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I am looking to see if I can extend a Smith branch of my family tree. Researching Smith's has its advantages and disadvantages: there are so many Smith's it is easy to get lost in the numbers, but then again there are more people doing Smith genealogy, so hopefully that increases chances you can find someone to help you separate the wheat from the chaff. In my case, a complication is that I have a Smith who married a Smith. James Thomas Smith and Nannie Greselder Smith of Newton County, Mississippi are maternal great grandparents of mine. Their son Clifton L. Smith is my grandfather. I am stuck on James Thomas Smith, and the parents of Nannie Greselder Smith. Here is what I presently have on James Thomas Smith and Nannie Greselder Smith:
JAMES THOMAS SMITH was born July 07, 1871 in Newton County, Mississippi, and died January 16, 1934 in Little Rock, Mississippi. He married NANNIE GRESELDER SMITH, daughter of NORRIS FRANKLIN SMITH and ANNIE WHITE. She was born July 13, 1877 in Newton County, Mississippi, and died January 26, 1972 in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi.
Notes for Nannie Greselder's parents:
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ANNIE WHITE was born September 14, 1850 in Mississippi, and died July 18, 1927 in Mississippi. She married NORRIS FRANKLIN SMITH December 16, 1868. He was born March 04, 1847 in Alabama, and died June 10, 1921 in Newton County, Mississippi.
Notes for NORRIS FRANKLIN SMITH:
Garnett Smith Graham memoirs: Civil War veteran. Co 36 MS Infantry Civil War. Fought in Battle of Vicksburg. Suppose he was discharged there. A cousin got a marker for his grave many years after his death. Understand he had a full beard, because he quit shaving at an early age.
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Nannie Greselder's bothers and sisters were:
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Children of NANNIE GRESELDER SMITH'S parents ANNIE WHITE and NORRIS FRANKLIN SMITH:
i. INFANT SMITH, b. 1871; d. 1871.
ii. ELMA E SMITH, b. December 28, 1871.
iii. LEMMIE BENJAMIN SMITH, b. March 20, 1873; d. October 21, 1962, Newton County, Mississippi; m. ORA E. CLEVELAND; b. December 11, 1878, Newton County, Mississippi; d. October 04, 1958, Newton County, Mississippi.: Both lived in Little Rock, Newton County, Mississippi, and both are buried at Rock Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
iv. VIOLA CATHRIN SMITH, b. September 09, 1874; m. CHARLIE MOTLEY.: Family lived in Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi.
v. LEANDER FRANKLIN SMITH, b. January 23, 1876, Little Rock, Newton County, Mississippi; d. November 08, 1961, Eustace, Henderson County, Texas; m. ELLA MAY HARPER, November 14, 1897; b. June 09, 1879, Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi; d. April 05, 1965, Athens, Henderson County, Texas.
vi. NANNIE GRESELDER SMITH, b. July 13, 1877, Newton County, Mississippi; d. January 26, 1972, Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi; m. JAMES THOMAS SMITH; b. July 07, 1871, Newton County, Mississippi; d. January 16, 1934, Little Rock, Mississippi.
vii. LELA ADA SMITH, b. September 07, 1879; m. JOE SMITH.: No children. But when Lela Ada's sister NOLA died, she was left with her two boys and an infant they named Glenwood. There was an older boy named Herschel. They were Taylors.
viii. JOSEPH WHITE SMITH, b. December 27, 1881; d. June 28, 1978; m. AVA WANSLEY, September 12, 1912; b. March 25, 1896; d. October 29, 1978.
ix. NOLA ANN SMITH, b. October 07, 1887; m. WALTER TAYLOR.: When Nola died she left two boys and an infant to Lela Ada and Joe Smith. They named the infant Glenwood. There was an older boy named Herschel.
x. ERASTUS AFFARELL SMITH, b. February 05, 1889; m. SUSIE UNKNOWN.: Lived in Little Rock while raising children.
xi. INFANT SMITH, b. March 07, 1892; d. 1892.
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Notes for NANNIE GRESELDER SMITH'S husband JAMES THOMAS SMITH:
Garnet Smith Graham memoirs/Raymond Edward Smith memoirs. Known as Jim Smith. Lived in Little Rock while raising children.
Burial: Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
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Children of JAMES THOMAS SMITH and NANNIE GRESELDER SMITH are:
i. AUDIE LEE SMITH, m. (1) AMOS MARZINE CHANEY; b. June 11, 1911, Newton County, Mississippi; d. December 24, 1981, Beulah, Newton County, Mississippi; m. (2) UNKNOWN.
Notes for AMOS MARZINE CHANEY: His first wife was Daisy Kate Williams
Notes for Second Husband of Audie Lee Smith:Military man
ii. EVIE SMITH, m. OTIS JAMES.
iii. NYLAN SMITH.: In Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, with Otto, Ricie, Terrance, and mother Nannie G Smith.
iv. OTTO SMITH, m. BESSIE LEE CHANEY (Brother of Lamar Chaney, whose wife was Maureen Smith).: Otto was in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, with Nylan, Ricie, Terrance, and mother Nannie G Smith.
v. RUTH SMITH, m. ANDREW HOWINGTON.
vi. TERRANCE SMITH.: In Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, with Otto, Ricie, Nylan, and mother Nannie G Smith. Had twins
vii. MACIE SMITH, b. January 11, 1897; d. August 1985, Little Rock, Mississippi; m. LEE SMITH.: The oldest girl?
viii. CLIFTON L. SMITH, b. October 04, 1899, Little Rock, Newton County, Mississippi; d. February 21, 1972, Meridian, Mississippi; m. WILLIE MABEL WANSLEY, April 05, 1923, Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi; b. March 14, 1902, Little Rock, Mississippi; d. September 12, 1971, Dallas, Texas.
More About WILLIE MABEL WANSLEY:
Burial: Little Rock, Newton County, Mississippi
ix. RICIE N SMITH, b. November 28, 1901; d. January 26, 1972.: Was in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, with Otto, Nylan, Terrance, and mother Nannie G Smith.
x. CLOIS SMITH, b. April 25, 1903; d. June 04, 1989, Union; m. NEALY UNKNOWN.
xi. BERTHA SMITH, b. February 11, 1907; d. August 1980, Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi; m. ARCH LAIRD.
xii. HARDIN SMITH, b. November 13, 1920; d. June 01, 1932; m. UNKNOWN TERRANCE.: Buried Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi.
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If anyone has any information on James Thomas Smith or the parents of Nannie Greselder Smith, Norris Franklin Smith and Annie White, I would be sincerely grateful.
James A. Duke, Jr.
Jaduke@aol.com
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