Captain, Company I, 13^th Kentucky Cavalry, Confederate States Army

Son of Samuel and Nancy (Jones) Smith

Born on November 12, 1835, in Perry County, Kentucky

1850 Perry County, Kentucky Federal Census
District 2, Dwelling Number 62, Family Number 65
Samuel Smith		    41
Nancy Smith		    39
	Minerva Smith	    17
	William Smith	    15
	Daniel Smith	    11
	Jouce Smith	    9
	Seathe Smith	    7
	John Smith	    5
	Samuel Smith	    3
	Newton Smith	    1	

1860 – Not Found

Military Service
Company I, 13th Kentucky Cavalry, Confederate States Army
(13th Cavalry was known as the 10th Kentucky Cavalry during the war)
Enlisted on October 18, 1862, at Whitesburg in Letcher County, Kentucky, at age 26, by Captain Benjamin E. Caudill for three years.
Elected Captain on October 18, 1862.
Present for Duty- October 18, 1862, to December 31, 1863.
Wounded and absent from his command on December 31, 1863.
Present for Duty- September 1, 1864.
Present for Duty- January 6, 1865, at Washington County, Virginia.

Married about 1865 to Nancy Grigsby (1835-1920) in Perry County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Winnie (Sizemore) Grigsby.

1870 Perry County, Kentucky Federal Census
Hazard Precinct, Hazard Post Office, August 22, 1870
Dwelling Number 154, Family Number 154
William Smith		    35
Nancy Smith		    35
	George W. Smith	    7
	Emiline Smith	    19	Domestic Servant
	Armida Smith	    15	Domestic Servant

1880 Perry County, Kentucky Federal Census
Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 82, June 9, 1880
Dwelling Number 152, Family Number 158
William Smith		    44
Nancy Smith		    44
	George W. Smith	    17

Newspaper Article
The Hazel Green Herald
November 18, 1885, page 7

Elected Breathitt County Surveyor
Listed as an elected official in the August 11, 1886, edition of The Hazel Green Herald. 

Newspaper Article
The Hazel Green Herald
November 3, 1886, page 1

Died on October 30, 1886, at Lost Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky (His tombstone incorrectly lists his death date as October 31, 1886. It should be October 30, 1886.)

Buried on October 31, 1886, in the Strong Cemetery at Lost Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky

Estate Settlement
Appointment of Administrator
Breathitt County Fiscal Court

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