Branch Brief · BRANCH PROJECT 001
The George Smith Branch
A citable statement of what this archive currently claims about the George Smith branch, what supports each claim, and what remains unresolved.
Abstract
Scope of this brief
Document the Smith family line connecting John and Laura Smith to Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till, generation by generation, with each link held to its own evidence. This brief covers four generation links: John and Laura Tolliver Smith to George Smith; George Smith to Alma Smith Carthan; Alma Smith Carthan to Mamie Elizabeth Carthan Till-Mobley; and Mamie to Emmett Louis Till. Each link is stated separately and carries its own status. No link inherits confidence from the link above or below it.
Research and compilation: Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist.
Claims and conclusions
Link by link
Trail A
George → child of John + Laura
Evidence entered
No evidence item has been entered against this claim.
Current conclusion
No conclusion has been published for this link.
Trail B
Alma → child of George
Evidence entered
No evidence item has been entered against this claim.
Current conclusion
No conclusion has been published for this link.
Trail C
Mamie → child of Alma
Evidence entered
No evidence item has been entered against this claim.
Current conclusion
No conclusion has been published for this link.
Trail D
Emmett → child of Mamie
Evidence entered
No evidence item has been entered against this claim.
Current conclusion
No conclusion has been published for this link.
Standards
How evidence was weighed
Preferred
- · Birth certificate
- · Death certificate
- · Census enumeration
- · Marriage record
- · Social Security application (SS-5)
- · Obituary
- · Military record
- · Church record
- · Cemetery register
- · Funeral program
- · Family Bible
- · Contemporary newspaper
Treated as leads only
- · Written family history
- · Find a Grave and similar user-contributed indexes
- · WikiTree and similar collaborative trees
- · Online genealogy trees without attached records
A derivative entry is a reason to order a record. It is never a substitute for one. This archive does not give equal weight to all source types, and it does not upgrade a lead because it agrees with the family account.
Citation
Cite this brief
Cite this page
Carter-Mills, Amberly R. "Branch Brief 001: The George Smith Branch." BEFORE TILL: The Living Evidence Archive. Version not yet assigned. Object BRANCH-BRIEF-001. Accessed 2026-11-08. /branch/george-smith/brief.
Attribution: Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist.