John Smith (1793 - 1864)

Born 15 Oct 1793 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Grant) Smith — married 7 Dec 1820 in Harrison, Indiana

Husband of Pedee (Pierce) Smith — married 7 Dec 1852 in Farmington, Illinois

Husband of Sarah N (Bosworth) Smith — married 9 Aug 1856 in Sheffield, Illinois

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1864 at age 70 in West Jersey, Stark, Illinois, United States

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Biography

In 1820, John Smith was still residing with his mother Catherine in Stoner, Bourbon, Kentucky. His half sister Catherine Rymel had been married two years previous while his only true brother had died young. That year he married Nancy Grant also of Bourbon. They had nine children before Nancy's death.

John like his mother married two more times as a widower. First to Miss Pedee Pierce, who he had no children with. Lastly, Miss Sarah N. Bosworth, of whom only one of their children survived.

Sources

• Descendents of Elizabeth and William Grant by Hirschi, 1991
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXLD-QVH : 21 January 2016), John Smith and Nancy Grant, 06 Dec 1820; citing Harrison, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,404,750.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXLD-9JX : 21 January 2016), John Smith and Nancy Grant, 06 Dec 1820; citing Harrison, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,404,750.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF6T-D5W : 3 December 2014), John Smith and Nancy Grant, 06 Dec 1820; citing reference 74; FHL microfilm 549,383.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-SL1 : accessed 25 May 2017), John Smith, Stoner, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 72, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 186,178.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M855-LT5 : 9 November 2014), John Smith, Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, United States; citing family 159, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900. Entry for John Smith & Pedee Pierce, 1852; Fulton, Illinois.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-68GL : 3 March 2016), John Smith in entry for Abner B Smith and Lizzie Semple, 04 Nov 1891; citing Stark, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,403,417.
• "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV4B-D3J : 12 December 2014), John Smith in entry for Julia Adaline Cavins, 24 Oct 1922; citing , Jefferson, Iowa, reference pg 16; FHL microfilm 1,750,236.