Smith, Captain Thomas Leslie
1834 - 1894 (60 years)1. Smith, Captain Thomas Leslie was born on 1 May 1834 in Bedford County, VA, USA; 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 Davis, Mary Jane on 13 Feb 1868. Mary was born on 14 Feb 1847; died on 22 Jan 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Smith, Leslie G. died in 1936 in Kansas City, MO.
- 3. Smith, Charles R.
- 4. Smith, Laura
- 5. Smith, Ruth
- 6. Smith, Shirley
- 7. Smith, Ferdinand
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]
Children:
- 8. Smith, Major Richard Thompson was born on 3 Jul 1888 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died in Kansas City, MO.
- 9. 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.
- 10. Smith, Elizabetn Yeatman was born on 6 Mar 1894 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died on 5 Jan 1968 in Kansas City, MO.
Generation: 2
2. Smith, Leslie G. (1.Thomas1) died in 1936 in Kansas City, MO. Family/Spouse: Nora. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Smith, Charles R. (1.Thomas1) 4. Smith, Laura (1.Thomas1) 5. Smith, Ruth (1.Thomas1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Ruth Marsh
Family/Spouse: Marsh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Smith, Shirley (1.Thomas1) 7. Smith, Ferdinand (1.Thomas1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Ferd Smith
8. Smith, Major Richard Thompson (1.Thomas1) was born on 3 Jul 1888 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died in Kansas City, MO. Richard married Plank, Bethine on 27 Apr 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Smith, Edwin Kelly (1.Thomas1) 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. Edwin married Rankin, Robna Louise on 24 Jul 1912 in Rankin's Mill homestead, Boonville, Cooper, MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
10. Smith, Elizabetn Yeatman (1.Thomas1) was born on 6 Mar 1894 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died on 5 Jan 1968 in Kansas City, MO. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Elizabetn Yeatman Hughes
Elizabetn married Hughes, Gerald Jr. on 28 Jan 1914. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
11. Smith, Elizabeth Louise (9.Edwin2, 1.Thomas1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Elizabeth Louise Allen
Family/Spouse: Allen, Carlos. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Smith, Richard Kelly (9.Edwin2, 1.Thomas1) Family/Spouse: Kempf, Alberta. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Smith, Eugene Edwin (9.Edwin2, 1.Thomas1) Family/Spouse: Morgan, Betty Burgard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Smith, Hal Jewitt (9.Edwin2, 1.Thomas1) Family/Spouse: Alpers, Juanita. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Jean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Cadero, Lupe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Smith, Frances Roberta Smith (9.Edwin2, 1.Thomas1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Frances Roberta Smith Vinelli
Family/Spouse: Vinelli, Paul. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Smith, Doris Virginia (9.Edwin2, 1.Thomas1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Doris Virginia Haley
Family/Spouse: Haley, Jack Arnold. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Smith, Elma Ann (9.Edwin2, 1.Thomas1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Elma Ann Walters
Family/Spouse: Walters, Sidney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]