A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1
A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1
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She married Thomas on 2 January 1817 in Blount County, Tennessee when she <strong>and</strong> Thomas<br />
were about 23 years old. They had 9 children, all born in Indiana, probably Lawrence County. It<br />
is not clear how <strong>the</strong>y married in TN while <strong>the</strong>ir firstborn child was born in Indiana.<br />
Nancy died on 7 August 1863 in Indiana at <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> about 69. Soon <strong>the</strong>reafter, Thomas married<br />
Elizabeth Broadway on 24 November 1863 in Lawrence County, IN. Thomas was about 69 years<br />
old while Elizabeth was about 66. It is thought <strong>the</strong>y had no o<strong>the</strong>r children.<br />
Thomas died on 11 August 1870 in Indiana while Elizabeth died 14 February 1881 also in<br />
Indiana.<br />
The following table listed <strong>the</strong>se two families:<br />
Name Born In Died In Notes<br />
Thomas 1794 VA 8/11/1870 IN M: 1/2/1817<br />
Shelton <strong>Smith</strong><br />
Nancy Farmer 1794 NC 8/7/1863 IN<br />
William 2/2/1817 IN<br />
Elias B. 11/22/1818 IN<br />
James 11/25/1820 In<br />
Mary 6/19/1823 IN<br />
Elizabeth 6/14/1825<br />
Louis 5/1/1827 AR ?<br />
Clevel<strong>and</strong>, Sr<br />
Andrew 2/8/1829 IN<br />
Jackson<br />
Margaret S 8/22/1835 IN<br />
Nancy J. 5/11/1837 IN<br />
Elizabeth<br />
Broadway<br />
1797 GA 2/14/1881 IN M:<br />
11/24/1863<br />
No children<br />
Lewis Clevel<strong>and</strong> <strong>Smith</strong> Sr. continued <strong>the</strong> family line.<br />
1850<br />
The remainder <strong>of</strong> this report on <strong>the</strong> <strong>Smith</strong> family will be based on US Census data. This data is<br />
quite accurate based on <strong>the</strong> way it was collected. The 1850 census is <strong>the</strong> first census to list<br />
individual family members <strong>and</strong> ages. Census data before 1850 listed only head <strong>of</strong> household <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> family members in various age groups.<br />
In 1850 a Thomas S. <strong>Smith</strong> is found living in Bono Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. He<br />
was a farmer <strong>and</strong> listed his real estate holdings at $1000. He was married to Nancy Farmer <strong>and</strong><br />
had a family as follows:<br />
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