William
Davis
"Squire, Billy"
Smith
Born in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Charlotte Jane (Smith) James, Calvin Morgan Smith, Jesse Roddy Smith, Jonathan Chastain Smith and Mary Magdalene (Smith) Sharp
Husband of
Margaret Jane (Garrison) Smith
— married
23 Nov 1892 in Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Father of
Arthur Bryan Smith
Died
at age 77
in Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2017
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Biography
William Davis Smith, aka Squire Billy was a juror on the 1925 Scopes Trial and a Justice of the Peace in Rhea County, Tn. Margaret Jane Garrison is his wife.
Census
1880: Dist 9, Cumberland, TN [1]
- George Smith age 38
- Susan age 45
- William age 17
- Calvin M. age 15
- Jessie R age 11
- Johnathan C age 7
- Mary M age 3
1900: Civil Dist 1, Rhea, TN [2]
- Wil D Smith age 37
- Margett age 30
- Hattie age 6
- Allice age 3
- Bryan age 2
- Richard age 4/12
1910: Civil Dist 1, Rhea, TN [3]
- William D Smith age 47
- Margret J age 40
- Hattie L age 16
- Mary A age 13
- Arthur B age 12
- George R age 10
- Ora V age 5
- Nellie M age 1
1920: Civil Dist 1, Rhea, TN [4]
- William D Smith age 57
- Mary A age 23
- Arthur B age 21
- George R age 19
- Ora age 14
- Nellie age 11
1930: Dist 1, Rhea, TN [5]
- William D Smith age 61
- Arch L Monday age 27
- Ora B Monday age 25
- Viola M Monday age 4
- Wm Lee Monday age 2
- Geo J Monday age 0
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: 1249; Family History Film: 1255249; Page: 325C; Enumeration District: 024
- ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Rhea, Tennessee; Roll: 1593; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241593
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Rhea, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1516; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1375529
- ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Rhea, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1758; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 93; Image: 312
- ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Rhea, Tennessee; Roll: 2269; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 279.0; FHL microfilm: 2342003
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8L-XQM : 24 May 2021), William D Smith in entry for George W Smith, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQY-BG9 : 20 February 2021), William Smith in household of George Smith, District 9, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 325C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,249.
- "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX8-RTZ : 4 December 2014), W M Smith and Maggie Garrison, 23 Nov 1892; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Rhea, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSHF-M62 : 23 February 2021), Susan Loden in entry for William Davis Smith, 13 Oct 1940; Death, Grandview, Rhea, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
- Newport Garrison Family Cemetery, Roddy, Rhea, TN:https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95096536&ref=acom
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 William:
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~1.95%
David Zimmerman
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A585436 [compare], Ancestry member davidezimmerman
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Sheila (Williams) Lemons :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A773849 [compare], Ancestry member Granskee
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~0.78%
Dan Driggs :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A587019 [compare], Ancestry member GINGIN410
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Rejected matches › William Smith (abt.1863-1939) › William Russell Smith (1862-1946) › William D Smith Jr (1863-1940) › William Turner Smith (1861-1941) › William John Smith (1861-1917)
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