Marion S. Smith , 8 North 52 West
"There was a Smith family reunion held in 1998 and they placed a government marker
on Robert's grave.
After the war R.E. and M.S and R.G. moved west. They were the first settlers of what is now
Sterling Colorado. Later M.S. returned to Grand Junction, Tennessee. Over the years the Smiths
had lost contact with each other and were reunited through genealogy. "
Dorethea Ann Graves and Robert W. Smith married on Dec 10, 1838 in Sussex County, Virginia.
In 1850 they're in Shelby County, Tennessee,
Robert W. 33, Ann 29,Edward (Richard E.) 11, John 9, Marion 6,
and Robert1.
In 1860 Tippah County, Mississippi, Robert Smith is 43, D.A. 40.
R. E. is 20, Emma 18, J.W. 18, M.S. 16, Robert G. 12, L.V. 8, Ida 5.
Marion Skipwith Smith
BIRTH 24 FEB 1844 Sussex Co., Virginia,
Marion Smith and Martha Perkins married on 7 Dec 1866 in Fayette County.
Marion S. Smith cash-claimed 160 acres in sections 11 and 14, 8N 52W in 1874.
"Mr. C. L. Goodwin came to Sterling in 1881 with his brother, Mont Goodwin, from South Dakota, the trip of 300 miles being made on horseback. The country all laid open then and the first wire fence they saw was the colony fence enclosing the lands of J. M. and M. C. King, Allen Sanders, Ed and Marion Smith, R. C. Perkins, Mrs. M. E. Ayres, Hugh and Ed Davis and Uncle D. B. Davis."
In 1880 Hardeman County, Tennessee, Marion Smith is farming, 35, Mattie 32, Oaty 11, Marshen 9, W. Earl 4, Charles 3, and Ona L. six months, all kids born in Tennessee.
In 1900 Hardeman County, Marion is farming, born February 1844 in Virginia, Mattie May 1847,
Charles May 1878, William February 1880, and servant Cassie Perkins born 1848 in TEnnessee.
In 1910,
Mamie S. Smith is 66,
Mattie P. Smith 63 Wife,
Charles L. Smith
30
Son,
Marion Smith
9
Grandson,
James Smith
7
Grandson,
Parham Smith
5
Grandson,
Elizabeth Smith
3
Granddaughter, and
Ada Morgan
17
Servant.
Marion Skipwith Smith
BIRTH
24 Feb 1844
DEATH
7 Jul 1910
BURIAL
Grand Junction Cemetery
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
MEMORIAL ID
9793969.
Martha Perkins Smith
BIRTH
16 May 1847
DEATH
17 Jun 1922
BURIAL
Grand Junction Cemetery
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
MEMORIAL ID
9800495.
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LILLIAN
In the Granc Junction cemetery, Richardson Lillian Orr Smith 11 Dec 1879 5 Feb 1961,
CHARLES
Eunice Love McKenzie and Charles Lawrence Smith married on
28 Apr 1915 in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
In 1930 Hardeman County,
Charles L. Smith
52,
Eunice M. Smith 38 Wife,
Harold M. Smith
12
Son, and
Wofford L Smith
7
Son.
In 1940 Lamar, Mississippi,
Eunice M. Smith 48 is divorced,
Waffoia L. Smith
17
Son,
Nancy McKinger
62
Sister,
Harley Muce
31
Lodger,
Neal Box
25
Lodger, and
Marlin Stwart
23
Lodger
.
In 1950 Benton County,
Eunice M. Smith is 60,
Wofford Smith
27 Son,
Nancy C. McKenzie
71 Sister, and
Clyde H. McKenzie
68 Brother.
Eunice McKenzie Smith
BIRTH
1888
DEATH
1966
BURIAL
McKinzie Cemetery
Benton County, Mississippi,
MEMORIAL ID
41136883.
She died in Memphis, Tennessee, with son Wofford of Lamar, Mississippi as the informant.
WAVERLY
In 1900 Hardeman County,
J. C. Jenkins is 54, R. E. Jenkins
44 Wife,
Annie E. Jenkins
16 Daughter,
Mary Jenkins
15 Daughter,
James C. Jenkins
14 Son,
David P. Jenkins
11 Son,
John R. Jenkins
10 Son,
Bessie M. Jenkins
6 Daughter,
W. Earl Smith Son-in-law, and
Sallie E. Smith
19 Daughter.
Sallie E. Jenkins Smith
BIRTH
28 Aug 1879
DEATH
7 Mar 1907
BURIAL
Grand Junction Cemetery
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
MEMORIAL ID
81602329.
Waverly Earl Smith
BIRTH
1 Nov 1875
DEATH
28 May 1911
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
BURIAL
Grand Junction Cemetery
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
MEMORIAL ID
81602328 .
Earl Marion Smith Sr.
BIRTH
7 Sep 1900
Grand Junction, Tennessee,
DEATH
11 Aug 2000
Grand Junction,
BURIAL
Grand Junction Cemetery ,
MEMORIAL ID
81174015.
J.J. Smith and Moorman Ola Ferguson married in Shelby County on October 30, 1929.
In 1940 Fayette County, Tennessee, James J. Smith is farming, 37, Moorman D. wife 27, Betty Jane 9, Iva Carol 5,a nd Sarah 2.
In 1950 Hardeman County,
James J. Smith was 46,
Momonda Smith
43 Wife,
Iva C. Smith
15 Daughter,
Sarah Smith 13 Daughter, and
Gail Smith
5 Daughter.
James Jenkins Smith
BIRTH
11 Mar 1903
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
DEATH
7 May 1995
Germantown, Shelby County, Tennessee,
BURIAL
Grand Junction Cemetery,
Hardeman County, Tennessee,
MEMORIAL ID
81174018.
Betty Jane Smith and Jack C. Daniel had Jacqueline Elizabeth Daniel on February 7, 1952 in Tennessee, bying Januayr 13, 1956 in Jackson, Tennessee, to be buried in Saulsbury, Tennessee.
Sarah Ann Smith was born on 11 June 1937. She lived in Fayette County in 1940 and Hardeman,
Tennessee, for about 1 years. She died on 25 March 1959, in Owen County, Indiana in near Freedom, at the age of 21 from an auto accident,
and was buried in Grand Junction Cemetery, Hardeman, Tennessee.
William 'Bill' Donald Mayfield, Sr., a devoted husband, father, “Pops” and friend drowned April 1, 2023 in a boating accident while fishing on the Tennessee River at the age of 79.
Born to John “Johnny” William and Mary Elizabeth Schultz Mayfield on February 19, 1944 on the beloved family farm in Silerton, Tennessee, Bill is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Gail Smith Mayfield, and his two children, Angela “Angie” Mayfield Keel (Barry) of Starkville, MS and William Donald “Donny” Mayfield, Jr. of Germantown, TN and six grandchildren, Brandon Keel (Caitlin), Brody Keel (Laurel), Bethany Hunt (Casey); Sarah Mayfield, Lauren Mayfield and John William Mayfield along with five great-grandchildren, Judah, Amos, and Nora Keel; Lucy and Eloise Keel; Hudson Hunt due in July; an “adopted son” Mike Young and his spunky Labrador retriever, Sweetie Pie.
Bill was the pride and joy of his parents as their only child and was the first family member to become a college graduate. Bill graduated from Bolivar Central High School in 1962, after serving as president of his junior and senior classes. In 1966, he graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering and though he received his Masters of Science in Agricultural Engineering from Mississippi State University in 1970, he remained an avid University of Tennessee Volunteer supporter and fan.
Bill began his career in 1966 as a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) research engineer at the Cotton Ginning Laboratory in Stoneville, MS. In 1971, he joined the staff of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service at Auburn University where he was a State Specialist in Farm Machinery including cotton and ginning. In 1975, he received the “Governor's Award for Air Pollution Control” in recognition of his interest, involvement and active support for air pollution control programs relating to cotton gins. Shortly after in 1977, Bill was honored with the national Aerovent Young Extension Man Award from the American Society of Agricultural Engineers awarded annually to one outstanding extension service agricultural engineer serving under the age of 40 in the United States.
Bill rejoined the USDA in 1981, as the National Program Leader for Cotton with the USDA Extension Service in Memphis, TN until his retirement in 1999. During his distinguished career with the USDA, Bill was instrumental as one of the original organizers and establishment of the national cotton ginner schools in the US in 1985 and received the National Cotton Ginners' Distinguished Service Award in 1990.
Bill's passion was cotton, the land that produced it and especially the people that worked it. He authored numerous publications as an award-winning agricultural engineer"culminating in his co-authored book, Who Invented the Cotton Gin. Bill's love for farming and his fellow farmers led him to channel proceeds from his trade publications back into the cotton industry through the establishment of the Mayfield Cotton Engineering Award given annually by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in recognition of outstanding engineering contributions.
Throughout his distinguished career in agriculture, Bill was honored to humbly serve as a leader in his profession including Memphis Agricultural Club President, Hardeman County Farm Bureau President, member of the Board of Directors for Memphis Agricenter and Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce among others. The family farm eventually called him home in 2004. Bill, working alongside his wife Gail, quickly became pillars of the Silerton community in retirement years. While he was Mayor of Silerton for 10 years, the town relocated and enlarged the Town Hall, created a town park and organized town programs such as the Christmas parade, spring cleanup and the 4th of July celebration. He served as a fire department trustee, and most recently, Chairman of the Board of Silerton Baptist Church.
Bill's kindness and generosity with time, service and support to his family, friends and community members were matched only by his love for farming, hunting, fishing and unique gifts as a prolific family storyteller and Silerton town historian. His other less publicized accomplishments include growing the best tomatoes this side of the Mississippi, playing softball and maintaining an undefeated record against his grandchildren in checkers.
A celebration of life service will be held on April 29, 2023, at Silerton Baptist Church at 2:00 pm. "
Venoy Fortner and Sarah Elizabeth Smith married in 1927 in Tipton County, Tennessee.
In 1940 Memphis,
Walter Fostner is 34,
Sarah Fostner 33 Wife.
Sarah Elizabeth Smith Fortner
BIRTH
20 Feb 1907
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
DEATH
5 Feb 1964
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee,
BURIAL
Memorial Park Cemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee,
PLOT
Section J
MEMORIAL ID
161734193.
" Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Fortner, 57, wife of Fortner, president of Fortner Furniture Co.
at 3400 Summer, died yesterday at her home, 130 Galloway Drive. Mrs. Fortner was vice president of
the firm headed by her husband. She was born in Grand Junction, Tenn.,
and moved to Memphis 35 years ago. She was a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church
and active in its work and was a member of the Eastern Star. She also leaves three brothers,
Marion and James Smith of Grand Junction, and Parham Smith of Sterling, Colorado.
Services at 2 pm tomorrow at Highland Heights Baptist Church. Burial in Memorial Park."
July 3, 1981 "Walter Venoy Fortner, founder and president of Fortner Furniture Corp.,
died today at his home at 130 Galloway. Mr. Fortner was 75. He founded the firm in 1934 at
its present location, 3400 Summer. Mr. Fortner was a former member of the board of trustees
of Lambuth College, a former trustee of the Highland Heights United Methodist Church building committee,
a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church, a Shriner, and a Mason. He was founder of the Fortner
Memorial, an organization that raised money in memory of his late wife, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Fortner.
The funds were used to construct a building named after her at Faxon and National.
The building is used by youth organizations.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Dorsey Statile of Hackensack, N.J., and a brother, Frank Fortner
of Memphis."
Parham Smith was living with uncle Otey in Logan County in 1920 and 1930. In 1940
Parham P. Smith 35 is in government work,
Marie V. Smith
27
Wife.
Parham Perkins Smith
BIRTH
6 Feb 1905
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
DEATH
22 Sep 1988
Westminster, Adams County, Colorado,
BURIAL
Riverside Cemetery
Sterling, Logan County, Colorado,
MEMORIAL ID
21640855
Harold McKenzie Smith died in Davidson, Tennessee, March 3, 1938, to be buried in Grand Junction, Tennessee.
Wofford Love Smith
BIRTH
20 Oct 1922
DEATH
17 Oct 2010 (aged 87)
BURIAL
Grand Junction Cemetery
Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee,
MEMORIAL ID
81602228.
In 1920 Logan County,
O. E. Smith
51,
Jamie Smith
49 Wife,
Elmo Smith
14 Son, and
Parham Smith 14 Nephew.
FORREST
In 1910 Little Rock,
Forest G. Smith is 30,
Catherine Smith
30
Wife,
Martha L. Smith
4
Daughter,
Forest G. Smith
1
Son,
Joseph L Wilson
23
Brother-in-law, and
Annie D. Wilson
18
Sister-in-law.
Katherine Smith
Age 35
Birth Place Texas
Death Date 30 Jun 1915
Death Place Little Rock, Arkansas,
Father
T. M. Milan. She was to be buried in Oakland cemetery.
Forrest Groves Smith of LIttle Rock, born January 9, 1882, working for the Little Rock post office,
with a reference of Frecia Berdie Smith of the same address.
Forrest G. Smith Frances B Stodder
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 12 Jun 1916
Event Place St. Louis, Missouri.
Forrest G. Smith, born 9 Jan 1882 in Grand Junction, Tennessee to M. S. and Martha Smith,
died 6 Sep 1955 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.
Martha Louise Smith
Marriage Age 37, married D. Joseph Johnson on 10 Aug 1943 in
Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Forrest Graves Smith Sr.
BIRTH
9 Jan 1882
Tennessee,
DEATH
Sep 1955
BURIAL
Roselawn Memorial Park
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas,
PLOT
Fairview Section, Lot 609, Grave 7
MEMORIAL ID
230553323.
Frances Beatrice Stodder Smith
BIRTH
unknown
DEATH
5 Jun 1962
BURIAL
Roselawn Memorial Park
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas,
PLOT
Fairview Section, Lot 609, Grave 6
MEMORIAL ID
230553419.
"SMITH, FRANCES BEATRICE (née Stodder), formerly of Carondelet, Tues., June 5, 1962, beloved wife of the late Forrest Smith, Sr., of Little Rock, Ark., dear mother, grandmother, and aunt, sister of Bessie, Lucille, John, Sam, Gean, Marion, and Arthur Stodder, and the late Charles Stodder.
Funeral Friday at Little Rock, Ark."
In 1930 Little Rock, Ralph B. Mashburn is 34,
Lillian Mashburn 28 Wife, and
Ralph Mashburn
6
Son.
Marriage Date 7 May 1933
Marriage Place Little Rock, Arkansas,
Divorce Date 5 Apr 1946
Divorce Place Pulaski, Arkansas,
Spouse
Ralph A. Mashburn.
Frances Louise Smith Busch, 85, of Little Rock, presently residing in Hot Springs, passed from this life on August 11, 2015. She was born on February 22, 1930 to Carrie Louise (Harper) Smith and Forrest G. Smith, Jr. She grew up in Hillcrest at the Valley View Apartments which her grandfather and father built. Allsop Park was her backyard where the "Valley View Kids" played and swam in the apartments' spring-fed pool. Frances graduated from Little Rock High School (Central) in 1948. She attended Little Rock Junior College (UALR), where she lettered in swimming and pledged Tri-Delta Sorority.
She married and moved to Fayetteville where her husband attended school. They later moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where she was known for her decorating. Their home was in the Christmas Parade of Homes each year. She was a good cook, excellent seamstress, and loved watching football and basketball. She returned to Little Rock in 1965 and managed the Valley View Apartments for many years.
Frances was a member of Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church for over fifty years where she served as a deacon and an elder, and was active in the clown and caring ministries, teaching of children and parish life.
Preceded in death by her parents, grandson, Christian Busch,
and many aunts and uncles.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen Bush Osborne (Andy) of Little Rock;
granddaughter, Erika Osborne of Benton;
grandson, Ryan Osborne (Sally) of North Little Rock;
great-granddaughters, Mary Gabriella and Adalyn Rose Osborne
of North Little Rock; and her son, Kurt Busch (Marquita) and grandson,
Austin Busch, all of Hot Springs.
Services will be Saturday, August 15 at 11 a.m. at Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, officiated by Chaplain Teddy Frye and Rev. Ruskin Falls, followed by interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. .
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