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Talk:William Morris Smith 1895
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
