William was born about 1847. He was the son of William Overton Smithson and Lucy Giles. He passed away in 1910.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6Q-CBD : 23 December 2020), W G Smithson in household of W O Smithson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (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:M8TB-L52 : 18 February 2021), William G S Smithson in entry for William O Smithson, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDF-8PS : 29 May 2021), William Smithson in entry for William Smithson, 1870.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW2-V4G : 15 January 2022), William G. Smithson in household of William O. Smithson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZL-4BH : 27 January 2022), Billy Smithson, 1900.
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQD-QXN : 23 February 2021), Bill Smithson in entry for Jerry Cullom Smithson, 31 Aug 1941; Death, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
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