Martha Ella Smith

From: "The Bible of Caleb Hampton Aldridge" on the Job's Children blog. http://www.jobschildren.com/2013/01/the-bible-of-caleb-hampton-aldr...

Hamp was born in 1843 and died in 1912. He was married twice, to sisters. First, to Sophia Floyd and second to her sister, Elizabeth "Betty" Floyd McSwain Aldridge, a widow. They were daughters of Josiah Floyd, Jr. and Sarah "Sally" Easley Floyd.

From the first page of Hamp's family Bible ... The left side starts with: George Smith was born Dec 4 1888 Lee Smith was born Jun 14 1891 Ida Smith was born Mar (can't make out the number 1892 Willie Smith was born Nov 4 1894.

These were children of Martha Ella McSwain Smith, daughter of Hamp's second wife Bettie, by her first husband John C McSwain.

The next four listed names are the daughters of Ella McSwain Smith's daughter Inez C. McSwain, and are also the grandchildren of Hamp Aldridge, as he was the father of Inez C. McSwain.

Lenora McSwain was born Sep the 25 1891 Varina McSwain was born feb the 27 1892 Renie Hooks was July 9 1894 Lina Sep 6 1896

Caleb Hampton 'Hamp' Aldridge had child by Elizabeth Floyd McSwain Aldridge's daughter Martha McSwain. [Inez C. McSwain]