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John Speed Smith (abt. 1808 - abt. 1893)

John Speed Smith
Born about in Knox, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died about at about age 85 in Whitley, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

A descendant of John Smith (c1630/50 NY-1684 NY) m Susanna Unknown, group NE59 on SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.[1] Parents

Nathaniel Smith 1781–1862 Charlotta White Smith 1785–1872

John Speed Smith (1808 in Knox County, Kentucky.- 1893 in Whitley County, Kentucky) John married 1st on June 24, 1832 to Celia Webb He married 2nd on Sept 30, 1867 to Elizabeth Ann Jones-Early.

John & 2nd wife Bettie had 21 children between them, "yours, mine & ours". He had 11 by his 1st wife. She had 6 by her 1st husband. They had 4 together.

The 1850 Census shows the family members as

  1. John S Smith Male 42 Kentucky
  2. Celah Smith Female 36 South Carolina
  3. Cyrenius Smith Male 16 Kentucky
  4. Charlotte Smith Female 14 Kentucky
  5. Marshall Smith Male 11 Kentucky
  6. John Smith Male 9 Kentucky
  7. Sebron Smith Female 7 Kentucky
  8. Mary Smith Female 5 Kentucky
  9. Susan Smith Female 30 Kentucky

In 1860, the census shows

  1. John S Smith Male 52 Ky
  2. Coele Smith Female 46 Ky
  3. Cyrenus W Smith Male 25 Ky
  4. Lotte Smith Female 22 Ky
  5. Marshall M Smith Male 21 Ky
  6. John S Smith Male 20 Ky
  7. Seaburn G Smith Male 18 Ky
  8. Justin Smith Male 17
  9. Polly S Smith Female 16 Ky
  10. Susan J Smith Female 13 Ky
  11. Nat B Smith Male 8 Ky
  12. J W Smith Male 6 Ky

Sources

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65P-67N : accessed 4 January 2016), John S Smith, Whitley county, Whitley, Kentucky, United States; citing family 40, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBK-318 : accessed 3 January 2016), John S Smith, 1860.

[2] [1]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, group NE59 Rb1- John Smith.
  2. ↑ Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #73998639 in Ryan Cemetery, Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-1 19:50, 16 December 2015 (EST)





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Patrick Smith
Check the Smith DNA Project website for further detail on John Speed Smith.

https://www.smithsworldwide.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I54726&tree=tree1

Per the Smith DNA project website I am a direct descendant of John Smith and his father Justice John "Rock" Smith My Great Grandfather is Nathanial Burton Smith, Son of John Speed Smith.

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posted by Patrick Smith

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