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

---

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

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.