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Research object · BT-CLM-00379

Who was Amanda Smith?

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Research & Interpretation byAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

The Claim

Amanda Smith, named in the family history as a daughter of John and Laura Smith, is not yet placed in any enumerated household, marriage record or death record examined by this archive.

Public Summary

Amanda Smith is the first generation of this branch and the least documented person in it. Everything below her depends on her, and almost nothing about her own life has been established from a record.

Evidence Reviewed

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The Evidence Trail

Step 1 · Claim

Who was Amanda Smith?

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BT-CLM-00379

Amanda Smith, named in the family history as a daughter of John and Laura Smith, is not yet placed in any enumerated household, marriage record or death record examined by this archive.

Step 2 · Evidence & Source

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Step 3 · Conclusion

DocumentedVersion 1 · Current · Unresolved confidence

Researcher interpretation · Amberly R. Carter-Mills

Amanda Smith is presently a name in a written family history and nothing more. The archive holds no record of her birth, her marriage, her household or her death.

What is not known: Her birth year and place, her spouse, her census households, her children, her adult residence, her death and her burial.

What could change this: Copiah County and adjoining-county censuses 1870-1940; Mississippi and Illinois marriage indexes; death indexes under both Smith and Gordon; cemetery registers.

How the Evidence Sits Together

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Research Conclusion

DocumentedVersion 1 · Current

Amanda Smith is presently a name in a written family history and nothing more. The archive holds no record of her birth, her marriage, her household or her death.

What is known: The family history of Alma Smith Spearman names an Amanda among the children of John and Laura Smith.

What is not known: Her birth year and place, her spouse, her census households, her children, her adult residence, her death and her burial.

Future research: Copiah County and adjoining-county censuses 1870-1940; Mississippi and Illinois marriage indexes; death indexes under both Smith and Gordon; cemetery registers.

Amberly's Research Notes

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From the research notebook ofAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

What We Still Need to Find

When was she born? Where was she born? Which census households contain her? Who did she marry? When did she begin using the Gordon surname, and was it through marriage? Who were her children? Where did she live as an adult? When did she die? Where is she buried?

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Amberly R. Carter-Mills — Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist
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