Jesse and Polly Smith
I could find no record of Jesse or any member of his family in the 1850 census. There is a James Smith, 36, living in the Orangeburg District, South Carolina, in 1850 with a wife named Polly, 30, but there are no children in the household.
1860 – GMD 936, Cass County, Georgia, Jesse Smith, 45, a wheelwright born in South Carolina, is married to Polly, 41. In the household are Albert, 20, Sally A. 16, Emma E. 12, and Louisa, 10, and Lon Summerroun, perhaps a brother or son of Polly. All of Jesse and Polly’s children were born in South Carolina, so they moved to Georgia after 1850. They are living seven houses from Nancy Collins and her daughter Ursula, 13, who married Albert. Neither Jesse or Polly can read or write, and Albert, Emma, and Louisa have attended school in the last year. Jesse owns real estate valued at $150 and has personal property worth $220.
Emily E. Smith married Andrew Jackson on 1 December 1867 in Bartow County.
1870 – Cartersville, Georgia, Andrew Jackson, 24, is married to Emily Jackson, 24, and they have a son William, 2. In 1880, an Andrew Jackson, 34, and Ann E. Jackson, 32, are living in DeKalb County. He works for the railroad. But, in addition to the variance in her name, her father was born in Georgia, but they have a son named William, 10.
1870 – Subdivision 144 (Pine Log), Bartow County, Jesse Smith, 62, born in South Carolina, is married to Polly A., 53. In the household are Sallie A. 25 and Frances (Louisa), 19. Sallie can read and write, and Polly and Frances can read but not write. Jesse is a farmer who owns real estate worth $250 and has personal property worth $200.
Luisa Francis Smith married John T. Dunlapp on 29 December 1870 in Bartow County.
1880 – Cassville, Bartow County, Jesse Smith, 72, born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina, is living with Polly, 62, Sarah 35, and a granddaughter, Sallie Dunlap, 7. Sallie would be Louisa Francis's child. Jesse has a broken leg and is listed as “Maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled.” Sarah is apparently Sallie A.
Sallie A. Smith married John W. (Wimpy) Brownlow on 17 December 1885 in Bartow County. John W. Brownlow was Harriet Octavia Brownlow's brother. John Wimpy Brownlow married twice, first to Sallie Collins on 10 November 1870, and second to Sallie A. Smith on 17 December 1885. John W. and Sallie Collins had two known children, Lillie born 1875 and Albert born 1880, and John and Sarah Smith had one known child, Walter E., born in 1889.
1880 – Little Prairie, Bartow County, John T. Dunlop, 33, born about 1847 in Georgia of parents born in South Carolina, is living with his wife, Louise F., with one child, Sula C. Dunlop 5.
1900 – GMD 849 (East and South Part, Excluding Calhoun Town) Calhoun, Gordon County, James Dulapp, 56, is living with his wife Francis, 48, born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina. They have been married 30 years. She has given birth to five children, only one of which is living. In the household are Sulie C. Dunlapp, 25, and Mary Adams 63, a boarder. This indicates that Sallie Dunlap, born 1873, is dead.
I could not find Francis in any later census.
Albert Smith
Albert Smith was born 11 November 1840 in South Carolina and died 2 December 1910 in Rydal, Pine Log District, Bartow County, Georgia. Albert Smith married Ursula Collins on 17 September 1865, Julia Akins 14 September 1884,, and Sallie Cason on 8 August 1886. From 1891-93, Albert Smith was a tax receiver in Bartow County. He was a veteran of the Civil War and had his left leg amputated below the knee as the result of a wound.
1870 – Subdivision 144 (Pine Log), Bartow County, Albert Smith, 29, born in South Carolina, is married to Ursula (Collins), 23, born in North Carolina. Their children are Anna L., 4, Willie T. {Thomas}, 3, and Robert L., 1. Albert is a farm laborer and owns no real estate, but has personal assets of $100. Both Albert and Ursula can read and write.
1880 – Kingston, Bartow County, Albert Smith, 40, born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina, is married to Ursula, born in Georgia of parents born in South Carolina. In the household are Anna L., 13, William {Thomas} 12, Robert L. 11, and Minnie C. 9. He is a farmer. Anna and William attended school within the last year. Albert and Ursula can read and write, Anna can read but not write, and Robert cannot read or write.
Anna L. Smith married William Neville on 15 April 1882 in Bartow County. Anna L. would be 15.
R. L. Smith married S. E. Dempsey 29 December 1889. Robert L. would be 20.
A Minnie Smith married Patrick Mansfield Jr. 14 January 1886 in Bartow County. Minnie would have been 15.
1910 – Pat Mansfield, 45, is living in Emerson, Bartow County with Minnie L. Mansfield, 41, Cliff 18, Paul 15, Smith 14, Pat 11, Sam 6, J. B. 4, Grace 2, and Minnie’s nephew Horace, 26.
1900 – Militia District 936 (the Folsom area between Adairsville and Pine Log), 6th District, Bartow County, Albert Smith, 59, is living with his wife of 13 years, Sallie L., 43. He is born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina, and Sallie L. was born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. Their children are Fred, 12, Lula M. 10, Pearl 9, Mary L. 8, and Clifford D. 6. He owns his own farm and it is free of any mortgage. Albert, Sallie, Fred and Lula can read and write. Frederick Smith was a veteran of WWI.
The current GMD 936 starts just north of Cassville and extends to the Gordon County line, including the communities of Pleasant Valley and Folsom.
1910 – GMD 936, Bartow County, Albert Smith, 69, is married to Sarah L., 53. He is born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina, and she is born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. They have been married 23 years. Their children are Lula M., 20, Pearl 19, Clifford 16, and Guss F. 9, all born in Georgia, plus two children deceased. The census was taken 4 May and Albert died on 2 December in Rydal, just south of Pine Log.
Fred Smith married Mabel Rainey on 30 September 1909.
Lula M. Smith maried R. (Robert) L. J. Hicks 16 July 1916.
Pearl Smith married Carey Thomas 8 August 1915.
Clifford Smith married Ollie Chastain 17 March 1918.
1920 – 6th District, Bartow County, Sallie L. Smith, 63, is a widow living with Clifford D. Smith, 25, his wife Ollie F., 19, and their son Howard B., 11 months. Ollie married at 13 years of age and they rent their home. Everyone is born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia except Sallie, who is born in Georgia of parents born in North Carolina. All the adults can read and write.
1920 – Wolf Pen District, Bartow County, Georgia, Lula M. Hicks, 30, born is Georgia of a father born in South Carolina and a mother born in Georgia, is married to Robbert L. Hicks, 44, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. Their children are Thomas A. 11, Alvin M. 8, Velmer M. 28 months, Robert L. 8 months, and in the household is Robert’s sister, Callie S. Hicks, 41. Robert, Lula, Thomas and Callie can read and write, but none of the children attended school this school year. The Wolf Pen District is GMD 963, east of Cartersville.
1930 – GMD 936, Bartow County, Georgia, Sallie L. Smith, 70, born in Georgia of parents born in North Carolina, is living with her son Clifford Smith 38 and his wife Ollie, 30. Clifford is a farmer and works in a saw mill. He is not a military veteran. Their children at home include Havard 11, Frank 9, Effie 7, and an unnamed son. The census lists his age as 5, but he is probably 5 months. The adults can read and write and the two oldest boys are in school. They rent.
1930 – District 1041 (Wolf Pen), Bartow County, Georgia, Robert L. Hicks, 54, and his wife, Lula M., have six children: Alvin M. 19, Zelma M. 12, Rosa M. 8, Harry F. 5, Welton C. 5, and Walder D. 9 months. Robert and Lula own their own home, but no monetary value is listed. Also in the household is Augustas F Smith, 30, Lula’s brother Gus. I could not locate Gus in any census records or military records between 1910 and 1930.
The current District 1041, Bartow County, is northeast of Cartersville and includes the town of White and the bulk of the Pine Log Wildlife Management Area in Bartow County.
William Thomas Smith and Harriet Octavia Brownlow
1900 – William Smith, 33, born in 1866 in Georgia of parents born in South Carolina, is living in the Kingston District (GMD 828), Bartow County. He is a farm laborer who rents his home (not a farm). His wife is Harriet O. (Octavia Brownlow), 41, born 1859 in Georgia of parents born in South Carolina. In the household are Sallie A. 12, James H. (Henry, my grandfather), 11, Albert K. (Canada) 10, Cora Lee 8, Willie T. 7, George M. (Malcolm) 4, and Oscar E. 2, all born in Georgia. William, Harriet, James and Albert can read and write, although none of them have attended school. The two houses immediately prior to the Smith are Jane A. Brownlow, Harriet’s mother, and John W. (Wimpy) Brownlow, Harriet’s brother, and his wife Sallie A. Smith Brownlow, William’s sister
1910 – “Willie” Smith, 42, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, is living in the Cassville District (GMD 952), Bartow County, census, Willie 42, is living with Octney 51, born in Georgia of parents born in South Carolina, James 21, Canada 19, Cora 17, all born in Georgia, George 12, Oscar 12, born in Alabama, and Julia 7, born in Georgia. William is renting a farm, and James, Canada, George and Oscar are listed as farm laborers. All of the children have attended school that school year and all members of the family can read and write except George, who can read but not write, and Oscar, who can do neither.
Note that the birthplace of George and Oscar means the family lived in Alabama from about 1893-4 up to as late as 1900, since they are listed in the 1900 census as living in Georgia.
Note that Willie T., who would be 17, is no longer in the household, and may have died. Sallie Ann, who would be 22, has married James Hogan.
1920 – Watters District (Shannon), Floyd County. Albert K. Smith, 28, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, is a farmer renting his farm. His wife is Sallie K., 22. In the household are their children Alma E. Smith 3 years and 5 months, George T. Smith 6 months, and George M. Smith, Albert’s brother, 23, a farmer. Albert and George are farmers. Albert, Sallie, and George can read and write.
1930 – Ward 6, Rome, Georgia. William T. Smith, 63, a contract carpenter, is living on Stansbury Avenue at Calhoun Road, in a home valued at $2000 (they have a mortgage), with his wife, Harriet 69, born in Georgia of parents born in South Carolina. William and Harriet can both read and write, but t hey do not have a radio.
1920 – Mt. Alto District, Floyd County. Jim H. Davis, 27, a farmer born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, is married to Cora Lee, 27, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. In their household are Nellie 6 months, Loney 4-1/2, and Luther, 2 years 3 months. .
1930 – Livingston District, Floyd County. Mrs. Cora Davis, 38, is a widow and a single mother of three farming rented land on Veal’s Ferry Road in the Livingston District of Floyd County (GMD 1059), due west of Rome. Veal’s Ferry Road was an early name for Georgia 100. Cora lived near the junction of Veal’s Ferry Road with Morton’s Bend Road, which still exists. It is a big loop that connects with Georgia 100 on both ends. Just to the north of its northern junction with Georgia 100, Georgia 100 crosses the Coosa River at what must have been Veal’s Ferry and joins Georgia 20 at the village of Coosa.
In the household are Nellie 16, Lauanzo 14, and Luther 12. All four are born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia.
James Henry Smith
1920 – Ward 6, Rome, Floyd County, James is 30, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, and married to Rosa, 30, born in Kentucky of parents born in Kentucky. They own their home, with a mortgage, even though his occupation is listed as “laborer” in a furniture factory, probably Fox Manufacturing. They are living on what looks like Gebrell Street off Calhoun Road in North Rome (I could find no street with a similar name).. In the household are Flonny 6 years 11 months, Robert 3-1/2, Evan 2-1/2, and “Kenny” (Henry) 1. James and Rosa can read and write, and Flonnie is attending school.
1930 – Watters District, Floyd County. On Bells Ferry Road, James Smith, 41, a farmer who owns his farm, is married to Rosa, 41. He was born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, and she was born in Kentucky of parents born in Kentucky. They both married when they were 22.
Their children include Flonnie 17, Robert D. 14, Charlie E.. 13, Henry A. 12, Dorothy M. 9, Joseph D. 8, Bethel T. 6, and living Smith 1 year 2 months. Flonnie, Robert, Charlie, and Henry can read and write, and along with Dorothy, and Joseph are attending school.
