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Eleanor Smith (Means)

Also Known As: "Ellender"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Death: after 1860
Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Andrew B. Means, I and Nancy Means
Wife of Richard Smith, Sr
Mother of George Washington Smith, Sr; Andrew Smith; John Smith; Richard Smith, Jr; David Smith and 4 others
Sister of Mary Plummer; Benjamin Means; Catie Hill (Means); {Unknown} Means; Reverend Clemens Smith Means and 7 others

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About Eleanor Smith

"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book. Published in 1972. Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong. Page 523

Eleanor Means, born in 1788, Randolph Co, NC. She married RICHARD SMITH, born in 1788 (Tennessee).

Eleanor and Richard settled on the West Fork of the Obed River, near Indian Creek, and apparently very near the line between Overton and Fentress Counties.

Richard was an elder in the West Fork Christian Church.

12 Children: ~ George W, b ca 1809, d 1888 ~ Andrew b 1811 ~ John b 15 February 1814; d 22 November 1882 ~ (daughter) b ca 1816 ~ David b 1818 ~ (daughter) b ca 1820 ~ (daughter) b ca 1822 ~ (daughter) b ca 1824 ~ William b ca 1826 ~ James b ca 1827 ~ (daughter) b ca 1829 ~ Willis b 1830, married Marcy or Nancy ______b 1831Died 1860/69

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Eleanor Smith's Timeline

1788
1788
Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
1807
November 11, 1807
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1811
October 26, 1811
Overton County, TN
1814
February 15, 1814
Overton or Washington, Tennessee, United States
1817
1817
Tennessee, United States
1818
September 1818
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1824
February 1824
Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
1826
February 8, 1826
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1827
1827
Fentress County, Tennessee, United States