Elisha
McEwing Cervin
Smothers
Born in Barren Creek, Marion Co., Arkansas
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Unknown Unknown
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Nancy Jane (McNIEL) Smothers
— married
about 1899 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Smothers, Laura Smothers, Mack Claude Smothers, Sarah Ann (Smothers) Ford, Mary Josephine (Smothers) Merriman, Austin Lenord Smothers and Matilda Parzee Smothers
Died
at age 72
in Pyatt, Marion, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2019
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Biography
Elisha was born in 1854. His father was Austin and his mother was Mary.
He was age 16 in 1870, living in Barren Creek, Marion, Arkansas.[1]
He was age 26 in 1880. His wife was Martha A. Smothers, age 32. They had an infant daughter, Rachel E. Smothers.[2]
1900 Census, Blythe Township, Marion, Arkansas:
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Elico Smothers Head Male 46 Arkansas
- Mathew Smothers Wife Female 32 Arkansas This appears to be his second wife as they had been married just 2 years. The "Effie Daulson" listed as his stepdaughter is probably from her previous marriage to Ambrose Donaldson.
- George Smothers Son Male 19 Arkansas
- Claudie Smothers Son Male 18 Arkansas
- Lary I Smothers Daughter Female 14 Arkansas
- Effie Daulson Stepdaughter Female 6 Arkansas
In 1910 Elisha was age 56 and living in Summit, Marion, Arkansas. His wife was Nancy J. Smothers, age 46 b Ark; daughter Mary A Smuthers was age 9; daughter Jossie Smuthers was age 6; son Austin L Smuthers was age 4; daughter Malinda Smuthers was age 2.[4]
Aged 65 in 1920.
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- E M C Smothers Head Male 65 Arkansas
- N J Smothers Wife Female 45 Arkansas
- Josephine Smothers Daughter Female 15 Arkansas
- Austin Smothers Son Male 13 Arkansas
- Parisee Smothers Daughter Female 11 Arkansas
[5]Marion County, Arkansas.
He passed away in 1926. [6]
- Fact: Residence (1920) Blythe, Marion, Arkansas, United States
- Fact: Burial Patton Cemetery, Pyatt, Marion, Arkansas[7]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCH-5RW : 28 May 2021), Elisha M Sothern in entry for Austin Sothern, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWX-1QK : 13 January 2022), Elisha M. Smothers, Prairie Township, Marion, Arkansas, 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:M36L-NZM : 9 March 2022), Elico Smothers, 1900.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKV6-R64 : accessed 2 October 2022), Elisha M Smuthers, Summit, Marion, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 84, sheet 13B, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 57; FHL microfilm 1,374,070.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDX5-Q1J : 31 January 2021), E M C Smothers, 1920.
- ↑ Source will be added by Warren Paxton by 13 Sep 2019.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69864854/elisha-mcewing_cervin_quinn-smothers
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 September 2019, 06:05), entry for Elisha McEwing Cervin Smothers(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LD9H-875); contributed by various users.
- 1870 US Census
Arkansas Death Index
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elisha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elisha:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
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Warren Paxton
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Smothers-449 and Smothers-473 appear to represent the same person because: Elisha is my 2nd Great Grandfather.
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