Smith Family History

WILLIAM BAILEY SMITH

 A Migration Route: The Wilderness Trail Blazed by William Bailey Smith and Daniel Boone William Bailey Smith (1737-1811) and Daniel Boone: Wataugans Father’s 4x Great Uncle and Brother of Peter...

PETER SMITH of ROUND HILL

PETER SMITH of ROUND HILL

Gen 7: Peter Smith (1734-1797) and Jemima Simpson (1743-1793) Father’s 3x Great Grandparents, Parents of George Rudolphus Smith, Round Hill, NC George R. Smith was the son of Peter Smith...

CHAPTER 4: A SECRET UNVEILED

CHAPTER 4: A SECRET UNVEILED

This is Mt. Airy, the plantation home of generations of Taylor family members.  My father never knew that his family history included places like this. My father was not aware...

GEORGE R SMITH and Ms. TATE

Migration Route from Round Hill NC to Paradise KY George R. Smith (1771-1840) and Lydia Jenny Tate Father’s Great Great Grandparents, Caswell Co. NC to Posey, Indiana There has been...

PETER SMITH and MATILDA MONTGOMERY

PETER SMITH and MATILDA MONTGOMERY

Gen 5: Peter Smith (1803-1870) and Matilda Montgomery (1808-1874) My Father’s Paternal Great Grandparents, Posey IN Per the family legend, Peter was discharged from duty at the end of his...

CHAPTER 3: THE SMITH/STILLEY CONNECTION

Gen 4: James Monroe Smith (1846-1910) and Jane Stilley (1844-1927) My Father’s Paternal Grandparents, Posey, IN to West Frankfort, IL Thank you to Marilyn Haithcoat Smith for contributing the photographs...

BERNARD BANKS and CATHERINE BURNS

BERNARD BANKS and CATHERINE BURNS

Gen 5: Bernard Banks (1828-1858) and Catherine Burns (1833-1908) Father’s Maternal Great Grandparents, Steele County, Minnesota Catherine Burns, wife of Bernard Banks and mother of Margaret Banks was the grandmother...

Our Irish Ancestors

  Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2021 Ancestry.com just confirmed what I have always known.  My DNA results tell me that I am sixty percent Celtic. Breaking that down into nationalities:...

CHAPTER 2: THE IRISH CLAN

Gen 4: The John Benedict Hughes Family Grandmother Mary Smith nee Hughes and my Father’s Grandparents: JB and Margaret Banks Bon Homme Co. South Dakota – 1875-1905 The Hughes Ranch...

TWENTIETH CENTURY SMITHS: LEB and MARY HUGHES SMITH

Gen 3: Lebanon Smith (1883-1972) and Mary Hughes (1885-1979) My Father’s Parents: Leb lived in West Frankfort IL and Dillon MT. Leb and Mary lived in Devils Lake ND, Neilsville...