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James William Smith

Born 1 Jun 1838 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Brother of Nathan Emilius Smith, Edward Chester Smith, Mary Wilson (Smith) Phelps, Joseph Emilius Smith, William Parks Smith, Charles Porter Smith and Joseph Henry Smith

Husband of Mary S (Metcalfe) Smith — married 18 Dec 1861 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Husband of Katherine Blanche (Kennedy) Smith — married 18 Jun 1879 in Whitfield Co, Georgia

Descendants

Father of Harry Woodward Smith, Mary Louisa Smith, Ernest Lynwood Smith, Blanche L (Smith) Freeman, Nellie B Smith and Unknown Smith

Died 30 May 1917 at age 78 in Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Lt James William Smith Officer, 31st MA Infantry, Company C. Nov 20, 1861 - Apr 10, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, 34th MA Infantry, Company D. Aug 11, 1862 - July 28, 1863.

1865 Census: lived with wife Mary and two children in Hadley, MA. Farmer. Lived on the Richardson property next to Russell Church.

References

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHG5-HQH : 4 December 2014), James William Smith, 01 Jun 1838; citing , HADLEY, HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 363,889.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCST-7YK : 13 July 2016), James W. Smith and Mary S. Metcalfe, 17 Dec 1861; citing Marriage, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,152.

"Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQC8-547 : 15 November 2014), James W Smith, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,566.

"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZQ-L6N : 1 March 2016), James William Smith in entry for Mary Louisa Smith, 1864.

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVQ-29C : 10 December 2014), James W. Smith in entry for Mary Louisa Smith, 18 Sep 1865; citing Hadley, Mass, v 184 p 12, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,187.

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7PJ-S28 : 10 December 2014), James U. Smith in entry for Harry Woodward Smith, 18 Jun 1870; citing Hadley, Massachusetts, v 230 p 60, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,196.

"Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVQ-9S8 : 18 July 2016), James W. Smith and Katie B. Kennedy, 18 Jun 1879; citing Marriage, Whitfield, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 339,861.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LB-B9Y : 14 July 2016), James W Smith, Black Hall, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 87, sheet 116D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0147; FHL microfilm 1,254,147.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3N7-75K : 20 January 2015), James Smith, Militia District 846 Powder Springs town, Cobb, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,188.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKB-XR6 : 29 October 2015), James W Smith, Atlanta Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 29B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,203.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for creating WikiTree profile Smith-41910 through the import of Group1 & 18.ged on Apr 20, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kitty and others.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

Raymond Smith : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, FTDNA kit #269516
Edwin Smith : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test
Anonymous Smith : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test
Simeon Smith : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #64829
Gregg Smith : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B882184