Robert was born in 1855. He was the son of George Smith.
and Elizabeth Greaves Henderson.
He was married to Emeline Elizabeth "Emma" Smith, daughter of Napoleon B. Smith and Mary Dean Fletcher. Napoleon was a first cousin of George Washington Smith, making Robert Henderson and his wife Emma first cousins once removed. [1]
Mary Dean Fletcher remarried after Napoleon's death in the War Between the States. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery as "Mary Fletcher Spain."
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96425333/robert-henderson-smith : accessed 14 November 2021), memorial page for Robert Henderson Smith (13 Jun 1855–17 Oct 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #96425333, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Betty Dudley Smith Beard (contributor 47024623).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert: