James Henry Smith married Mary Jane “Molly” McClellan in 1853, daughter of Deacon John McClellan and Isobel Cummings. She was born in 1833 in Hebron, New York. They are buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Carroll County, Mississippi. Their son was Charles McClellan Smith (1857-1959).

Birth

born June 19, 1833 in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA

Marriage

James Henry Smith married Mary Jane “Molly” McClellan in 1853.

Children

1. Frederick Randolph Smith. Born February 25, 1855; died March 31, 1938; married Minnie Wells in 1887. Children: Helen Smith, Randolph Smith, Louis Southworth Smith, Stella Smith.
2. Charles McClellan Smith. Born May 26, 1857; died March 12, 1959; married Mary Frances Jones in 1879; married Belle Irene Suber on January 8, 1896.
3. John Douglas Smith. Born November 17, 1859; died December 16, 1941; married Jimmie Ella Pentecost on January 17, 1882.
4. William James Smith. Born May 20, 1862; died March 26, 1956; married Anna Maria Young in 1892.
5. Mary Jane Smith. Born in October 1867; died September 1, 1868, at the age of 11 months.
6. Frank Morey Smith. Born October 8, 1864; married Minnie Edward Hollowell; died December 11, 1918, buried in Pleasant Grove, TX.

Residence

1850

James appears in his father’s household in the 1850 federal census in the Southern Division of Carroll County, MS. His father, “Douglas”, is a farmer with $1,000 of real estate owned. He and his wife Frances are recorded as being born in Virginia. James is recorded as being born in Tennessee and the younger siblings in Mississippi. Children in the household are: James, 18, working as a laborer; William, 14; Emmarretta, 12; John, 10; Octavia, 7; Narcisus, 5.

1860

James H Smith appears in the 1860 census as a 29-year-old man, born in Tennessee. His home was located in Police District 3, Carroll County, Mississippi, and his post office was Greenwood. Other household members were Mary J Smith, 28, born in New York; and three children, Fred Smith, 5; Charley Smith, 3; Jno D Smith, 10, all born in Mississippi. James worked as an overseer. He did not own any real estate. His personal estate was valued at $2,000.

1870

James appears in the US federal census for 1870 as “J H Smith,” age 39, born in TN. His home was located in Township 18 Range 2, Carroll County, Mississippi, using the post office at Bright Corner. The value of his real estate was $2,000 and his personal estate $1,000. Household members included “E C Smith,” age 34. This apparently was his sister, Emmaretta Cook Smith, living in the house to help out with the children, after the death of his wife in 1867. Children in the house are: F B Smith, 15; C M Smith, 12; J D Smith, 10; W J Smith, 8; and Frank Smith, 6.