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From: Willie D Smith <>
Subject: Re: [SMITH] Will smith ,My marshall county, Mississippi Smith Family
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:05:09 -0500
References: <119.10145372.29ee7569@aol.com>


Yep,
I'd like to see that photo. I have one here of my dad, Willie Robert
Smith. I'll see if its still here on my hard drive and send it. Let me know
if he looks like your Smiths.
My email address is:
Thanks,
Will
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Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1:51 AM
Subject: [SMITH] Will smith ,My marshall county, Mississippi Smith Family


>
> My gggrand dad James M. Smith 1857-1923, was ether part Cherokee or
Choctaw
> or Chickasaw Indian, They moved to a town MT Pleasant, MS about 100 miles
up
> 72 highway from Alabama between 1870-1880. He came with his (unknown
brother)
> and (unknown father). Mt Pleasant Mississippi was its name. James M.
Smith,
> got about 40 acres, to farm. The unknown brother fell in love with a young
> lady, and followed her to St. Frances and the mountains in Arkansas with a
> wagon train. The brother went through Memphis, to get to the mountains.
The
> father died and was buried on kings mountain The family is saying, because
he
> was friends of the king family. (IM Trying to Connect this), And on 72
> highway between Mt Pleasant and collierville TN, a hill that the Kings
family
> owns is the cemetery. My family says The Father is buried there, IM
doubting
> it now. An express way is beside it now.
> James M Smith married Eveha Livonia Armor in 1881 and had 3 children
> James F
> Lee Dioxin
> Annie
> By his 2 ND wife Maggie Gardner, he had Jimmy Smith
> James Died in 1923
> In later years the UNKNOWN brother (he had sandy hair) came back to Mt
> Pleasant for a visit, on his way back to Alabama.I do have a picture of
James
> M Smith if you would like to see it ,send me your email address
>
>
>
> Peggy
> Memphis,Tenn
>
>
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