Jesse was born in 1895 in Milan, Georgia, to Henry Smith and Catherine Conley. Jesse attended school through the 3rd grade, after which time he worked on the family farm[1] with his father. After his discharge from the United States Army, he married Bessie Cason, and together they had three children, one of whom died at the age of five. Jesse worked as a miller[2] of corn in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He passed away in 1959 at the age of 64[3].
Military Service
PFC Jesse Smith served in the United States Army in World War I Service started: 11 June 1917 Unit(s): 157th Depot Brigade Service ended: 17 April 1919
PFC Jesse Smith was Wounded in Action at Meuse-Argonne on 6 October 1918 during World War I.
Enlisted in the United States Army on 11 June 1917 at Fort McPherson, Georgia[4].
↑1910 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Milan, Telfair, Georgia; Roll: T624_212; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0159; FHL microfilm: 1374225
↑1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Milan, Telfair, Georgia; Roll: T627_712; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 134-8
↑ Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 17783
↑ Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, Ancestry.com, 2013, Provo, UT, USA
↑ U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Ancestry.com, 2012, Provo, UT,
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