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Smith, John Hunter[1]
1834 - 1901 (67 years)
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Name Smith, John Hunter Born 22 Jan 1834 At Home - Coweta County, Georgia, USA 
Gender Male Died 25 Nov 1901 At Home - Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA Buried Rock Hill Cemetery - Van Zandt County, Texas, USA - Findagrave.com Memorial #39625480
JHS gravestone Person ID I500462 Coursey-Sansing Tree Last Modified 17 Nov 2020
Father Smith, William Bryant, b. 2 Dec 1802, Beaverdam Creek, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA , d. 25 Aug 1856, Youngsville (Alexander City), Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA (Age 53 years) Mother Snider, Mary, b. Between Abt 1800 and Abt 1803, Beaverdam Creek, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA , d. 27 Feb 1837, Coweta County, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 37 years) Married 24 Oct 1822 Wilkes County, Georgia, USA Family ID F500252 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Murph, Harriet Sophia, b. 14 Oct 1836, Mulberry, Autauga County, Alabama, USA , d. 9 Sep 1870, Autauga County, Alabama, USA (Age 33 years) Married 19 Apr 1864 Autauga County, Alabama, USA Children 1. Smith, Julia Elizabeth (Lizzie), b. 1 Feb 1865, Alabama, USA , d. 2 May 1936, Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA (Age 71 years)2. Smith, William Henry, b. 16 Dec 1866, Alabama, USA , d. 20 Mar 1868, Alabama, USA (Age 1 years)3. Smith, Mary Edna, b. 8 Feb 1868, Alabama, USA , d. 2 Jun 1870, Alabama, USA (Age 2 years)4. Smith, Eugene Edgar (Ed), b. 1 Nov 1869, Alabama, USA , d. 3 Sep 1942, Quinlan, Hunt County, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 Family ID F551 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Murph, Amanda Lewis, b. 26 Oct 1848, At Home - Mulberry, Autauga County, Alabama, USA , d. 21 May 1942, Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA (Age 93 years) [2] Married 19 Dec 1871 Julia A. Murph Residence - Mulberry, Autauga County, Alabama, USA Children 1. Smith, Nettie Lee, b. 23 Sep 1872, Autauga County, Alabama, USA , d. 29 Nov 1925, Wills Point, Van Zandt County, USA (Age 53 years)2. Smith, Lonie Rebecca, b. 7 May 1874, Autauga County, Alabama, USA , d. 10 Nov 1926, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA (Age 52 years)3. Smith, Vascar Seth, b. 12 Mar 1876, Near Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA , d. 31 Jul 1949, Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)4. Smith, Perry Spurgeon, b. 17 Aug 1878, At Home - Creagleville Community near Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA , d. 6 Apr 1957, At Home - Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)5. Smith, Albert Tarpley Sr., b. 24 Sep 1880, Near Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA , d. 23 Sep 1941, Wills Point, Van Zandt County, USA (Age 60 years)6. Smith, Minnie Irene, b. 26 Jul 1882, Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, USA , d. 17 May 1956, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)7. Smith, John Murph, b. 11 Aug 1884, At Home - Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA , d. 23 Mar 1958, At Home - Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)8. Smith, James Yantis, b. 23 Aug 1886, Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA , d. 15 Jul 1953, Medical Arts Hospital - Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)9. Smith, Otty Ola, b. 14 Aug 1888, Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA , d. 26 Oct 1890, Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA (Age 2 years)10. Smith, Lemuel Deck (Clem), b. 2 Feb 1892, Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA , d. 22 Mar 1961, At Home (6022 Forest Hill Dr.) - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (Age 69 years)Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 Family ID F500234 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes Served in the Confederate Army in Alabama, in Company A, 56th Alabama Calvalry as a Private and was discharged in April 1865. Hs wife Amanda claimed a motnhly pension September 23, 1912 for being a widower of John Hunter Smith. John enlisted in April of 1862 in Montgomery County, Alabama and was separated in April 1865 in Greensboro, North Carolina (end of hostilities and the U.S. Civil War). Amanda gave $25/month to whoever she was living with. Amanda also lived in the Confederate Home in Austin, Texas for a few months in 193 (discharged on August 1). She was sent there for better care than what she was getting with her children and their families; however, she caused such a stir at the home that they ordered Perry Spurgeon Smith (her son) to come get her and take her back. She was picked up by Perry and Raymond Leon Jones (Julia Elizabeth "Lizzie" SMITH and Luther Theodore Jones's youngest son and Perry's nephew).
John Hunter, his parents, and his brothers apparently all moved to Alabama sometime between 1845 and 1849. In the 1850 Census taken on November 12th, John H. is listed in the household of William (45) Smith in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. (NOTE: The Mary R. (26) is NOT believed to be John Hunter Smith's mother Mary SNIDER Smith, as Mary SNIDER Smith died in 1837. This is actually John Hunter Smith's older sister.) This Census record places John H's birth between November 13, 1833 and November 12, 1834 in Georgia. We know from our own family records that John Hunter Smith's birthday was January 22, 1834 which fits the 1850 Census Record. The 1845-1849 move date is calculated by looking at the change of birthplace in William and Mary R.'s youngest children (Westley, age 4 born in Georgia and Benjamin L. age 1 born in Alabama) on the 1850 Census. John Hunter Smith's 1860 Census record in Autauga County, Alabama notes him as an overseer living in the R. P. Houser family's home. The Houser's were good friends - and likely relatives - of the Murph family and lived nearby John Henry and Jane E. STOUDENMIRE Murph in the Dutch Bend area. Following William Bryant Smith backwards (pre-1950), we find them in Coweta County in the early to mid-1830s based on well-documented accounts of his father (Nathan Smith) and brothers/sisters. In these accounts at some point William Bryant Smith becomes estranged or distant from the family after his marriage to Mary SNIDER and their move from Wilkes County to Coweta County. He is not mentioned in the will of Nathan Smith as they had no idea of his whereabouts according to the accounts. Georgia land (tax) records for a William B. Smith are present for the following:
1827 (Pike County, Captain Shim Thompson's District) - 202-1/2 acres along the Flint River, adjoining the Embry property.
William B. Smith is listed in the 1830 Census for Coweta County, GA. Based on this in comparison to the 1850-1880 Census information and family trees, this accounts for William Bryant Smith (born in 1802, Male 20-29yo), His Spouse (presumably Mary SNYDER Smith born in about 1800-1810, Female 20-29yo), James T. Smith (Male 5-9yo), Nathaniel E. Smith (Male 5-9yo), Joseph T. Smith (Male <5yo), Elizabeth A. Smith (Female <5yo), Mary R. Smith (Female <5yo).
For this reason, we are marking John's birthplace as being in Coweta County, Georgia. ***FURTHER RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO PLACE WILLIAM BRYANT'S LAND/PROPERTY RECORDS HISTORY IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA***
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