Sheralyn Heyse, a researcher of the Smith clan, list James' birthplace at Giles County, Tennessee.
James was paid 61 1/2 cents per year for his teaching to school children.
He was 51 years old and a teacher with no real property and personal property valued at $200. The following lived under this household with their respective ages: Eliza E. (47), Sarah F. (21), Elvira (20), William R. (12), John B. (10), and James T. (6). Eliza and Sarah were born in Laurens County, Elvira in Pickens County, and the remaining children in Georgia.
James owned land where the town of Easley now stands. Later in life, he sold some his land to the Southern Railroad to give them the right of way through Pickens County.
James and some of sons moved to this county because of the murder of William Hineman in August 1848. James' son, Oliver, killed William in Pickens County.
Il est marié avec Elsie Elizabeth Wallace.
Ils se sont mariés.Source 3
There is speculation that Elsie's maiden name was Couch, the daughter of William Couch of Laurens County, South Carolina. Sheralyn Heyse, a long-time researcher of the Smith family, has made this claim.
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Elsie Elizabeth Wallace |