Elsberry Smith, son of George R. Smith

Elsberry Smith, son of George R. Smith, born January 18, 1818 in Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana; he died there on November 29, 1886.  He married, on August 6, 1845,[1] Susanna Mary Ann Blackwell, born October 6, 1821, probably in Caswell County, North Carolina, daughter of William Marshall and Elizabeth (Strader) Blackwell. Susanna died November 11, 1893. Their children were:

George Dallas Smith, born December 13, 1847

William Marshall Smith, born September 25, 1849

John Francis Smith, born December 23, 1850; died May 13, 1864.

Ira Bradford Smith, born May 5, 1852

Albert Elsberry Smith, born June 7, 1854; died July 14, 1920.

Sarah E. Smith, born January 16, 1856; died March 12, 1865,

buried in Smith Cemetery.

Joseph Bailey Smith, born June 29, 1857; died September 3, 1861.

Frances E. (Fannie) Smith, born March 10, 1861; died September 3, 1863.

Charles Wesley Smith, born July 23, 1863; died January 4, 1879.

James Arthur Smith, born January 28, 1865

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[1] License No. 1733, Posey County, Indiana, Index to Marriages, Book 1-2, p. 533