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Short History of Allen JAckson Smith Family

Allen Jackson Smith 1812 born in Georgia,

But moved to Alabama according to Census taken Aug 18th 1860.

He lived in Barbour County AL.

Town was (Euguala) <-sp

Allen Jackson Smith 1812 was a farmer.

He was 47 yrs old at that time.

His real estate valued at $5000 dollars

($5,000 of 1860 dollars would be worth: $144,161.11 in 2019)

Sidney A. his son was

7{7} yrs old at that time (1860) {is that 77 or 74 ?}

Great grand Pa Smith left

Ala in 1875 _ Crossed the

Miss River at Vicksburg

Dec 20 th 1875

Farmed one year near West

Monroe in the community of

Chenire.

High Water moved them out

The US & P railroad was

under construction (Now {L} C)<-- check this

They began to work on the

railroad according to S E (Bud)

Smith statement, working East

Susan Smith married John Stokes

They stopped off at Simsboro in 1880,

raised a family about 4-mi - South of Simsboro.

Sidney A and Allen Jackson

Brothers worked on.

Sidney A stopped off at arcadia --

Raised a family about 12 mi

South in the Driskill Community.

Allen Jackson worked on to Gibsland

and settled in Ward 4 Bienville Parish

(Near) Hope

what is Fryeburg now,

Allen J. (Great grand Daddy) made

his home with Susan (or Sudie) in

his last yrs.

He lived to be 100 yrs old, - 1812 to 1912

Buried at Wilder Cemetery

North of Simsboro on the

Cooktown Rd.

Better known as the Homer-Ruston Highway.

Sidney A Smith married

Susan Amanda Jones.

They raised 4-Boys and

5-girls - Tom - Henry - Rich

S.E.(Bud) - (Girls) Sudie -

Belle - Maude - Alice - Willie


Sidney A and Amanda

Buried in Driskill Cemetery

Ages Sidney A (Amanda

1852 1942 1855 1930

Sidney A Smith lived a

long and useful life was

a Deacon in his church -

Justice of the Peace for 24 yr in Ward one

in Bienville Parish. A mason and Odd Fellow

Allen Jackson married

Mary Jones - to them were born

seven children 5 boys - 2 girls

Boys- Wiley - Jack - Pious -

Alpheus - Quinn - Girls

Lizzie and Altha

Allen Jackson and Mary Smith

are Buried at Providence Cemetery

(ages) Allen J Jan 9th, 1842 - Oct 28th 1892

and Mary Smith May 11th 1840 - April 4th 1907

They were affiliated with Providence

Baptist Church (Primitive Baptist)

Near Ringgold LA

He was a Mason

she was a member Eastern Star

(Note)

Mary Jones and Susan Amanda Jones

were sisters and married brothers

which made their children double

first cousins -

Allen Jackson was 10 yrs older than Sidney A

1842 - 1852

Mary Smith 1840 was 15 yrs older

than Amanda 1855

This data was compiled by

W Morris Smith

son of Jack and Susan L. Smith

Dec 1970

Coushatta LA R-1 - B 258

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