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 →
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 →
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 