Asenith (Stone) Smith (1795 - 1857)

Born 7 Jan 1795 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Smith — married 19 Nov 1816 in Adair, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1857 at age 62 in Owensville, Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Ezena Stone^[1] was born 7 Jan 1795 in Bedford County, Virginia, the daughter of Admire Hurt Stone and Susanna Gilpin. Sometime before 1826, Ezena appears to have moved to Kentucky, where in Adair County she married Andrew Smith. By 1824, the family had moved with their first four children to Gibson County, Indiana, where their remaining children were born.

1. James Admire Smith (1817–1859)
2. Sarah Randolph (Smith) Knowles (1819-1878)
3. Manoah Stone Smith (1821–1905)
4. John Marvel Smith (1822-1899)
5. David Truax Smith (1824-1904)
6. Margaret Ann (Smith) Ragsdale (1826-1881)
7. Susan Jane (Smith) Epperson (1828-1914)
8. Willis Dudley Smith (1830–1883)
9. Ezena Elizabeth (Smith) Reed (1833–1911)
10. Andrew Malone Smith (1835- )
11. Eliza Smith (1839-1849)

Ezena died 30 Apr 1857 at age 62 and is buried with her husband at Andrew Smith Cemetery, Owensville, Gibson County, Indiana.^[2]

Research Notes

1. ↑ "Ezena" is the name as found on her headstone and in the her original marriage record, but several variations on the name appear both in documents and reports. In tree marriage compilations, it appears three ways: as "Ezna", "Ezema" and "Essener". Turman himself (1883, p. 322) calls her "Ezenith", without citing a source, though he also mentions "Ezena" as the name on their marriage record; "Asenath" as found in "Smith family records"; "Ezina" on the 1850 census (Turman's mistake: the name on the 1850 census is actually written "Ezine"); and "Elena" on her headstone (another mistake: the name on the headstone is clearly written "Ezena").
2. ↑ Turman (1883, p. 322) mistakenly claims that Ezena and Andrew were buried at the David Smith ("Bethel") Cemetery, but in fact their headstones are found at the Andrew Smith Cemetery.

Sources

• Burns, Annie Walker. Record of Marriages and Wills of Adair County, Kentucky. Washington, DC: Typescript, 1937. p. 25.
• FamilySearch Details page for Aseinith Ezena Stone (1795-1857).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #33622799 for Ezenith "Asenith" Stone Smith (1790-1862).
• INGenWeb Cemetery Records, Gibson County, Andrew Smith Cemetery. Memorial for Ezena Smith, with photo of headstone by Dan Elliott.
• Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954. FamilySearch database with images.
  • Adair County, General Index to Marriages, Vol. M-Z, p. 41 (image 315) (idiosyncratic numbering and ordering of alphabetical groupings). Marriage of Andrew Smith and Ezena Stone, 1816, Book 1, Page 45.
  • Adair County, Marriage Register, Vol. 1 (1802-1840), p. 45 (image 59). Marriage of Andrew Smith and Ezena Stone, 19 Nov 1816. Officiator: Saml. B. Robertson.
  • Adair County Marriage Certificate Books, Vol. unknown, p. 76 (image 84), record #719. Marriage of Andrew Smith and Ezna Stone, 19 Nov 1816. Officiator not mentioned.
• Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979. FamilySearch database with images.
  • Adair County Marriages, 1802-1826 (Jane Lampton Chapter, DAR), p. 37 (image 46). Marriage of Andrew Smith and Ezema Stone, 18 Nov 1814. Father of bride, Manoah.
• Turman, Robert E. Genealogy Newspaper Columns of Robert E. Turman. (Ed. by Bettie Anne Cummings Cook). Evansville, IN: Tri-State Genealogical Society and Willard Library, 1981.
• US Census, Indiana. FamilySearch database with images.
  • 1850, Gibson County, Montgomery Twp, p. 45-B (image 4), family 598, lines 25-30. (NARA M432 roll 147). Household members: Andrew Smith (58 KY, farmer), Ezine (58 VA), Susana J (21 IN), Willis J (20 IN, farmer), Ezina A (18 IN), Andrew M (16 IN).
• Wheeler Genealogy Pages, Personal Information page for Asenith "Ezena" Stone (1795-1857).