Harriett Leona (Gabbert) Smith (abt. 1869 - abt. 1903)

Born about 1869 in Bradley County, Tn.

Wife of John Wesley Smith — married 3 Jan 1886 in Bradley, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

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Biography

JOHN WESLEY SMITH, fourth child of william B. Smith and Frances Elizabeth Bell Smith, was born 1861 in Tennessee. (From 1870 and 1880 Bradley County, Tn. Federal Censuses). John died July 1893 of pneumonia. He is buried in Lee cemetery, McDonald, Tn. John wesley Smith married Harriett Leona Gabbert whose nickname was "Gabby". She was born in Bradley County, Tn. and was the daughter of otis Thomas Gabbert (b. 1842; d. 1907; buried Lee Cemetery, McDonald, Tn.). John and his wife, Gabby, lived in McDonald, Tn. John was a farmer and school teacher according to his sons Albert W. and Chester H. smith. John and Gabby were members of Pine Hill Cumberland presbyterian Church. John died two months before his youngest child, Ray, was born. His eldest son, Albert, was five years old and Chester only 2i years old. Chester, in later years, remembered that his mother went to work at a resort hotel in Mineral Springs, near McDonald, and he went to work with her each day. When he grew big enough to help, he was permitted to help in the kitchen. Harriett "Gabby" married again. Chester said he was 12 years old when his mother died in 190) in childbirth. She is buried in Lee cemetery, McDonald, Tn. John's and Harriett's tombstones have been washed with wind and rain and the inscriptions are hard to read. John and Harriett Gabbert Smith had three children: 4.1. Albert wesley smith, born Sep. 16, 1888. (p. 59 - 62). 4.2. Chester Hambright Smith, Sr., born Feb. 6, 1891. (p.6) - 66). 4.). John Ray Smith, born Sep. 9, 189). (p. 67 - 70).

Sources

US Census, 1880

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7V-FP6 : 15 January 2022), Harriet L. Gabbert in household of Otis T. Gabbert, Civil District 5, Jackson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-2VGM : accessed 28 March 2016), John Smith and Hattie Gabbert, 03 Jan 1886; citing Bradley, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 966,916.

Updating bio's and dates

Part researched and part from living relatives.

"Decendents 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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