Died
at about age 52
in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Problems/Questions
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Biography
Edward was born in 1827. He is understood to be the son of John M. Smith (1790 - 1843) and Sarah E. Taylor (1806 - 1870). In 1850 he is enumerated on the federal census in Yalobusha County, MIssissippi. He is 23 years old, a "Planter" and unmarried. [1] In 1860 he would identify as both farmer and "M.D." Edward married two times: to Susan Kinney in 1852 and to Sarah Pulliam in 1857.[2] He passed away in 1880. [3]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LJ-RYM : 12 April 2016), Edward Smith, Yalobusha county, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing family 56, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24882288 : accessed 29 July 2019), memorial page for Dr Edward W. Smith (1829–5 Dec 1880), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24882288, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by James Peterson (contributor 47321721) .
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