Descendents of Jesse W Smith
Submitted by:
Clarissa Stuart
Born 1781 VA
Children of Jesse W. Smith and ?
Born 29 Jan 1822 Searcy Co., AR
Died 31 May 1907
Married Mary Elizabeth Keeling <b. 1843 daughter of Carlton Keeling b 1817/1819 Wilkes Co., NC>
Born 1843 TN
Born 1844 TN
Born Apr 1845 Hamilton Co., TN
Died 23 Oct 1907 Marion Co., AR <buried at Mull>
Married 1) Roxie Ellen Harbert 14 Sep 1865 Webster Co., MO
2) Martha Alberta Harbert 13 Jun 1871
3) Elmira E. Dillard 15 Dec 1889 Springfield, Greene Co., MO
Born 1848
Died 20 Jun 1931
Married 1) Julia Ann Mears 24 Sep 1867
2) Martha Alberta Harbert 31 Oct 1894 Lawrence Co., MO
Born 12 Jul 1867 Taney Co., MO
Died 7 Feb 1941 Marion County, AR
Married James Franklin "Doc" Dillard 15 Sep 1881 Cassville, MO
Born 1868
Died 14 Nov 1926
Married Mary Jane "Dolly" Laffoon 1895
Born 1869 Marion Co., AR
Born 1870 AR
Born 1872 AR
Born 1874 AR
Born 1876 AR
No known issue
Synopsis of Pension records for William Lenard Smith
--1861 Private Co. H Confederate Army 13 Jul 1861 Yellville, AR
--Mar 1862 at Pea Ridge according to family tradition
--31 Mar 1862 desterted at Clarksville AR
--28 Aug 1862 joined Union 1st AR Cavalry Co. K. Jesse joins with him. James
M. enlists with Co. F. 46th MO volunteer infantry 26 Aug 1864
--1 Nov 1862 transferred from Co. M and sent to Springfield, MO
(I find it interesting that Len was transferred to Springfield and then shortly after being discharged from the army marries R. Ellen Potter (Harbert) in Webster Co., MO)
--1870 R. Ellen passes
--13 Jun 1871 marries Martha Alberta Harbert
--1880 listed in Watercrick Township MCAR with Martha and children. Elmira Dillard is listed as a servant in the household.
--Jul 1883 Applied for pension
--15 Dec 1889 married Elmira Dillard at Springfield, MO
--1894 Martha receives divorce in Lawrence Co., MO
--31 Oct 1894 Martha marries James Smith and moves to LosAngeles Co, CA
--1900 Doc Dillard and Lizzie Smith's twins are listed on the census with Len and Elmira in Carroll Co., AR
--23 Oct 1907 Len passes with his mother's nephew John Thomas Sherman Keeling attending at his bedside.
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