Stephen's Smith Family - Ancestors, Descendants and Cousins

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William Smith

DEATH: died young, never married

James K Polk Smith

Passed Away.
    J. K. P. smith, better known around here as "Poke" Smith, died at his home two miles northeast of Turney January 30th, of Bright's desease. Deceased was about sixty years of age and had lived in the vicinity of Cameron for many years.
    Funeral services, were held at Turney at 11 o'clock Friday morning.
    Deceased was a member of Vincil lodge No. 62 A.F.& A.M. and a number of Cameron members of this lodge will go to Turney on the morning train to participate in the funeral services.

Martha J Carpenter

FUNERAL HELD TODAY
    Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Stone [Smith], age 87, who died at Masonic Home in St. Louis, on Feb. 1st, 1940, were held at the Methodist church at Turney at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Burial was in the Turney cemetery.
    Deceased was the wife of the late James W. P. Smith, old and highly respected residents of the Turney vicinity for many years. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Stone Trussell of Holden, Mo., and one grand-daughter, Mrs Chas. Palsley of Plattsburg.

Andrew Jackson Smith

    Jackson came to Missouri with his parents about 1827. He belonged to the Presbyterian church.
In 1840 Jack and Lucinda were married by John Wright, Justice of the Peace. Lucinda was the sister of Mahala, Jack's brother, Anderson's wife. They were the parents of six children.
    In 1858 Jack had purchased land from his father, Anderson, just 25 days before Anderson's death. He and Lucinda were living there when she died of dropsy. In 1883 he and his second wife, Elizabeth moved to Davies county near Winston, Missouri, where they died about one week apart, Jack from pneumonia. His funeral was held at the Wamsley Church and he was buried with his first wife Lucinda.
    In later years he was known as Grandpa Jack

Smith. - At his home at Winston in Tuesday morning of this week, of pneumonia fever, A. J. Smith, aged 74 years. Funeral services were held at the Wamley chuurch, five miles north of this city, yesterday at one o'clock. The wife of the deceased died one week ago last Sunday.