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Biography
Manville Smith is a part of US Black heritage.
Manville was enslaved by James Webb Smith in Jackson County, Tennessee, along with his mother Massy and four siblings: Andrew, George, Jane, and Arabella.
James wrote his will on 20 February 1854 and died on 22 May 1856. He named 71 enslaved people, including Manville and his family who were all given to James's son Thomas Smith.
Will of James Webb Smith - U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008. Tennessee, Court Transcripts of the County, Chancery and Circuit Courts, 1839-1915; Tennessee Courts (Jackson County). Court Transcripts, Sircy, D-Smith, M. Image 636 of 1543. Ancestry Sharing Link
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