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 some confusion over the years regarding the name of George’s wives. I have seen stories referring to a Lydia, a Jean, Jenny and finally a […]
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 term of service and immediately moved to America, where he was commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Indiana militia. This much is certain: Peter […]
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 that enhance this page and bring this family to life. James Monroe Smith […]
Gen 6: Edward ‘Jack’ Byrne (1801-1854) & Margaret Mulvaney (1801-1876) County Kildare Ireland to McHenry County IL The appearance of Edward ‘Jack’ Byrne in the family tree, as the father of Catherine Burns, may be of historical importance. His descendants in Ireland trace his lineage back to ancient times and heroic efforts and events. I […]
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 of Mary Hughes. Her parents were Edward “Jack” Byrne and Margaret Mulvaney. A newspaper honored Catherine with an article celebrating her life. The editor noted […]
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: I am thirty six percent Irish, fifteen percent Scot and roughly ten percent Welsh. The remainder of the DNA (40%) reflects English and Germanic roots […]
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 stands today as it did a century ago, seven plus miles north of Tyndall, South Dakota. It was home to Uncle John Hughes and his […]
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 WI and Eyota MN before retiring to Auburn, Alabama. My father’s parents, Leb and Mary Smith, lived a long way away in Eyota, Minnesota. My […]
Table of Contents A Letter to my Son Introduction A Word to be Wise…. About the Author Chapter 1: Twentieth Century Smiths: 1885-2018 Gen 2: My Parents: JD Smith (1922-2003) and Doris Weiherman (1923-1978) Gen 3: Lebanon Smith (1883-1972) and Mary Hughes (1885-1979) Chapter 2: The Irish Clan Gen 4: The John Benedict Hughes Family […]
The Smith tree is fascinating, filled with success and failure, frontiersmen and explorers, paupers and preachers; people who pulled themselves up by the bootstraps, people who took other folk’s boots and made them their own. If you choose to find your way through these pages you will encounter a 32x great grandfather (Sir Roger Montgomery) […]