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John Wesley Smith 1855 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1855

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 4 Nov 1923

Death Location: LA

Father: William Smith

Mother: ELIZABETH DANIELS

Spouse(s): Margaret Murry, Annie Smith

Children(s): William Smith, Jesse Smith, Nancy Smith, Julian Smith, Zula Smith, Newton Smith, Martha Smith, Lottie Smith

It was in 1855 that John Wesley Smith was born in Louisiana, a child of William R Smith and ELIZABETH DANIELS. John Wesley Smith went on to marry Margaret E Murry and Annie L Smith and had children such as William L Smith, Jesse L Smith, Nancy Smith, Julian A Smith, Zula M Smith, Newton Wesley Smith, Martha Smith and Lottie Smith. John Wesley Smith was deceased by 1923 in LA.

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Parents

William Smith
1820 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
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ELIZABETH DANIELS
– 1850
Birth Location: , , Mississippi, USA
ED

Spouses(s)

Margaret Murry
1853 – 1915
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States
MM
Annie Smith
1860 – 1919
Birth Location: Louisiana
AS

Children(s)

William Smith
1877 – 1937
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States
WS
Jesse Smith
1879 – 1948
Birth Location: Ouachita Parish Louisiana
JS
Nancy Smith
1889 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
NS
Julian Smith
1890 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
JS
Zula Smith
1893 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
ZS
Newton Smith
1895 – 1965
Birth Location: Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, USA
NS
Martha Smith
1897 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
MS
Lottie Smith
1901 –
Birth Location: Union Parish, Louisiana
LS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1847
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949, Year: 1880; Census Place: 6th Ward, Ouachita, Louisiana; Roll: T9_465; Family History Film: 1254465; Page: 129.2000; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 0100., Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 1, Union, Louisiana; Roll: T623_584; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 115., Year: 1910; Census Place: Summerfield, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: T624_512; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 499.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1855
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1855
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: 6th Ward, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: 6th Ward, Ouachita, Louisiana; Roll: T9_465; Family History Film: 1254465; Page: 129.2000; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 0100.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 1, Union, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 1, Union, Louisiana; Roll: T623_584; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 115.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Summerfield, Claiborne, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Summerfield, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: T624_512; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 499.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Nov 1923
    Event Place: LA
    Record Source: Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949

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