As far as i know there is a combination of Franklin, Floyd, Montgomery and possibly Craig here. I have so many blank places, in this family. Most of this information was derived from Dr. Woods book Floyd County, A history of its People and Places. Descendants of Philemon Smith 1 Philemon Smith b: 1754 ?? Pa maybe. . +Nancy Abshire b: .. 2 Luke Smith b: 1774 ..... +Mary Neff m: 1794 Franklin county after 1840 ...... 3 Josiah Smith .......... +Amanda Richards Father: Walter Richards .......... 4 John S Smith Minister in Ephrata, Pa .......... 4 James Smith .......... 4 Jefferson Smith Cattle dealer in FCVA .............. +India Harman .......... 4 Josiah S Smith Physician in Radford, Va .......... 4 Kyle Smith Stayed in Floyd co va ...... 3 John Smith ...... 3 Shelburne Smith ...... 3 Susan Smith .......... +Jacob Bower b: 1829 d: 1881 .......... 4 Josiah Bower .......... 4 Amanda Bower .......... 4 Abraham Bower .......... 4 Ellen Bower .......... 4 George Bower .......... 4 Rosa Bower .......... 4 Isaac Bower .......... 4 Marion Bower ...... 3 Martha Smith ...... 3 Christina Smith ...... 3 Elizabeth Smith .......... +Daniel Bower Father: Christopher Bower Mother: Alice Howery .......... 4 Mary Bower .......... 4 Ann Bower .......... 4 Jane Bower .......... 4 Luke Bower .......... 4 Joseph Bower .......... 4 Eliza Bower .......... 4 Martin Bower .......... 4 Homer Bower .......... 4 Florence Bower ...... 3 Hannah Smith .......... +James A Hoback Minister in FCVA .. 2 John A Smith b: 1795 Sherriff of Franklin County Josiah & John served in Stuart's Artillery in Pelham's Battery Shelburne served Co. A 54th Va. Inf. with Capt Andrew Dickerson. Researching JEWELL,William HATCHER, AndrewHOWARD, AsaHALL, Sarah FARLEY, James GRAHAM, George BOOTHE, any HICKLIN, William GREEN,Thurman BAXTER,John "the settler" BISHOP, Ezra COLLINS, William CUNNINGHAM, Clarence SMITH, Pierce BOYER, Christopher TYNAN, Georg (Dresher)THRASHER , Sarah COX, anyOBENCHAIN,any AKERS, Emra ALTIZER,Henry VANOVER [email protected] [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/3798 http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric http://www.rootsweb.com/~varockbr/rock.htm http://www.geocities.com/craig_county_va/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaboteto/botetot.htm http://www.pipeline.com/~bobnroa/floyd.html Look at my VA Counties, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Patrick User Friendly Sites http://www.genexchange.com/county.cfm?state=va&county=craig http://www.genexchange.com/county.cfm?state=va&county=floyd http://www.genexchange.com/county.cfm?State=va&County=giles http://www.genexchange.com/county.cfm?State=va&County=patrick