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James Madison Smith (1858 - 1922)

James Madison Smith
Born in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USAmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 30 Jan 1881 in Louisiana, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 63 in Chatham, Jackson, Louisiana, USAmap
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Biography

James was born in 1858, the son of John M Smith and Elsia Williams. He married at age 20 and was widowed 2 years later, leaving him with an infant daughter. He remarried the next year and had children with that wife as well. James passed away in 1922 at 63 years old.

Timeline

  • 1858 Oct 26 - Birth - Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA[1]

Marriage #1: Mary Jane Fowler

  • c 1878 - Marriage to Mary Jane Fowler
  • 1880 Jan - Birth of Daughter Millie Ann P Fowler - Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
  • 1880 Feb 6 - Death of Wife Mary Jane Fowler - Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA[2]
  • 1800 United States Federal Census[3] - 2nd Ward, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat		Occupation
J. M. SmithSelf (Head)M21LouisianaWdFarmer
Milley A. P. SmithDaughterF4 moLouisianaS
E. SmithMotherF54MississippiWdKeeping House
Meloina SmithSisterF19LouisianaS


Marriage #2: Caroline Faulk

  • 1888 Feb 9 - Birth of Daughter Carrie Smith - Womack, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
  • 1900 United States Federal Census[5] - Police Jury Ward 5, Jackson, Louisiana
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat		Occupation
James M Smith HeadMale42LouisianaMFarmer
Caroline Smith WifeFemale37LouisianaM
Floid F Smith SonMale18LouisianaSFarm Laborer
Timothy Smith SonMale16LouisianaSFarm Laborer
Lourany Smith DaughterFemale14LouisianaSFarm Laborer
Corraney Smith DaughterFemale11LouisianaSFarm Laborer
Jetty D Smith DaughterFemale8LouisianaS
Manervia Smith DaughterFemale6LouisianaS
Pearly A Smith DaughterFemale4LouisianaS
Josaphine Smith DaughterFemale2LouisianaS
Luther Smith SonMale0LouisianaS


  • 1910 United States Federal Census[6] - Police Jury Ward 5, Jackson, Louisiana, United States
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat		Occupation
James M Smith HeadMale51LouisianaM Farmer
Caroline Smith WifeFemale47LouisianaM
Carry Smith DaughterFemale21LouisianaS
Timothy N Smith SonMale26LouisianaSFarm laborer
Jullie Smith DaughterFemale19LouisianaS
Marry Smith DaughterFemale15LouisianaS
Josephine Smith DaughterFemale12LouisianaS
Pearl Smith DaughterFemale11LouisianaS
Minnie Smith DaughterFemale9LouisianaS
Luther Smith SonMale4LouisianaS
Ory Smith SonMale5LouisianaS
Henry Smith SonMale5LouisianaS


  • 1922 Feb 15 - Death - Chatham, Jackson, Louisiana, USA[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ Headstone Photo Find A Grave: Memorial #5954402
  2. ↑ U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 - 1880 - Louisiana - Jackson, Image 1 - Ancestry Image
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6R-JVS : 19 February 2021), J M Smith, 2nd Ward, Jackson, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 37, sheet 241C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,454.
  4. ↑ Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925 - Ancestry Record 7837 #467426
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS54-PZB : accessed 5 November 2019), Corraney Smith in household of James M Smith, Ward 5, Jackson, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet 13A, family 211, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,566.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPYS-NZY : accessed 5 November 2019), Carry Smith in household of James M Smith, Police Jury Ward 5, Jackson, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 2A, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 516; FHL microfilm 1,374,529.
  7. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1V-KQW : 2 April 2020), James M Smith, 14 Feb 1922; citing Chitham, Jackson, Louisiana, certificate number 2656, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,366,749.




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