Mississippi Family Group Sheet for the George Washington "Wash" SMITH Family *********************************************** Copyright Vicki Burress Roach. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Vicki Burress Roach Email address: Husband: George Washington "Wash" SMITH Birthdate: ca 1826 Birthplace: Pulaski, Giles Co., TN Death date: Place of death: Burial: Father: Mother: Marriage date: Oct. 16, 1869 Marriage place: Bedford Co., TN Wife: Flora M. PATTERSON Birthdate: 1835 Birthplace: TN Death date: Place of death: Burial: Father: Alexander PATTERSON (we speculate) Mother: Leah UNKNOWN (speculation) CHILDREN Child No. 1: John Jackson SMITH Sex: M Birthdate: July 16, 1870 Birthplace: TN Death date: Nov. 14, 1949 Place of death: Burial: Indian Creek Cem., McNairy Co., TN Marriage date: Aug. 10, 1890 Marriage place: McNairy Co., TN Spouse's name: Rebecca HOWIE Child No. 2: Thomas Turner SMITH Sex: M Birthdate: Jan. 22, 1873 Birthplace: Lauderdale Co., AL Death date: Feb. 22, 1941 Place of death: Chewalla, McNairy Co., TN Burial: Indian Creek Cem., McNairy Co., TN Marriage date: ca 1895 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Mary "Mamie" Magdalene COTTON Child No. 3: Florence Elizabeth SMITH Sex: F Birthdate: 1875 Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Oct. 13, 1895 Marriage place: McNairy Co., TN Spouse's name: John Tomie HOWIE Child No. 4: Robert E. Lee SMITH Sex: M Birthdate: April 6, 1878 Birthplace: Lauderdale Co., AL Death date: June 12, 1946 Place of death: Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS Burial: Farmington Cem., Alcorn Co., MS Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: 1. Mary MARTIN, 2. Ota Mae MEEKS Documentation: NOTES FOR GEORGE: I have a wonderful portrait of George Washington Smith and his wife, Flora Patterson Smith. The original is in the possession of Henry Dodd. It is a large oil painting. He graciously allowed me to reproduce it. 1880 McNairy Co., TN Dist. 15 household number 47 Smith, G.W. age 46 FM TN NC NC Sarah H. age 48 AL NC AL (Assume this is a different G.W. I do know from my own research there was another George Washington Smith in McNairy Co.) 1880 Lauderdale Co., AL census Dist. 1 page 25 Township 2 Range 9 Beat 3, household number 227 SMITH George W. white, male 54 TN TN TN, farmer born ca 1826 Flora, white, female age 45 TN TN SC, keeping house DAVIS, Z. white, male age 17 TN TN TN, stepson, works on farm SMITH John white male age 10 TN TN TN, son Thomas, white, male age 7, TN TN TN, son Florence, white, female age 5 TN TN TN, daughter Robert Lee, white, male, age 2, TN TN TN, son (Checked the 1870 Lauderdale census and don't find them. Old Tish. Co. MS has a G.W. Smith, but he appears to be a different G.W.) Correspondence from Brian Smith, Route 5 Box 50B, Killen, AL 35645 Dear Vicki, Thanks so much for your call and contacting me. You'll never know how much it meant to me, especially being from my own surname line. I was overwhelmed with delight to get the photo of G.W. Smith and Flora! I never dreamed I'd see a photo of him. I wish my dad could have lived to see it. I am still sorting through the info you sent. I will send mine on to you shortly, as soon as I can get it all together. I am sending you payment for the photo. I can't thank you enough. I am sending the copy from the Bible page on to you. Thanks again so much and I be back in touch shortly if the Lord's will. Your friend, Brian NOTES FOR FLORA: 1850 Rhea Co., TN census Patterson, Alexander age 43 Leah age 38 James D. age 21 Jane age 19 Flora age 15