Showing posts with label Smith Leonard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smith Leonard. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Leonard Smith, son of Aaron Fairfax Smith

Leonard Smith, son of Aaron Fairfax Smith, born in Kentucky in 1813 or 1814; married Elizabeth Yonts on May 24, 1838.  The Yonts family came from North Carolina about 1812 and "settled near the home of Eli Smith, who was a kinsman of Elias" G. Smith, according to Rothert.  

Leonard Smith died before 1880 and in that year his widow, Elizabeth, was living in the home of William H. Smith, who was probably their only child. 

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Peter Smith, son of James Simpson Smith

Peter Smith, son of James Simpson Smith, born 1812 or 1813.  In 1850 he lived with his father and his brother, John B.; his occupation was that of blacksmith.  In 1860 he was a farmer whose real estate was valued at $800 and personal property at $300.  He probably married after his father's death.  Ellen was his wife's name, and their children were:

Sarah E.,                   b. 1855 or 1856         
James M.,                  b. 1857 or 1858         
Samuel R.,                b. 1859 or 1860       
Anna,                        b. 1862 or 1863
John,                          b. 1866 or 1867
Leonard,                    b. 1868 or 1869
Josephine,                b. 1872 or 1873


Evidently Peter Smith died between 1873 and 1880, for the 1880 Muhlenberg County census shows Ellen Smith to be a widow.  She, Peter, and all their children were native Kentuckians.