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Smith, Alexander

Smith, Alexander[1]

Male 1833 - 1891  (58 years)

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  • Name Smith, Alexander 
    Birth 1833  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military 1861–1865  [2, 3] 
    as a private, Fifty-seventh Infantry (CSA) 
    Census 1880  Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1890  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He was enrolled, and then stricken as a Confederate soldier, in the 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows.
    Death 9 Jan 1891  Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Joel Sturgill Cemetery (Bowman Creek), Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I86338  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 9 May 2023 

    Family Cox, Mazie,   b. 25 Dec 1834, Grayson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1926, Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [5] 
    Marriage 21 Sep 1854  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Smith, Doctor Franklin Thomas,   b. 1856, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1946, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +2. Smith, Sarah Ann,   b. 28 Sep 1857, Grayson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1929 (Age 71 years)
     3. Smith, Sarah A.,   b. 1858, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Smith, James Terrill,   b. 10 Sep 1859, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1945, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +5. Smith, John B. Floyd,   b. 10 Nov 1861, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1951, Keavy, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     6. Smith, Isom,   b. 29 Nov 1865, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1930, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +7. Smith, Lucy Jane,   b. 30 Jun 1868, Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1955, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F36269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1833 - Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Sep 1854 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1890 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Jan 1891 - Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Joel Sturgill Cemetery (Bowman Creek), Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S3433] Alexander Smith, "United States 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War".

    2. [S184189] Alexander Smith, "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865".

    3. [S184190] Alexander Smith, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890".

    4. [S184188] Alexander Smith, "United States Census, 1880".

    5. [S3434] Mazy Cox in entry for D. F. Smith, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".