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Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr

Male 1797 - 1876  (78 years)


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  • Name William Stark Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Title Reverend 
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 9 Mar 1797  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 1828  Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22] 
    Mentioned as sharing land with Thomas Rowntree in his will 
    Will 1830  Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Residence 1850  Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    District 2 
    Relocated 1851  Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 19, 23] 
    fm TN 
    Family Search ID L4Q4-2DW 
    Occupation Baptist Minister  [10, 11] 
    Occupation 1853  Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24] 
    Postmaster 
    Residence 1860  Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Precinct 2 
    Residence 1870  Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Precinct 5 
    Burial 1876  Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 16] 
    • Smith -Medearis Cemetery
    Death 1 Jan 1876  Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 9, 13, 16] 
    • Onion Creek
    Notes 
    • Friend of Andrew Jackson. See "The Lone Star State" p 261, published Lewis Publishing Chicago 1893. Biographical history of several TX counties.
    Person ID I59064  Rountree Family | Francis I Rountree
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2024 

    Father William Stark Smith, Sr,   b. 15 Sep 1756, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2 Jan 1830, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Smith,   b. 1760, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1824, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1783  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13] 
    Family ID F37525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mildred Rowntree,   b. 19 Sep 1809, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1827, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jul 1824  [25] 
    Family ID F37706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 Nancy A Rowntree,   b. 22 Apr 1813, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1876, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1827  Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13, 25] 
    Children 
    +1. Felix Ezell Smith, Sr,   b. 10 Aug 1831, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1890, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Lieutenant John Morgan Smith,   b. 1833, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1862, Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Mildred Rountree Smith,   b. 24 Apr 1835, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1892, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. James Woods Smith,   b. 1 Jul 1837, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1911, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]
    +5. Mary Elizabeth Smith,   b. 7 Feb 1839, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1913, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Ann E Smith,   b. 1842, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1871, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. Catherine Kate Ann Smith,   b. 29 Apr 1844, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1877, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]
    +8. Wade Morris Smith,   b. 20 Sep 1853, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1911, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F37705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Mar 1797 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Oct 1827 - Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned as sharing land with Thomas Rowntree in his will - 1828 - Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 1830 - Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - District 2 - 1850 - Franklin County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - fm TN - 1851 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Precinct 5 - 1870 - Travis, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jan 1876 - Travis, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S4614] Boddie, Mrs John Bennett, Historical Southern Families, (Name: Clearfield Company; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA;), Volume VI, Pages 240-243 William Smith descendants Article written by Mrs Ludie Bell Camp.
      Book available on Ancestry.com
      Also Available on CD #191
      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-004123-240?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-004123-240?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing

    2. [S3369] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 5, Travis, Texas; Roll: M593_;Page: ; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1798
      Birth place: North Carolina
      Residence date: 1870
      Residence place: Precinct 5, Travis, Texas, United States

    3. [S3777] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 3084.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: LLH.

    4. [S3661] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 2, Travis, Texas; Roll: M653_1306; Page: 243; Image: 15; Family History Library Film: 805306.
      Record for W S Smith
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=35227854&indiv=try

    5. [S3769] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: M432_878; Page: 21A; Image: 47.
      Record for William Smith
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=6105151&indiv=try

    6. [S4614] Boddie, Mrs John Bennett, Historical Southern Families, (Name: Clearfield Company; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA;), Volume VI, Pages 073-075 William Smith of Virginia.
      Book available on Ancestry.com
      Also Available on CD #191
      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-003956-73?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing

      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-003956-73?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing

    7. [S2957] Ancestry.com, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Clifford C. Rountree
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4064&h=2980407&indiv=try

    8. [S4825] Parks, Martin Livingston II, Letter from M L Parks II to Nannie Thaxton, (Name: Location: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; Date: 6 Mar 1913;;), Describes family of W S Smith.

    9. [S3553] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 102 : 1913.
      Record for Felix Ezell Smith
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=3387820&indiv=try

    10. [S3819] Huey, Mary Elizabeth Montgomery, Montgomery Ancestor Notes, (Name: Location: Texas;;), Notes on Family Tree written by ME Montgomery Huey.

    11. [S4853] Texas State Legislature, Tribute to Felix Smith, (Name: Name: House of Representatives; Location: Austin, Texas, USA; Date: 13Mar 1891;;), Speech by A W Terrell in State House as a tribute to Felix Smith.

    12. [S4830] Camp, Mrs Ludie Bell, William Smith Biographical Information, (Name: Clearfield Company; Location: Baltimore, Maryland;), "Historical Southern Families, Volume VI" by John Bennett Boddie.
      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-004123-240?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-004123-240?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing

    13. [S4828] DAR Ancestor A106136, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), William Stark Smith.

    14. [S4850] Smith, Nancy Rowntree, Will of Nancy Rowntree Smith, (Name: Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; Date: 9 Mar 1876;;).

    15. [S3459] Hays County Historical and Genealogical Society, Hays County Quarterly, (Name: Name: Hays County Historical and Genealogical Society; Location: SanMarcos, Hays, Texas, USA; Date: Dec 1976;;).

    16. [S4851] Smith-Medearis Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Bluff Spirngs, Travis, Texas, USA;;).

    17. [S3393] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.
      Record for J Woods Smith
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2272&h=30067711&indiv=try

    18. [S3364] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 6, Travis, Texas;Roll: 1329; Family History Film: 1255329; Page: 163D; Enumeration District: 128; Image: .
      Record for Felix E. Smith

    19. [S4826] The Lone Star State, (Name: Name: Lewis Publishing Company; Location: Chicago, IL; Date: 1893;;), History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Milam,Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson counties : containing a concise history of the state, with portraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named counties, and pers.
      http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29785/m1/1/
      http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsm13_print.html

    20. [S4827] Bio Information John Turner Smith, Typed notes about John Turner Smith found in notes of Mary E Huey.

    21. [S3405] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Travis,Texas; Roll: T623_1673; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 115.
      Record for J Wood Smith

    22. [S3818] Rowntree, Thomas, Will of Thomas Rowntree, (Name: Date: 1828;;), Will Book No 1 in the Office of the County Court of Lincoln County,Tennessee.

    23. [S4855] Huey, Mary Elizabeth Montgomery, Felix E Smith Notes, (Name: Location: Texas, USA;;), Notes on Family of FESmith.

    24. [S4854] Bluff Springs, Texas Information, (Name: Location:http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/hnb53.html;;), Historical information about Bluff Springs, Texas http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/hnb53.html.

    25. [S3815] Sumrall, Timothy, Rowntree Family Bible, (Name: Name: Genealogy.com;;), http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/rowntree/messages/32.html.
      I recently rediscovered some pages from an old family bible thatdetail the children of Thomas Rowntree. They were very difficult to read and I'm hoping to obtain clearer copies. This is what I was able to decipher, and I think most of it is correct. Maybe helpful to some other Rowntree/Rountree descendants. If I am able to get clearer copies I'll post whatever corrections may be necessary.
      Here's what I can make out from the pages:
      Page title Births
      Thos. Rowntree son of Richardson Rowntree March 27th Anno Domini 1778
      Mary Rowntree Daughter of James Gilbert born May 11th Anno Domini 1787
      Catherine Rowntree Daughter of Thos. & Mary born June 10th AD 1803
      James Rowntree February 7th AD 1806
      Mildred Rowntree ----(Sept.?) 19th(?) 1809
      Betsy Rowntree ....... 1811
      Nancy Rowntree.......1813 or 1815?
      Sarah Rowntree Daughter of M. Price 2nd wife of Thos. Rowntree born 18 January 1790
      Mary Rowntree Daughter of Thos. & Sarah Rowntree born July 16th AD 1816
      William Rowntree November 5th (or 3rd?) AD 1817 - th


  

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