daniel Smith >> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:05 AM >> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Seeking info on Robert V "Bobby" Smith b. 1915 >> >> Wayne, >> >> Thanks for replying. I know I've heard somebody -- either my dad or my >> grandfather -- mention your name before. There were also several >> Hawleys at Auburn when I was going through school. Not sure whether >> they're any relation of yours. >> >> I would be greatly appreciative of any stories you could share about >> my grandfather. As I said in my post, I could kick myself for not >> paying more attention while he was living. >> >> Kind regards, >> Dan Smith >> >> >> >> On Mar 24, 2008, at 10:00 PM, RWhawley wrote: >> >> >>> Dan, >>> Contact me off line as I knew bob Smith well. I can tell you some >>> stories >>> about him you would not believe. >>> My email adress is rwhawley@verizon.net. >>> Wayne >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dan Smith" <dan.smith8@comcast.net> >>> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:33 AM >>> Subject: [VAFLOYD] Seeking info on Robert V "Bobby" Smith b. 1915 >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hello, all, >>>> >>>> I've been subscribed to this mailing list for a while, but this is >>>> the >>>> first message I've sent. For those who read Donna Hayden's message >>>> on >>>> March 12, I am the "mystery cousin" who sent her the pictures from >>>> Charlie Reed Cemetery. My name is Dan and I currently live in New >>>> Hampshire. Most of my dad's side of my family comes out of Floyd. >>>> >>>> Robert V "Bobby" Smith, son of Gypsie Gaye Boothe (nee Strickler, >>>> nee >>>> Smith, nee Agee) and Elmer Byrd Smith, was my grandfather. >>>> Recently, I >>>> have been able to track down a fair bit of information about his >>>> younger >>>> days. I'm specifically talking about the years around World War II, >>>> when >>>> he was engaged in the bootlegging business. Jack Spangler was kind >>>> enough to share several stories about his exploits. I've also found >>>> some >>>> old records of his short-lived stock car racing career. >>>> >>>> I would be eternally grateful for any leads, records, information or >>>> just plain, old stories that anyone could share. I was fortunate >>>> enough >>>> to have my grandfather around until I was 25 years old, but I still >>>> kick >>>> myself for not taking the time to ask him more questions or write >>>> down >>>> more of what he told me. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> Dan Smith >>>> >>>> P.S. - I would also be grateful for anything anyone would like to >>>> share >>>> about Gypsie, Elmer, or their families. >>>> >>>> >>>> ********************************** >>>> Note from List Administrator!!! >>>> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >>>> Roll >>>> Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and >>>> tell us >>>> something about your Brick Wall person. >>>> To contact Listowner: >>>> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >>>> ********************************** >>>> Search this list's archived messages! >>>> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >>>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG. >>>> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1333 - Release Date: >>>> 3/18/2008 >>>> 8:10 AM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ********************************** >>> Note from List Administrator!!! >>> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >>> Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and >>> tell us something about your Brick Wall person. >>> To contact Listowner: >>> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >>> ********************************** >>> Search this list's archived messages! >>> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com >> >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >> Roll Call. >> Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >> something >> about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >> Roll Call. 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Thanks, Dan, for filling in the blanks. I appreciate it. Not really related except by marriage. Thanks again, Jimmy -----Original Message----- From: Dan Smith <dan.smith8@comcast.net> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:10 am Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Dan Smith Yes, it's the same Byrd Smith. I don't have marriage records for him and Lydia Iddings, but their oldest son, Henry L Smith, was born 16 Oct 1833, so they must have married in the early 1830's. Byrd and Lydia are both buried in the Salem Church Head of the River Cemetery in Floyd. According to the headstones, Byrd was born 15 Jul 1809 and he died 22 Feb 1896. Lydia was born 23 Mar 1814 and died 12 Oct 1884. Lydia is the daughter of Henry B. Iddings, Sr., born 25 Dec 1761 in Chester County, PA. He died 24 Jun 1854 in Floyd. His wife was Abigail Olive Richardson, born circa 1760 in Chester County, PA and died circa 1845. -Dan sisson42@aol.com wrote: > Hi Dan, > > Did your Byrd SMITH marry Lydia IDDINGS? If so, their daughter Martha b: abt 1842 married my gr-granduncle Jonas WILSON. I just have Bird and Lydia on my family tree. No birth, death, or marriage records. Can you help me fill in the blanks? > > Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson in OH? sisson42@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Smith <dan.smith8@comcast.net> > To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 7:42 pm > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Dan Smith > > > > > None that I'm immediately aware of. According to a few family trees I > sampled on Ancestry, your grandfather was the son of a George Smith, > born May 1830 in Floyd. His father was a Henry Smith, born circa 1794. > I can't find anything back beyond that. If we're connected it's back > further than my oldest known ancestor on the Smith line, Byrd Smith > born 1809 in Franklin County. > > Cheers, > Dan > > > On Mar 25, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Joyce & Tom wrote: > > >> Dan, my grandfather was Daniel Francis Smith, m. Etta Epperly, any >> connection? Joyce in CA >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com >> ] On >> Behalf Of Daniel Smith >> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:05 AM >> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Seeking info on Robert V "Bobby" Smith b. 1915 >> >> Wayne, >> >> Thanks for replying. I know I've heard somebody -- either my dad or my >> grandfather -- mention your name before. There were also several >> Hawleys at Auburn when I was going through school. Not sure whether >> they're any relation of yours. >> >> I would be greatly appreciative of any stories you could share about >> my grandfather. As I said in my post, I could kick myself for not >> paying more attention while he was living. >> >> Kind regards, >> Dan Smith >> >> >> >> On Mar 24, 2008, at 10:00 PM, RWhawley wrote: >> >> >>> Dan, >>> Contact me off line as I knew bob Smith well. I can tell you some >>> stories >>> about him you would not believe. >>> My email adress is rwhawley@verizon.net. >>> Wayne >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dan Smith" <dan.smith8@comcast.net> >>> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:33 AM >>> Subject: [VAFLOYD] Seeking info on Robert V "Bobby" Smith b. 1915 >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hello, all, >>>> >>>> I've been subscribed to this mailing list for a while, but this is >>>> the >>>> first message I've sent. For those who read Donna Hayden's message >>>> on >>>> March 12, I am the "mystery cousin" who sent her the pictures from >>>> Charlie Reed Cemetery. My name is Dan and I currently live in New >>>> Hampshire. Most of my dad's side of my family comes out of Floyd. >>>> >>>> Robert V "Bobby" Smith, son of Gypsie Gaye Boothe (nee Strickler, >>>> nee >>>> Smith, nee Agee) and Elmer Byrd Smith, was my grandfather. >>>> Recently, I >>>> have been able to track down a fair bit of information about his >>>> younger >>>> days. I'm specifically talking about the years around World War II, >>>> when >>>> he was engaged in the bootlegging business. Jack Spangler was kind >>>> enough to share several stories about his exploits. I've also found >>>> some >>>> old records of his short-lived stock car racing career. >>>> >>>> I would be eternally grateful for any leads, records, information or >>>> just plain, old stories that anyone could share. I was fortunate >>>> enough >>>> to have my grandfather around until I was 25 years old, but I still >>>> kick >>>> myself for not taking the time to ask him more questions or write >>>> down >>>> more of what he told me. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> Dan Smith >>>> >>>> P.S. - I would also be grateful for anything anyone would like to >>>> share >>>> about Gypsie, Elmer, or their families. >>>> >>>> >>>> ********************************** >>>> Note from List Administrator!!! >>>> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >>>> Roll >>>> Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and >>>> tell us >>>> something about your Brick Wall person. >>>> To contact Listowner: >>>> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >>>> ********************************** >>>> Search this list's archived messages! >>>> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >>>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG. >>>> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1333 - Release Date: >>>> 3/18/2008 >>>> 8:10 AM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ********************************** >>> Note from List Administrator!!! >>> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >>> Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and >>> tell us something about your Brick Wall person. >>> To contact Listowner: >>> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >>> ********************************** >>> Search this list's archived messages! >>> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com >> >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >> Roll Call. >> Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >> something >> about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >> Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and >> tell us something about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com >> > > >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. > Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something > about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********************************** Note from List Administrator!!! The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ********************************** Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message