William Lavard Smithson (1852 - 1906)

Born 19 Dec 1852 in Cannon, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Tennessee (Haley) Smithson — married 10 Oct 1887 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1906 at age 54 in Cannon, Tennessee, United States

Biography

William Smithson was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

William Smithson was born on December 19, 1852 in Cannon, Tennessee, United States.

He married Dorthea Petty

Children:

Zebadie V. "Zeb" Smithson (1875–1943)

Dessie Smithson (1876–1929)

Mary Ellen Smithson (1877–1938)

Sylvester Vard Smithson (1881–1920)

Tulley C. Smithson (1884–Death unknown)

He married Tennessee Haley on October 10, 1887 in Cannon county, Tennessee, United States^[1]

Children:

John Coleman Smithson (1888–1920)

William Smithson (1890–1951)

Noel Buford Smithson (1892–1957)

Ella Smithson (1894–1986)

Binfort Smithson (1895–Death unknown)

Aubry Orbin Smithson (1897–1956)

Mason Smithson (1899–1948)

Bertha Smithson (1903–1984)

Granville Smithson (1904–Death unknown)

Roy Smithson (1904–1904)

In 1870, he is living in Cannon county, Tennessee, United States with parents, John, Lavesa, siblings, David, Thomas, John, Noah, Frances, Christopher, relative, Andrew,^[2]

In 1880, he is living in Cannon county, Tennessee, United States, with wife, Dorothea, children, Dessie, Zebadie, Mary, Sylvester, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1880 census^[3]

In 1900, he is living in Cannon county, Tennessee, United States with wife, Tennessee, children, Tulley, John, William, Noel, Ella, Aubry, Mason, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1900 census^[4]

He died on December 20, 1906 in Cannon, Tennessee, United States^[5]

Sources

Former profile owner's personal ref link, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/262018585172/facts

1. ↑ Citation "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFQ-FFX : 4 December 2014), W V Smithson and Tennie Hailey, 10 Oct 1887; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 406, Cannon, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8V-42D : 29 May 2021), William V Smithson in entry for John C Smithson, 1870.
3. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQP-NS8 : 15 January 2022), William V. Smithson, District 5, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZY-ZS4 : 11 March 2022), William V Smithson, 1900.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105090261/william-lavard-smithson: accessed 01 September 2022), memorial page for William Lavard “Vard” Smithson (19 Dec 1852–20 Dec 1906),Find A Grave: Memorial #105090261 , citing Smithson Cemetery, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Mike Jones (contributor 47031803) .