William Riley Smith

Abt 1833 - Bef 1908  (~ 75 years)

• Name	William Riley Smith
  Born	Abt 1833	Boone, Missouri, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	S1SZ-B3
  Died	Bef 4 Oct 1908	Boone, Missouri, United States   [2]
  Buried	Bef 4 Oct 1908
  Person ID	I4497	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	George Smith,   b. Abt 1803 OR 1805, Botetourt, Virginia, United States ,   d. 20 May 1887, Scottsville Twp, Sullivan, Missouri  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Mahala Hawkins,   b. 5 Aug 1811, Madison, Kentucky, United States ,   d. 13 Aug 1892, Sullivan, Missouri, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1827	Boone, Missouri, United States   [3]
  Family ID	F621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Susan Moss,   b. Abt 1851, Missouri, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Jan 1865	Boone, Missouri, United States   [4]
  Children	1. Mary C Smith,   b. Abt 1868, Boone, Missouri, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Andrew Jackson Smith,   b. 1 Jun 1870, Boone, Missouri, United States ,   d. 9 Jun 1954, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States  (Age 84 years)   3. Mahala Smith,   b. 28 Apr 1873, Missouri, United States ,   d. 13 Aug 1933, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States  (Age 60 years)   4. William T Smith,   b. Abt 1875, Missouri, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. A E Smith,   b. Abt 1877, Missouri, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. George Lee Smith,   b. Abt Oct 1879, Missouri, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F1517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1833 - Boone, Missouri, United States Married - 9 Jan 1865 - Boone, Missouri, United States Died - Bef 4 Oct 1908 - Boone, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  c1833 BIRTH: MO: William Riley Smith born about 1833, estimated birth year based on 1850 census, name found on son, Andrew Jackson's death certificate. 1840 CENSUS: MO,Boone Co-Missouri Twp: Male 0-5, son of George Smith 1850 CENSUS: MO-Boone Co, Dist #8: Film 14872 pg 406,28 Sep,Dw #1075: Wm R Smith 17/MO, son of George and Mahala Smith 1850 HISTORY: History of Boone Co MO, pg 363: "George Smith left Boone Co for California in 1850, also a James Smith, and a W Smith." 1853 LAND: Sullivan Co, MO, 1845-1887, Film #1009043,45,BK A, pg 565: Deed-8 Nov 1853: Land from Maloney to Wm R Smith: SW Q Sec 11 Twp 61 Range 21 - 40 acres. 1858 LAND: MO,Sullivan Co Bk F pg391: Indenture-21 Sep 1858: To Wm R Smith. 1859 LAND: MO,Sullivan Co BK F pg 267: Judgment-4 Jan 1859: Court of JP, in favor of Wm R Smith and Alfred S Tunnell against Samuel Merryman. His land to be sold at auction: SE Q Sec 18 Twp 61 R 21 - 58 acres, to be advertized in Weekly Milan Farmer, auction to be 6 Jun 1859. George Smith was highest and best bidder at $50.12 and was sold to George Smith. 1860 CENSUS: MO-Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp,Scottsville: Dw #382: William R Smith 25/MO, son of George and Mahala Smith 1860 LAND: MO,Sullivan Co 13 Nov 1860, Circuit Court pg C 213, Sullivan Co for use and benefit of county. School fun us. Wm R Smith, A Tunnel and HT McClanahan (Wm R Smith not a resident of state) Be notified by publication that plaintiff commenced suit to recover amount due on note file 13 Nov 1860 for $20.00. Lien on land: NE quarter of SE quarter of Sec 18 Twp 61 Range 20 in Sullivan Co. Published in Mo Herald - weekly paper pg 243: Sullivan vs Wm R Smith et al, 25 Mary 1869: Takes a nonsuit. Defendant have lien withdrawn, county of Sullivan to pay costs 1860 CENSUS: MO-Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp,Scottsville: Film #0014870-pg 679,Dw #382: Wm R Smith 25/MO, son of George and Mahala Smith 1865 MARRIAGE: MO,Sullivan Co: Wm R Smith married Rachel Moss 29 Feb 1865, SS: 27 Feb 1985 Oakland 12-2-08 found IGI showing Wm Smith md Rachel Moss 09 Jan 1865, Boone Co [ck out] MO Marriages 1805-2002: Anc.com, 1-20-2009: Boone Co MO: State of of Missouri SS, I George W Rowlands, County of Boone Recorder of the town of Columbia... did join in marriage... William Smith and Rachel Moss on January 9, 1865 who gives the names of their children as follows: Sarah Jane, Angeline, Clarke and Charley... recorded Mch 28, 1866...[names of children totally different from those on the censuses below-ck further; 2 Wm R's, other md to R Burkes?] 1870 CENSUS: Boone Co MO-Twp 50,Sturgeon PO: 28 Jul pg 205, Dw 1/1: SMITH, Wm 31/MO farmer (150) not read or write; wife Rachel S 19/MO; Mary C 2/MO; Andrew J 2/12 MO bn May. 1880 CENSUS: Boone Co MO-Missouri Twp: Anc.com-pg 7-8,5 June, Dw 48/48: SMITH, Wm R-head 43/MO (MO,MO) farmer (well); R S-wife 29/MO (MO,MO) (well); M K-dau 11/MO-at home (normal); AJ-son 10/MO (not read or write-spasms); M dau 7/MO (measles-not read or write); Wm T son 5/MO (spasms-can't read or write); A E dau 3/MO (well) at home; George Lee- son 8/12 MO (well) 1880 LAND: OR,Douglas Co: Deed Wm R and wife Hanna Smith of Douglas Co OR... [ours?-don't think so-ck out] 1882 LAND: MO,Sullivan Co Land BK 17 pg 204: 28 Jan 1882 from George Smith to Wm R Smith of Boone Co: S23 T61 R21, land deeded to son Wm R Smith and wife Rachel of Boone Co in 1882 by father, George Smith. 1888 LAND: MO,Sullivan Co BK18 pg309: 13 Sep 1888 from Wm R/Rachel Smith of Boone Co to Thomas H Smith of Sullivan Co: S23 T61 R21 1890 MILITARY: 1890 Boone Co Vet Schedule (census), Midway MO Twp #3, Dw 158/158, June: Wm R Smith Private L Co 1865-1865, 5 mos-"forgot when enlisted" (would be age 26-30) [ck out] 1895 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Boone Co-Locust Grove Methodist Cem, Sec 1 Twp 48 R14 (Midway) stone: Wm R Smith dd 12 Dec 1895 age 61y9m17d. Calculated birth would be 25 Feb 1834. Stone by itself close to church-minister? [CK OUT] Obit of sister, Mary C Smith Thurlo, 8 Oct 1908, Browning Mo Leader-Rcd: "one living sister, Ann Elizabeth Thurlo" 1954 HISTORY: MO,Boone Co: Death Certificate of son, Andrew Jackson Smith shows parents as William Riley Smith and Rachel Susan Burks [remarry or maiden name?] ACTION - CK OUT: 1. [MG: IGI Batch M515851 shows marriage of William R Smith to Carlista J Monroe,7 Sep 1871, Sullivan Co, MO, SS 21 Feb 1986 LA, both Sull Co, Also in Anc.com img 10, Mg bk pg 190: Married by the undersigned, a Minister of the Gospel, William R Smith and Carlista J Monroe, both of Sullivan Co Missouri on the 7th day of September 1871, signed P M Blythe, Minister of the Gospel. Filed for record Dec 7, 12[??] 1871, George W O Preston, Recorder. Does not fit Wm R or Wm Richard Smiths - ck further. 2. Hist of Sullivan Co vol 2 p247: William R Smith died 10 January 1892. Masonic Lodge-Pollock. Buried Oakwood Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S293] CENSUS: Missouri,Boone Co: U.S. Federal, Film 0014872, pg 406. Wm R Smith 17/MO, son of George and Mahala Smith 1850 CENSUS: Dist #8: Dw #1075 Date: 28 September 1850 [S226] US Military Pension Rcds, Nat Archives 692.296 #10, Deposition A. Father's parents are dead. Had 8 children-4 daughters and 4 sons. Only 3 living: Lorinda Fields of Humphrey; Mrs A N Thurlo of Carroll Co (Bogard or Tina), husb name Silas Thurlo a farmer; Mary C Thurlo living 1 mile this side of Scottsville. PO Browning. Grandparents old and feeble when died. Not know dates. Father's brothers Thomas H-died near Humphrey; William R died Boone Co; James Smith-not know where died. Nancy E Scott 4th sister and died in Kansas. Not know what died of." Belle Atkins affidavit re Albert Jackson Smith pension 1901, "...taken at 2 1/2 miles west of Reger, Sullivan Co MO" Date: 3 April 1901 [S132] IGI, Version 1.02 from LDS Options, Family Search, Film #0909125, Batch M514661/0219. George Smith married Mahala Hawkins 14 Jun 1827, Boone Co Missouri Extracted IGI - Boone Co, MO Marriages 1821-1872 [S132] IGI, Version 1.02 from LDS Options, Family Search, IGI M514664, Film 091335, Item 2. William Smith md Rachel Moss 09 Jan 1865, Boone, Missouri Boone Co MG Rcds 1821-1919