collecting the seeds of a Smith tree
Was Job Smith connected to the Smith Clan by blood, through close neighborly ties, or simply by coincidence? Could his origins or lineage differ from the commonly understood branches of the Smith family tree, raising questions about how he fits into the broader family history? Job Smith was born on 12 October 1750, near Smith's... Continue Reading →
The "name’s the same fallacy" is a common pitfall in genealogical research where a family genealogist assumes that two individuals with the same name are the same person. This fallacy arises from the mistaken belief that identical names across different records indicate the same individual, neglecting the broader context and additional corroborative details needed for... 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 →
This post was originally published on 3 November 2018 and is being revised based on newly discovered information (20210828). John W Smith was born about 1813, presumed by inductive reasoning, in Washington County, Georgia. An alternate case can be made for Wilkinson County, Georgia. See article for Isaiah Smith Sr. John's grandparents and uncles started... Continue Reading →
digging our roots 