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Mary Bowden

Mary Bowden married Joseph Robert Meredith, son of William Green Meredith and Nancy Jane Frazier.

Child of Mary Bowden and Joseph Robert Meredith

Nina Ellen Meredith+ b. c 1893

John C. Lybrook

John C. Lybrook was the son of John Lybrook and Anne Chapman. John C. Lybrook married Elizabeth Burk, daughter of William Henry Burk and Margaret Williams.

Elizabeth Burk

Elizabeth Burk was the daughter of William Henry Burk and Margaret Williams. Elizabeth Burk married John C. Lybrook, son of John Lybrook and Anne Chapman.

Anna Christina Volger

Anna Christina Volger married Ferdinand Harless, son of Heinrich Harless and Catharina (?), 1710 in Germany.

Children of Anna Christina Volger and Ferdinand Harless

Clarence W. Dent

b. 22 November 1896, d. September 1983

     Clarence W. Dent was born on 22 November 1896 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. He was the son of John W. Dent and Alice M. (?). Clarence W. Dent married Mary Willie B. Smith, daughter of Elijah Link Smith and Virginia Pierpont Martin.
     Clarence W. Dent died September 1983.

Children of Clarence W. Dent and Mary Willie B. Smith

Mitch Dent
Marion Dent b. c 1925
Virginia Dent b. c 1928

Nina Ellen Meredith

b. circa 1893

Nina Ellen Meredith was born circa 1893. She was the daughter of Joseph Robert Meredith and Mary Bowden. Nina Ellen Meredith married Elijah Little Paul Smith, son of Elijah Link Smith and Virginia Pierpont Martin, 30 October 1926.

Children of Nina Ellen Meredith and Elijah Little Paul Smith

Martha Sue Smith
Rachel Ellen Smith b. 1927

Oscar Joseph Rowland

b. 17 October 1895, d. 17 December 1993

     Oscar Joseph Rowland was born on 17 October 1895 in Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He married Texanna Smith, daughter of Elijah Link Smith and Virginia Pierpont Martin, 21 January 1925.
     Oscar Joseph Rowland died 17 December 1993.

Children of Oscar Joseph Rowland and Texanna Smith

Oscar G. Rowland b. c 1926
Glenn C. Rowland b. c 1928

Ora Lillian Williams

b. circa 1906

Ora Lillian Williams was born circa 1906 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Crozier Cloyd Williams and Minnie Missouri Price. Ora Lillian Williams married Emory Joseph Smith, son of Elijah Link Smith and Virginia Pierpont Martin, circa 1928.

Children of Ora Lillian Williams and Emory Joseph Smith

Ruby Williams

b. 27 August 1910

Ruby Williams was born on 27 August 1910 in Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Crozier Cloyd Williams and Minnie Missouri Price. Ruby Williams married Ben Ira Smith, son of Elijah Link Smith and Virginia Pierpont Martin, 3 January 1934.

Children of Ruby Williams and Ben Ira Smith

Ira Wayne Smith+ b. 14 Nov 1934, d. 30 Dec 1998
Elijah Cloyde Smith+ b. 3 Jun 1936
Margaret Ella Smith+ b. 10 Mar 1938
Martha Ann Smith b. 10 Mar 1938, d. 10 Mar 1938
Benny Richard Smith+ b. 10 Nov
Larry David Smith+ b. 3 Aug 1944
Dwan Ann Smith+ b. 4 Dec 1950
Debra Jo Smith b. 24 Jan 1952

Harvey Green Smith

b. 10 January 1862, d. 29 August 1938

     Harvey Green Smith was born on 10 January 1862 in Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of John Smith Jr. and Mildred Arbella Harless. Harvey Green Smith married Laura Lavinia Pike, daughter of John Pike and Ada Collins, 26 October 1882 in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia. Harvey Green Smith married Hallie Caldwell circa 1927.
     Harvey Green Smith died 29 August 1938 in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia.

Children of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike

Minnie Arbella Smith+ b. 22 Apr 1885, d. 20 Dec 1968
Lacy Elijah Smith b. 20 Aug 1886, d. 1888
Cora Virginia Smith+ b. 10 Oct 1888, d. 7 Dec 1947
Bessie Mildred Smith+ b. 27 Sep 1890, d. 28 Jun 1931
Frank Clifton Smith Sr.+ b. 23 Sep 1893, d. 7 Sep 1969
Charles Goff Smith b. 18 Apr 1895, d. 16 Oct 1918
Lida Ethel Smith b. 11 Feb 1898, d. 21 Dec 1918
Edith Ellen Smith+ b. 28 Apr 1899, d. 16 Nov 1926
Ora Lee Smith b. 4 Oct 1901, d. 4 Oct 1903
Flora Helen Smith b. 14 Aug 1904, d. 1 Jul 1921

Child of Harvey Green Smith and Hallie Caldwell

Charles Goff Smith b. c 1929

Laura Lavinia Pike

b. 18 April 1865, d. 14 April 1924

     Laura Lavinia Pike was born on 18 April 1865 in Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Pike and Ada Collins. Laura Lavinia Pike married Harvey Green Smith, son of John Smith Jr. and Mildred Arbella Harless, 26 October 1882 in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia.
     Laura Lavinia Pike died 14 April 1924 in Hoges Chapel, Giles County, Virginia.

Children of Laura Lavinia Pike and Harvey Green Smith

Minnie Arbella Smith+ b. 22 Apr 1885, d. 20 Dec 1968
Lacy Elijah Smith b. 20 Aug 1886, d. 1888
Cora Virginia Smith+ b. 10 Oct 1888, d. 7 Dec 1947
Bessie Mildred Smith+ b. 27 Sep 1890, d. 28 Jun 1931
Frank Clifton Smith Sr.+ b. 23 Sep 1893, d. 7 Sep 1969
Charles Goff Smith b. 18 Apr 1895, d. 16 Oct 1918
Lida Ethel Smith b. 11 Feb 1898, d. 21 Dec 1918
Edith Ellen Smith+ b. 28 Apr 1899, d. 16 Nov 1926
Ora Lee Smith b. 4 Oct 1901, d. 4 Oct 1903
Flora Helen Smith b. 14 Aug 1904, d. 1 Jul 1921

Lacy Elijah Smith

b. 20 August 1886, d. 1888

     Lacy Elijah Smith was born on 20 August 1886 in Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike.
     Lacy Elijah Smith died 1888.

Cora Virginia Smith

b. 10 October 1888, d. 7 December 1947

     Cora Virginia Smith was born on 10 October 1888 in Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike. Cora Virginia Smith married Samuel Givens Taylor Ratliff, son of Julian Marquis Ratliff and Nancy Clementine Givens.
     Cora Virginia Smith died 7 December 1947 in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia.

Children of Cora Virginia Smith and Samuel Givens Taylor Ratliff

Gordon Clay Ratliff b. 16 Mar 1911, d. 4 Jul 1911
Claude Virginius Ratliff b. 14 Apr 1916

Bessie Mildred Smith

b. 27 September 1890, d. 28 June 1931

     Bessie Mildred Smith was born on 27 September 1890 in Newport, Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike. Bessie Mildred Smith married Cephas Penelton Martin, son of Cephas Powhatan Martin and Mary Catherine Price.
     Bessie Mildred Smith died 28 June 1931.

Children of Bessie Mildred Smith and Cephas Penelton Martin

Carl Cephas Martin+ b. 8 Nov 1910, d. 11 May 1994
Elmer Carver Martin+ b. 18 Feb 1914, d. 2 Nov 2002
Vernon Martin b. 1917
Talma Martin b. 21 Nov 1923, d. 3 Mar 1961

Frank Clifton Smith Sr.

b. 23 September 1893, d. 7 September 1969

     Frank Clifton Smith Sr. was born on 23 September 1893 in Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike. Frank Clifton Smith Sr. married Eunetta Jane Thomas 1925 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia.
     Frank Clifton Smith Sr. died 7 September 1969.

Children of Frank Clifton Smith Sr. and Eunetta Jane Thomas

Frank Clifton Smith Jr. b. 4 Dec 1926, d. 3 Aug 1954
Mary Elizabeth Smith b. 7 Apr 1928, d. Jun 1941
Betty Jean Smith b. 31 May 1929
Paul Richard Smith b. 24 Dec 1931

Charles Goff Smith

b. 18 April 1895, d. 16 October 1918

     Charles Goff Smith was born on 18 April 1895 in Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike.
     Charles Goff Smith died 16 October 1918.

Lida Ethel Smith

b. 11 February 1898, d. 21 December 1918

     Lida Ethel Smith was born on 11 February 1898 in Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike. Lida Ethel Smith married Eustace Demer Lowe.
     Lida Ethel Smith died 21 December 1918.

Ora Lee Smith

b. 4 October 1901, d. 4 October 1903

     Ora Lee Smith was born on 4 October 1901 in Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike.
     Ora Lee Smith died 4 October 1903 in Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia.

Flora Helen Smith

b. 14 August 1904, d. 1 July 1921

     Flora Helen Smith was born on 14 August 1904 in Mountain Lake, Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike. Flora Helen Smith married Effie Hayden Williams, son of Wade Montague Williams and Amanda Jane Williams.
     Flora Helen Smith died 1 July 1921.

Samuel Givens Taylor Ratliff

b. 22 June 1880, d. 4 November 1920

     Samuel Givens Taylor Ratliff was born on 22 June 1880 in Newport, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Julian Marquis Ratliff and Nancy Clementine Givens. Samuel Givens Taylor Ratliff married Cora Virginia Smith, daughter of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike.
     Samuel Givens Taylor Ratliff died 4 November 1920 in Newport, Giles County, Virginia.

Children of Samuel Givens Taylor Ratliff and Cora Virginia Smith

Gordon Clay Ratliff b. 16 Mar 1911, d. 4 Jul 1911
Claude Virginius Ratliff b. 14 Apr 1916

Cephas Penelton Martin

b. 1 March 1888, d. 30 November 1985

     Cephas Penelton Martin was born on 1 March 1888 in Hoges Store, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Cephas Powhatan Martin and Mary Catherine Price. Cephas Penelton Martin married Bessie Mildred Smith, daughter of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike.
     Cephas Penelton Martin died 30 November 1985.

Children of Cephas Penelton Martin and Bessie Mildred Smith

Carl Cephas Martin+ b. 8 Nov 1910, d. 11 May 1994
Elmer Carver Martin+ b. 18 Feb 1914, d. 2 Nov 2002
Vernon Martin b. 1917
Talma Martin b. 21 Nov 1923, d. 3 Mar 1961

Richard Lafon

Richard Lafon married Talma Martin, daughter of Cephas Penelton Martin and Bessie Mildred Smith.

Eunetta Jane Thomas

b. 1 May 1908

Eunetta Jane Thomas was born on 1 May 1908 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. She married Frank Clifton Smith Sr., son of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike, 1925 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia.

Children of Eunetta Jane Thomas and Frank Clifton Smith Sr.

Frank Clifton Smith Jr. b. 4 Dec 1926, d. 3 Aug 1954
Mary Elizabeth Smith b. 7 Apr 1928, d. Jun 1941
Betty Jean Smith b. 31 May 1929
Paul Richard Smith b. 24 Dec 1931

Eustace Demer Lowe

b. 24 February 1876, d. 18 May 1957

     Eustace Demer Lowe was born on 24 February 1876. He married Lida Ethel Smith, daughter of Harvey Green Smith and Laura Lavinia Pike.
     Eustace Demer Lowe died 18 May 1957.

Mary Jane Woods

b. September 1867, d. 1938

     Mary Jane Woods was born in September 1867. She was the daughter of James L. Woods and Minerva Ann Aliff. Mary Jane Woods married Lewis Napoleon Smith, son of John Smith Jr. and Mildred Arbella Harless, 15 April 1882.
     Mary Jane Woods died 1938.

Children of Mary Jane Woods and Lewis Napoleon Smith

Howard Peyton Smith Sr.+ b. 5 May 1884, d. 1962
Roxie Lee Smith b. 1886
Madge Beatrice Smith b. 22 Aug 1888, d. Oct 1971
Thomas Jessie Smith b. 1890
James Lewis Smith+ b. Sep 1890
Willie Johnston Smith+ b. 12 Apr 1892
Gracie Eustis Smith b. Oct 1894
John Daniel Smith b. 5 May 1896
Iva Ivins Smith+ b. Sep 1898
Mason Linford Smith b. 1900
Gladie Virginia Smith b. 1903
Lena Genela Smith+ b. 1905
Eria Augusta Smith+ b. 4 Feb 1907, d. 26 Feb 1994
Sylvia Patria Smith b. 1910

Marvin Eugene Martin

b. 1918

Marvin Eugene Martin was born in 1918. He is the son of Marcellus Whitney Martin and Pearl Geneva Smith. Marvin Eugene Martin married Margie Mae Williams, daughter of John William Williams and Janie Mae Smith. Marvin Eugene Martin married Louisa Ellen Miller.

Children of Marvin Eugene Martin and Margie Mae Williams

Barry Gene Martin+ b. 6 Jun 1946, d. 10 Aug 2006
Garry Dean Martin b. 6 Jun 1946, d. Oct 1995

Louisa Ellen Miller

b. 1930

Louisa Ellen Miller was born in 1930. She married Marvin Eugene Martin, son of Marcellus Whitney Martin and Pearl Geneva Smith.

Thomas Harless

b. December 1865

Thomas Harless was born in December 1865 in Iowa. He was the son of Mathias Harless and Marietta Webster.

James Melvin Martin Sr.

b. 22 November 1884

James Melvin Martin Sr. was born on 22 November 1884 in Lindside, Monroe County, West Virginia. He married Perlina May Lafon, daughter of William Hale C. Lafon and Lucinda Jane Duncan.

Child of James Melvin Martin Sr. and Perlina May Lafon

Orpha Lois Martin b. 3 Sep 1913, d. 22 Apr 1991

Mary Virginia Martin

b. 8 July 1887, d. 21 February 1968

     Mary Virginia Martin was born on 8 July 1887 in Lindside, Monroe County, West Virginia. She married Miles Arthur Lafon, son of William Hale C. Lafon and Lucinda Jane Duncan, 22 December 1903 in Newport, Giles County, Virginia.
     Mary Virginia Martin died 21 February 1968.

Children of Mary Virginia Martin and Miles Arthur Lafon

Nora Lafon+ b. 28 May 1917, d. 28 Apr 2007
Ernest Raymond Lafon+ b. 29 Mar 1920, d. 8 Jul 2007
Virginia Mae Lafon+ b. 23 Dec 1927

Sarah May Harless

b. circa 1868

Sarah May Harless was born circa 1868 in Iowa. She was the daughter of Mathias Harless and Marietta Webster.

Guenna Harless

b. January 1872

Guenna Harless was born in January 1872 in Iowa. She was the daughter of Mathias Harless and Marietta Webster. Guenna Harless married Edward Russell circa 1895.

Anna Lyda Meredith

b. 7 October 1892, d. 1968

     Anna Lyda Meredith was born on 7 October 1892 in Hoges Chapel, Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of James Samuel Meredith and Sarah Elizabeth Williams. Anna Lyda Meredith married Jesse James Williams Sr., son of William Ervin Williams Jr. and Nancy Alice Martin, 10 October 1913 in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia.
     Anna Lyda Meredith died 1968.

Children of Anna Lyda Meredith and Jesse James Williams Sr.

Janice Ora Williams b. 11 Sep 1910, d. Nov 1986
Jesse James Williams Jr. b. 1914, d. 1929
William Ralph Williams b. 12 Oct 1916, d. Jun 1986
Sena Elizabeth Williams b. 3 May 1919, d. 18 May 1919
Sarah Loveline Williams b. 1920
Fannie Kate Williams b. 1923
William Ervin Williams b. 1929
Martin Richard Williams b. 1931
Lyman Roosevelt Williams+ b. 23 Apr 1933, d. 27 Sep 2005

Ira Wayne Smith

b. 14 November 1934, d. 30 December 1998

     Ira Wayne Smith was born on 14 November 1934 in Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Ben Ira Smith and Ruby Williams. Ira Wayne Smith married Roberta Kesler.
     Ira Wayne Smith died 30 December 1998.

Children of Ira Wayne Smith and Roberta Kesler

Elijah Cloyde Smith

b. 3 June 1936

Elijah Cloyde Smith was born on 3 June 1936 in Giles County, Virginia. He is the son of Ben Ira Smith and Ruby Williams. Elijah Cloyde Smith married Carrie Darlington Simmons.

Child of Elijah Cloyde Smith and Carrie Darlington Simmons

Christine Smith+

Alfred Clinton Tharp

b. circa 1846, d. before 1900

     Alfred Clinton Tharp was born circa 1846 in Ohio. He married Elizabeth Angeline Harless, daughter of Aaron Harless and Elizabeth Huston, 1866 in Missouri.
     Alfred Clinton Tharp died before 1900.

Children of Alfred Clinton Tharp and Elizabeth Angeline Harless

William Harvey Tharp+ b. 1 Apr 1869, d. 7 Apr 1960
E. Ella Tharp b. c 1871
Malinda Jane Tharp+ b. 16 Oct 1872, d. 21 Jan 1923
Lula Eveline Tharp+ b. 11 Apr 1873, d. 13 Mar 1943
Viola Tharp+ b. 11 Mar 1876, d. 19 Nov 1937
Alfred Clinton Tharp+ b. 27 Aug 1878, d. 28 Jan 1957
Phillip Ernest Tharp+ b. 27 Mar 1881, d. 6 Aug 1935
Carrie B. Tharp b. 16 Dec 1882, d. 15 Sep 1883

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