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Smith INTRODUCTION The interest of the public in genealogy research is rapidly increasing. Each family that neglects recording its history as far as known is making a grevious mistake, and depriving coming generations of something which they would hold of great value. The facts so well known to one generation, and while could be so easily preserved will be sought in vain by another desiring to know the earlier history of their family. Everyone who has attempted to collect historical facts concerning a family has had the disappointing experience many times repeated of being told that if only they had inquired regarding these things a few years before, during the lifetime of this or that person, he could have told them all about it. Hence, the importance of making a written source of all the facts known in every family. The writer of this book, Mr. John Fletcher Smith, of Cedar Grove, Georgia, is one of the few who have not neglected this duty, but at this age of 74, has taken the trouble to write out all that is known to him regarding his branch of the Smith family. It has been said that genealogist may well be frightened at the name of Smith, and yet it is the name of one of the proudest earldoms of England, being the real name of the Earl of Derby. This name has played no small part in the history of our own country, there having been many persons bearing that name, whom we might well be proud to claim our ancestors. In her "Recollections of a Nonagenarian", Mrs. Emery, gives the following history of the name: 'The surname of Smith is of great antiquity in Scotland, and of old was variously written, Smyt, Smyth, and Smith; and sometimes they have been called Gow, which is Galic for Smith. The tradition of their origin is that they were descendants from Clan Chattan; that Neil Croomb, third son of Murdock of that Clan, who lived in the reign of William the Lion, was their progenitor. "The segant CAT is the motto, 'Na deau d'en chat gan la na haines, - Touch not the cat without a glove'. The Clan Chattan who gave the name to the Country of Caithness, bore as their cognizance the wild mountain cat, and called their chieftain, The Earl of Sutherland, 'Mchr au Chat' - 'The great wildcat' " This, however, is merely tradition of a very remote period, though very interesting.. She also quotes the following little rhyme: "Whence cometh Smith, be he knight or be he squire, But from the Smith that forgeth in the fire." This volume begins with the history of John Smith, he first of this branch of the family in America known to he author, and is followed by all historical points connected with his life and that of his wife, as far as the writer has any knowledge of them. He then takes up the four children of John and Elizabeth Smith, and tell what is known of them. Of the descendants of three of these the writer has a very limited knowledge, this history following mainly the line of John Smith's son Samuel. When the history take up the third generation the children of Samuel - the line of descent of each of these is followed on down as known to the author without interruption, beginning with the first son of Samuel. After the line of descent of Samuel Smith's first son is complete, the history goes back an takes up the second son, and so on down; thus keeping the descendants of each of Samuel Smith's children in a group to themselves. After each name will be found a number, which show the generation to which that person belongs. If this book is read by any descendant of some other branch of this family who is in possession of further information regarding its history, he will confer a favor by communicating with the author, Mr. J. Fletcher Smith, Cedar Grove, Georgia. Genealogy of the Smith Family of Rockingham County, NC John Smith, the founder of this branch of the Smith family, was born, it is believed, in Pennsylvania. His parents or grandparents came from England. The first generation settled in Pennsylvania, though just when or where we do not know. Later he moved to Virginia and in the early part of the eighteenth century settled on the Dan River, thought whether on the Virginia or North Carolina side is not certain. John Smith participated in the French and Indian War, and was present at Braddock's defeat in 1755, when Edward Braddock was slain near Pittsburgh, Pa. Being a frontier man he understood Indian warfare. The English awarded him a league of land in NC for his bravery in this war. The land was located on Wolf's Island Creek, in what is now known as Rockingham County, NC and lying south of the Dan River. He had a friend, Rueben Charlie, who was with him at Braddock's defeat, who had a league of land adjoining his on the northeast, which was north of the town of Ruffin. On one branch of the creek he built a mill. He also built another mill known as Clapp Mill. He also owned 236 acres of land on this creek, which he purchased as described in the following deed. "THIS INDENTURE made the thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord. One Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty BETWEEN the Right Honorable John Earl of Granville, Viscount Carteret, and Baron Carteret, of Hawnes in the county of Bedford, in the kingdom of Great-Britain, Lord President of his Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, and Knight of the Most Noble Order of Carter, of the first part, and John Smith of Orange County in the Province of North Carolina, Planter, on the other part, WHEREAS His Most Honorable Excellent Majesty King George the Second, in and by a certain Indenture bearing date the seventeenth day of September, in the eighteenth year of his reign, and in the Year of One Thousand and Seven Hundred and Forty-Four, and made between His said Most Excellent Majesty of the one Part, and said John Earl Granville, by the Name, 'Stile, and Title of the Right Honorable John Lord Carteret, of the other Part; DID, for the Considerations herein mentioned, Give and Grant, Release, Ratify, and Confirm, unto the said Earl, (by he Name Stile and Title of John Earl Carteret, as aforesaid}) and his Heirs and Assigns, forever, a certain District, Territory, or Parcel of land lying in the Province of North Carolina in America, and the Sound, Creeks, Havens, Ports, Rivers, Stream, and other Royalties, Franchises, Privileges and Immunities, within the fame, as they are therein set out, or described, allotted, granted and confirmed, to the said John Earl Granville, as aforesaid for one Eighth Part of the Charters granted by King Charles the Second, in the Fifthteenth and Seventeenth Year of his Reign to Eight Lord Proprietors of Carolina; and by the said Indenture duly Enrolled in the High Court of Chancery in Great Britain and in the Secretary' Office in the Province of North Carolina, Reference being thereto had, will more fully appear. NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, That as well for and in Consideration of the Sum of Ten Shillings Sterling Money to the said John Earl Granville in Hand paid, by the said John Smith at or before the Sealing or Delivery of these Presents, the Receipt whereof the said Earl doth hereby acknowledge; as also for and in Consideration of the Rent, Covenants, Exception, Provinces, and Agreements, herein after mentioned, reserved and contained, and by and on the Part and Behalf of the said John Smith his Heirs and assigns to be paid kept and performed: He, the said Earl, HATH given granted, bargained fold and confirmed and by these Presents , DOTH give, grant, bargain, fell, and confirm, unto the said John Smith his Heirs and Assigns, forever, ALL that Tract of Parcel of vacant land situate, lying, and being in the Parish of Saint Matthew in the county of Orange in the said Province on Wolf Island Creek, Beginning at a Hickory, Thence running South Cross the Creed 37 Chain to a White Oak, thence West 64 Chains to a Black Oak; thence North cross the Banks of the Creed 37 Chains to a post, thence East to the first Station. Containing in the Whole Two Hundred & thirty-six Acres of Land; all which premises are more particularly described and set forth in the Plan or Map thereof hereunto annexed; TOGETHER with all Woods, Underwoods, Timber trees, Water- Courses, and the Privilege of Hunting, Hawking, Fishing and Fowling in and upon these premises, and all Mines and Minerals whatsoever therein to be found excepting and always reserving out of this present Grant unto the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, His Heirs and councellors one Forth Part of all the (probably gold or silver) Mines to be found in and upon these premises; and also Excepting and always reserving until said John Earl Granville, his Heir and Assigns one Moistly or half part of the remaining Three Fourths of all such Gold and Silver mines; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of vacant Land, and all and singular other the Premises with their Appurtenances, (except before excepted.) unto the said John Smith, his Heirs and Assigns, forever; Yielding and Paying therefore Yearly and every Year unto the said John Earl Granville, his Heirs or Assigns the yearly Rent or Sum of Nine Shillings five pence halfe penny which is at the rate of Three Shillings Sterling or every hundred acres, and so in Proportions for a less Quantity, at or upon the Twenty-fifth day of March, and the Twenty-ninth Day of September in every Year, by even and equal Portions, and to be paid at the Court-house of the said County of Orange unto the said Earl, his Heirs or Assigns, or to his or their Attorney or Receiver for the time being; the first Payment thereof to be made on such of he aforementioned Days of Payment, as Shall first happen after the date hereof, And the said John Smith for himself, his Heirs and Assigns, and for either and every of them, doth hereby covenant, promise. And agree, to and with the said Earl, his Heirs and Assigns and to and with either or every of them, by these present on Manner and Form following: That is to say; That John Smith his Heirs or Assigns, shall and will Yearly, and ever year forever, well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said Earl, his Heirs or Assigns or unto his or their lawful Attorney or Receiver or the time being, on the Days, and at the place aforesaid, the aforesaid Yearly Rent of Sum of Nine Shills and five pence. One half Yearly Payments, as aforesaid: Provided always, and this present Grant is hereby expressly declared and agreed, by and between the said Parties' to be nevertheless UPON THIS CONDITION, VIZ. That if it should happen that the Yearly Rent of Nine shill & five pence one half or any Part thereof, Shall at any Time hereafter be behind or unpaid for the Space of Six Months next over or after either of the aforementioned Day of Payment (and no sufficient distress can be found on the premises whereon it shall be lawful to levy such Rent and areas with the full Costs, Charges and Expenses in making the fame) That then this present Grant, and all assignment, thereof, shall be utterly void and of none effect: And it shall be lawful for the said Earl, his Heirs and assigns, to re-enter into said lands, and to re-grant the fee to any person or persons whom-forever, as if this Grant, and such Assignment, had never been made. IN WITNESS whereof, the parties above name have to these Present interchangeable set their Hand and Seals the Day and Year herein first above written. Lord Granville by Tho. Child BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the Day and Year first above written Thomas Child, squire by Virtue of a special Letter of Attorney and Commission under the Hand and Seal of the above named John Earl Granville, to him made for his Purpose, and duly entered and registered in the Secretary's Office of the Province of North Carolina, did, in the name of the said Earl, subscribe this Grant with the said Earl's Title, and then seal and deliver the same as his the said Earl's Act and Deed, in the Presence of us. W. Churton, Tho. Jones Examined by us Richard Wigers W. Churton Twenty-four acres out of this conveyed to William Russell Orange Superior Court August 1761. This was proved by the oath of William Churton, Esq., one of the witnesses and ordered to be registered. Registered in the Registor's Office in Book (F) Page 1451 John Smith was a gun and silversmith by trade, and he sometimes made trinkets to sell to the Indians and he also ground their corn at his mill. His nearest neighbors were ten miles away in wilderness country, and he frequently had trouble with the Indians, though he tried to make friend with them, but they had too often been deceived by white people to make this easy. He married Elizabeth Durley, who was much younger than himself, and a very well educated woman. We do not know if he was married previous to this, though it is quite possible. Her father was one of the very first settlers of the Deep River Church neighborhood. She was a Pennsylvania Quaker and probably received her education in that state as there were no schools in North Carolina at that time. The Indians loved her. She sprung from the French, her ancestors being Huguenots, thought she herself was a Quaker. John Smith and his wife had no love for the old country, from which the families had fled on account of religious persecution and these were not times to inspire it. The religious faith of John Smith was also that of the Quakers, though it is not certain if he was a member of that organization. The Quakers were among the first settlers of NC. Martins' history of that state tells us that as early as 1672 William Edmunson, an eminent leader among the Quaker, who had arrived from England with the celebrated George Fox, was sent from Maryland o the county of Albermarle. It is supposed that he held the first Quaker meetings in NC. That history also records that in 1660 the legislators of Virginia passed laws unfavorable to the Quakers, a number of whom had fled there from persecution in England, and many of them sought asylum on Albermarle Sound. It is also in this historical state that Raleigh landed in 1584 with the first Anglo-Saxons, when his two ships dropped anchor at Roanoke Island, now Currituck County, NC. NC was very prominent in the early history of the colonies. The Rev. Francis Hawks, in a lecture before the Historical Society in 1852, mentioned the following facts in this connection: that on the shores of NC the first English colony was planted in America that the first blood shed in support of American independence was blood of North Carolinians; That the first battlefield was on the soil of that state; and that the first Declaration of Independence ever promulated by any of the colonies came from NC more than a year before the national Declaration of Independence. The convention at which this paper was signed was held at Charlotte, Mecklenberg County, May 29, 1775, when the people of that county met and adopted resolutions declaring themselves to be free and independent of the rule of Great-Britain and renounced allegiance to that country/ Among those to attend this convention from other parts of the state, was John Smith, then an old man. He was of course not one of the signers, but was present as a well wisher, John Smith was styled a "rebel" because he was in favor of independence, and he frequently had to defend himself from the "Tories" who robbed him of his property. The writer believes that he had many relatives in Pennsylvania and possibly Virginia, but the war in some way caused a division in the family, and in a way all account of these relationship were lost sight of. He was a great hunter, and Daniel Boone was one of his warm friends, Boone often visited him at his home. There were several things in the life of Boone and in his own that would naturally make them companionable. They were both great hunters; both Indian fighters, both families were Quakers, both families came from England, and both first settled in Pennsylvania. It is not impossible that the families were acquainted long before they came to NC. The Boones moved from a place near Philadelphia, Pa., about 1748, to a point in NC called Holman's Ford on the the Yadkin River, which was not a great distance from the home place of the Smith's. When he first came here Daniel was about 16 years old. Boone visited and explored Kentucky in 1769, and died in 1820, at 86 years of age. John Smith died and was buried on the same land in Rockingham County, NC. The place is known as "Smiths Graveyard" and consists of one acre of land and is situated about two miles East of Reidsville, Rockingham, Co. When the writer last visited this place the graves of both John Smith and his son Samuel were to be seen and were marked with stones, though the stones were so filled with moss that it was impossible to decipher them, and the graveyard was overgrown with vines and bushes which he made arrangements to have cleared away, and the graveyard enclosed by a wire fence. The following letter from J.T. Smith of Reidsville, NC gives the history of John Smith's emigration to NC as it has come down through his branch of the family: "John Smith, and twelve men came from Pennsylvania prospecting some two hundred years ago, traveling by the moss which grew on the North side of trees, indicating by this freak of nature that they were coming South. They came to a point near New Garden, NC (now Guilford College) where they took the measles. John Smith decided he would go north in the direction from which he had come to a point thirty miles north of New Garden where there flowed a large spring of water, hoping thereby to be cured of measles as their faith in water cure was great in those days. "He built himself a little wigwam, covering it with bark from the trees. His only possessions were two large bear dogs and a gun. His dogs were a protection from the bears and panthers which h abounded in the country. At this time the Indians were very hostile toward the pale face, and frequently he was forced to hide away in the woods out of reach of the bloodthirsty Indian. "He entered, or took possession, of two miles of land which embraced three large springs. Enough water came from these springs to run a mill, so great was their flow. One day John Smith was wandering through the woods and happened to hear a cowbell. He started after the cow with his dogs, thinking that other settlers had come into the country. Having followed the cow for about for miles he came upon a house where there resided a family by the name of Gurley. Finding them hospitable people he decided to take up his abode with them, especially when he found that the union was with four female children. He at once made a covenant that he would never leave the home until he won the heart and hand of one of these girls, and true to it, he married one of them. He built a mill below the big spring, which was the first ever erected in the country (area). We suppose that it must have been a small affair. We might mention that the water from this spring until this day cannot be emptied with a large bucket, its quantity is so abundant. A part of the old mill can still be seen. He built his first house near the spring, which was built with logs, had a rock chimney, was one story high, with one room. A part of the structure is still standing. This property is now in the possession of Mr. W. D. Wall, and the land around it is a high state of cultivation. Carmel Church now stands near the historical old spot, the first house having been built over a hundred years ago. (now two hundred) by John Smith children and a Mr. Moorehead. Since this a magnificent church has been erected - denomination Methodist. (The writer was in this church often in his boyhood days. The church was one of the first Methodist churches built in NC. Hundreds', and I might say Thousands, have been converted in this church. Generation after generation has worshipped there, still it is a prosperous church. The Mooreheads, Ruffins, Garretts, Edwards, Reids, Ellingtons, and Bethels were the old settlers). "The old family graveyard is located near Reidsville, about four miles from the old home place. The land around the graveyard having been deeded to Samuel Smith by the Congress of the Revolutionary War, for an act of bravery." (This evidently is a mistake, for Samuel Smith, son of John, did not receive land on account of his services in the Revolutionary War, but John Smith did receive land on account of his service in the French and Indian War, and owned this land before Samuel was born). "Here he buried his father and other relatives and children. When this land was sold to a Mr. Delap he received an acre of land for the graveyard. It is a beautiful grove in plain view of the Southern Railway Line. Several of the gravestones can be seen and deciphered." "John and Elizabeth Smith raised their four children to be grown on this same land in Rockingham County. After his death his widow went with her youngest son, John, and her daughters to what was known as 'Indian Territory'." FIRST GENERATION John Smith, born in Pennsylvania. Died. Rockingham County, NC Elizabeth Gurley, born in Indiana. (This evidently a mistake, as foregoing narrative indicates she was born in Pennsylvania) Their children were: SECOND GENERATION 1. Samuel. Born November 16, 1758, Rockingham County; died May 6, 1839, Rockingham County, NC 2. Martha, born Rockingham County, died 1786 3. Hadies, born Rockingham County 4. Elizabeth, born Rockingham County 5. John, born Rockingham County Notes on above: 1. Samuel (2) (John 1), was in Revolutionary War four years, and was in battles under General Greene, being with him at the Battle of Guilford Court House, March 15, 1781- This battle was fought not far from his home, between the American forces under General Greene and the British under Lord Cornwallis. General Greene also came from Quaker stock, his father being a Quaker preacher. The following statements of the service of Samuel Smith were furnished by the Department of the Interior at Washington: "O.W. AND N. DIVISION 3-525 J. R. W. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR #4808-WID Bureau of Pensions REV. WAR Washington, DC May 26, 1902 Madam: "in reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Samuel Smith, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this bureau. Date of Enlistment Length of Rank Officers under whom Or appointment Service service was rendered Captain General ------------------- ---------- ------- ----------- ------------ 1776 3 months private Williams Gillespie 1776 3 months private Williams n/a not stated 3 months private Bethel n/a "He stated that he served other short terms, not definitely described, in collecting provisions and watching Tories. "Battles engaged in - none mentioned "Residence of soldier at Enlistment - Guilford County, NC "Date of application - Aug. 30, 1832 "Residence at date of application - Rockingham County. NC "Age at date of application -Born. Nov. 16, 1758 Guilford County, NC 74 "Remarks: His claim was allowed. He married Martha on April 3, 1783, and died May 6, 1839, and she was pensioned as his widow. Very Respectfully. J. C. Davenport, Acting Commissioner While Samuel Smith was still in the war he my Martha Nance, and he said that if he "lived to get out of the war he would marry her." They were married April 3, 178. From her the writer of this book learned much of the family history, but has now forgotten much that she told him. The writer was about nine years old when Samuel Smith died, and his wife survived him about fourteen year. The writer also remembers hearing Samuel tell about the early history of the family, but does not remember all he was told. He remembers that Martha Nance Smith, his grandmother said her ancestors came from the "old country", and settled in NC long before the Revolutionary War, and that they were Quakers. She was born in Guilford County, NC, and the Indians were very plentiful when they settled there. She was a remarkable woman. She "openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue was the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed." She had one brother who moved to Virginia; one sister who married a Potter, who moved to Tennessee; another sister married a Mr. Trotter, and moved to western NC; another sister married a Mr. Micheux, who moved to Burk County, NC. After her father, Mr. Nance died her mother married a Mr. Williamson, and had two children, as son and daughter; this daughter married Mr. Prather, and the late Robert Prather of Guilford County, NC. Was a descendent of this marriage, and also a large family of the Swifts and Graves were descendents from this half sister and brother of Martha Nance. Al Thomas and Swift Williams and John and Calvin Graves of Caswell county, NC were her relatives. She drew a pension as the widow of a Revolutionary War soldier after the death of her husband as long as she lived. Samuel Smith died May 6, 1839, at the old homestead in Rockingham Co., and was buried beside his father in the Smith Graveyard. Martha Nance Smith died at the home of her son, Clement Smith in Rockingham County, 1853 when about 83 years old. Samuel was a strong Whig and hated the Tories as long as he lived. There were two Quaker meetinghouses where the Smiths attended meetings for several generations. One of these was in Guilford Co., and was built before the Revolutionary War, though not finished until later. Cornwallis used this building as a hospital during the Battle of Guilford Court House in 1781. Ida Hodgin, a descendent of Samuel Smith, says that she used to play in the old meeting house on rainy days before it was torn down, and that she had often seen the blood stains there. The other is known as the Deep River MeetingHouse, and was about six miles from the first mentioned. These buildings were both torn down in 1876, but there are pictures of both taken by M.C. Henley, of Greensboro, NC in 1875. In our hurried life we scarcely realize the conditions as they existed at that time. The log cabins in the midst of vast forest, the constant fear of the I{Indians, the simple home life with white sanded floors, the spinning wheel, the homespun clothing, all pass before our minds as something quaint and beautiful. Samuel and Martha Smith had sixteen children, twelve of whom lived to raise families. The names of these children will be given a little farther on, after the following notes on the other children of John Smith: 2. Martha 2 (John 1).Died 1785 3. Rachel 2 (John 1) Married a Mr. Russell. 4. Elizabeth 2 (John 1) Married a Mr. Harper 5. John 2 (John 1) After his father died he sold his portion of land, took his mother and moved to "Indian Territory". He raised a large family. Some of them lived near New Albany, Ind., and some near Evansville. They went p the country when it was a wilderness. The writer of this book at one time corresponded with a son of this John Smith, whose name was Moses. He was a very old man at that time and was a Christian minister. He died before the writer got a history of this branch. CHAPTER II DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL SMITH (2) AND MARTHA NANCE I. Thomas, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died 1845, Chattooga County, Georgia II. John, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died 1839, Rockingham County, NC III. Samuel, (3) born 1790 Rockingham County, NC; died Oct. 10, 1840, Walton County, (?) IV William, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died in Guilford County V. Martha , (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died in Christain County KY VI Clement, (3) born August 1, 1798,Rockingham County, NC; died August 10, 1866, Guilford County VII Dorothy, (3) born August 20, 1805 Rockingham County, NC; died Feb. 19, 1852, Guilford College VIII. Joseph, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died in Walker County Georgia IX. Robert, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died in Lee County, Texas X. Moses, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died in Alabama XI. Joshua (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died in Salisbury, NC XII. Calvin (3) born Rockingham County, NC; died in Ringgold, Georgia Four children died young XIII. Rachel, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; XIV. Elizabeth, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; XV. Mary, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; XVI. George, (3) born Rockingham County, NC; Each of the above named children of Samuel Smith (2) will be treated with their descendent in separate chapter CHAPTER III I. Thomas, 3 (Samuel 2, John I) Married Elizabeth Harris and raised six children 1. William 2. Elizabeth 3. Thomas 4. John 5. Mary 6. Martha NOTES ON ABOVE 1. William 4 (Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Fanny Forest, raised a large family. He was a good man, a devote Christian and never drank a drop of whisky in his life. Wherever one of his family is found here will be found a model man or woman. Their children were as follows: 1. Ann 2. Wesley, 3. Robert, 4. Mac, 5. Martha, 6. Nellie, 7. Nealy, 8. Susan NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Ann 5, (William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) She married James Park. One son, namely W.H. Park 6 (Ann 5, William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) was a medical missionary in China. He had been there about 20 years (in 1902) and received great honor from the Methodist Church South. 2. Wesley 5, (William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Sallie Harris and raised a large family. He had a good farm on Chickamauga Creek, Catoosa County Georgia which joins the National Park. 3. Robert 5, (William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Fowler of Catoosa County. They raised 3 children . 4. Mac 5, (William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Jones of Walker County, Georgia, first class man and farmer on Chickamauga Creek. 5. Martha 5, (William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Mr. Thornton of Catoosa County, Georgia 6. Nellie 5,( William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Mr. Potts 7. Nealy 5, (William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Rev. S. Leak of the North Georgia Conference. 8. Susan 5,( William 4, Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Mr. Yate 2.Elizabeth 4 (Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Mr. Wade. She died in Alabama and left one son Tom. 1. 3. Thomas 4 (Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Miss McCollister, raised 4 children, two sons were killed in Civil War; one died since, and one daughter Mrs. Oaks of Hillsboro, Texas 4. John 4, (Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Jane Ellington of Rockingham County, NC. He died in Catoosa, Georgia in 1858. His widow moved to Scott County, Ark. Raising 1. Robert; died in Civil War 2. John A. 3. William 4. James 5. Nesburt 6. Mary; married Maurice Workman 7. Martha; Married Jasper Bird. 8. Mary 4, (Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Rev. Baker, a Christian minister. They had several children. Two of whom are: 1. Newton Baker lived in Ark. 2. John Baker lives in Correll Co., Texas 6. Martha 4, (Thomas 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Lige Harper of Chattooga County, Georgia. 1. Warren 2. Cicero 3. A daughter who married a Mr. Trapp 4. A daughter who married a Mr. Mat Story 5. A daughter who married a Mr. Asa Lumpkin This completes the descendents of Thomas 3, son of Samuel 2, son of John 1 CHAPTER IV II. John 3. {Samuel 2, John 1) Married Agnes Maar, raised a large family, died in Rockingham County in 1839 1. Joseph H., 2. Samuel, 3. Mary 4. Constantine 5. John R. 6. Thomas 7. Martha 8. Elizabeth 9. Clement 10. Robert. All are dead NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Joseph H. 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Susan Swain. Daughter of Dr Swain of Guilford County, NC. She was a model woman. After her death he married a Miss James. He was a very prudent man and a great deal can be said about him. He and his wife both died in Walker County, Ga. The children by his first wife are all dead now. They are: 1.George S.; died 1874 2.Susan 3.Thomas J 4.Mary Ann 5.William H. 6.Emily NOTES ON ABOVE 1. George S. 5 (Joseph 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Mary Ann Edwards of Walker Co., Ga., a nobel woman. He died in 1874 and she raised the family to be useful men and women. They all did well. She lives in Chattanooga, Tenn. They had two sons who live in Chattanooga 1. William who is on the secret police force 2. Spencer M., a painter 3. Three girls all married 2.Susan 5 (Joseph 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Ruce Jones, portion of family lives in Texas 3.Thomas J 5 (Joseph 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) lived in Trion Factory, Ga. 4. Mary Ann 5 (Joseph 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1} Married William Jones, left three children 5.William H.. 5 (Joseph 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Rockie Brooks; he died in the Civil War. Left one son William H. Jr. a businessman Chattanooga, Tenn. 6. Emily 5 (Joseph 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Died after she was grown 2. Samuel 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Died in Guilford Co., NC - children live there 3. Mary 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) 4. Constantine 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) He and his wife lived and died in Guilford Co, family still lives there. 5. John R. 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Died in Kentucky leaving no children 6. Thomas 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Raised large family, moved to Texas 7. Martha 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married John Duncan, She died leaving two children in Paducah, Ky. 8. Elizabeth 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Mr. Jennings, left one daughter 1. Josephine 5 (Elizabeth 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Dalton Ga. 9. Clement 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) never married died in Virginia during Civil War 10. Robert F. 4 (John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Martha Johnston. He was killed During Civil War. He left two children, namely 1. Samuel, Rockingham Co., NC 2. Robert , Rockingham Co., NC This is all that is known of the descendents of John Smith 3, son of Samuel 2, son of John 1 CHAPTER V. 1. Samuel 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) Born 1790, in Rockingham Co., NC. Married Elizabeth Williamson of Caswell County NC. She was his second cousin. She died in 1815. His family were all members of he Christian Church except son Robert, and were all good law-abiding citizens, He and his wife both died in Walton Co., Georgia. He passed away October 10, 1840. Their children were: 1. Rev. Nathaniel W., born September 4, 1813, Rockingham Co. Died August 10, 1899 Acworth, Ga. 2. George 3.Robert 4.Samuel 5.Anthony NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Rev. Nathaniel W. 4 (Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1) born September 4, 1813 and moved to Georgia when he was 18. Married in 1833 to a wife born in Wilke County Ga. January 12, 1814, and died February 2, 1892. He began to preach when about 20 years of age, and died in Acworth, Cobbler Co., Ga. August 10, 1899 at 86 having preached 66 years. His children are: 1. Annie 2. Mary Henderson 3. Samuel 4. Fannie 5. Nathan White 6. Alexander Campbell NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Annie 5 (Rev, Nathaniel 4, Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Mr. Lemon, of Acworth Ga. 2. Fannie 5 (Rev, Nathaniel 4, Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Robert Mitchell and lived in Acworth 2. George 4 (Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Was married, killed by a horse leaving a son 1. George W. 5 (George 4, Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1)Living in Boynton, Ga. 3. Robert 4 (Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Cornelia Williamson of Caswell Co., NC. moved to Bartow County, Ga. His children are: 1. James 2. George 3. Mary; Married a Mr. McElworth in Cartersville, Ga. 4. Sarah 5. Wesley 6. Lee 4. Samuel 4 (Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lives in Windsor, Ga. He was married twice, a good Christian. His children are: 1, Fannie 2. George 3. Sallie 4. Samuel 5. John 6. Mattie 7. Mary 8. Josie 9. Ida 10. Robert 5. Anthony 4 (Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1) A good man Died 1896 at Acworth, Ga. His family is scattered, some in middle Georgia, some in Texas, and some in Chattanooga, Tenn. His oldest daughter lives in Chattanooga at 49 Rossville Ave. This is all that is known of the descendent of Samuel 3, son of Samuel 2, son of John 1 CHAPTER VI IV. William 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) Married Elizabeth Edwards. He and his wife died in Guilford Co., NC. It is said he was never more than 50 mile from his home. He accumulated considerable valuable property and never went into debt for anything in his life. His boys are all strict temperate men. Most of his family lives in NC. His children are: 1. Catherine 2. Ann 3. George 4. William 5. Dollie 6. Timothy 7. Harrison 8. Fannie NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Catherine 4 (William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married John Irwin of Reidsville, NC. Their children are: 1. George, Killed in Civil War 2. Mary Ann. Married William Cummings - lives in Guilford County, N C 3. Lou. Married Edgar Anderson - lives in Reidsville. NC 4. Maggie Married J. H. Benson - lives in Reidsville, NC 5. John. Married a Smith and lives in Phoenix, AZ. 6. Charley. Married Anne Thatcher and lives in California 7. James Lee. Married and lies in Oregon 2. Ann 4 (William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Caliph White and lived in Douglas, Kansas 3 George 4 (William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Isabella Hoskins and later Ellen Rose . He is staunch, old style Methodist. He lives in Summerfield, Guilford Co., NC. By his second wife he had six children as follows: 1. Walter 2. Lola 3. Arthur 4. Carrie 5. Mayme 6. Kemper 4. William 4 (William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Lizzie Simpson and after her death Mrs. Heath. By his first wife: 1. Sydney. Married and lives in Greensboro, NC 2. John. Married Sallie Brittian and lives in Summerfield, NC. 3. Joseph. Married and lives in Jamestown, NC. 4. James. Married Eva Smith and lives in Guilford College, NC 5. Maggie. Married a Mr. Stafford and at Oak Ridge 6. Seymore Married and lives in Greensboro, NC. 7. Willie. Deceased 8. Oscar. Lives in Greensboro, NC (this section compiled by Kenneth D. Smith Jr.) NOTES ON ABOVE John 5 (William 4,William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born October 15, 1857, died January 30, 1935 Married Sally Wilkins Brittain, born August 16, 1856, died June 10, 1917. Sally was the daughter of Col. William Brittain (died 1865) and Katherine Ogburn (1830-1923); Katherine Ogburn was a daughter of Edmund and Jane Lanier Ogburn. A kin of the poet Sidney Lanier. John Benjamin Smith and Sally Wilkins Brittain were both from Summerfield, NC., which, at the time, was located on a major north - south stagecoach trail. The Brittains had a boarding house in Summerfield for the travelers. They later had a hotel in Greensboro, NC. Their children were: 1. Falsom - born August 3, 1886 and died March 7, 1927 2. Bryant, William Cullen - Born December 8, 1887 and died March 3, 1973. 3. Henry Clyde - born October 10, 1890 and died September 1, 1969. 4. Katherine - born August 12, 1893 and died September 3, 1982. 5. Fred Jennings - born February 1, 1896 and died in September 1964. 6. Kenneth Douglas - born September 22. 1898 and died February 28, 1959. NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Bryant 6 (John 5, William 4,William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Sydney A. Burleson. Below is information provided by the University of Texas where he taught law. IN MEMORIAM BRYANT SMITH Bryant Smith, retired professor of law, died on March 3, 1973. He was 84. Professor Smith was born on December 8, 1888, near Summerfield, North Carolina. He received a bachelor's degree from Guilford College in North Carolina in 1913, and master's and LLB degrees from the University of Colorado in 1916 and 1926, respectively. He was awarded a JSD from Yale University in 1927. Professor Smith taught at the University of Colorado and Washington University. He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1926. He was a specialist in numerous legal areas, including torts, constitutional law, equity, and trusts. He published articles in numerous professional journals, including the Yale Law Journal, the Columbia Law Review, the Texas Law Review, the American Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, and the Political Science Quarterly. Bryant Smith papers, 1933-1973. ? Extent: 10 items. ? Smith, Bryant, 1888-1973. A professor of law, University of Texas, 1926-1939, Bryant Smith received his LL.B. from the University of Colorado (1916) and a J.S.D. from Yale University (1927). Before coming to Texas he taught law at the University of Colorado (1919-20) and Washington University (1920-26), and taught at Arizona after leaving Texas. He taught and published in constitutional law and a variety of property and business law topics. ? Scope and Content: Materials include: text of a speech Bryant gave in 1933(?) n to the graduating class of his alma mater, Guilford College, N.C.; typescript draft of "The Menace of the Years", which was published in POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY 54:2 (June 1939), 161-174; correspondence and partial typescript drafts for a work critical of the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision and racial integration in general, entitled "Racial Contradictions and Paradoxes" and/or "The National Conscience and Southern Wrong", which was rejected in 1964 by Bobbs-Merrill Co. Photocopies of originals. Robert O. Dawson, SJD, Bryant Smith Chair in Law, the School of Law. Juvenile justice and Texas criminal procedure. Bryant's wife Mrs. Sidney (Burleson) Smith, was the daughter of Albert Sidney Burleson, who was a congressman and Woodrow Wilson's Postmaster General. From The Texas Handbook Online: BURLESON, ALBERT SIDNEY (1863-1937). Albert Sidney Burleson, attorney, congressman, and United States postmaster general, was born in San Marcos, Texas, on June 7, 1863, the son of Lucy Emma (Kyle) and Edward Burleson, Jr.qv He attended Coronal Instituteqv in San Marcos and the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University); he received a B.A. degree from Baylor University in 1881 and an LL.B. degree from the University of Texas in 1884. The following year he joined his uncle Thomas Eskridge Sneedqv and George F. Poindexter in their law practice in Austin. Burleson became interested in politics and rose quickly through the ranks of the local Democratic party.qv He served as assistant city attorney of Austin from 1885 to 1890, and in 1891 he was appointed attorney of the Twenty-sixth Judicial District. Among the friends he made during this time was Edward M. House,qv who later kept Burleson's name in consideration for a position in President Woodrow Wilson's cabinet. Burleson married Adele Lubbock Steiner on December 22, 1889, and they became the parents of three children. Burleson represented Texas in the Fifty-sixth through the Sixty- third United States congresses (1899-1913); he served on the committees of agriculture, census, foreign affairs, and appropriations. He was the author of considerable legislation affecting the development of agriculture. Woodrow Wilson appointed him postmaster general in 1913, and Burleson held that post until 1921. During his tenure the post office developed the parcel post and airmail service. Burleson was chairman of the United States Telegraph and Telephone Administration in 1918 and chairman of the United States Commission to the International Wire Communication Conference in 1920. He retired from public life in 1921 and returned to Austin to devote his time to agricultural interests. Although he rarely took an active role in politics after his retirement, he voiced support for presidential candidates Alfred Smith in 1928 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Baylor University awarded him an honorary LL.D. degree in 1930. Burleson died of a heart attack at his home in Austin on November 24, 1937, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Adrian Anderson, Albert Sidney Burleson: A Southern Politician in the Progressive Era (Ph.D. dissertation, Texas Technological College, 1967). Adrian Anderson, "President Wilson's Politician: Albert Sidney Burleson of Texas," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 77 (January 1974). Austin American-Statesman, November 25, 1937. Dictionary of American Biography. Richard Winston Howard, The Works of Albert Sidney Burleson as Postmaster General (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1938). National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 28. Vertical Files, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin. 1. Clyde 6 (John 5, William 4,William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Never married. Served in WWI . Worked for the government surveying for the building of dams during the Tennessee Valley project. Later he worked for the Federal Land Bank, surveying farms for loan approvals. 1. Katherine 6 (John 5, William 4,William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Rough Pyron, a manager for a cattle farm. She became head librarian for Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. After his death she married Richard J.M. Hobbs, retired dean of Business Law at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. Richard's father or grandfather was President of Guilford College as was Richard's son Lyndon. 5. Fred Jennings 6 (John 5, William 4,William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Virginia ______. He owned a casket company in Portsmouth, Virginia and lived in Suffolk. 6. Kenneth Douglas 6 (John 5, William 4,William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) A farmer married Ruby Walsh Yelverton of Black Creek, NC. They met in Summerfield, NC where she taught school, for over 30 years. She roomed at the Ayers boarding house, located across the street from the Brittain's Store, belonging to Douglas's mother's family. They had a 350+ acre farm off the Lake Brant Road. He had bad feet (corns, callused, etc.) and eventually sold the farm and bought a feed mill in Summerfield, thus keeping the farm connection. He was a generous Christian man, giving loans to farmers until their crops "came in", if they did. The feed mill had old grist stones to grind the wheat and corn. One extremely cold winter night the mill burned to the ground, the volunteer fire department had trouble with the water freezing on the trucks used haul water to the fire. The mill was rebuilt and he worked there until his death of a heart attack at the age of sixty. Hundreds' attended his funeral as the church was overflowing, with many standing outside. Their children are: 1. Katherine Ann - Born March 20, 1942 2. Kenneth Douglas, Jr. - Born April 1, 1946 5. Dollie 4 (William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married John Harvey and lives near Battle Ground in Guilford Co., NC. Eight children: 1. William. Married a White, lives near Guilford College 2. John. Married 3. Jim. Married Sallie Campbell - lives in California 4. Pattie. Married a Mr. Gunn - lives in Indiana 5. George Married a Turner - lives near Battle Ground, NC 6. Fannie Married a Mr. Tyson. 7. Mary Married a Mr. White - Lives near Greensboro 8. Glen Lives near Battle Ground., NC 6.Timothy 4 (William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Louise Banner - living near Reidsville. Their children are: 1. Alice. Married S. I. Murphey and lives in Winston-Salem, NC. 2. Julia. Married William H. Smith died in Phoenix. AZ. 3. George. Died at 11 4. Charles. Died at 26 5. Marvin. Died in infancy 6. Jimmy. Married and left one child. 7. Edward (Edwin?). Married a Burnett and lives in Reidsville - a telegrapher 7. Harrison. 4 (William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Adeline Meadows. Children are 1. Mollie. Married James W, Moore of Bunny, NC 2. Belle. 3. Bennie. Married Alice Barber, near Reidsville 4. Lulu. Married William Trent, near Reidsville 5. Nannie. Died at 2 6. Luther. Married Mamie Jenkins of Baltimore, Md. 7. Ambrose. Married Mattie Amos - near Reidsville 8. Marvin. Never married 9. Dillion. Married Mattie Amos lives near Reidsville 10. Martha. Died in infancy 11. William. Married Julia Smith, died in Phoenix, AZ, August 1, 1901 at 41. Born 1860 Obituary omitted. See files if needed, 8. Fannie 4 (William 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Foote Johnson who lived only four years in to marriage. She has been a widow 40 years (in 1902), lived near Guilford College with her father. 1. Josephine Married a Mr. Knight 2. Sallie. Living in Douglas, Kansas This is all that is known of the descendents of William Smith 3, son of Samuel 2, son of John 1 CHAPTER VII V. Martha 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) Married Ira Ellis and moved to Christian County, Ky. About 1828. They raised four children, two boys and two girls. The oldest son John Mackling died in 1850. The eldest daughter married Rev. Sam F, Johnson. The second daughter married Dr. Alex Campbell of Louisville, Ky. This is all that is known of the descendents of Martha 3. Daughter of Samuel 2, son of John 1 CHAPTER VIII. VI. Clement. 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) Married Nancy Simpson of Caswell Co. , in 1828. She dies in 1846 in Rockingham Co., NC. Her youngest child, Martha Ann, was only seven months old when she died. She called her oldest son (the writer of this book) to her before she passed away, and said: "I will not live, and I will leave you all, but I want you all to live together and not be separated as I was from my brothers and sisters. You are the oldest. I wish you to be good to your brothers and sisters. Tell them to meet me in Heaven." The following history of her life and tribute to her memory was written by her husband, Clement . "Nancy L Smith was born in Caswell Co., NC, the 9th day of April. 1809, and departed this life the 2nd day of September, 1846, in the 38th year . "She was a very sturdy and singular from a child from all other children, and as soon as she grew to years of maturity she was brought to see the necessity of religion. She continued in that way for some years, and at length when she was at a camp meeting she was deeply struck with conviction, in the fall of 1826, and she continued in that situation till the fall of 1827, at which time she embraced religion, which was a very bright manifestation to her, and all around. She continued a shining Christian till her death. She was often enabled to praise the Lord and tell of the goodness of God. She is now a shining saint in the Heavenly Court above. She was taken sick on the 21st of August with congestive fever. And on the 29th of the month she was sensible of her approaching dissolution. On Saturday in the evening she told her companion to come to her, and reaching out her arms and embraced him and said: 'Let me kiss you' and then said: 'As much as we think of one another, we have to part.' I told her I hoped not, but she said tat it must bed so. She said to me: 'Try and bear it with as much fortitude as you can; pray to the Lord for supporting grace under this great trial you are about to meet with, to lose a companion who you love so dearly. Don't grieve for me more than you can help. Think that you have a companion in Heaven. Try and hold out faith to meet me there; I feel I will soon be there. I have one or two things to ask you ; the first is, take good care of our children, and try to raise them right and in the fear of God. Tell them about their mother and where she has gone, particularly the younger ones that can't remember me. Don't spoil them because they are my children, and can't correct them because you think so much of me." She called all of them that were old enough to remember her to her bedside, and gave them good advice, and told them where she was going, and for them to prepare to come where she was going, and to be good to one another and their father. And she sent word to all her friends that she could not see to tell them where she was going and to prepare to meet her. She had the colored people called in and gave them good advice. "Again she said. 'There is another subject I want to talk to you about; that is about marrying again. I want you to get married again if you can get a suitable person of mature age that will be good to you and the children. It doesn't suit for a man of your age to marry a young girl that doesn't know how to manage children, besides children won't be managed by them as they would an older person. Try and get someone near your age and one that will suit you. I want you to study this matter, for it is of great importance. We have lived an agreeable life and have been good to one another, and we now part the same way. I can say one thing for you, you have been a good husband to me, I will say a little more on that subject, and then I will quit. Suppose you marry a young girl; she and the children would not get along together, which would bring trouble to you in your old age. I know you love me and the children. I am going to leave you, and hope you will take good care of the children. Come where I am ad live with me where we will see no more trouble and be forever blessed.' "She gave me advice about her coffin and where she wanted to be buried, and then chose a text for her funeral to be found in Revelations 7th Chapter, and at the 14th verse, as follows: 'And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, those are they which came out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them whit in the blood of the Lamb.' "This is a precise copy in substance and nearly in words of what she gave me. I thought it necessary to write it so that others might see it for their benefit, and to show how Christians die and the hope they have of Heaven and life forever. Signed Clement Smith - Husband of Nancy L. Smith The writer of this book, who is the son of Clement Smith, stayed with his father until he was 22 years of age, and left home in 1852. Clement Smith was 30 when he married the first time, and was living on part of his father's (Samuel 2) old homestead in Rockingham Co., NC. He was a model man, never drank intoxicating liquors, and was an officer in the Methodist Church for about 45 years. He died in the faith. He was temperate in all things. He was a peace-maker, and his home was already to receive his friends, and he was ready to contribute to their peace and comfort and speak words of encouragement. He married a second time in 1850, a Miss Sallie Cobb, who survived him. He was killed by a thrashing machine in Guilford Co., NC. in 1866 where he had moved in 1854. He was buried at New Garden (now Guilford College). He raised a large and intelligent family. 1. John Fletcher, born in Rockingham Co., NC 2. Mary J. , born in Rockingham Co., NC 3. Almeda F. , born in Rockingham Co., NC 4. Samuel W.H. , born in Rockingham Co., NC 5. Richard J. , born in Rockingham Co., NC 6. Martha Ann, born in Rockingham Co., NC NOTES ON ABOVE 1. John Fletcher 4 (Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) The writer makes the following personal statement regarding his family. I married Roxalena Wellborn, of Walker County, Georgia, in 1856. I left NC in 1852 as a traveling salesman for a large tobacco factory. I traveled over large part of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. When I married I settled on a little farm in Catoosa County, Georgia, though I still traveled until the war stopped all business in the South. It gave me great pleasure in my travels to meet so many of my relatives, though many of them passed away during the Civil War. I never served myself as a soldier, though I complied with all the requirements of the law, and was not subject to the army except to be a law-abiding citizen. I voted against secession, but I was here and here I had to stay, though the war wept away all I had made. But at the close I was thankful that my life was spared, though many of my cousin died from sickness or were shot down on the battlefield. I was pared to see the old South go out, and the new Southland blossom into existence, with new prosperity and new enterprises springing up each day. There are so many things I would love to say about the Smith family. While there are probably some families more talented, and possessed of greater wealth, yet, taking into consideration the great number of us, we can show more good, moral, law-abiding men, and good Christian women than any other family I have account of. The writer is an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Cedar Grove, Georgia. There being no Quaker Church at the place, and the Presbyterian Church seeming more like it he joined that church. The writer filled the position of postmaster of Cedar Grove since 1868. J. Fletcher Smith raised seven children, namely: 1. Alexander H. 2. Preston B. 3. Samuel R. 4. Nannie 5. Mary Ann 6. Wellborn 7. Roxanna NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Alexander H. 5 (J. Fletcher 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lives in Bartlett, Texas. Married Beatrice Davis, he is a druggist and has four living children, as follow: 1. May 2. Willis 3. Fletcher 4. Cecile 5. Beatrice died 2. Preston B. 5 (J. Fletcher 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Died at 28 years old of Consumption. The following resolution was adopted by the conference of his church: "Adopted in Conference "Preston B. Smith was born, April 6th , 1849. When he was quite young his father and his family settled near Cedar Grove, Walker County, Georgia where Preston grew up and received a literary education at that place. He afterwards took a business coarse in the Commercial College at Knoxville, Tenn., graduating with distinction with that institution. He went into business in Chattanooga, and was rapidly rising to distinction and wealth in his chosen avocation. His thorough training and correct business habits won for him the best positions while his good nature, energy, and pleasant manners drew to him a large circle of devoted friends "While a very small boy he became a member of the Sabbath School at the Antioch Baptist Church and at the age of ten became a leader of vocal music. His fine tenor voice, his remarkable musical talent, and neat devotion to the cause of his Sabbath school, were fine factors in building up and maintaining that institution as a permanent part of the Antioch church. In the year 1876 he was baptized into the fellowship of Antioch church, and his moral life became life of real service to his Savior. "For several years is health was delicate, and occasionally he suffered from attacks of bronchitis; but his energy and strength of will impelled him forward - when his body suffering for rest. Last November he became convinced that he must rest and he gave up his business and came home to die. For three months he was confined to his room, during which his suffering was most excruciating, yet not a word of murmuring or complaint escaped his lips. Such perfect resignation, such beautiful submission to the will of the Father, such Christ-like patience afforded the highest evidence of faith in God. June 7th , in the 28th year of his age, 'Death came and pressed his dying lips, and brought is sick heart rest.' "His mind was clear to the last. His parting with his family and friends was most touching, and no act of his life was more beautiful and instructive than his calm resignation to death. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of people whose sad faces told in more eloquent tones than words have power to express the appreciation in which the deceased was held. Respectfully submitted, J. Y. Wood Noah Merredith C. E. Rowland "Adopted in conference and ordered to be published in the Walker County Messenger and Christian Index. June 18, 1888. H. S Moore, Moderator." 3.Samuel 5 (J. Fletcher 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lives in Walker County, Ga. He is a farmer and stock raiser. He married Fannie Forrester. She died in 1894 leaving an infant three months old. They had three children, namely: 1. Tula 2. Preston 3. Fannie After the death of his first wife he married Maud Brown and they had two children, namely: 1. Fletcher 2. Roberta 4. Nannie 5 (J. Fletcher 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Died when 26 of consumption. 5. Mary Adne 5 (J. Fletcher 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married George A. McFadden, and lived at Wellston, Oklahoma. One child John. 6.Wellborn 5 (J. Fletcher 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Makes him home in Texas. 7. Roxanna 5 (J. Fletcher 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Is the writer's youngest daughter. She married Dan W. Hicks and lives at Sherman Heights, a suburb of North Chattanooga, Tenn. She has two children, namely: 1. Lea 2. Roxalena 2. Mary J. 4 (Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Addison P. Boren of Guilford County, NC. 3. Almeda F 4 (Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) She was a remarkable child in several respects. He weighed 40 pounds when she was 6 months old, at 18 she weighted 200 pounds, but she was very active and a good housekeeper. She finally weighed 260 pounds. She was married when about thirty-five years old to Maston H. Cobb, but lived only about ten years after the marriage. She died of Typhoid fever on the 16th of September 1882. 4. Richard J. 4 (Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Was one of the youngest children and grew up after the writer left home. He served in the unhappy war from the beginning in 1861. He was captured only three days before the surrender of General Lee, in 1865, and did not get home from prison until July 1865. He lives in Guilford Co., NC, has a large family and is a very strict old style Methodist. He married first, Caroline Moore. They had the following children: 1. Lillie 2. Nellie He married the second time, Bettie Newell. They had the following children: 3. Howard 4. Henry 5. Bascom 6. Samuel 7. Clarence 8. Fannie 9. Nannie 5. Samuel, W. H. 4 (Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lives in Guilford Co., NC. Has raised five children, three girls and two boys. He married a Miss Stafford, who died a few years ago (1898). He is a businessman and has been successful, though never in his busy life has he neglected his church. His children: 1. Lee S. 5 (Samuel W. H. 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lives in Guilford College, NC. Married Sallie Hodge of Virginia. They had one child, namely - Chellie His wife died and he married Gertrude Smith, no children. 2.Lucian 5 (Samuel W. H. 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lives with hi father in Guilford County. He was a baseball pitcher with 'New Orleans' for several years. 3.Ella S. 5 (Samuel W. H. 4, Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lives at home. 6. Martha Ann 4 (Clement 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Was a lovely child and died when about 17, of consumption. January 25, 1863. Obituary omitted. -------------------- This completes the history of the descendents of Clement 3, son of Samuel 2, son of John 1. CHAPTER IX VII. Joseph 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Whitlaw of Clark County, Ga. He was a saddler by trade, and a very pious and Christian man. He lived to be about 83 years old, surviving his wife. They both died in Walker County, Ga., and were buried at Rock Spring. For 50 years he was a member of the Methodist Church. "Joseph Smith , the subject of this sketch, died suddenly at his home near Rock Spring in this county on Thursday April 29. He was born in Rockingham County, NC January 7, 1802. He was one of a large family, consisting of ten boys and two girls, all of whom had preceded him to that bourne from which no traveler ever returns. "Uncle Joe, as he was familiarly called, professed religion in the year 1820, and soon after connected himself with the Methodist Church. "He lived a consistent Christian life, was loyal to his church and its interest, and as he grew older his faith in the Savior and a hope of a blessed immortality beyond the grave grew stronger. "Uncle Joe would frequently talk on his past life, and it was intermingled with sweet Christian memories of old-time camp meetings and the old friends and preachers who used to preach 50 or 60 years ago. He never accumulated much of this worlds' goods yet he was rich in the possession of a good, agreeable and charitable disposition. "He was honored and reverenced by all good people and no doubt has gone to his reward, and the rest that remaineth to the people of God. A friend." He raised six children, namely: 1. Sidney A 2. John Ervin 3. Melindy 4. Joseph 5. William H. H. 6. Georgia Ann NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Sidney A. 4 (Joseph 3, Samuel 2, John 1) He was a local Methodist preacher, married a Miss Oliver of Dadeville, Alabama. He died in the Civil War and left two children: 1. Cicero 2. Walter P. 2. John Ervin 4 (Joseph 3, Samuel 2, John 1) He has been an invalid all his life, and lives with his sister, Georgia Ann Evett. 3. Melindy 4 (Joseph 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Robert Conley, and died of consumption. 4. Joseph 4 (Joseph 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Killed in Union Army in Civil War, never married. 5. William H. H. 4 (Joseph 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lives in Texas, very intelligent man, though not in good health since the war. He married a Mrs. Bland, a widow of Andersonville, Ga. They liver at Snyder, Texas. They have four children: 1. Charles Good 2. Whitlow Leindan 3. Morgan Sanford 4. A daughter who married a David McDermitt, of Snyder, Texas. 6. Georgia Ann 4 (Joseph 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married Mr. Evitt in Walker County Ga. Her bother lives with her. He has no health but loves his church. This is all that is known of the descendents of Joseph, on of Samuel, son of John. CHAPTER X VII. Dorothy 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) or Debbie, as she was called, married John Russell, of Guilford College, NC April 30, 1829. He was a remarkable man in many respects. He was level headed, industrious, and honest in all his dealings, and made his home pleasant for his family and friends. He was a staunch Quaker, and a great worker in the church; a promoter of morals and education, being one of the first to advocate the building the of New Garden Boarding School, now Guilford College, which as opened in 1837, and is one of the best schools in the state of North Carolina, and was the pioneer in co-education in the South. His wife seemed suited to her situation in life, made her home pleasant and looked after the welfare of her children. John Russell, owned a considerable amount of land near New Garden. One piece was known as Osborn Gold and Copper Mine, on the waters of South Buffalo Creek, containing about 93 acres. He also owned three mills in Guilford County. The land was about five miles wet of Greensboro, and one mile south of New Garden Boarding School. John Russell's ancestors came from Nantucket Island, where his grandfather, Timothy Russell, married Sarah Macy, who was the great great grand daughter of Thomas Macy, celebrated in Whitier's poem "The Exiles", John Russell, did September 15th , 1865. Obituary omitted. Born September 14, 1799. Dorothy died February 19, 1852. They had seven children: 1. William Henry, born March 21, 1831 at New Garden, NC, died in Tusola, Ill in 1878. 2.Martha Ellis, born February 29, 1843 at New Garden, NC 3.Elizabeth Elenore, born December 25, 1835, died 1857 at New Garden. 4.Samuel Smith, born May 15, 1848 at New Garden, died 1855 at New Garden. 5.Joseph John Gurney, born September 20, 1841 at New Garden, died 1891 at Chicago, Ill. 6.Mary Jane, born 1845 at New Garden. 7.Thomas Clarkson, CHAPTER XI IX. Robert 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) Married in Clark County, Georgia. Lived for a while in Walton County, Georgia, and then moved to Kentucky, after a few years moved to Baretrapp County, Texas. Before the Civil War he had accumulated considerable property. Though too old to go into the army he lived in the hope of the success of the South, and when the army surrendered , it swept away all his lifes earnings. He became despondent and with many others, left his home and went to South America, where he remained for a few years and came back to his family. Found his land confiscated, and hard earnings and hard work all gone from him. He then moved to Lee County, Texas, and with pluck and energy, he made a home and plenty. Having a warm heart and nature, he always had many friends. He and his wife died in Lee County, Texas. They had fur children. 1. Benjamin 2. Martha 3. Christopher 4. Mary NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Benjamin 4 (Robert 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Lived until after the civil war, and was drowned while attempting to cross a swollen stream 2. Martha 4 (Robert 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married George P. Slatow and lived a long time in Georgetown, Texas. She survived her husband. They had several children, thought all are dead. She is now living in Fort Worth, Texas, with a grandson. She is a noble woman; like her father she has a great deal of pluck and energy, and has friends wherever she goes. 3. Christopher 4 (Robert 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Died in the army during the Civil War. The horrible war with its cruel scythe swept numbers of the kindred away. His youngest daughter: 1. Martha 5 (Christopher 4, Robert 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Married a Mr. Nash. One child: Mary This is all that is known of the descendents of Robert, son of Samuel, son of John. CHAPTER XII Moses 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) The writer knows but little of his family. He died in Alabama in the late 1890's. He had two sons, namely John. 1. John 4, who was killed during the Civil War. He was captain of a boat on the Mississippi River, in the services of the Union Army 2. Milton A. who lived in Alabama . This is all that I known of the descendents of Moses, son of Samuel, son of John. CHAPTER XIII XIII. Joshua 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) Married Emily Allen, December 20, 1832. They lived a long time at Athens, Ga. From there they went to Chambert County, Alabama. He died before the Civil War, and part of the family went to Texas and a part to California. The following appeared at the time of the death of his wife, Mrs. Emily Allen Smith: And the following tribute to her memory was written by her daughter, Mary E. Smith. . "Mrs. Emily Smith was born in Georgia more than 80 years ago, and die at the home of her oldest son, Mr. T. S. Smith, of Opelika, December 24, 1898, where she had been tenderly and lovingly cared for in her old age and in her afflictions. "The writer first met Sister Smith in the fall of 1857, and then she was an "Amen-corner" member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, south of Oakbowery. She was called the 'best woman in the community". When the bell rang at the old Oakbowery Church, Sister Smith, through summer's heat and winter's cold, night or day, was in her accustomed place, the "Amen-corner"; and to sit near her and hear her talk to the class leader once a month was to make one a better man or woman, and to fill their souls full of higher and holier aspirations. "Like Enoch, Sister Smith 'walked with God'; and for more than seventy years her life and character have been living epistle of piety read and known of all that knew her. Such an eminently and quiet spirit; she overflowed with the charity of the gospel; her love to the Savior, and to all who bore his image and name; her lively and active interest in all that appertained to the welfare of the church, and the concientious-ness and fidelity with which she discharged all the duties which belonged to her in the varied relations of life, were open and obvious to all who were about her, and told, as not even a dying triumphal sound could have told, the reality of her piety and the maturity of her preparation for a brighter and better world beyond. "Beautiful, indeed, was the life of Sister Smith made so by faithful service to God, and daily communion with the Master; may all the seed sown by her Godly life bring forth fruit to the honor and glory of his name. "On Christmas Day, 1898, in the church of Opelika, her pastor, Brother McGehee, spoke lovingly of her, paying her a true tribute to her worth. Brother Williamson, who had known her for more than fifty years And had often met her in class meeting, prayed the concluding prayer, and her body was borne to the grave. "Life' duty done, as sink the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies, While heaven and earth combine to say, How blessed the righteous when he dies. --- J. H. Harris" "My mother, the eldest daughter of Thomas and Mary Allen, was born near Watkinsville, Clark County, Ga., September 14, 1814; was married to Joshua Smith, December 20, 1832, and died December 24, 1898, having sixty-six descendents living at the time of her death, being: nine children, forty grandchildren, and nineteen great grandchildren, residing in five different states. "She was converted and joined the church at fourteen years of age, hence was a member of the Methodist Church more than seventy years. As the genuineness of her conversion, her children and all who knew her can testify, that a more exemplary Christian never lived. In all my recollections of her, I have never known her to be guilty of a single wrong action. She was called to pass through many trials, too, as falls to the lot of mortals, yet I have never known her to deviate from the right in a single instance. "Paralyzed in the lower limbs at the age of seventy-eight, she was rendered as helpless as an infant, and yet, I who nursed her during the six years of her confinement, never knew her to complain, although she retained her mental faculties to the last. What wonderful faith and resignation was displayed. She was a model woman in every particular "Having reared a family of nine children mostly by her energy and industry, well might it have been said of her, 'She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not of the bread of idleness'. "She left no living testimony, yet we know she has joined father, mother, brothers and sister, and the two oldest children in that bright Home above, and I free from pain and sorrow. "May each of her seven children and surviving sisters strive to meet her on that beautiful shore when the storms of life are over. Her devoted daughter, Mary E. Smith Opelika, Alabama January 10, 1899 Their children were as follows: 1. Ann Eliza 2. Martha Cassandra 3. Nathan Macon 4. Thomas Samuel 5. William Cole 6. Joshua Sonle 7. Hudson Allen 8. Mary Elizabeth 9. Susan Rebecca NOTES ON ABOVE 1. Ann Eliza 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born October t, 1833, married John Ingram in 1853. He died in 1864, and she married a second time, John McGee, 1867. She has a daughter in Eldorado, Ark. Mrs. W. B. Millard. 2. Martha Cassandra 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born November 15, 1835. Married Rev. P. R. McCrary, in 1865, who in now dead, and she lives at Lakeland, Florida. 3. Nathaniel Macon 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born November 7, 1837. Died June 2, 1862, in Civil War, while leading his company in the seven day fight around Richmond. He was a noble Christian young man. 4. Thomas Samuel 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born in LaFayette, Alabama, October 7, 1839 and married Evelyn C. Whitlow, February 1861, and died April 1902. The following obituary appeared at the time of his death: "FINISHED" Is the long and useful life of Thomas S. Smith. The end came Saturday. He was one of Opelika's wealthiest and most highly respected citizens. - A sisters tribute. "In spite of all that medical skill could accomplish or loving hands do, the death angel hovered for a moment over the bedside of Thomas S. Smith, Saturday afternoon and his spirit was "At Rest" from suffering and pain. "For four years or more he had been a sufferer from Bights Disease, and for several days previous to his death the end had been hourly expected. "Mr. Smith was 63 years of age, and by industry and good business management had accumulated considerable wealth. His had been a long, useful, and honorable life, and no man was held in higher esteem by his fellow man than he. "In all his dealings with his fellow man he lived up to the golden rule, and did unto others as he would have them do unto him. "No man ever had a truer friend than Thomas S. Smith, and many are the men in this city and section who feel that in his death they have lost a friend who was a friend indeed. "His funeral took place from the family residence, Sunday morning, the service being conducted by Dr. J. W. Shoaff, pastor of the Methodist Church. The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers; R. M. Greene, J. F. Duffey, T.H. Clover, Phill Avery, J. C. Edwards, W. R. Watts, George Faucett, A. M. Buchannan "He is survived by his wife and four daughters, Mrs. L. F. Dickinson, Mrs. I. J. Drosey, Mrs. C. G. Lee, and Miss Estelle Smith. "He had a pious ancestry; was baptized when an infant and at the age of 20 years earnestly sought religion, but did not obtain satisfactory assurance with God, and so drifted into the world. He was a man of fine business sense, the soul of honor and integrity, strictly honest and truthful in all his dealings with his fellow men. He was respected and loved by all who knew him. He was reared in the Sunday School and church, and baptized by the prayers and tears of a remarkable pious mother. "He suffered with an incurable disease for more than four years, which wrought out for him a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. He was the subject not only of a mother's prayer, but of other loved ones and friends, and God heard those prayers and counted those tears. He gave a clear and bright manifestation of his acceptance, saying repeatedly, 'it is all right,' 'Thy will be done, higher'. 5. William Cole 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) born August 20, 1843. Served in the Civil War in Company A, 14th Alabama Regiment, the same company in which his brother served. He was married twice. His first wife was Isabella Taylor, whom he married in 1866. His second wife was Barbara Mays, and they were married in 1876, and he lives in Hayman, Coffee County, Alabama. He has twelve children living and nine of them are boys. 6. Joshua Sonle 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born November 17, 1845. Married Caroline Holston in 1867. He served in Forest's Brigade, in the Civil War. He lives in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. 7. Hudson Allen 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born November 19, 1847. Married Fannie Wilder in 1865. He served a short time in the war, and was in an engagement around Atlanta. His address is West End, Jefferson County, Alabama. 8. Mary Elizabeth 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born January 6, 1851, and furnished the information for this chapter. 9. Susan Rebecca 4 (Joshua 3, Samuel 2, John 1) Born March 10, 1853, married Rev. H. J. Ellis December 9, 1875. Address is Chiply. In this family are six children living, 38 grandchildren. CHAPTER XIV XII. Calvin 3 (Samuel 2, John 1) Married a daughter of Doctor W. Swain of Guilford College, NC. They had four children. His first wife died in NC. He married a second time a Miss Henderson, who survived him. "IN MEMORIAM" "Dropped dead in a drug store in our town on the morning of September 8, 1879, of Angina Pectoris and Ossification of the valves of the heart, Calvin G. Smith, in his 70th year. The writer is justified in making a diagnosis of his case, having in past years been his physician. Uncle Calvin, familiarly called by everybody, came to this section of the country nearly thirty years ago from North Carolina. He professed religion early in his life, and died as he lived, a devote Christian. He was honest in all his transactions with his fellow men to a cent, and by his industrious habits to the last, showed that he was still desirous by his own labor to support his family. No man in this section of the country, taking into consideration his ability can show such a record of deeds of charity as the deceased. His Christian heart, and generous nature, always responded to cases of suffering humanity. It may be safely aid of him that he gave away through life the larger portion of hi hard earnings. He, like Moses, chose rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God by living a Godly life than to enjoy the pleasure of in for a season, for he had an eye to the recompense of reward. While we live we will revere his name and cherish his many noble and Christian virtues. He leaves a wife and two married sons; one living in Grantville, Georgia, and the other in this section; besides a very large connection. We sympathize with the heart-broken wife and children, and say to them if we all live a did Uncle Calvin we hall see him in Heaven. C. S. E." Ringgold, Georgia September 14, 1897 His children as far as known are: 1. Joseph T. 4. Married and had a large family, and lived someplace in lower Georgia. 2. George 4. Died in Civil War, is supposed. When last heard from he was in a hospital in Bowling Green, Ky., but has never since been heard of. 3. Samuel 4. Never married. Went into the war; lost his health; came home and died. 4. John Russell 4. Married Calfonie Ranom, of Walker County, Georgia; raised a large and respected family. He died on his farm, near Chelsea, in Chattooga County, Georgia. His children are as follows: 1. Arrie 5. Married J. J. Burnes, a printer and publisher, of Trion Factory, Georgia. They had two children: Robert and Vestal, the latter died in infancy. 2. George F. 5. Married Emma Adam of Acworth, Georgia. They live on their farm near Chelsea, Georgia and have five children, the first of them of whom, a sweet little girl named, 1. Vera 6. Died at the age of 2 2. Neva 6. 3. Kirby 6. 4. Gladis 6. 5. Taylor 6. 3. Laura. 5. A sweet girl; grew into a beautiful and promising young womanhood but died of consumption September 23, 1902 at the age of 22. 4. Judson 5. Married Nannie Murdock. He is a foreman in the spinning rooms of Trion Mfg. Company. They have a child, Lovie 5. Mac 5. Not married 6. Herbert 5. 7. Candia 5. 8. Austin 5. This is all that is known of the descendants of Calvin, son of Samuel, on of John. CHAPTER XV. This is the last of a large family who were very devoted to each other as long as their father, Samuel Smith (2) lived or their mother, Martha Nance Smith, although some had moved to Georgia, some to Alabama and Kentucky, and although in those days there were no railroads nor conveyances except the stage coach and private carriage, every few years the children came in from Georgia, Alabama, and Kentucky, to see their dear old mother and father and sisters and brothers, at the old homestead to have a good time together, and tell of the new country successes in their later homes, and see their old darkies who had raised them. They all mingled together - the whites and the shades, with tears when the time came to part. The names of the old family slaves ought not to be forgotten, nor their kindness. They all lived together in peace and harmony, and the old family life leaves a beautiful picture in the minds of those who were privileged to enjoy it. At the close of the Revolutionary War, Samuel Smith (second son of John Smith) came into the possession of a Negro girl named Melindy. She was of pure African descent, honest, truthful, and never betrayed a trust. She raised a large family. The children grew up and were treated well by both the writer's father, Clement, and his grandfather, Samuel Smith. "Old Aunt Lindy" professed and praised the Lord. She said a few weeks before a camp meeting at Mt. Carmel in the year 1843, that she would love to die shouting, and sure enough on Sunday of the meeting she fell, and never spoke any more, was moved to a tent where she died. She was buried in the old Smith family graveyard. She left a large family of children and grandchildren. The writer will mention a few of their names - Jacob, Larkin, Patrick, Charles, Richmond, Easty, and Amy. Many of her descendants are scattered over Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. Not many of the Smiths ever became very rich in this world's goods, but none were ever too poor to live respectably.