William Campbell Smith (1861)

Born Aug 1861 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Whaley) Smith — married 31 Jul 1895 in Liberty, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

This profile is part of the Liberty, Tennessee One Place Study.

Biography

William Campbell Smith was born in Tennessee about August of 1861

1870 United States Federal Census^[1] Name: William Smith Age in 1870: 12 Birth Date: abt 1858 Birthplace: Tennessee Dwelling Number: 115 Home in 1870: District 2, DeKalb, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Liberty Household Members Age

• W P Smith 39
• Mary S Smith 39
• Georg Smith 15
• Dillard Smith 13
• William Smith 12
• Martha Smith 10
• Charlie Smith 7

1880 United States Federal Census^[2]Name: William C. Smith Age: 20 Birth Date: Abt 1860 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1880: Liberty, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA Dwelling Number: 105 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: William P. Smith Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Mary S. Smith Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Works In Shop Attended School: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship

• William P. Smith 45 Self (Head)
• Mary S. Smith 45 Wife
• Dilard J. Smith 21 Son
• William C. Smith 20 Son
• Charlie Smith 15 Son
• Jennie Smith 13 Daughter
• Nannie Smith 11 Daughter
• Ella Smith 9 Daughter

Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002

Name: W C Smith

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 31 Jul 1895

Marriage Place: DeKalb, Tennessee, USA

Spouse: Nannie Whaley

Nancy and William had the following children: ^[3]

• Henry Grady Smith
• Wilburn Campbell Smith
• Ella Ray Smith
• Eliza Lee Smith
• Luralene Smith

1900 United States Federal Census^[4] Name: William C Smith Age: 38 Birth Date: Aug 1861 Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Home in 1900: Civil District 2, De Kalb, Tennessee House Number: 6 Sheet Number: 11 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 184 Family Number: 184 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nannie Smith Marriage Year: 1895 Years Married: 5 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Occupation: Blacksmith Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: H Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship

• William C Smith 38 Head
• Nannie Smith 26 Wife
• H Grady Smith 3 Son
• Ella Ray Smith 1 Son

1910 United States Federal Census^[5] Name: W Campbell Smith Age in 1910: 49 Birth Date: 1861 [1861] Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1910: Civil District 2, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA Street: Dismal Road Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nannie Smith Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Native Tongue: English Occupation: Painter Industry: House Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: House Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 15 Out of Work: N Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship

• W Campbell Smith 49 Head
• Nannie Smith 37 Wife
• Grady Smith 13 Son
• Ella Ray Smith 11 Daughter
• Liza Lee Smith 7 Daughter
• Lurleen Smith 5 Daughter
• Wilburn Campbell Smith 0 Son

He was a House painter & Decorator

Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

Name: William Campbell Smith

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1860

Birth Place: Dekalb County, Tennessee

Age: 58

Death Date: 20 May 1919

Death Place: Liberty, Dekalb County, Tennessee

Burial Date: 26 May 1919

Cemetery Name: Liberty

Gender: Male

Race: White

Marital Status: Married

Occupation: Painter & Decorator

Father's Name: W P Smith

Father's Birth Place: Tennessee

Mother's Name: Polly Givan

Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee

FHL Film Number: 1299700

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111859843/william-campbell-smith^[6]

Name: William Campbell Smith

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1860

Birth Place: DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 25 May 1919

Death Place: Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America

Cemetery: Salem Baptist Church Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Spouse: Nannie Ellie Smith

Children:

Ella Rhea Smith

Wilburn Campbell Smith

Eliza Lee Williams

Henry Grady Smith

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census; Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 128A
2. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: 1252; Page: 127A; Enumeration District: 027
3. ↑ two of the dau. were Mrs. Paul Williams, mrs Claude M. Neely.
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, De Kalb, Tennessee; Roll: 1567; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1241567
5. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1497; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1375510
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111859843/william-campbell-smith: accessed 9 October 2022), memorial page for William Campbell Smith (29 Aug 1860–25 May 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111859843, citing Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Sherrie Paty Barber (contributor 46947141) .

• Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
• Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955