smith, john

1819-07-19..unknown – 1883-03-06..1961-07-01

Name variants: John Smith;John Smith (FG memorial 26010039);John Smith (FG memorial 269523422);John Smith (FG memorial 43410077);John Smith - Father (cert of Adelia Parris);John Smith - Father (cert of B. D. Smith);John Smith - Father (cert of Claude Warren Smith);John Smith - Father (cert of Georgia A. Hefner);John Smith - Father (cert of Herman Smith);John Smith - Father (cert of John Smith, Jr.);John Smith - Father (cert of Lavina Parker);John Smith - Father (cert of Love Smith);John Smith - Father (cert of Luther C. Smith);John Smith - Father (cert of Luther W. Smith);John Smith - Father (cert of Mary B. Higginbotham);John Smith - Father (cert of Timiothy A. Smith);John Smith - Father (cert of William Lafayette Smith);John Smith - Father (cert of William Lee Smith);John Smith - Informant (cert of Bessie Smith);John Smith - Informant (cert of Carrie May Smith);John Smith, Bernie, Mo. - Informant (cert of Ruth Ann Smith);John Smith, Dexter Mo - Informant (cert of John Smith, Jr.);Smith, John;Jno Smith - Father (cert of Martha Chilton)
Record count: 60
Sources: census-1900,census-1920,census-1930,court_cases,death_certs,fg_cemetery_sweep,life_events,marriage_index,name_index_clip_tables,residents_master,v2_names
Places seen: Belmont,Missouri; Bernie; Bloomfield; Bloomfield | Divorce. State Missouri | Stare Missouri | State Missouri | Stoddurd Count Missouri; California; Cape Girardeau; Castor Township,Stoddard County,Missouri; Como,Miss.; Danville / Tenn; Dent County,Mo.; Dexter Mo; Duck Creek Township,Missouri; Essex,Missouri; Humphrey Co. Tennessee; Illinois; Iowa; Liberty; Liberty Township; Lone Pine; Mesler; Missouri; Mo-; Mo.; Nashville Tennessee; New Lisbon; Obion Co,Tenn; Obion Co. Tenn [uncertain]; Renner; Richland Township,Missouri; Shelbyville,Tennessee; +10 more,Hallow Rock Tenn
First event date: 16-Sep-26
Last event date: undated

Timeline — 30 events

1850-08-14 Duck Creek Township, Stoddard County, Missouri. age: 26; sex: M; occupation: Farmer; birthplace: Tenn; married within year: 1; cannot read/write: 1; dwelling no.: 29; family no.: 30; line no.: 18; stamped page: 256; sheet page: 509; assistant marshal: Solomon S. Kitchen; uncertain reading: col-10 ma… census · life_events|U.S. Census 1850 1850-08-14 clip 1850-mo-stoddard-duckcreek-128-18
1850-08-14 1850 census, Duck Creek Twp, dwelling 29. Age 26, M, Farmer, born Tenn. census · census1850|1850 U.S. census, Stoddard County (Duck Creek)
1858-08-23 Born in Tenn. Parents: James Smith / Not Known. birth · death_cert|MO death certificate #31813 (1910-1936 workbook)
1860-08-08 Castor Township, Stoddard County, Missouri. age: 25; sex: M; occupation: Laborer; birthplace: Tenessee; dwelling no.: 770; family no.: 717; line no.: 30; stamped page: 449; sheet page: 97; asst. marshal: W H Bedford census · life_events|U.S. Census 1860 1860-08-08 clip 1860-mo-stoddard-castor-00453-30
1860-09-03 Richland Township, Stoddard County, Missouri. age: 25; sex: M; occupation: Farmer; birthplace: Kentucky; personal estate value: 200; cannot read/write: 1; dwelling no.: 940; family no.: 881; line no.: 21; sheet page: 118; asst. marshal: W H Bedford census · life_events|U.S. Census 1860 1860-09-03 clip 1860-mo-stoddard-richland-00474-21
1870-08-01 Born in Sikeston, Missouri. Parents: unknown / unknown. birth · death_cert|MO death certificate #28061 (1910-1936 workbook)
1874-09-21 Born in Stoddard Co Mo. Parents: William Smith / Jane Lance. birth · death_cert|MO death certificate #35346 (1910-1936 workbook)
1903-03-15 Born in Mo.. Parents: James Albert Smith / Laura Ethel. birth · death_cert|MO death certificate #13993 (1910-1936 workbook)
1903-06-14 Born in Stoddard Co Mo. Parents: Dave Smith / Dora Bishop. birth · death_cert|MO death certificate #4357 (1910-1936 workbook)
1911-02-08 Stoddard County. Defendant in a divorce suit in the Circuit Court of Stoddard County, Mo., at Bloomfield; notified by order of publication as a non-resident of Missouri to appear at the next term commencing the 3rd Monday in April, 1911. Attest: W. S. Smith, Circuit Clerk Co-mentioned: Minnie Smith… legal · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1911-02-08 clip ds-1911-02-08-p08-161
1912-10-16 John Smith went hunting Thursday night with Pink Atwood Co-mentioned: Pink Atwood; Ed Evans. Quote: "Pink Atwood and John Smith went hunting Thursday night." Quote: "Ed Evans called on John Smith Sunday." social · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1912-10-16 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T052504.774414747Z
1913-03-26 Renner. Mr. John Smith, Pink Atwood and Johnny Shipman called on Eddie Evans Friday morning Co-mentioned: Eddie Evans. Quote: "Mr. John Smith, Pink Atwood and Johnny Shipman called on Eddie Evans Friday morning." social · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-03-26 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T082332 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-03-26 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T082136.651136000Z
1913-09-10 Age 55 yrs 0 mos 17 ds. Cause: Pernicious Malarial Fever. Burial: Taylor Cem (buried 1913-09-11). death · death_cert|MO death certificate #31813 (1910-1936 workbook)
1913-10-22 Lone Pine. John Smith has returned from California; Mrs. Smith returned some time ago Co-mentioned: Mrs. Smith. Quote: "John Smith has returned from California. Mrs. Smith returned some time ago." social · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-10-22 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T155346 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-10-22 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T155310.047011728Z + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-10-22 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T155335.563898378Z
1913-12-17 Lone Pine. Spent Friday to Sunday with his brother, per the Lone Pine correspondence in the Dec 17, 1913 Statesman Quote: "John Smith spent Friday to Sunday with his brother" social · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-12-17 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T172835 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-12-17 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T172803.309662348Z + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1913-12-17 clip ds-1911-1930-20260924T172539.318175058Z
1915-05-14 John Smith was in town Friday morning Quote: "John Smith was in town Friday morning." social · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1915-05-14 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19150514-p3 + life_events|Dexter Statesman 1915-05-14 clip ds-1911-1930-jpg-ds-19150514-p2
1919-01-16 Age 15 yrs 7 mos 2 ds. Cause: Influenza. Burial: Taylor (buried 1919-01-17). death · death_cert|MO death certificate #4357 (1910-1936 workbook)
1920-07-23 Advance. An association of farmers will begin excavating two drainage ditches near Advance on Monday; one commences at the Dexter-Advance road on the farm of John Smith and runs west through a slough to ditch 8, emptying into Castor river; the other through a cypress slough parallel to the Frisco ra… community · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1920-07-23 clip DS-1920-07-23-p6-smith
1921-05-11 Age 18 yrs 26 days. Cause: Accidental death, Killed by falling tree; contributory: Fractured Skull. Burial: Walker Cemetery (buried 1921-05-?). death · death_cert|MO death certificate #13993 (1910-1936 workbook)
1924-03-14 Bloomfield. John Smith was one of the students who took the teachers examination at Bloomfield last Friday Quote: "The following students took the teachers examination on last Friday at Bloomfield. Carrie Triplett, Estel Smith, John Smith, Lee Miller and Eulen DeJarnett." school · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1924-03-14 clip b21-19240314-p5
1924-04-25 Dexter. Dexter High School senior class of 1924 Senior Directory entry - alias 'Cap'n'; trait 'Mumbling'; expression 'Oh gee'; final destiny 'Corn popper' Quote: "John Smith - 'Cap'n' - 'Corn popper'" school · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1924-04-25 clip b22-19240425-p9
1926-09-24 Bloomfield. State vs. John Smith for burglary, tried by jury and acquitted legal notice · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1926-09-24 clip b16-19260924-p1
1928-01-06 Poplar Bluff. John Smith, a farmer living near Poplar Bluff, is not expected to be prosecuted for the fatal shooting of Charles Burchett, who attacked him; Smith acted in defense of his family, and officers found the shooting justified Co-mentioned: Charles Burchett. Quote: "Will Not Prosecute Farme… crime · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1928-01-06 clip janfeb28-R1
1929-01-17 Age 62y. Cause: Lobar Pneumonia. Burial: New Home Cemetery. death · death_cert|MO death certificate #5102 (1910-1936 workbook)
1930-07-25 Mesler. Appointed an election judge for Mesler for the primary election Quote: "PRIMARY ELECTION JUDGES APPOINTED" election · life_events|Dexter Statesman 1930-07-25 clip juldec30-R6
1948-09-22 Age 74y 0m. Cause: Chronic Myocarditis. Burial: Morgan Memorial. death · death_cert|MO death certificate #35346 (1910-1936 workbook)
1961-07-01 Age 90. Cause: (a) Shock (24 HRS); (b) Circulatory failure [uncertain reading] (3 DAYS); (c) Arteriosclerotic Heart failure [uncertain reading] (Years). Part II: Chronic nephrosis, Senility Changes [uncertain reading].. Burial: Union Park Cemetery, Chaffee, Missouri. death · death_cert|MO death certificate #28061 (1910-1936 workbook)
(undated) Stoddurd Count Missouri; Divorce. State Missouri; State Missouri; Stare Missouri. co-mentioned (family-tagged) Co-mentioned: Chas. D. Wilson. Quote: "oe Sey , Plaintiff" civic / office / election / jury / lodge / fair · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator undated clip 96895744
(undated) Bloomfield. Plaintiff John Smith divorce/suit Circuit Court orbit (Smith ambiguous — clip-only; no dossier) Co-mentioned: Divorce. State. Quote: "John Smith; Divorce. State; Plaintiff John Smith; Circuit Conrt; Chas. D. Wilson; Geo. W. Crosser" crime / arrest / trial / fine / jail / acquittal · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator undated clip 96895744
(undated) Bernie. Listed as a Bernie, Missouri resident, born 12 Jul 1909 per the index. Merged per Aj's 2026-09-27 order: entire Vol 2 intake merged (all birth years 1900-1909, youngest would be 117 today; living-person concern does not apply) residence · life_events|U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 (Ancestry) clip PRI2-john-smith-bernie

Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.