John Skinner Smith

Birth: Mar. 15, 1795 Abbeville County South Carolina, USA Death: Jan. 10, 1861 Laurens County South Carolina, USA

The following is a quote from the Greenwood County Sketches, page 376.

J. Skinner Smith was the first of the children to be born at Stony Point. He became a wealthy man and on his tombstone in Providence cemetery is the statement, "A man rarely surpassed for business qualifications and greatly successful." He built a large home, known as "the red brick house," in the fork of Saluda and Reedy River, South Carolina on the Laurens County side. The house burned about 1950. He also built Smith's bridge over Saluda river, the second bridge at that site.

Skinner Smith was a large-scale farmer and had a store near his home. He was the central figure of many anecdotes on his business shrewdness. One such story was that a clerk in the store confessed to having sold an expensive saddle and forgotten the name of the purchaser to whom it was to be charged. Skinner is alleged to have retorted, "Charge a saddle to every man on the books. Those who didn't buy one will complain."

In 1817 John Skinner Smith married Jane Franklin, 1798-1838. She and two infants are buried in Providence cemetery.

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Parents:

 William Smith (1765 - 1824)

 Lucy Wright Smith (1768 - 1847)

Spouse:

 Anna Jane Franklin Smith (1798 - 1838)*

Children:

 Joel Franklin Smith (1819 - 1891)*

 James Francis Smith (1821 - 1902)*

Siblings:

 Thomas Smith (1792 - 1849)*

 John Skinner Smith (1795 - 1861)

 Joel Smith (1798 - 1855)*

 Nancy Smith (1804 - 1827)*

 Lucy Wright Smith White (1809 - 1890)*

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Burial: Providence Baptist Church Cemetery Greenwood County South Carolina, USA

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Created by: Jan Breshears Thomas Record added: Nov 01, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 60946530 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60946530