John Smith

Born

Not yet documented

Died

Not yet documented

Archive identifier

BT-PER-00004

Claims attached

3

• 1880 census: the Smith household at Rose Hill, Union County, Kentucky

  1880 · Census

• 1870 census: Laura and John Smith in Copiah County, Mississippi

  1870 · Census

• 1900 census: the Smith household at Mount Hope, Copiah County, Mississippi

  1900 · Census

• 1910 census: the Smith household at Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi

  1910 · Census

• Marriage of John Smith and Laura Tolliver

  about 1869 · Marriage

• SpouseFamily TraditionRecorded in family research. Supporting documentation has not yet been published to the archive.

• CensusDigital ImageBT-SRC-00036

  1870 U.S. Census — Copiah County, Mississippi

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  2 observations drawn from this source

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• CensusDigital ImageBT-SRC-00037

  1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill, Union County, Kentucky

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  1 observation drawn from this source

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• CensusDigital ImageBT-SRC-00038

  1900 U.S. Census — Mount Hope, Copiah County, Mississippi

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  2 observations drawn from this source

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• CensusDigital ImageBT-SRC-00039

  1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi

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  2 observations drawn from this source

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• John Smith appears in the same 1870 household.

  1870 U.S. Census — Copiah County, Mississippi · p. 109 (penned), dwelling 786, family 773

• John Smith is recorded as approximately age 26 in 1870.

  1870 U.S. Census — Copiah County, Mississippi · p. 109 (penned), dwelling 786, family 773

• John Smith is recorded as approximately age 36 in 1880.

  1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill, Union County, Kentucky · p. 33A (penned), dwelling 288, family 288

• John Smith is reported born July 1844.

  1900 U.S. Census — Mount Hope, Copiah County, Mississippi · p. 7B (penned), dwelling 147, family 150

• John and Laura are reported as owning their home in 1900.

  1900 U.S. Census — Mount Hope, Copiah County, Mississippi · p. 7B (penned), dwelling 147, family 150

• John Smith is recorded as approximately age 66 in 1910.

  1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi · p. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77

• John and Laura are reported as owning their home in 1910.

  1910 U.S. Census — Mayharris, Copiah County, Mississippi · p. 5A (penned), dwelling 77, family 77

• Under Investigation

  Did John and Laura Smith own an approximately 80-acre farm?

  The 1900 and 1910 censuses reportedly record John and Laura as owning their home. Home ownership supports property ownership generally, but does not by itself establish acreage, boundaries, or any of the described buildings and improvements.

• Under Investigation

  Did Laura and John Smith provide hospitality and support to Bishop C. H. Mason around 1897?

  BEFORE TILL preserves this as a family account recorded by Alma Smith Spearman. The events themselves have not yet been independently corroborated inside the archive.

• Under Investigation

  How many children did John and Laura Smith raise?

  The 1900 and 1910 censuses report Laura as the mother of 11 children, nine then living. The family history describes nine biological children and three adopted sons. These statements do not necessarily contradict one another, because adopted children would not be counted among children born to Laura.

• Did John and Laura Smith own an approximately 80-acre farm?
• Did Laura and John Smith provide hospitality and support to Bishop C. H. Mason around 1897?
• How many children did John and Laura Smith raise?

No research note has been published for this person yet.