collecting the seeds of a Smith tree
One of the troubles that genealogy researchers face is trying to track people moving into or living in Georgia from about 1784 to 1820. This is primarily due to the lost U.S. Census records for Georgia for the years 1790 through 1820. My research is able to follow the Smith Clan from Cumberland County, North... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Smith was born in Georgia between June 1813 - May 1814. She is presumed to be the daughter of Isaiah Smith Sr of Houston County, Georgia (re 1827). Her birth is derived from the 1860 U.S. Census of Dooly County, Georgia where it shows her being 46 years of age. This also coincides with... Continue Reading →
The parents of Isaiah Smith Sr are to this day still undertermined. This brickwall has been a formidable advisary in my genealogy research. I have found sections of this brickwall that have broken and I have been able to peer through the cracks to see some images of Isaiah Smith Sr's ancestors by means of... Continue Reading →
digging our roots 