Montgomery County Virginia USGenWeb Archives History .....Smith Family History ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glenn Kinser kinserg@frontiernet.net January 31, 2008, 2:02 am Smith Family History 20 Robert Smith was born in 1816 in Montgomery County, VA to unknown parents. He married 21 Martha Ann Hall, born 1824 in Montgomery Co., VA, the daughter of Charles Hall, on 17 August 1837 in Montgomery Co., VA. Robert Smith was a farmer in Montgomery Co., VA. He eventually moved to Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., WV, where he died 20 April 1900. The children of Robert and Martha Smith were: Sarah J. Smith b abt 1839 Creed Smith b abt 1843 Appears in Floyd Co., VA in 1870 census Elizabeth Smith b abt 1843 Martha A. Smith b abt 1845 Robert H. Smith b abt 1849 Nancy A. Smith b abt 1852 John William Smith b 1853 Montgomery, VA twin Charles W. Smith b 1853 Montgomery, VA twin mar. Rosa Ellen Prince Rosannah E. Smith b abt 1857 Amanda Matilda Smith b 8 May 1859-15 July 1905 Montgomery Co., VA m Francis Green Buckland b 22 October 1861 Monroe Co. Robert and Martha are in Franklin County in the 1850 census, Household # 77 Robert Smith age 34 Martha Smith age 28 Sarah J. age 11 Creed age 7 Elizabeth V. age 7 Martha A. age 5 Robert H. age 1 In the 1860 census for Montgomery Co., VA, Allegheny Springs P.O. it lists: Robert Smith 44 M Farmer $150 $60 VA Martha A. 36 F R Creed 17 M Farmer Martha A. 12 F Robert H. 10 M Nancy A 8 F Charles W. 6 M (twin) John W. 6 M (twin) Rosannah E. 3 F Amanda M 1 F They are living two doors from Floyd Smith and his wife Susannah In the 1880 Census it lists them as living in Shady Spring, Raleigh County, WV: Robert Smith 66 Farmer All were born in VA Martha A. 56 Heartsick Charles W. 26 Laborer Amanda M. 21 At home They live next door to their son, John W. Smith and family. 10 John William Smith was a farmer, born in Montgomery County, Virginia on November 24, 1853. He married 11 Nancy Jane Hoye, daughter of Calvin Hoye on 17 February 1876. Nancy Jane Hoye was born 19 December 1857 to Calvin Crockett Hoye and Mary Elizabeth Wallace(or Mary Coleman b 1831 Pulaski Co. d 1936). Her parents lived at the Riggs place which is now Glade Springs. John William Smith was a farmer in Shady Spring and used to drive a team of oxen to Hinton and back, an overnight trip, to bring back supplies for neighbors in the surrounding communities of Shady Spring and Blue Jay. Sometime around 1915, he carried mail on his back twice a day to Raleigh. He was known for his honesty and integrity according to an article in A History of Shady Spring District. They had eleven children: Mary Ann Smith b 21 Jan 1877-1912 in Shady Spring, WV mar. Loamy Phillips Charles L. Smith b 1878 d 1954 in Oregon Joseph W. Smith b 17 April 1881-1961 in Pluto married Dora Cantley Ernest Calvin Smith b 7 Nov 1883-1949 mar Dolcie Francis Cox Linda Pauline Smith b 15 Aug 1886-1913 Shady Spring mar Oley Cantley Grace Jane Smith b 4 May 1889-1975 Shady Spring mar James Elliot Rosa Laura Smith b 7 Mar 1891-1965 mar John Henry Jackson Hatcher Robert Byrd Smith b 24 April 1893-1923 Shady Spring married Mary Prince Creed Coleman Smith b 3 Feb 1895-1975 Shady Spring married Ollie Lilly Laura Maud Smith b 29 Jan 1897 Shady Spring mar Charlie Epperly/Paul Payne Samuel D. Smith b 1 Mar 1899-1975 Shady Spring married Ivory Trail Reverend Sam D. Smith was a well known Baptist minister in the area. John William Smith died 28 December 1923 in Pluto, WV, and Nancy Jane Hoye died 23 January 1938. Both of them are buried at Blue Jay, Raleigh Co., WV. In the 1880 census John W. Smith is living next to his parents in Shady Spring, Raleigh County WV: John W. Smith 26 Farmer Nancy J. 22 Mary A. 3 Charles L. 1 5 Rosa Laura Smith married 4 John Henry Jackson Hatcher. They had six children: David Clarkson Hatcher 4 Nov 1915 William Pierce Hatcher 7 April 1916 married Lisa Ward Robert Lee Hatcher 15 Feb 1918 married Nora Isabella Tolliver Carl Harding Hatcher 21 Nov 1921 married Mary Ruth Okes Johnny Edward Hatcher 28 Jan 1928-2 May 1928 Delma Ruth Hatcher 30 April 1930 married Fred Edward Worley 2 Robert Lee Hatcher married 3 Nora Isabella Tolliver. Prepared by Glenn Kinser, Ph.D. kinserg@frontiernet.net File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/montgomery/history/other/smithfam267gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb