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James L. Smith 1803 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 28, 1803

Birth Location: Shawnetee, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: Aft. 1868

Death Location: TN.I have checked every suggested location; there is no evidence to support the assumption he is buried in Hardin County, TN.

Father: William Smith

Mother: Sarah Byers

Spouse(s): Catharine Cryms

Children(s): William Smith, Daniel Smith, William Smith

James L. Smith was born in 1803 in Shawnetee, Wayne, Tennessee, United States, the child of William H Smith and Sarah Elizabeth Byers. James L. Smith later married Catharine Cryms, and together they raised children including William J. Smith, Daniel Newton Smith and William R Smith. In 1868, James L. Smith passed away in TN.I have checked every suggested location; there is no evidence to support the assumption he is buried in Hardin County, TN.

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Parents

William Smith
1777 – 1857
Birth Location: York, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Byers
1784 – 1860
Birth Location: York, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Cryms
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Smith
1830 – 1901
Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
WS
Daniel Smith
1831 – 1878
Birth Location: Tennessee
DS
William Smith
1833 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Dec 28, 1803
    Event Place: Shawnetee, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Aft. 1868
    Event Place: TN.I have checked every suggested location; there is no evidence to support the assumption he is buried in Hardin County, TN.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Probably Mt. Pleasant, Wayne, Cypress Inn, TN.
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