James Kesiah SMITH

HAIRSTON.org ID#2808, b. about 1847
Father*William C. SMITH1 b. a 1820
Mother*Eliza BUTLER1 b. a 1820
Birth*James Kesiah SMITH was born about 1847 in Louisiana.2 
He was the son of William C. SMITH and Eliza BUTLER.1 
Census 1850James Kesiah SMITH appeared on the 1850 census of William C. SMITH on 14 October 1850 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; On the same census page are listed the families of Edward Grisham, John Grisham, John Smith, William C. Smith, Jeremiah Smith Sr., David Grisham and James F. Grisham.3

 
Census 1860James Kesiah SMITH appeared on the 1860 census of William C. SMITH on 2 October 1860 in Ward 8, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.1

 
Marriage*James Kesiah SMITH married Charlotte Ruth GRISHAM, daughter of Jeremiah GRISHAM Jr. and Sarah (surname unknown), on 14 May 1867 in Quachita County, Louisiana.2,4 
Census 1870*James Kesiah SMITH was in Ward 6, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, on 28 July 1870.5

Census 1880*He appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, James K Smith 33 (farmer, both parents born in LA), Charlot R Smith 29 (parents born in SC and MS), John Smith 11, Augustus Smith 8.2

Family

Charlotte Ruth GRISHAM b. a 1851
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S290] Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, Provo Utah, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited30 Jan 2022