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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Satira Smith: Birth: 4 NOV 1838 in Abbeville Co, SC. Death: 24 MAY 1905 in Columbia Co, FL

  2. Thomas Nelson Smith: Birth: 10 JUN 1840 in Abbeville Co, SC. Death: 3 JAN 1911 in Greenwood Co, SC

  3. Edmund Cobb Smith: Birth: ABT 1846 in Abbeville Co, SC.

  4. Martha F Smith: Birth: ABT 1849 in Abbeville Co, SC.


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Elizabeth Still Riley Smith: Birth: 27 JAN 1856 in Abbeville Co, SC. Death: 20 OCT 1942 in Greenwood Co, SC


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Margaret Isabelle Smith: Birth: 7 MAR 1867 in Abbeville Co, SC. Death: 19 NOV 1934 in Greenwood Co, SC

  2. Della Lillian Smith: Birth: 2 JAN 1872 in Abbeville Co, SC. Death: 11 MAR 1935 in Hillsborough Co, FL

  3. John Willis Smith: Birth: 12 FEB 1876 in Abbeville Co, SC. Death: 23 DEC 1948 in Greenwood Co, SC

  4. Olivia M Smith: Birth: 7 AUG 1877 in Abbeville Co, SC. Death: 19 NOV 1938 in Greenwood Co, SC


Sources
1. Title:   1880 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitehall, Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: 1217; Family History Film: 1255217; Page: 369D; Enumeration District: 15; Image: .
Author:   Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
2. Title:   1850 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1850; Census Place: Saluda Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: M432_848; Page: 112A; Image: .
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;
3. Title:   South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965
Author:   Hunting For Bears, comp.
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;

Notes
a. Note:   1840 Census - Abbeville Co, SC; p.60; 1000100000000-1000100000000.
 1850 Census - Abbeville Co, SC; p.112a; Willis (36), Sarah (35), Satira (12), Thomas N (10), Edmond C (4), Martha F (9/12).
 1860 Census - Harrisburg PO, Abbeville Co, SC; p.49a; Willis (42), Edmund (13), Elizabeth (4).
 1870 Census - Smithville Twp, Abbeville Co, SC; p.374a; Willis (35), Mary (14), Lizzie (13), Mgt B (3). Mary is second wife - correlates with 1880 data. Ages for Willis and Mary are obviously incorrect; Willis should be about 53 and Mary about 36. Lizzie matches 1860 entry for Elizabeth. Mgt B is Bell in 1880 census.
 1880 Census - Whitehall, Abbeville Co, SC; p.369d; Willis (63), Mary (46 - wife); Bell (13), Della (8), John (5), Olivia (3), Eliza (24 - niece born in FL), Wiley (12 - Nephew born in FL).
  Eliza and Wiley Smith in the 1880 census are the children of Willis's brother Wiley Smith (see 1870 census record for Wiley).
  The first son, Thomas Nelson Smith, is named for Sarah's father, Thomas Hinton, and Willis' father, Nelson Smith. After his father's death when he was young, Willis was raised by Edmund Cobb. His second son, Edmund C Smith, is likely Edmund Cobb Smith; named for him.
  1844 Oct - Signer of petition, "Citizens of Abbeville District, Petition Asking for an Additional Magistrate in Beat Company No. 4, Lower Battalion, Sixth Regt. SC Militia and Recommending Levi H Rykard". Edmund Cobb and Wiley Smith also signed.
  1848 Dec 5 - One of the executors of Edmund Cobb's will (see notes for him).
  1859 Dec 20 - On the List of Managers of Elections and Polls for Abbeville District. SCDAH Series S165005, Year 1859, Item 397, p.3.
  1863 - Signer of petition "Citizens of Abbeville District, Petition Asking for a Law to Require All White Men Under the Age of 60 to Preform Patrol Duty." SCDAH Series S165015, Year ND00, Item 5611.
  Obit - Greenwood Index, 9 Mar 1899, p.8
 An Old Citizen Dead
 Mr William (sic) Smith, a respected citizen, died at his home near Verdery last Saturday night. He had reached the advanced ate of 83 years. His health had been bad for some time and his death was not unexpected. The internment was at Tranquil on Sunday.
  Buried at Tranquil Methodist, in the general area of the Anderson family; 6th row from church (Section 1, Row 6).


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