Joseph Preston Smith (1876 - 1936)

Born 3 Sep 1876 in Tn

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Died 8 May 1936 at age 59 in Tn

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1876. Joseph Smith ... He passed away in 1936. ^[1]

DECENDANTS OF JAMES BENNETT SMITH: .3. Joseph Preston "Dock" Smith, third child of Bennett Smith and Martha G. Underwood Smith, was born Sep. 3, 1876. He died ay 8, 1936 and is buried in Bartlebaugh Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tn. _n 1902 Dock Smith married Nettie Jane Sholtz who was born Aug. 29, 1886 in Big Springs, Tn. Nettie Jane was the daughter of Henry holtz and Barbara Schoat. Nettie Jane Sholtz Smith died Feb. 1, 1966 and is buried in Bartlebaugh Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tn. (Note from ileen Millard June 1, 198~: "Sholtz is spelled Sholts, Sholtz and Shoat. I have always thought Sholtz was correct. Barbara Schoat was one-half Cherokee Indian."). After Dock Smith died in 1936 Nettie Jane married George washington Gardenhire oct. 31, 1938. George is buried in Tyner, Tn. Dock Smith was a school teacher and farmer in East Chattanooga, Tn. The 1928-1929 Chattanooga City Directory gives his address as Rt. #2, East Chattanooga and lists his occupation as a teacher at Amicola School in East Chattanooga. He also taught for many years at Hamilton School. He and Nettie Jane were members of Bartlebaugh Baptist Church. Dock Smith's old home place at Rt. 2 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tn. was bought by the Tennessee valley Authority March 15, 1937 to build Chickamauga Dam which formed Chickamauga Lake. J. P. "Dock" Smith and Nettie Jane Sholtz Smith had eleven children:

Joseph Smith, born Feb. 11, 1903~ Died July 21, 1906. William Burton "Bill" Smith, born Feb. 12, 1905. Died Feb. 12, 1930. (p. 18). Martha Elizabeth Smith, born Dec. 21, 1907. (p. 18 - 19). Mary Jane Smith, born Feb. 24, 1909. (p. 20 - 29). John Henry Smith, born Jan. 11, 1911. Died 1980. (p.30) Anna Ruth Smith, born June 13, 1913. (p. 31). Nettie Irene Smith, born April 16, 1915. (p. 31). Dorothy Frances Smith, born March 5, 1917. (32 - 33). Mamie Aileen Smith, born Feb. 18, 1919. (p. 34). Robert Samuel Smith, born Jan. 21, 1921. (p. 35 - 37).

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Jim Smith, Jan 28, 2012

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L6-T2W : accessed 30 March 2016), Joseph P Smith in household of J Bennett Smith, Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 12, sheet 225B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0138; FHL microfilm 1,254,138.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG61-9NC : accessed 30 March 2016), Joseph Preston Smith, Civil District 6, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,515.
• "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8F-Q56 : accessed 30 March 2016), Joseph Preston Smith, 08 May 1936; citing Bartlebaugh Cem. Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee, cn 12324, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,839.*Updating bio's and dates

• Census reports, research, and from living relatives,

• "Decendants of William B. Smith" 1823 - 1899

June 30, 1987

Dear Cousins, We have enjoyed searching and researching, writing letters and making telephone calls in order to get the material for this book. We thank each one who so generously gave of his or her time and energy to help us gather the information. Our special thanks to Eldon and Margaret Lansford of Chattanooga, Tn. who, although not Smith cousins, did a tremendous amount of research at the Chattanooga Library and made numerous telephone calls in Chattanooga to gather information for us.

Paul and Alba Smith, Rt. #4, Gantt Rd., Alpharetta, Ga. 30201

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