James Smith, possibly James Christopher SmithBorn: ca. 1798 in Winchester, Virginia
Died: Jan. 13, 1843 in Clay Co., Illinois
Buried: probably on farm in section 11 of Hoosier Township in Clay Co., IL.
Married: Elizabeth Tewalt June 4, 1822 in Winchester, VA
Occupation: probably a farmer
According to the biographical sketch of James & Elizabeth's son John in the Madison County Illinois History James Christopher was born in Frederick Co., Virginia ca. 1795 and moved to Ohio ca. 1828 with his father Christopher. James moved to Holmes County, Ohio in 1829 and then to Lawrence County, Indiana. In the fall of 1839 the family moved to Effingham County, Illinois and in 1840 they moved south into Clay County. The biographical sketch states that James died Jan. 13, 1843.
Census / Records:
1800 not found on census
1810 Virginia - Frederick Co. - there are two Christian Smith's each has a son between ages 10 to 15.
1820 not found in census
1830 not found in census
1832-1834 - moved from Virginia to Ohio based on children's birth on census
1839-1840 moved from Ohio to Illinois based on children's birth on census
1840 Illinois, Clay Co. age 42 - James & Elizabeth with seven children
1844 Probate - A Sale Bill of the goods chattels and personal estate of James Smith deceased late of the county of Clay and State of Illinois this Decem. 6th, 1844.
Margaret Smith 1 Lot or parcel of cupboard ware consisting of crocks, tin ware and &c. 1.00
X do. 1 coffee mill and candle stack .25
John Johnson Candle moulds .56 1/4
E------ Johnson 1 pr of sheep shear .75
Margaret Smith 3 painted buckets .50
do 1 oven and lid 1 pot & skillet -----Frying pan 1.00
X same 1 tea kettle .50
W. E. Smith 1 ten gallon kettle 2.50
Washington Lewis 1 lot or parcel old books .12 ½
W. E. Smith 1 kitchen table .12 ½
Do 1 chest 1.87 ½
Margaret Smith 1 sealskin trunk 1.50
Jno. A. McCally (?) 1 small trunk .70
W. E. Smith 7 split bottom chairs 2.12 ¼
Margaret Smith 1 flax wheel 2.00
X do 1 reel 1.00
X do 1 bread boll [bowl] .43 ¾
X do 1 meal sieve .25
W.E. Smith 1 brass clock without case 5.00
Margaret Smith 1 looking glass .50
X do 1 bed and bedding 1.00
X do 1 bed and bedding 1.00
X do 1 bed and do .50
John Smith Jr. 1 chop[p]ing axe .80
John A. McCally 1 axe .40
Washington Lewis 1 broad axe 3.62 ½
W.E. Smith 1 iron wedge .38
$30.40 ½
Eli A. Erwin(?) 1 stone hammer .28
Washing Lewis 1 mattock 1.00
W.E. Smith 3 weeding hoes .50
X same 1 mowing sythe & snathe and ------- 1.75
Harvey Cotton (?) 1 mowing sythe .18 ¾
W.E. Smith 1 washing tub .75
John – Smith 1 large stand .75
Allen Davis 1 hand saw, 1 auger, 1 iron square 1 chisel drawing knife & scrap iron 2.12 ½
W. E. Smith 1 churn 3 jars and 3 crocks
1 stone jar .50
Same 1 pork stand .25
Allen Davis 1 stone jar .40
W. E. Smith 1 jar .31 ¼
X same 1 jar .3 ---
X same 3 small crocks .3 ---
X same 1 weaving loom and appendages 3.00
Allen Davis 2 sacks of cotton in seed 1.55
Same 1 parcel of cotton in seed 1.12 ½
W.E. Smith 1 half bushel measures & basket .12 ½
Wm. Cotton (?) 1 bee hive 1.12
Stephen Hardin 1 bee hive 1.20
Warren Neel 1 bee hive 1.56 ½
Stephen Hardin 1 bee hive 1.82
Warren Neel 1 bee hive 1.50
Crawfod Erwin 1 bee hive 1.50
W.E. Smith 5 head of hogs 1st choice 8.50
Aaron Fender (?) 5 head of hogs 2nd choice 7.12 ½
Elias D. Green 5 head of hogs 3rd choice 4.10?
Washington Lewis
William E. Smith 5 head of hogs 4th choice 3.00
Warren Neel 5 head of hogs 5th choice 3.06 ¼
X do 5 head of hogs 6th choice 2.50
X do 5 head of hogs 7th choice 1.56 ¼
Continued $84.34 ¼
W.E. Smith 9 pigs 1.87 ½
John Smith 5 small shoats 3.00
Crawford Erwin 1 sled .40
John A. McCawly (?) 2 halter chains 1.12 ½
Allen Davis 1 backboard and horse collar .75
W.E. Smith 1 horse collar 1.00
X same 1 blind bridle 1.65
X same 2 old bridles .88
X same 1 waggon and 1 pr of hind gears 57.00
X same 1 two horse plow 5.--1/4
Anderson Webster 1 two horse plow cart mould Board and cleaves (?) 2.12 ½
W.E. Smith 1 shovel plow 1.12 ½
Crawford Erwin 1 shovel plow .37 ½
Same 1 flax break .56 ¼
Warren Neal 1 box and buckwheat .50
Eli Erwin 2 pitch fork .88
Joseph Holt 25 bushels of corn 1st lot 31 ¼ cts 7.81 ¼
W.E. Smith 25 bushels of corn 2 lot 38 9.50
Joseph Holt 25 bushels of corn 3 lot 39 9.75
W.E. Smith 25 bushels of corn 4 lot 36 9.00
Joseph Holt 25 bushels of corn 5 lot 37 ½ 9.37 ½
Allen Davis 13 ½ bushels of corn 6th lot 38 5.13
W.E. Smith 1 old bay mare 25.00
Do 1 bay horse 21.00
John Smith 1 bay mare colt 2 yr past 21.00
Joseph Smith 1 bay mare colt 15.50
Allen Davis 1 yearling colt 5.78
W.E. Smith 1 ot or parcel of oats .25
Do 1 fodder stack 1.31 ¼
Do 1 fodder stack .26
Joseph Holt 1 stack of prairie hay 2.31 ¼
W.E. Smith 1 stack do .87 ½
Total $306.51
The people of the State of Illinois to John Johnson, John Diter (?), George Sapp of the County of Clay and State of Illinois, Greetings. This is to authorize you jointly to appraise the goods, chattels and personal estate of James Smith late of the County of Clay and State of Illinois, Deceased so far as the same shall come to your sight and knowledge each of you having first taken the oath hereto annexed & certificate whereof you are to return annexed to an appraisement bill of said goods, chattels and personal estate by you appraised in dollars and cents and in the said bill of appraisement you are to set down in a column or columns opposite each article appraised the value thereof.
Given under my hand and seal of Office as Probate Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid at Louisville on the 4th day of November 1844.
William J. Lawson, PJP C. Co.
Oath to appraising
You and each of you do solemnly swear that you will well and truly without partiality or prejudice value and appraise the goods chattels and personal estate of James Smith, Deceased so far as the same shall come to your sight and knowledge and that you will in all respects perform your duty as appraisers to the best of your skill and judgment so help you God, sworn before me Dec. 5th, 1844 Wesley Wood, J.P.
George Sapp
John Johnson
John Ditter (?)
Apprs.
__ Edward Smith ___ you will please pay H.C. Hines (?) on orders three dollars & seventy ---- cents and oblige ----- this 5th day of November 1844, John Brite Berry (?)
Received of William E. Smith one of the administrators of James Smith Deceased one hundred and four dollars and eighty cents the distributive share of Joseph Smith, James C. Smith, Elisabeth Smith, Jacob M. Smith and Emily Jane Smith in said estate giving under my had this 7th day of August 1845
Stephen Hardin Guardian
We do solemnly swear that we will and truly administer all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits and effects of James Smith deceased and pay all just claims and charges against his estate so far as his goods, chattels and effects shall extend and the law charge us and that we will do and perform all other acts required of us by law to the best of our knowledge and abilities so help us God.
William E. Smith
Elias D. Green (?)
State of Illinois
Clay County
Sworn and subscribed to before me acting Probate Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid on the 4th day of November 1844
William J. Lawson, PJPCC
Children:
William b. 3/7/1823, d. 7/23/1905 md. 1) Clarinda Benefield 1846 & 2) Mahala Benefield 1904
John b. 1/26/1827, d. 11/27/1904 md. Susannah Smart 1849 [12 children, only 9 known]
Elizabeth b. 1834 md. James Ragen
Jacob b. 1/4/1837, d. 1/4/1910 md. 1) Mary Cooper 1858 & 2) Margaret Wood 1861
Revised 2/3/2024
1840 Illinois, Clay Co. age 42 - James & Elizabeth with seven children
1844 Probate - A Sale Bill of the goods chattels and personal estate of James Smith deceased late of the county of Clay and State of Illinois this Decem. 6th, 1844.
Margaret Smith 1 Lot or parcel of cupboard ware consisting of crocks, tin ware and &c. 1.00
X do. 1 coffee mill and candle stack .25
John Johnson Candle moulds .56 1/4
E------ Johnson 1 pr of sheep shear .75
Margaret Smith 3 painted buckets .50
do 1 oven and lid 1 pot & skillet -----Frying pan 1.00
X same 1 tea kettle .50
W. E. Smith 1 ten gallon kettle 2.50
Washington Lewis 1 lot or parcel old books .12 ½
W. E. Smith 1 kitchen table .12 ½
Do 1 chest 1.87 ½
Margaret Smith 1 sealskin trunk 1.50
Jno. A. McCally (?) 1 small trunk .70
W. E. Smith 7 split bottom chairs 2.12 ¼
Margaret Smith 1 flax wheel 2.00
X do 1 reel 1.00
X do 1 bread boll [bowl] .43 ¾
X do 1 meal sieve .25
W.E. Smith 1 brass clock without case 5.00
Margaret Smith 1 looking glass .50
X do 1 bed and bedding 1.00
X do 1 bed and bedding 1.00
X do 1 bed and do .50
John Smith Jr. 1 chop[p]ing axe .80
John A. McCally 1 axe .40
Washington Lewis 1 broad axe 3.62 ½
W.E. Smith 1 iron wedge .38
$30.40 ½
Eli A. Erwin(?) 1 stone hammer .28
Washing Lewis 1 mattock 1.00
W.E. Smith 3 weeding hoes .50
X same 1 mowing sythe & snathe and ------- 1.75
Harvey Cotton (?) 1 mowing sythe .18 ¾
W.E. Smith 1 washing tub .75
John – Smith 1 large stand .75
Allen Davis 1 hand saw, 1 auger, 1 iron square 1 chisel drawing knife & scrap iron 2.12 ½
W. E. Smith 1 churn 3 jars and 3 crocks
1 stone jar .50
Same 1 pork stand .25
Allen Davis 1 stone jar .40
W. E. Smith 1 jar .31 ¼
X same 1 jar .3 ---
X same 3 small crocks .3 ---
X same 1 weaving loom and appendages 3.00
Allen Davis 2 sacks of cotton in seed 1.55
Same 1 parcel of cotton in seed 1.12 ½
W.E. Smith 1 half bushel measures & basket .12 ½
Wm. Cotton (?) 1 bee hive 1.12
Stephen Hardin 1 bee hive 1.20
Warren Neel 1 bee hive 1.56 ½
Stephen Hardin 1 bee hive 1.82
Warren Neel 1 bee hive 1.50
Crawfod Erwin 1 bee hive 1.50
W.E. Smith 5 head of hogs 1st choice 8.50
Aaron Fender (?) 5 head of hogs 2nd choice 7.12 ½
Elias D. Green 5 head of hogs 3rd choice 4.10?
Washington Lewis
William E. Smith 5 head of hogs 4th choice 3.00
Warren Neel 5 head of hogs 5th choice 3.06 ¼
X do 5 head of hogs 6th choice 2.50
X do 5 head of hogs 7th choice 1.56 ¼
Continued $84.34 ¼
W.E. Smith 9 pigs 1.87 ½
John Smith 5 small shoats 3.00
Crawford Erwin 1 sled .40
John A. McCawly (?) 2 halter chains 1.12 ½
Allen Davis 1 backboard and horse collar .75
W.E. Smith 1 horse collar 1.00
X same 1 blind bridle 1.65
X same 2 old bridles .88
X same 1 waggon and 1 pr of hind gears 57.00
X same 1 two horse plow 5.--1/4
Anderson Webster 1 two horse plow cart mould Board and cleaves (?) 2.12 ½
W.E. Smith 1 shovel plow 1.12 ½
Crawford Erwin 1 shovel plow .37 ½
Same 1 flax break .56 ¼
Warren Neal 1 box and buckwheat .50
Eli Erwin 2 pitch fork .88
Joseph Holt 25 bushels of corn 1st lot 31 ¼ cts 7.81 ¼
W.E. Smith 25 bushels of corn 2 lot 38 9.50
Joseph Holt 25 bushels of corn 3 lot 39 9.75
W.E. Smith 25 bushels of corn 4 lot 36 9.00
Joseph Holt 25 bushels of corn 5 lot 37 ½ 9.37 ½
Allen Davis 13 ½ bushels of corn 6th lot 38 5.13
W.E. Smith 1 old bay mare 25.00
Do 1 bay horse 21.00
John Smith 1 bay mare colt 2 yr past 21.00
Joseph Smith 1 bay mare colt 15.50
Allen Davis 1 yearling colt 5.78
W.E. Smith 1 ot or parcel of oats .25
Do 1 fodder stack 1.31 ¼
Do 1 fodder stack .26
Joseph Holt 1 stack of prairie hay 2.31 ¼
W.E. Smith 1 stack do .87 ½
Total $306.51
The people of the State of Illinois to John Johnson, John Diter (?), George Sapp of the County of Clay and State of Illinois, Greetings. This is to authorize you jointly to appraise the goods, chattels and personal estate of James Smith late of the County of Clay and State of Illinois, Deceased so far as the same shall come to your sight and knowledge each of you having first taken the oath hereto annexed & certificate whereof you are to return annexed to an appraisement bill of said goods, chattels and personal estate by you appraised in dollars and cents and in the said bill of appraisement you are to set down in a column or columns opposite each article appraised the value thereof.
Given under my hand and seal of Office as Probate Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid at Louisville on the 4th day of November 1844.
William J. Lawson, PJP C. Co.
Oath to appraising
You and each of you do solemnly swear that you will well and truly without partiality or prejudice value and appraise the goods chattels and personal estate of James Smith, Deceased so far as the same shall come to your sight and knowledge and that you will in all respects perform your duty as appraisers to the best of your skill and judgment so help you God, sworn before me Dec. 5th, 1844 Wesley Wood, J.P.
George Sapp
John Johnson
John Ditter (?)
Apprs.
__ Edward Smith ___ you will please pay H.C. Hines (?) on orders three dollars & seventy ---- cents and oblige ----- this 5th day of November 1844, John Brite Berry (?)
Received of William E. Smith one of the administrators of James Smith Deceased one hundred and four dollars and eighty cents the distributive share of Joseph Smith, James C. Smith, Elisabeth Smith, Jacob M. Smith and Emily Jane Smith in said estate giving under my had this 7th day of August 1845
Stephen Hardin Guardian
We do solemnly swear that we will and truly administer all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits and effects of James Smith deceased and pay all just claims and charges against his estate so far as his goods, chattels and effects shall extend and the law charge us and that we will do and perform all other acts required of us by law to the best of our knowledge and abilities so help us God.
William E. Smith
Elias D. Green (?)
State of Illinois
Clay County
Sworn and subscribed to before me acting Probate Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid on the 4th day of November 1844
William J. Lawson, PJPCC
Children:
William b. 3/7/1823, d. 7/23/1905 md. 1) Clarinda Benefield 1846 & 2) Mahala Benefield 1904
- Etta md. William Turner
- Lora Turner
- Bernice Turner
- Leroy Turner
- George b. 9/27/1847, d. 3/30/1931 md. Salina Cox
- Clarinda
- John b. 10/5/1849, d. 3/31/1937 md. Mary Simmons
- Edward
- George
- Hattie
- Charles
- Mary
- Frank
- Fred
- Simmons
- Nellie
- Velma
- Alta
- James b. 5/5/1853 md. Adeline Cox
- Elsie
- Ethel
- Zella
- Zula
- Lula
- James
- David b. 10/25/1855, d. 5/25/1924 md. Mary Vickrey 1881
- Aneil
- Curtis
- Orvis
- Niman
- Mavin
- Murval
- Harry
- Arden
- Catherine b. 4/21/1858, d. 1/13/1931 md. Wesley Bryan 1875
- Fanny Bryan
- Edward Bryan
- Mary Bryan
- Wesley Bryan
- Norva Bryan
- William Bryan
- Gideon Brywn
- Sylvia Bryan
- Weber Bryan
- Josiah b. ca. 1860, d. 7/28/1838 md. 1) Emma Kurkendoll 1886 & 2) Laura Kepley 1890
- Carrie
- William
- Dewey
- Lillie
- Finley b. 11/20/1862 md. Anna Stephens
- Ora
- Veda
- Rudolph
- James
- Amanda b. 5/25/1865, d. 4/28/1905 md. William Tolliver
- Robert Tolliver
- Charles Tolliver
- Otis Tolliver
- Lewis Tolliver
- Delbert Tolliver
- Luther Tolliver
John b. 1/26/1827, d. 11/27/1904 md. Susannah Smart 1849 [12 children, only 9 known]
- James b. 1851, d. 1/12/1924 md. Elizabeth Boliger
- John
- Anna
- Stanley
- James
- Martha b. 1854 md. F.M. Bartlett
- Nancy Bartlett
- William b. 1856 md. Elvina Shadrick
- Sidney b. 1859 md. Julia Dietz
- Mary b. 1863
- Itha b. 12/10/1866, d. 2/19/1923 md. Gustav Suter 1884
- Leo Suter
- Malinda Suter
- Linda Suter
- Ella Suter
- Louis Suter
- Richard b. 1867
- John b. 1869
- Narcissa
- Mary b. 1852 md. Samuel Hyndman
- Levi b. 9/9/1853, d. 9/10/1853
- Howard Clark b. 1855, d. 1933 md. Janet Hyndman, children
- unnamed son
- Elizabeth b. 1881 twin
- Agnes b. 1881 twin
- Lewis b. 1858
- Florence b. 1859
- Hester b. 1886 twin
- Agnes b. 1886 twin
- Walter b. 1869
Elizabeth b. 1834 md. James Ragen
Jacob b. 1/4/1837, d. 1/4/1910 md. 1) Mary Cooper 1858 & 2) Margaret Wood 1861
- Sarah b. ca. 1863 md. 1) ? Thomas Ramsey & 2) ? Ferrell
- Vanda b. 9/18/1864, d. 10/25/1865
- John b. 11/17/1866, d. 9/5/1939 md. 1) Emma Leonard 1889, 2) Martha / Eliza? Montgomery 1891 & 3) Effie Montoney 1895
- Elzo
- Earl
- Cleo
- Ethel
- Edna
- James
- Delorse
- Magdalena
- Rachel b. 1869, 1951 md. John Mayhill 1891
- Jacob b. 4/26/1871, d. 12/21/1874
- Mary b. 4/26/1873, d. 2/7/1911 md. 1) John Wilkin 1892 & 2) ? Potter
- Elmer Wilkin
- William Wilkin
- Zula Wilkin
- Russell Wilkin
- Velma Wilkin
- Truman Wilkin
- Cora b. 4/26/1874, d. 12/21/1874
- William b. 3/1876, d. 1956 md. Alma Slack
- Arthur
- Itha Maude b. 1/15/1880 md. 1) Floyd Ford 1895 & 2) Elijah Cox
Revised 2/3/2024
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