PLEASE READ THE SECONDCLAIBORNE M. SMITH STORY" with wives Margaret Jane Mackey and Sally Atkinson Bolin Smith information.
Since writing this first story, have found much more information on Claiborne's brother William Eson Smith.
Kinfolks
by Evelyn Flood
CLAIBORNE M. SMITH was born on
6 June 1828 Jackson County, Alabama
His Father was Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith's parents were probably John and Rebecca Smith
of Jackson Co. Alabama.
Claiborne's mother was Febary (Pharaby)Tackett
Febary Tackett's parents were Langston and Polly Tackett
per Henry W. Smith's Confederate Civil War Pension Records.
Henry W Smith was Claiborne Smith's brother.
NOTE:
Actually I believe the name Langston was misspelled on the papers
and should be Lewis Tackett. Polly was Mary Elizabeth Basham. Mary is
often called Polly.
The Tackett Association does not recognize Febary Tackett as being
from this family, even though she named two of her sons after the
Tackett family men (Pleasant and Martin Tackett Smith).
Her brother Martin Tackett is acknowledged as belonging to the
Tacketts.
Martin Tackett's wife and almost all his children were killed in the
Mt. Meadows Massacre. Martin was deceased before 1857 and was not in
the massacre. Will write about this incident later.
I told the Tackett Association of Henry W. Smith's Confederate War
records and that this information was listed in the 1911 Arkansas
Confederate Soldiers Census. I do not have the original copy of these
records, so did not contact them further.
Claiborne Smith's brothers and sisters were:
i:John?Smith
ii: James Calvin Smith
iii: Pleasant Smith
iv: Malissa Smith Brassfield
v:Henry W. Smith (this author's husband's great-grandfather)
vi:Martin Tackett Smith
vii: Polly Ann Smith Brassfield and
viii:Elizabeth Smith.
Claiborne married Margaret Jane Mackey ca 1850, probably in Searcy
County,Arkansas.
1850 Searcy Co. AR. Census, Tomahawk Township, Visit 87-88.
Margaret Jane Mackey's father was
James Mackey and, as I understand it, James Mackey is in the
History of Searcy County Book.
Margaret Jane Mackey's mother is said to be Anna Bennett?
1860 Searcy County, Arkansas Census, Campbell-Calf Creek Township,
Visit 262-255.
See below for children.
Claiborne was a member of the Peace Society, a secret
organization, thought to be pro-Union in Searcy County, Arkansas
(Arkansas was then a Confederate State).
After November 1861 Governor Rector ordered members of this Peace
Society marched to Fayetteville in chains and accused these men of
insurrection or treason.
The men were ordered to join the Confederacy "or else".
Several refused and were later tried and released. Many fled the state
to join Union forces in Missouri.
Claiborne Smith is listed as joining Cockes CSA, Co. G. 35th Arkansas
Infantry(no date).
He apparently deserted and went back to Searcy County.
On or about 3 Jan 1863 on Buffalo Fork of the White River, Arkansas
proceedings of a General Court Martial assembled at the camp of
4th Division, First Corps Trans-Miss Army on Buffalo Fork of the
White River. Headquarters of C.S. Forces en route to Missouri.
Several men were accused of firing on Confederate Forces.
Among the cases tried were:
Jeptha McGinness, Private, Co. A, Heads (sic)Battn
M V B Hensley, Private, Venable's Co. Shoup's Division
George Carter, Private, Co. H, McRaie's Regiment
John Smith, Private Co. A, Williams Regiment, AR Infantry
(do not know if this was Claiborne's brother John Smith)
C.C.Kilgore, Private, Titsworth's Co. Armstrongs or Carroll's Reg. AR.
Cav.
William Blair, Private, Co. K, Mitchell's Regiment
Claiborne Smith and
Edmund Aday, citizens of Searcy County, Arkansas.
"The court then proceeded to trial of another case.
Prisoner Claiborne Smith called.
The order convening the Court having been read the accused was asked if
he objected to any member and he having answered that he had not, the
Court was duly sworn by the Judge Advocate and the Judge Advocate was
duly sworn by the President of the Court in the presence of the
accused. The accused was then arraigned by the Judge Advocate on the
following Charge and Specification viz:
Charge & Specification preferred against Claiborne Smith a citizen of
Searcy County Arkansas States. Charge: Treason.
Specification in this that he Claiborne Smith a citizen of Searcy County,
Arkansas in the Confederate States did form one of a band unlawfully
organized to resist the execution of the laws of the Confederate States
which band did on the second day of January 1863 resist and did fire
upon a body of Confederate troops while on the proper discharge of
their duties when one Confederate soldier was shot and killed.
All this in Searcy County, Arkansas on the Boston Mountains.
JS Marmaduke Brig Gen.
The accused was then asked by the Judge Advocate to make his plea to
which the accused pleas as follows:
To the Specification "Not Guilty" To the Charge. "Not Guilty" witness
William Smith called and duly sworn.
Question by the Judge Advocate:
What do you know of the accused Claiborn Smith?
Answer: I know but little of him lately-didn't know he was with Taylor's
band. Didn't see him when taken prisoner by Confederate troops. But
when the militia of Searcy County were called out last year I knew he
was searched for and could not be found, and the general report was
that he was in Secret bands which was organized in the County to rob
and murder and was then concealed.
When he lived near me he was a Unionist and still goes with that
character.
The witness was here dismissed and the prisoner having no witnesses
for his defence made the following statement:
"I was with Taylor's band but had no arms and didn't drill with them.
I ran when we were pursued by the Confederate States troops. I walked
from home 7 miles away to see Taylor's men but had no idea of joining
them".
Prisoner was here dismissed and the Court being closed after mature
deliberation finds Claiborne Smith by a two-thirds vote of the
Specification "Guilty" of the Charge "Guilty" and the Court did
thereupon sentence Claiborne Smith a citizen of Searcy County Arkansas
to be shot to death.
Henry Ewing Capt, A at J Gentl and Judge Advocate
G W Thompson Col Pres Court".
Claiborne Smith somehow escaped and fled to Missouri
and joined Co. H, First Arkansas Cavalry (Union Army)
on 27 August 1863 in Berry County, Missouri. He was a bugler.
Found the Claiborne Smith family on the 1870 Christian County, Missouri
census.
They apparently went back to Searcy County about 1878.
Claiborne's brother Henry W. Smith was in Confederate Army during
Civil War and by sending for Henry's pension record, found out the
parents names. Henry filled out that 1911 Confederate Questionnaire.
Henry W Smith was great-great grandfather of Evelyn Flood's children
Claiborne M and Margaret Jane Mackey Smith's children:
(1) James "Calvin" Smith
born 1850.
married Mary F. Millican about 1878 in Searcy County, Arkansas.
No children. Nothing further known.
(2) Esau "Old Ece" Smith
born 11 July 1852
married Nancy Jane Smith Flood in 1887 in Newton County, Arkansas
Nancy was widow of William Flood( Nathan and Mary Polly Jones family).
Esau"Old Ece" Smith's children:
i: Rose Ann Smith who married (1)Joseph Flood and
(2)Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Pierce.
ii: Rosco "Ross" Argus Smith who married Anna Lee Nichols
iii: Vesta Etta Smith who married Jim Will Tennison
iv: Florence Rachel Smith who married Otis Holt
v: Orvil Floyd Smith who married Della Bolin
Three infant children who are buried in Smith Cemetery, Newton County
Arkansas
Many descendants still live in Newton County.
Esau died 3 April 1914 and is buried in Smith Cemetery, Newton County,
Arkansas.
(3)Henderson Walker Smith
born 27 Jan 1854 in Searcy County, Arkansas
married Martha L TUCKER ca 1878 in Searcy County, Arkansas.
Henderson's children were:
i:William E Smith, born 1878 Searcy County,Arkansas.
ii:Lilly R Smith, born April 1889 in Arkansas
iii: Eversey T Smith, born August 1881 in Arkansas
iv: Hubbard G Smith, born February 1884
v: Teccoa E Smith, born January 1887
vi: Benjamin H Smith, born September 1888
vii: George E Smith, born March 1891
viii: Bertie M Smith, born December 1892
This family was living in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1900
(4) Martha Elizabeth Smith
born 4 Feb 1856 in Searcy County, Arkansas
married Joseph C Smith (first cousin), son of James Calvin,
brother of Claiborne Smith). They moved to Oklahoma.
Their known children were:
i: James T Smith, born 1878 in Searcy County, Arkansas
ii: John Clayborn Smith, born 1880 in Searcy County, Arkansas
He married (1)Artie COWELL and (2) Myrtle Alice LANE.
1920 Haskell County, Oklahoma Census, Center Township, Visit 194-197
SMITH, John, head, 39, AR,AR,AR
...... Artie, wife, 32, TN,TN,TN
...... Alcie, daug., 15, AR,AR,TN
....... Lula, daug., 14, AR,AR,TN
....... Martha, daug., 12, OK,AR,TN
....... Loretta, daug., 9, OK,AR,TN
....... Marvin, son, 6, OK,AR,TN
...... Zella, daug., 2-3/12, OK,AR,TN
John Clayborn Smith died in 1973 in Stigler, Oklahoma.
iii: Nancy Jane Smith, born 1885, who married Alonzo COWELL
in 1901 in Newton County, Arkansas.
iv: Robert Marion Smith,(twin) born 1887 in Newton County,
Arkansas, who married Rebecca FLUD, daughter of Nathan Harvey Flud
and Angeline Tennison Flud
1920 Haskell County, Oklahoma Census, Center Township, Visit 197-200
SMITH, Robert, head, 32, M, AR
...... Becky, wife, 28, M, AR
...... Elzie, son, 12, S, AR
...... Bessie, daug., 8, AR
...... John, son, 7, OK
...... Sarah, daug., 5, AR
...... Elverene?, daug., 1-11/12, OK
SMITH, Martha, mother, 65, widow, AR,AL,AL
Robert and Becky were in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma in Kiowa Township
District 33 in 1930 with family
SMITH, Robert M, head, 42, m@19, AR,AR,AR
....... Beckie, wife, 42, m@16, AR (mixed blood?)
....... Elzie, son, 19, AR
....... Johnie, son, 18, OK
....... Sarah, daug.,13, AR
....... Levern, daug., 11, OK
....... Andrew, son, 9, OK
....... Rosie B, daug., 6, OK
....... Dortha L, daug., 5, OK
....... Floyd, son, 3/12, OK
Robert died in 1963 at McAllister, Oklahoma and is buried in Ashland
Cemetery in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
v: Rosa Smith,born 1887 (twin),who married U. Grant BRASSFIELD
in 1907 in Franklin County, Arkansas
Rosa born 14Jan1889; died 17Jan1926 with burial in Old Panther
Cemetery, Haskell County, Oklahoma
1920 Haskell County, Oklahoma Census, Beaver Township, Visit 409-419
BRASSFIELD, Grant B, head, 31, AR,AR,AR
........Rosa M, wife, 31, AR
........ Vestus, daug., 10
........ Floyd, son, 8
........ Harmon?, son, 7
........ Goldie, daug., 2
Floyd Brassfield, born 29Oct1911 in Texas
died 8May1975 McCurtain, Haskell County, Oklahoma
buried Old Panther Cemetery
He married Kathrine Florence Walker, born 30 Oct1912 in Alvord, Wise
County, Texas.
vi: Rebecca A Smith, born November 1891.
vii: Floyd M Smith, born February 1898.
Family on 1880 Searcy County, Arkansas Census, Calf Creek Township
On 1900 Newton County, Arkansas Census, Pleasant Hill Township
(5) John Smith
born 1858 (nothing further known)
(6) Merill Smith
born 1860 (nothing further known)
(7) Hester Ann Smith
born 16 June 1863 in Arkansas
married Robert W Millican(Milligan?) ca 1883.
Robert W Millican was born in October 1854 in Iron County, Missouri
His parents were Robert H and Nancy Millican, from Madison County,
Alabama
Known children were:
i:Nancy Jane Millican, born April 1884 in Arkansasa
ii: Mary E Millican, born March 1886 in Arkansas
iii: William E Millican, born December 1887 in Arkansas
iv: Delina F Millican who married Oscar Sutton in 1909
v: James T Millican, born April 1894 in Arkansas
vi: Jesse B Millican, born May 1898 in Arkansas
vii: Emmet Millican, born 1906
Family is on the 1900 Franklin County, Arkansas census, Walker Township
Family on 1910 Haskell County, Oklahoma Census in Beaver Township
Hester Ann Smith Millican died before 1910
(8) Ferby Ann Smith
born 25 Oct 1866 in Missouri (probably Christian County).
married: William J COLE on 22 Sept 1887 in Newton County, Arkansas.
William J Cole was the son of Dennis Cole and his first wife
Martha HICKS.
Dennis Cole had been Newton County, Arkansas Court Clerk from
1860-1864 and 1872-1874.
After wife Martha's death, Dennis married (2) Malinda Young
and (3) Susan Ellen Stepp.
Dennis Cole was born in 1828 in Benton County, Tennessee
He was son of William and Ann Cole
Dennis Cole was the father of:
i: William J Cole, born April 1856, who married Feraby Ann Smith
in 1887 in Newton County, Arkansas.
ii: Martha Cole, born 1860 who died young
iii: Mary C Cole who married Thomas Jefferson Wallis in 1879 in
Newton County, Arkansas
iv: Martha Ellen Cole, born 1864, who married Wayne Eddings
v: James "Jim" Martin Cole, born 1870, who married Ollie Bethany.
vi: Alexander Monroe Cole, born 1873, who married Dora Bethany
vii: Asberry "Berry" Cole, born 1879, who married Julia (mnu).
viii: Marion T Cole, born 1882, who married Belle Jones in 1906
ix: William M (Mark?)Cole, born 1888, who married Rutha Hoppis
in 1910 in Newton County, Arkansas.
x: John W Cole (born 1873 on one census and 1889 on another census),
whose tombstone in Sandhill Cemetery of Newton County, Arkansas
states born 14 March 1889 ),who married Elizabeth Holmes in 1897 in
Newton County, Arkansas
xi: Sidney Cole, born February 1890
It is thought that Dennis Cole died in 1898 at Jasper, Arkansas, but
his burial place is unknown.
Ferby Ann Smith Cole's children were:
(1)Martha Jane Cole, born 18 May 1890 in Newton County
She married a Mr. Chastain
(2) Garland Lee Cole, born December 1891 in Newton County
Garland married Effie Mae Thomason on 25 December 1912 in Haskell
County, Oklahoma.
1920 Haskell County, Oklahoma Census, Center Township, Visit 195-196
COLE, Garland, head, 28, AR, TN, MO
..... Effie, wife, 21, OK, US, US
..... Alvie, daug., 4, OK, AR,OK
..... Vernon, son, 2-6/12, OK, AR, OK
Garland and Effie Thomason Cole had the following children:
i: Alva Irene Cole Patton
ii: Vernon Wesley Cole
iii: Vera Edith Cole Johnson
iv: Eddie Lee Cole who married Lucille Orr
Eddie Lee Cole died on 17 February 1963
Have been corresponding with Eddie's son Ed Cole of Nebraska.
v: Evelyn Ossie Cole Forrest
vi:Francis DeWayne Cole
(3)Dennis C Cole, born February 1893 in Newton County, Arkansas
Nothing further known
(4) William A Cole, born May 1894 in Newton County, Arkansas
Nothing further known
Ferby Ann Smith Cole died 9 July 1916 at McCurtain, Oklahoma.
It is thought that William J Cole died on 28 February 1916 in Osage
County, Oklahoma and is buried in Big Heart, Oklahoma. William was
a doctor. He drank carbolic acid poison and died. He and Ferby Ann
were separated and lived apart.
(9) Diansa Smith
born May 1870 in Missouri.
Nothing further known. Apparently died as an infant.
1870 Christian County, Missouri, Linden Township, Visit 160
1880 Searcy County, Arkansas, Calf Creek Township, Visit 2-2
Do not know if Margaret Jane Mackey Smith died or if they were divorced.
It is said they divorced in 1888?
Claiborne Smith married Sarah "Sally" Atkinson Bolin on 22 June 1899
in Newton County, Arkansas. Sarah was divorced from John Bolin in 1885.
1900 Newton County, Arkansas finds Claiborne living with son Esau(Eson)
"Old Ece"Smith in White Township, Visit 216-229.
Claiborne M Smith died 8 August 1901 with burial in Smith Cemetery in
Newton County, Arkansas.
His widow Sarah Atkinson Bolin Smith drew his
Civil War Pension until her death in 1928. She is buried in Yardell
Cemetery, Newton County,Arkansas.
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