COFFEE COUNTY, TN - BIOGRPHIES - James Knox Polk Smith
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SMITH - James Knox Polk Smith was born December 4, 1843,
to Thomas Jefferson and Cynthia Powell Smith in Coffee
County, Tennessee. James K. Smith's brothers were Alexander,
William, Samuel, Alfred and George. His sisters were Margaret,
Martha, Ella and Frances. His mother was the daughter of
Alexander and Martha Browder Powell. Cynthia born April
4, 1816, died November 22, 1882 and is buried in the Smith
family cemetary in Coffee County, Tennessee. James K. Smith
enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a private in
Company B, 44th Regiment Tennessee Infantry. He was
captured near Petersburg in 1864 and released July 5, 1865.

After returning home to Coffee County, Tennessee James
married Mary Ann Holt on August 23, 1866. Mary Ann was
born March 6, 1850 in Cannon County, Tennessee. She was
the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Holt. Mary Ann's brothers
were John, William, Joseph,Jasper and Granville. Elizabeth's
parents were William and Mary Matthews  Ring. Elizabeth is
the daughter of William Ring born 1782 in North Carolina.