Smith, Edwin Kelly

Male 1890 - 1976  (85 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Smith, Edwin Kelly was born on 24 Dec 1890 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri (son of Smith, Captain Thomas Leslie and Thompson, Fannie Pope); died on 3 Mar 1976 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

    Edwin married Rankin, Robna Louise on 24 Jul 1912 in Rankin's Mill homestead, Boonville, Cooper, MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Smith, Elizabeth Louise
    2. Smith, Richard Kelly
    3. Smith, Eugene Edwin
    4. Smith, Hal Jewitt
    5. Smith, Frances Roberta Smith
    6. Smith, Doris Virginia
    7. Smith, Elma Ann

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  
    Smith, Captain Thomas LeslieSmith, Captain Thomas Leslie was born on 1 May 1834 in Bedford County, VA, USA (son of Smith, John Wesley and Leftwich, Sally Saunders Claytor); died on 29 Dec 1894.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web: http://www.friendsofhistoricboonville.org
    • Census: 1 Jun 1850, Pettis (District 68), Missouri, USA; : 13y
    • Census: 14 Jun 1860, Clay, Lafayette, Missouri; : 24y
    • Occupation: 14 Jun 1860, Clay, Lafayette, Missouri; Teamster
    • Military End: 9 Jun 1865

    Notes:

    Military Service Notes
    Served in 13th Missouri "Wood's" Cavalry CSA
    See: http://missouridivision-scv.org/mounits/woodregcav.htm

    13th Missouri "Wood's" Cavalry CSA
    Commonly nicknamed, "Wood's Regiment", this unit was originally designated the 14th Mo Cavalry Battalion. Later as the unit was increased to regimental size, it was re-designated as the 13th Mo Cavalry Regiment. It is also known as "Wood's Partisan Rangers", and was commanded by Col. Robert C. Wood. It served primarily as an "unattached" or independent unit, although it was assigned to Marmaduke's Cavalry Division. It saw action in the following battles: Pine Bluff, Ark. (Oct. 25, 1863), Jenkins' Ferry (April 30, 1864) and in the numerous engagements of Price's 1864 Missouri raid. The Regiment surrendered at Shreveport, LA and was paroled in June 1865. At the time of its surrender it was part of the 1st Missouri Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Trans-Mississippi Department.

    Notes from D. Haley Gomez:
    Capt. L. Smigh was an officer in the 13th Missouri Cavalry, Company I, Confederate Army. He served under Col. Robert C. Wood, in Wood's Regiment or Wood's Partisan Rangers, as they were known. His unit served as the personal guard fo General Sterling Price and saw action at Pine Bluff, Ark., Jenkins' Ferry and numerous engagements under Gen. Price in MO. The regiment surrendered at the end of the war at Shreveport, Louisiana and was paroled in June, 1865.
    Famliy history says that Gen. Price and his soldiers came to Rankin's Mill during the civil War and ordered William Rankin to grind flour for his troops. They paid with Confederate dollars. I can't help wondering if Capt. Leslie Smith was in that party. If so, his son was later to marry Mr. Rankin's granddaughter and live in the Rankin house on the farm. His portrait now hangs over a roll-top desk in that house.
    Capt. Smith married first, Mary Davis and had eight children: four boys and four girls. She died in January 1886 and he then married Fannie Pope Thompson in 1887. He was appointed sheriff of Cooper County in 1878 and served a second elected term in 1884.
    He and is young family lived in the family quarters of the old jail-house.
    (see http://www.friendsofhistoricboonville.org).
    Family history tells of the day a prisoner escaped and Fannie chased him down the alley with a broom. She used to cook meals for the prisoners.

    Military End:
    Parole card at conclusion of Civil War. Copy in personal files. Signed by Alvale Bishop, Cpt. and Provost Marshall. Lists Cpt. Smith's residence as Lexington MO.

    Thomas married Thompson, Fannie Pope on 8 Sep 1887. Fannie (daughter of Thompson, Richard and Kelly, Mary Elizabeth) was born on 13 Oct 1859; died on 12 Dec 1936 in Kansas City, MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  
    Thompson, Fannie PopeThompson, Fannie Pope was born on 13 Oct 1859 (daughter of Thompson, Richard and Kelly, Mary Elizabeth); died on 12 Dec 1936 in Kansas City, MO.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Fannie Pope Smith

    Children:
    1. Smith, Major Richard Thompson was born on 3 Jul 1888 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died in Kansas City, MO.
    2. 1. Smith, Edwin Kelly was born on 24 Dec 1890 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died on 3 Mar 1976 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.
    3. Smith, Elizabetn Yeatman was born on 6 Mar 1894 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died on 5 Jan 1968 in Kansas City, MO.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Smith, John Wesley was born on 8 Jan 1807 in Bedford County, VA, USA (son of Smith, Reuben Bartholomew and Smith, Elizabeth Betty); died on 27 Mar 1844 in Rockingham Co., NC.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • AFN: Address:
      8HG8-3C
    • Name: John Wesley John Wesley SMITH

    John married Leftwich, Sally Saunders Claytor on 5 May 1827 in Bedford County, VA, USA. Sally (daughter of Leftwich, Rev. William and Leftwich, Sally) was born on 28 Sep 1807 in Bedford County, VA, USA; died on 6 Apr 1881 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Leftwich, Sally Saunders Claytor was born on 28 Sep 1807 in Bedford County, VA, USA (daughter of Leftwich, Rev. William and Leftwich, Sally); died on 6 Apr 1881 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • AFN: Address:
      8HG8-4J
    • Residence: 1846
    • Census: 1 Jun 1850, Pettis (District 68), Missouri, USA; : 42y
    • Occupation: 1 Jun 1850, Pettis (District 68), Missouri, USA; Widow
    • Census: 14 Jun 1860, Clay, Lafayette, Missouri; : 46y
    • Occupation: 14 Jun 1860, Clay, Lafayette, Missouri; Widow
    • Census: 1 Jun 1870, Saint Charles, St Charles, Missouri; : 63y; Address:
      Saint Charles, MO
    • Census: 3 Jun 1880, Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri; : 72y

    Notes:

    Anecdote:
    Notes from Dianne H. Gomez
    Sallie S. C. Leftwich Smith is the subject of a wonderful letter written probably by her son, Ferdinand. He describes his memories as a 10 year old boy, of the journey which the widowed Sallie and her ten children made by steamer and by wagons from Bedford County, Virginia to Pettis County, Missouri in 1846. They traveled with "fourteen servants, three wagons of household goods and ten seated carry-all or pleasure wagon equipped with tents for a camping trip over the mountains." They arrived in December after six weeks journey and, with the help of her brother, William Burwell Leftwich of Pettis County, she bought a tobacco farm where she raised her children.
    Some sources show her name as Sarah Saunders Clayton Leftwich, but the Leftwich Family Association says it is Claytor. Sallie's brother William Burwell Leftwich married John Wesley's sister Sarah Elizabeth Smith.

    Notes:

    Virginia Marriage file suggests Mar. 5, same year.

    Children:
    1. Smith, Teresa Elizabeth was born on 12 Oct 1827; died on 1 Jul 1828.
    2. Smith, William Jasper was born on 26 Jan 1830 in Lynchburg, Virginia; died on 25 Jun 1900 in Fullerton, Orange, California; was buried on 26 Jun 1900 in Anaheim, Orange, California.
    3. Smith, Mary Malinda was born on 7 May 1831 in Pettis, Missouri, USA; died on 12 Aug 1916.
    4. Smith, Ferdinand D. was born on 14 Aug 1832 in Virginia; died on 7 Aug 1914 in Jackson, Lafayette, Missouri.
    5. 2. Smith, Captain Thomas Leslie was born on 1 May 1834 in Bedford County, VA, USA; died on 29 Dec 1894.
    6. Smith, Virgil B. was born on 8 May 1835 in Virginia.
    7. Smith, Charles Edward was born on 20 Nov 1835 in Virginia.
    8. Smith, Rosabel Emma was born on 10 Sep 1838 in Virginia.
    9. Smith, Sarah Elizabeth was born on 9 Apr 1840 in Virginia.
    10. Smith, Susan Anne was born on 13 Oct 1841 in Rockingham, North Carolina; died on 27 Apr 1912 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; was buried in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.
    11. Smith, Virginia Elizabeth W was born on 9 Jul 1843 in Virginia.
    12. Smith, J. W. L. was born on 9 Jul 1843 in Virginia.

  3. 6.  Thompson, Richard was born on 13 Mar 1817 (son of Thompson, Richard and Yeatman, Sarah); died on 20 Apr 1886; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Notes from D. H. Gomez
    Richard T. Thompson came to Cooper Co. Missouri with his parents in 1836. He was a builder, and later an undertaker in Boonville. He mad the coffins by hand and his daughter Fannie helped him in his shop. "Home Town Sketches" by Emile Paillou states that "Uncle Dick" Thompson was his "cross-the-street neighbor and he had two charming daughters, Cornelia and Fannie, who kept the place cluttered up with beaux." Cornelia is burried near Fannie in Walnug Grove Cemetery.

    Richard married Kelly, Mary Elizabeth on 11 Jan 1848. Mary (daughter of Kelly, John Jr. and Lawless, Bitha) was born on 27 Oct 1836; died on 16 Mar 1907 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Kelly, Mary Elizabeth was born on 27 Oct 1836 (daughter of Kelly, John Jr. and Lawless, Bitha); died on 16 Mar 1907 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Elizabeth Thompson

    Children:
    1. Thompson, Cornelia
    2. 3. Thompson, Fannie Pope was born on 13 Oct 1859; died on 12 Dec 1936 in Kansas City, MO.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Smith, Reuben Bartholomew was born on 15 Aug 1761 in Goochland Co., Virginia (son of SMITH, Ruben and ); died on 2 Dec 1831 in Pittslvania, Va.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • AFN: Address:
      JV1Z-H1
    • Name: Reuben Bartholomew Smith

    Notes:

    Notes from D. Haley Gomez
    Ruben Smith enlisted in the Virginia Militia at the age of 17 in the Revolutionary War, serving under Capt. Robert Beal and Col. William Heth (or Heath). He was wounded, captured by the British, and then escaped through the aid of his sweetheart, Betsy Rice Smith, according to the D.A.R. records. Her father, Edward Smith, was a Tory and probably [was] opposed to the relationship. They married in 1782 and must have reconciled with her family, as they are remembered in Edward Smith's will of 1815. By the end of his life, Reuben was so enfeebled by the wound in his face from the war that his son, John Wesley Smith, ran the family plantation for his father and mother. Reuben and Betsy had fourteen children.

    Reuben married Smith, Elizabeth Betty on 4 Nov 1782 in Goochland Co., Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Smith, Edward and Rice, Sarah) was born on 2 Feb 1766 in Albermerle, Va; was christened on 2 Feb 1766 in Louisa, Va. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Smith, Elizabeth Betty was born on 2 Feb 1766 in Albermerle, Va; was christened on 2 Feb 1766 in Louisa, Va (daughter of Smith, Edward and Rice, Sarah).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • AFN: Address:
      JV1Z-J6
    • Name: Betsy Smith

    Notes:

    There is a possibility that Reuben and Betsy were cousins, but no documentation has been found, to date. Other Smith researchers have asked the question and not been able to make a connection.

    Children:
    1. Smith, Edward was born on 29 Oct 1784 in Pittslvania, Va.
    2. Smith, Judith was born on 23 Dec 1786 in Pittslvania, Va.
    3. Smith, Howell was born on 30 Nov 1788 in Pittslvania, Va.
    4. SMITH, Reuben Bartholomew was born on 10 Nov 1790 in Culpepper, Courthouse, Va; died on 12 Sep 1868 in Maysville, Mason, Ky; was buried in Maysville Cmty, Mason, Ky.
    5. Smith, Thomas was born on 6 Apr 1793 in Pittslvania, Va; died on 13 Jan 1872 in Grandview, Edgar, Ill; was buried in Grandview, Edgar, Ill.
    6. Smith, William was born on 29 Oct 1795 in Pittslvania, Va.
    7. Smith, Betsy was born on 8 Feb 1799 in Pittslvania, Va.
    8. Smith, Charles Rice was born on 9 Feb 1801 in Pittslvania, Va; died on 20 Feb 1884 in Pittslvania, Va.
    9. Smith, Nancy M. C. was born on 10 Nov 1804 in Pittslvania, Va.
    10. Smith, Sally Salley was born on 1 Jan 1805 in Pittslvania, Va.
    11. 4. Smith, John Wesley was born on 8 Jan 1807 in Bedford County, VA, USA; died on 27 Mar 1844 in Rockingham Co., NC.

  3. 10.  Leftwich, Rev. William was born on 10 Nov 1774 (son of Leftwich, Colonel Thomas and Ellis, Bethunia); died on 22 Apr 1846.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Whitehead Leftwich
    • Ordained: 24 Oct 1808

    Notes:

    Ordained:
    To perform marriage as a minister of the Gospel of the Baptist Church

    William married Leftwich, Sally on 22 Dec 1795 in Bedford County, VA, USA. Sally (daughter of Leftwich, Major Augustine Jr. and Turner, Mary) was born on 28 Aug 1777; died on 22 Apr 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Leftwich, Sally was born on 28 Aug 1777 (daughter of Leftwich, Major Augustine Jr. and Turner, Mary); died on 22 Apr 1846.
    Children:
    1. Leftwich, Robert T. was born on 20 Apr 1798.
    2. Leftwich, Polly Turner was born on 29 Apr 1799.
    3. Leftwich, Thomas Augustine was born on 10 Dec 1800 in Virginia; died in Jan 1870.
    4. Leftwich, Ellis M.D. was born on 1 May 1802.
    5. Leftwich, Rev. William Burwell was born on 29 Oct 1803.
    6. Leftwich, Jenny was born on 21 Jan 1805; died on 14 Aug 1805.
    7. Leftwich, Charlotte Clator was born on 15 Feb 1807; died on 25 Feb 1807.
    8. 5. Leftwich, Sally Saunders Claytor was born on 28 Sep 1807 in Bedford County, VA, USA; died on 6 Apr 1881 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.
    9. Leftwich, Lockey was born on 21 Oct 1809.
    10. Leftwich, Eliza Ann Walker was born on 5 Jun 1816.
    11. Leftwich, Emeline Susan was born on 15 Oct 1816; died on 21 Oct 1817.
    12. Leftwich, Emeline Susan was born on 1 Mar 1820.
    13. Leftwich, James Tompkins was born on 18 Sep 1826.

  5. 12.  Thompson, Richard was born on 29 Jul 1776; died on 27 Jan 1841; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

    Richard married Yeatman, Sarah on 25 Jun 1798. Sarah (daughter of Yeatman, Thomas and Robinson, Francis) was born in 1779; died on 28 Jun 1868 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Yeatman, Sarah was born in 1779 (daughter of Yeatman, Thomas and Robinson, Francis); died on 28 Jun 1868 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Sallie Yeatman
    • Name: Sarah Thompson

    Notes:

    Sally Yeatman's brother, Griffin Yeatman, was one of the pioneer residents of Cincinnati, Ohio, moving there when it was known as Losantiville and had only a few houses. He ran a historic tavern known as the Square and Compass, overlooking one of the earliest landing places of the Ohio River, a cove still known atoday as Yeatman's Cove. The tavern was the center of all civic and social live and visited by such luminaries as Lafayette, Andrew Jackson, and Aaron Burr. He was the county recorder of Hamilton County for many years, He also served as justice of the peace.

    Buried:
    The stone next to Richard Thompson has been laid on the ground and is impossible to read. Cemetery logbook shows that this is Sally Yeatman Thompson.

    Children:
    1. 6. Thompson, Richard was born on 13 Mar 1817; died on 20 Apr 1886; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

  7. 14.  Kelly, John Jr. was born in 1793 (son of Kelly, John Sr.); died on 22 Feb 1882; was buried after 22 Feb 1882 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 4 Jun 1880, 146 High Street, Boonville Census of 1880, Boonville, Cooper, MO

    Notes:

    John Kelly fought in the War of 1812, enlisting at age 19 years and, according to family sources, he served with Commadore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie.

    Obituary Text:
    KELLY - John Kelly was born in Lewiston, Pennsylvania in 1792. He served in the war of 1812, moved to Old Franklin, Missouri, in 1817, and married Miss Bitha Lawless there in 1821. In 1826 he moved to St. Louis, living there until 1835 when he removed to Boonville. Under the ministry of Dr. Joseiah Boyle (sp?) he converted and joined the church in 1847. He died February 22, 1882 and was buried by his Masonic brethren, with whom he had been a member sixty years. He lived up to the principles of his order, and was held in great respect by his brethren. But he did not depend upon his Masonry for eternal salvation. He sought God through Christ, and lived a holy life for thirty-five years. He died in peace. Brother Kelly's ripe age and pure character brought him great respect from his many friends. He had been afflicted for twenty five years, a quiet sufferer in the family of his son-in-law, Brother R.R. Thompson, but never murmured. He only wondered why he was son long detained here and was always ready to depart. His good wife, who had been his comfort for sixty one years, survives him, and has the tender sympathies of numerous friends. The aged pair were greatly revered in Boonville, where they had lived so long and so beautifully adorned the Gospel. The fruits of Dr. Boyle's great revival in 1847 are still seen in Boonville and his works are still following him Brother Kelly is the last to have joined him above. -- G.W. Horn.

    Birth:
    May have been 1783

    Census:
    Relationship: Father in law

    John married Lawless, Bitha on 27 Mar 1821 in Old Franklin, Howard, MO. Bitha (daughter of Lawless, Benjamin and Samuel, Elizabeth) was born on 4 Mar 1799 in Mercer, KY; died on 9 Jul 1892; was buried after 9 Jul 1892 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Lawless, Bitha was born on 4 Mar 1799 in Mercer, KY (daughter of Lawless, Benjamin and Samuel, Elizabeth); died on 9 Jul 1892; was buried after 9 Jul 1892 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Bitha Kelly

    Notes:

    Bitha's brother, Burton Lawless was a founder of the town Arrow Rock, Missouri, located about 15 miles from Boonville where Bitha and John Kelly lived. He was a prominent Citizen of Arrow Rock and his home is on the Historical Register

    Children:
    1. 7. Kelly, Mary Elizabeth was born on 27 Oct 1836; died on 16 Mar 1907 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.