Smith, George Spears

1868 - 1927  (58 years)

• Name	Smith, George Spears
  Born	15 Jun 1868	Buncombe County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	59
  Died	9 Mar 1927	Caswell County, North Carolina
  Buried	First Baptist Church of Yanceyville, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I59	Caswell County
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Smith, Jesse Siler,   b. 24 Oct 1821, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Dec 1870, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Graves, Margaret Isabella,   b. 15 Aug 1831, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Feb 1911, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	15 Mar 1853	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Reference Number	3811
  Notes	Groom: Jesse S Smith Bride: Margaret J Graves (middle initial should be "I") Bond Date: 15 Mar 1853 Bond #: 000018243 Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1853 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 003070 County: Caswell Record #: 01 284 Bondsman: William B. Graves Witness: Thos. J. Brown Performed By: A McDowell, Minister of the Gospel Source: Ancestry.Com North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Query whether A. McDowell was a family member. _______________ Marriage Bond Record Groom: Jesse S. Smith Bride: Margaret J. [I.] Graves Bond Date: 15 March 1853 Bondsman/Witness: William B. Graves Married By: A. McDowell, Minister of the Gospel Location: Caswell County, North Carolina Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 98.
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adkins, Ada Frances,   b. 17 Feb 1875, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 15 Aug 1954, Danville, Virginia  (Age 79 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1891	Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina
  	Monroe Oliver, Justice of the Peace
  Reference Number	2207
  Children	1. Smith, George Spears Jr.,   b. Abt 1894,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 5 years)  [natural] + 2. Smith, Pearl Virginia,   b. 5 Apr 1895,   d. 23 Jun 1969, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   3. Smith, William Lindsey,   b. 4 Feb 1897,   d. 22 Dec 1981  (Age 84 years)  [natural] + 4. Smith, Jesse Siler,   b. 7 Mar 1899, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 30 Sep 1965, Portsmouth, Virginia  (Age 66 years)  [natural] + 5. Smith, Mary Isabel,   b. 13 May 1901, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Mar 1980, Manatee County, Florida  (Age 78 years)  [natural] + 6. Smith, Ada Frances,   b. 1903, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Jan 1935, Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland  (Age 32 years)  [natural]   7. Smith, John Dodson,   b. 29 Oct 1905, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 3 Nov 1976, Danville, Virginia  (Age 71 years)  [natural] + 8. Smith, Robert Ford,   b. 24 Dec 1908, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Aug 1975, Danville, Virginia  (Age 66 years)  [natural] + 9. Smith, Porter Graves,   b. 4 Sep 1910,   d. 19 Sep 1980, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina  (Age 70 years)  [natural]   10. Smith, Elsie Lee,   b. Apr 1913, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 15 Jan 1939, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 25 years)  [natural] + 11. Smith, Eva Clarice,   b. 14 Feb 1916, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Nov 1996, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2022
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jun 1868 - Buncombe County, North Carolina Married - 17 Jun 1891 - Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Died - 9 Mar 1927 - Caswell County, North Carolina Buried - - First Baptist Church of Yanceyville, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  George Spears Smith Grave Marker Yanceyville First Baptist Church

  
  

• Notes

  George Spears Smith (1867-1927) (for larger image, click on photograph) _______________ George Spears Smith Death Certificate Find A Grave Memorial _______________ George Spears Smith (1868-1927) and Elijah Johnson Moorefield (1868-1937) owned adjoining farms in Purley, Caswell County, North Carolina. When the properties were finally surveyed, Elijah Johnson Moorefield boasted that he got the better of the survey, ending up with more land. However, George Spears Smith may have bested his neighbor. He told his descendants: "I carried the chain." _______________ Birth Record Name: Smith, George S Father: Jesse S Mother: Margaret Graves Birth Date: 15 June 1868 City: Buncombe State: NC Country: USA Source: Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births[database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001 Note that the above birth record conflicts with his gravestone in the First Baptist Church of Yanceyville cemetery, which shows "1867 - 1927". George Spears Smith Grave Marker. _______________ At the time of the 1880 United States Federal Census three children of Jesse Siler Smith and Margaret Isabella Graves Smith were living with their sister Mary Davidson Smith and her husband Nathaniel Lea Lindsey. 1880 United States Federal Census Name: N. L. Lindsey Age: 28 Birth Date: Abt 1852 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1880: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, USA Dwelling Number: 439 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital status: Married Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Farmer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age N. L. Lindsey 28 Mary Lindsey 26 Archie Lindsey 1 Willie Smith 15 George Smith 12 Sallie Smith 10 1900 United States Federal Census Name: George S Smith Home in 1900: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 37 Birth Date: Jun 1867 Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Spouse's name: Ada F Marriage Year: 1891 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 9 Residence : Yanceyville Township, Caswell, North Carolina Household Members: Name Age George S Smith 37 Ada F Smith 25 Pearl Smith 5 Willie L Smith 3 Jesse S Smith 1 In 1900 George Spears Smith was the head of a household in Yanceyville Township, Caswell County, North Carolina. The 1900 US Census shows just below the entry for George S. Smith an entry for his brother, Willie G. Smith (and Willie's wife Mollie, and two daughters, Edna and Mary). Ada F. Adkins Smith had had four children at the time of the 1900 US Census, but only three survived. She had been married nine years. George Spears Smith, Jr., probably was the child that did not survive. He was burned when young and died as result of the burns. See the separate entry for him. 1910 US Census Name: George S Smith Age in 1910: 42 Estimated birth year: abt 1868 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1910: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Household Members: Name Age George S Smith 42 Ada Smith 35 Pearl Smith 14 William Smith 13 Jesus Smith 11 [Jesse Siler Smith] Mary Smith 9 Ada Smith 7 John Smith 4 Robert Smith 2 Note that the 1910 US Census record shown above has the George Spears Smith family living on the Mebane Road in Caswell County (but still in the Yanceyville Township). If this is the road that leads from Yanceyville to Mebane it would be Highway 62. This is, however, unconfirmed. If the family did indeed live on Highway 62 it would indicate that the move to Purley came after the 1910 census was enumerated. See the 1920 census results below, which shows the family in Dan River Township, which includes Purley. Note that in a cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina, the following is found: Spears, Little Georgie Inf son of G. T. and J. C. Spears Aged 7m, 6d Newton Academy Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, corner of Biltmore Ave. and Unadilla Ave., Asheville, NC. An old cemetery with much wear on the stones. Established 1818. The middle name Spears probably came from the family into which the aunt of George Spears Smith, Jane Cordelia Smith (sister of Jesse Siler Smith), married. On 15 April 1857 she married George Thomas Spears. Little Georgie Spears was their son. 1920 United States Federal Census Name: George Smith Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 53 years Estimated birth year: abt 1867 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Ada Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age George Smith 53 Ada Smith 45 Mary Smith 18 Francis Smith 16 Johnnie Smith 14 Robert Smith 12 Portor Smith 10 Ethel Smith 7 Willie Smith 23 North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Name: George S Smith Age: 59 Date of Birth: 1868 Date of Death: 9 Mar 1927 Death County: Caswell Death State: North Carolina Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67

  
  

• Sources

  Details: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 98.