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The oldest Smith found is Thomas B. Smith, born about 1788 and the oldest relative is John Winston, born 1550 in England. The wife of Luke Lee Smith, Sr. was Mary Elizabeth Allen. Mary’s mother was Susannah Winstead. Susannah's great great great great great great great grandfather was John Winston (1550 England). Hopefully, you will be able to find your ancestor below.

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│Thomas B. Smith     │  Catherine Pryor      │ ┌►│John Winston (1550 England)              │
│1788 - 1838         │  1788 - 1838          │ │ │Richard Winston (1575 England)           │
└────────────────────┼───────────────────────┘ │ │Daniel Winston (1622 Yapton,England)     │
                     │                         │ │Daniel Winson (1647 Chichester,England)  │
┌────────────────────┼───────────────────────┐ │ │Samuel Winstead (1671 Lanchaster Co, VI  │
│Luke Lee Smith, Sr  │  Mary Elizabeth Allen │ │ │Samuel Winstead,Jr (1701 Northumberland  │
│1812 - 1852         │  1830 - 1900          │ ▲ │      County, Virginia)                  │
└────────────────────┼────────▲──────────────┘ │ │Samuel Winstead, III(1723,Northumberland │
                     │        └────────────────┤ │      County, Virginia                   │
┌────────────────────┼───────────────────────┐ │ │William Winstead(1750,Northumberland Co,V│
│Luke Lee Smith, Jr  │ Amanda Henrietta      │ ▼ │John Winstead (1774,Northumberland Co,VI │
│1852 - 1896         │ Williams 1856 - 1929  │ │ │Susannah Winstead (1800, Tennessee)      │
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                     │                         └►┼► Susannah's daughter was Mary E. Allen  │
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                     └──────────────┐            Note of Editor: Notice that there is a name   
                                    │            change from Winston to Winson to Winstead.   
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             │  Luke and Amanda had 10 children. They were:  │
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│1. Margaret "Maggie" Smith (1878-1936) ├─┤ Mother of: │
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            1. Ervin Davis (Birth: 1898)
            2. Daisy Ann Davis (Birth: 1899) Mother of: Bernice Jones, La Verne Jones,
                  Katherine Jones
            3. Raymond Leslie Lawrence (Birth: 11 OCT 1903)            
            4. Cleo Lawrence (Birth: 13 DEC 1904) Father of: Daniel Lamar Lawrence,
                        Cleo Patricia Lawrence
            5. Pauline Lawrence (Birth: 30 AUG 1908)             
            6. Earl Harrison Lawrence (Birth: 12 SEP 1911) Father of: Richard Lawrence,
                        MargaretLawrence, Patricia Ann Lawrence,Leslie Earl Lawrence
                        Cheryl Lee Lawrence

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│2. Walter Lee Smith (1882-1949) ├─┤ Father of: │
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            1. Lottie Lee Smith (Birth: 21 JAN 1913. Death: 19 SEP 1918)
            2. Fannie Lurline Smith (Birth: 13 AUG 1914)
            3. Ora Belle Smith (Birth: 23 DEC 1916) Mother of: Joyce Ann Wright, Tony Wayne
                     Wright, Wanda Jane Wright
            4. Zula Henrietta Smith (Birth: 18 DEC 1918) Mother of: Patsy Ann Fergerson,
                     George Lee Fergerson
            5. Lexie Newton Smith (Birth: 3 MAY 1921) Father of: George Smith
            6. Zelma Estelle Smith (Birth: 17 JUN 1925) Mother of: Sandra Earl Culp,
                     Dorothy Sue Culp, Donald Lewis Culp, Joan Christine Culp, Linda Dale Culp
            7. Elmer Arville Smith (Birth: 17 JUN 1925)
            8. Georgia Doris Smith (Birth: 23 JAN 1928)

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│3. Effie May Smith (1882-1979) ├─┤ Also known as: Ruth May Pearson ├─┤ Mother of: │
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            1. Lee Leslie Jamerson (Birth: 30 MAR 1905)
            2. Sherill Allen Jamerson (Birth: 2 APR 1907)
            3. Lillian Christeen Jamerson (Birth: 6 APR 1908)
            4. Bessie Alaveen Jamerson (Birth: 16 JUL 1909. Death: JUL 1913 at 22 months)
            5. Bessie May Pearson (Birth: ABT 1910-11. Death: JUL 1913 at 22 months)
            6. Betty Ethelene Pearson (Birth: 1 SEP 1911)
            7. J. T. Pearson (Birth: 7 SEP 1914) Father of: Clara Ruth Pearson,
                     Herman Herbert Pearson, Margaret Ann Pearson, Lois Mae Pearson,
                     William Ray Pearson
            8. Johnny Pearson (Birth: 25 OCT 1916)
            9. James Woodrow Pearson (Birth: 9 OCT 1917)
           10. Claude Pearson (Birth: 17 SEP 1919) Father of: Claude Wayne Pearson,
                     Carleton Gale Pearson, Kerry Lind Pearson, Donald Lee Pearson
           11. Ruth Marie Pearson (Birth: 2 DEC 1922)

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│4. John D. Smith (1884-1972) ├─┤ Father of: │
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            1. John Edward Smith (Birth 8 OCT 1910. Death: 9 OCT 1910, a 1 day old baby)
            2. Amanda Lois Smith (Birth: 27 MAY 1912)
            3. John Harold Smith (Birth: 5 JUN 1914)
            4. Hurtis Alvin Smith (Birth: 20 AUG 1916) Father of:
                      (1) Rita Yvonceile "Mickey" Smith (Birth: 26 JUNE 1936)
                              Mother of: Ernest Elmer "Buzz" Arthur, III, Steve Troy
                              Arthur, Michael Shane Arthur, Sr., Larry King Arthur and
                              Daniel Derek Arthur
                      (2) Barbara June "Bobby" Smith (Birth: 25 AUG 1937)
                              Mother of: Daphne Lee Parsley, Amber Faith Parsley
                              and Tamera Hope "Tammy" Parsley
                      (3) Donald Bernard "Nardy/Don" Smith (Birth: 23 JAn 1940)
                              Father of: Michael Bryan Smith and Enrique Daniel "Rick" Smith
            5. Clarence Edward Smith (Birth: 11 JAN 1920)
            6. James Claiborne Smith (Birth: 27 MAR 1926) Father of: James Harold Smith,
                     Sharon Irene Smith              

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│5. Sally Ann Smith (1887-1914) ├─┤ Mother of: │
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            1. Vernon D. Pearson (Birth: 24 FEB 1904)
            2. Asalee Pearson (Birth: 6 OCT 1906) Mother of: Russell Eugene Downing II,
                     Billie Lucille Downing, Sally Ann Downing
            3. Otis William Pearson (Birth: 22 OCT 1908) Father of: Patricia Cornelia Pearson
            4. Lois Edith Pearson (Birth: 20 APR 1912) Mother of: Betty Jo Cooper, Gregory Cooper

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│6. Thomas Rogers Smith (1888-1980) ├─┤ Father of: │
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            1. Opal Amanda Smith (Birth: 1909-1911, a 2 year old girl)
            2. Willie Hazel Smith (Birth: 1910 to 1921, a 10 year old boy)
            3. Willard Hershel Smith (Birth: 11 MAY 1915) Father of: Alice Ann Smith, Miriam June
                     Smith, Hershel Ray Smith, Richard Rogers Smith
            4. Marguerite Smith (Birth: 8 MAY 1915) Mother of: Kathy Shankle, Carolyn Shankle
            5. Mary Alice Smith (Birth: 30 JAN 1926) Mother of: Patricia Ann Hendrix,
                     Judy Lynn Hendrix
            6. Sarah Ruth Smith (Birth: 6 AUG 1929) Mother of: James Thomas Besharse, Sharon Kay
                     Besharse, Randall Lee Jones, Ronald Lynn Jones, Jeffrey Alexander Swiechi

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│7. Mattie Lee Smith (1890-1981) ├─┤ Mother of: │
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            1. Opal Catherine Brooks (Birth: 1910 to 1912, a 2 year old girl)
            2. Paul Rodger Brooks (Birth: 20 MAY 1911) Father of: Ronnie Joe Brooks
            3. Ruth Brooks (Birth: 10 JAN 1912) Mother of: Patsy Ruth
            4. Hubert Elmer Brooks (Birth: 19 DEC 1914) Father of: Raymond Ellis Brooks, Mary     
                     Frances Brooks, Gerald Lee Brooks, Bettie Lou Brooks, Nellie Sue Brooks
            5. Orval William Brooks (Birth: 8 MAR 1918) Father of: Eddie Brooks, Duane Brooks
            6. Mary Elizabeth Brooks (Birth: 1919)
            7. Lucille Mell Brooks (Birth: 17 JAN 1923) Mother of: Sharon Unknown, Jo Ann Unknown,
                     Cory Unknown, Chreyl Unknown
            8. Robert Earl Brooks (Birth: 8 DEC 1927) Father of: Kathy Brooks, Marlene Brooks,
                     Unknown Brooks
            9. Patricia Ann Brooks (Birth: 19 AUG 1929) Mother of: Gary Card
           10. Dorris Darlene Brooks (Birth: 5 SEP 1931) Mother of: Marjorie Lynn Wagner,
                     Linda Marie Wagner

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│8. Clarence Smith (1892-1910)..an 18 year old kid │
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│9. Elmer B. Smith (1894-1975) ├─┤ Father of: │
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            1. Esther Smith (Birth: 14 MAY 1918. Death: OCT 1919)
            2. Rachel Amy Smith (Birth: 2 JAN 1921) Mother of: Gerald Gibbs, Sharlett Carlotte   
                     Gibbs, Charlene Gibbs, Patricia Carolyn Gibbs
            2. Juanita Leath Smith (Birth: 4 NOV 1923) Mother of: David Meredith French,
                     Ronald Lee French, Lawrence Elbert French
            3. Earl David Smith (Birth: 8 JUL 1925) Father of: Ruth Ann Smith, Rebecca Jean Smith,
                     Gary Earl Smith, Esther Joy Smith, Joel David Smith
            4. Ralph Smith (Birth: 24 OCT 1926) Father of: Judith Joy Smith, Ralph Raymond Smith,
                     Lindell Perry Smith
            5. Elmer B. Smith, Jr. (Birth: 29 OCT 1927. Death: 1928)
            6. Betty Idell Smith (Birth: 18 AUG 1929) Mother of: Dorris Elaine Clubb, Daniel Lee
                     Clubb, Dolores Rae Clubb, Lois Jean Clubb, Roberta Lynn Clubb

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│10. Henry Smith (1896-1908)..a 12 year old lad. │
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            It is believed that Henry died of pneumonia. 


Living Grandchilddren of:
Luke Lee Smith, Jr. and Amanda Henrietta Williams
The information below was supplied in an email by Sarah Ruth "Sally" Smith Swiecki. There are six grandchildren of Luke Lee Smith, Jr and Amanda Henrietta Williams still living (This part of the webpage was last updated on: June 6, 2008. Editor, Don Smith.) 
      (1) Children of Maggie Smith/Davis/Lawrence/Robbins:
           None of Aunt Maggie’s descendants are living to my knowledge, 
           maybe BURMA ROBINS, whose last known address was in Florida.

      (2) Children of Walter Lee Smith:

           There are 2 descendants remaining:                   
                 Zelma Estelle Smith, Obion County, Tennessee
                 Georgia Doris Smith, Obion County, Tennessee                 

      (3) Children of Effie May Smith (Also known as Ruth May Pearson):
                 None remaining.

      (4) Children of John D. Smith:
                  None remaining.

      (5) Children of Sally Ann Smith:
                 None remaining.

      (6) Children of Thomas Rogers Smith:
                 Sarah Ruth "Sally" Smith Swiecki. Living in North Fork, California.

      (7) Children of Mattie Lee Smith:
                 Lucille Mell Brooks
  
                 Note of Sarah Ruth "Sally" Smith/Swiecki: The last time I was in 
                 contact with those cousin, there were: Lucille Mell Brooks, Robert Earl 
                 Brooks, Patricia Ann Brooks (who changed her name from "Pascal" to 
                 "Patricia") and the youngest child Dorris Darlene Brooks. Francis Mack 
                 may know this info.

                 Note of Editor, Don Smith: I believe that Mary Frances "Fran" Brooks
                 Mack told me that the only remaining child of Mattie Lee Smith was her
                 aunt, Lucille Mell Brooks Collins. I know for a fact that Lucille is still 
                 living because I've talked with her by telephone. She's living in La Mesa, 
                 California.

      (8) Clarence Smith. Died at age 18 and had no descendants. 

      (9) Child of Elmer B. Smith:
                 Betty Idell Smith Clubb. She is the youngest living grandchild of Luke
                 and Amanda living. Age 76. Betty is living with husband Stanley Clubb
                 in Riverbank, California.

      (10) Henry Smith. Died at the age of 12 and had no descendants.

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