Jesse Jackson Smith (1901 - 1924)

Born 16 May 1901 in Marshall County, Alabama

Ancestors

Died 9 Oct 1924 at age 23 in Haralson County, Georgia

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Biography

Jesse Jackson "J.J." Smith was born in May 16, 1901 in Marshall County, Alabama. He was the son of Jacob Breckinridge Smith and Josephine Brooks Smith. ^[1]

On the 1910 Census, Jesse Jackson Smith was living in the household of his father, Jacob Breckinridge Smith, and his stepmother, Eliza Ellen Crawford Smith. The family lived in Waco, Haralson County, Georgia.^[2]

He married Ruth Bradley in about 1920.

On the 1920 Census, Jesse was listed as a married, white male living in Haralson County, Georgia, with his wife, Ruth. He was a farmer on a general farm. His birthplace was listed as Alabama, and the birthplace of his parents were listed as the United States. According to the census, he could read and write. He was the head of the household, and he and Ruth had a boarder named Earl Powell.^[3]

He passed away in October 9, 1924 in Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia.^[4]According to his death certificate, he died of Acute Nephritis.^[1] He was buried at the Smith Family Cemetery on the edge of Bremen City Cemetery in Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia.^[5]

Sources

• 1910 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK5-DZP), Jesse Smith in household of Jake Smith, Waco, Haralson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 8B, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,201.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6Q-GYQ), Jesse J Smith, Seventh, Haralson, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,261.

• Death Certificate of Jesse Jackson Smith; State of Georgia; Haralson County Courthouse, Buchanan, Georgia; 9 Oct 1924; Parents listed as J.B. Smith and Josie Brooks; Spouse listed as Ruth Smith.

• "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNM-GGZ), Jesse Jackson Smith, 09 Oct 1924, Bremen, Haralson, Georgia, United States; citing reference 30626, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2322572.

• Obituary of Jesse Jackson Smith; The Haralson County Tribune; Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia

• Grave Marker of Jesse Jackson Smith; Bremen City Cemetery; Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia

• Find A Grave; Jesse Jackson Smith

• Information as told to Sabrina K by Rosie Irene Smiith Munroe, half-sister of Jesse Jackson Smith

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} * Death Certificate of Jesse Jackson Smith; State of Georgia; Haralson County Courthouse, Buchanan, Georgia; 9 Oct 1924
2. ↑ 1910 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK5-DZP), Jesse Smith in household of Jake Smith, Waco, Haralson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 8B, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,201.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6Q-GYQ), Jesse J Smith, Seventh, Haralson, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,261.
4. ↑ Obituary of Jesse Jackson Smith; The Haralson County Tribune; Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia
5. ↑ Grave Marker of Jesse Jackson Smith; Bremen City Cemetery; Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia