Joseph H. Smith

Joseph H. Smith

• Father: James Smith b. circa 1794
• Mother: Martha (?) b. circa 1796

• Joseph H. Smith was born in January 1838 in Tennessee.
• James Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Joseph H. Smith. Also in the household were children James B. (age 20), William H. (18), Selma M. (16), Mary C. (14), John H. (10) and Lily S. (7).
• James Smith and family have not yet been found in the 1860 census.
• He married Mary M. Fakes, daughter of Albert Fakes and Sarah B. Johnson, on 27 September 1866 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
• Joseph H. Smith and Mary M. Fakes appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Wilson County, Tennessee, enumerated next to the household of Joseph's brother John H. Smith, age 29.. Other members of the household included Mary M. Smith and James Smith.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
• Joseph H. Smith and Mary M. Fakes appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Wilson County, Tennessee, enumerated on the same page as the Richard T. Brown household.. Other members of the household included Mary M. Smith, Joseph Albert Smith and James L. Smith. Also in the household was Joseph's sister Mary C. Smith, age 43.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
• Joseph H. Smith became a widower at the between 1880 and 1891 death of his wife Mary M. Fakes.
• He married Mary Bruce on 25 December 1890 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
• Joseph H. Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Wilson County, Tennessee, enumerated one household away from their son Joseph Albert Smith.. Other members of the household included James L. Smith.
• He was a merchant, according to the 1900 census.

• Last Edited: 26 Feb 2014