Fact: John Smith married Mary Carter Comstock 12 December 1839 in Ripley county, Missouri.[1]
Fact: Residence (1840) Ripley, Missouri, United States[2]Note consecutive households of RDG Smith and Samuel H. Smith.
Fact: Residence (1850) Shannon county, Missouri, United States. John Smith age 30, Mary age 31, Delila age 10, Margaret age 9, Mary age 7, and William age 3. On the same page is "A. Smith" age 23, who may be John's brother Abraham.
Fact: Residence (1860) Spring Valley Township, Shannon, Missouri, United States. Four children with the surname Huddleston live in John & Mary Smith's household. These are the youngest children of Miliner & Margaret (Smith) Huddleston, deceased.
Fact: Residence (1870) Spring Valley Township, Shannon, Missouri, United States
Fact: Residence (1880) Spring Valley, Shannon, Missouri, United States
Sources
↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2DC-CC1), John Smith and Polly Comstock, 12 Dec 1839; citing Ripley, Missouri; FHL microfilm 927,726.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John: