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 1818 - 1896 (77 years)
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| Name |
William M. Smith |
| Born |
2 Sep 1818 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
2 Aug 1896 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Person ID |
I12834 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
27 Oct 2011 |
| Father |
George K. Smith, b. c 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Mother |
Susan Adkins, b. c 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. , d. Bef 9 Oct 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. (Age < 66 years) |
| Married |
Bef 1811 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Family ID |
F3704 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Rebecca Hodnett, b. 28 Sep 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 11 Jul 1904, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 71 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Jane Smith, b. 31 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 3 Mar 1939, Moneola, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (Age 79 years) |
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| Last Modified |
27 Oct 2011 |
| Family ID |
F3987 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
3. William Smith, born September 2, 1818; died August 2,1896. He married February 18, 1856 Rebecca Hodnett (b. Sept. 28,1852;d. July 11, 1904). He owned a vast amount of land on Tomahawk Creek and had many slaves who stayed on with him even after the war as long as he lived, thus making it most profitable for him. He was a very successful farmer. During the Civil War he lost a leg but this did not seem to handicap him in anyway. He once rode horseback alone to Kentucky with nine thousand dollars in his pocket and purchased 1000 acres of land from a Mr. Grubb for himself, Mr. Joe Reynolds and Ward Reynolds which extended from Greenpond back to Bearskin Creek, etc.
He and wife were buried at their old home place where the home and tombstones still stand (1953)
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