James L.
Smith
Born in Holmesville, Pike, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Smith
and Elizabeth (Love) Smith
Brother of
Harriet Lurinda (Smith) Catchings, Mary Margaret (Smith) Bridges, Leander Smith, Leonidas Smith, Emma Angeline (Smith) Catching, Stanhope W Smith, Narcissa E (Smith) Quin, Sarah (Smith) Catching, William J Smith, Hugh F. Smith and Christopher Rankin Smith
Husband of
Sophia Almira (Quin) Smith
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 69
in Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Oct 2011
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Biography
James L. Smith was born in 1809 in Holmesville, Pike, Mississippi. His parents were John Smith and Elizabeth Love. He married Sophia, daughter of Richard Quinn. "James L. was a planter. He was a very intelligent man, but of a roving disposition. He resided for a time in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana."[1] James and Sophia had two children, Richard and Sophia, both who died young.[2] He died on June 15, 1878 in Caddo, Louisiana.
Sources
- ↑ "Ancestors and descendants of Andrew Moore, 1612-1897," by John Andrew Moore Passmore. Lancaster, Pa., Wickersham printing company, 1897. Page 239.
- ↑ "Ancestors and descendants of Andrew Moore, 1612-1897," by John Andrew Moore Passmore. Lancaster, Pa., Wickersham printing company, 1897. Page 626.
- "Ancestors and descendants of Andrew Moore, 1612-1897," by John Andrew Moore Passmore. Lancaster, Pa., Wickersham printing company, 1897. Available online at the Internet Archive.
- WikiTree profile Smith-22595 created through the import of White.wiki.ged on Oct 26, 2011 by Pam Wade. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pam and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James L. by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James L.:
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