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Elijah Lee Smith

Elijah Lee Smith

Male 1887 - 1940  (53 years)

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  • Name Elijah Lee Smith 
    Born 16 Apr 1887  Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate    		 Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate
    Gender Male 
    Residence 9 Jun 1900  Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    John Wesley Smith family 1900 Census, Morgan County, Kentucky; Richard Lee Smith family.    		 John Wesley Smith family 1900 Census, Morgan County, Kentucky; Richard Lee Smith family.
    John Wesley Smith 1900 Census in Morgan County, Kentucky, page 1 of 2.
    John Wesley Smith 1900 Census    		 John Wesley Smith 1900 Census
    John Wesley Smith 1900 Census in Morgan County, Kentucky, page 2 of 2.
    Residence 28 Apr 1910  Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Elijah Lee Smith family 1910 Census, Jessamine County, Kentucky    		 Elijah Lee Smith family 1910 Census, Jessamine County, Kentucky
    Residence 5 Jun 1917  Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Elijah Lee Smith 1917 World War I Draft Registration Card    		 Elijah Lee Smith 1917 World War I Draft Registration Card
    Residence 21 Jan 1920  Clear Creek Rd, Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Elijah Lee Smith family 1920 Census, Jessamine County, Kentucky.    		 Elijah Lee Smith family 1920 Census, Jessamine County, Kentucky.
    Residence 12 Apr 1930  121 Wood Street, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Elijah Lee Smith family 1930 Census, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky.    		 Elijah Lee Smith family 1930 Census, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky.
    Residence 5 Apr 1940  Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Troy Pike, which today could be the Troy Pike or Keene-Troy Pike. 
    Elijah Lee Smith extended family, 1940 Census, Jessamine County, Kentucky.    		 Elijah Lee Smith extended family, 1940 Census, Jessamine County, Kentucky.
    Elijah's family was living along the Troy Pike, which today could be the Troy Pike or Keene-Troy Pike. They were probably living near the Keene township.
    DCAUSE 13 Jul 1940  Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Immediate cause of death, "was from blow from hand ax in hands of his wife Bessie Smith" 
    Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate    		 Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate
    Died 13 Jul 1940  Good Samaritan Hospital, 310 S. Limestone, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate    		 Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate
    Buried 15 Jul 1940  Wilmore Cemetery, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate    		 Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate
    Person ID I1167  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2012 

    Father John Wesley Smith,   b. 22 Mar 1867, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1928, Menifee County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Christian Ann Back,   b. 23 Oct 1866, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1936, Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1885  Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Documents
    Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate    		Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate
    Nannie Smith-Corman 1910 Death Certificate    		Nannie Smith-Corman 1910 Death Certificate
    James Smith and Mollie Pitcher Marriage    		James Smith and Mollie Pitcher Marriage
    The marriage of James Smith and Mollie Pitcher. This is a second marriage for each. James was a widower and Mollie was divorced.
    Family ID F264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie Robinson,   b. Abt 1892, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1909 
    Children 
     1. Denzil Ray Smith
     2. Flora Mae Smith
     3. Mattie Ann Smith
     4. William Albert Smith,   b. Abt 1918, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1987, Erlanger, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
     5. Hazel Dean Smith
     6. Emmett T. Smith,   b. 11 Feb 1924, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1949, Good Samaritan Hospital, 310 S. Limestone, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     7. Sanford June Smith
     8. Jordon Lee Smith
    Documents
    Emmett Smith 1949 Death Certificate    		Emmett Smith 1949 Death Certificate
    Family ID F499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Apr 1887 - Morgan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Jun 1900 - Morgan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 28 Apr 1910 - Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Jun 1917 - Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Jan 1920 - Clear Creek Rd, Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Apr 1930 - 121 Wood Street, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Troy Pike, which today could be the Troy Pike or Keene-Troy Pike. - 5 Apr 1940 - Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDCAUSE - Immediate cause of death, "was from blow from hand ax in hands of his wife Bessie Smith" - 13 Jul 1940 - Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Jul 1940 - Good Samaritan Hospital, 310 S. Limestone, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Jul 1940 - Wilmore Cemetery, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Elijah Lee Smith    		Elijah Lee Smith
    Howard Francis Boyle, Elijah Lee Smith, Ruben (Unknown Relationship)    		Howard Francis Boyle, Elijah Lee Smith, Ruben (Unknown Relationship)
    This photo is of Howard Francis Boyle (Youngest person at the far left in the original photo), Elijah Lee Smith (Center), Ruben (far right and wearing a dark hat in the original photo). Howard was my grandfather (DJS) and Elijah was the uncle of Della Virginia Smith-Boyle, the first wife of howard. At this time, we do not know who Ruben was.

    Documents
    Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate    		Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate
    The death certificate of Christian Ann Back in Jessamine County, Kentucky.

  • Sources 
    1. [S142] 1900 Census, KY, Morgan Co., Mag. Dist. 2, Sheet 8, line 97.

    2. [S915] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, United States, Selective Service System.

    3. [S1050] 1900 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    4. [S1047] 1910 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    5. [S915] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, United States, Selective Service System.
      Name: Elijah Lee Smith
      County: Jessamine
      State: Kentucky
      Birthplace: Kentucky;United States of America
      Birth Date: 16 Apr 1887
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      FHL Roll Number: 1653447
      DraftBoard: 0

    6. [S1048] 1920 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    7. [S1049] 1930 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census .

    8. [S1147] 1940 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    9. [S1074] Kentucky Registrar of Vital Statistics.
      Elijah's death certificate records his death as a homicide.

    10. [S742] Kentucky Death Records 1852-1953.

    11. [S742] Kentucky Death Records 1852-1953.
      See Death Certificate

    12. [S188] 1910 Census KY, Fayette Co., Lexington, sheet no. 3-B.

    13. [S217] A Back Family History, Custor Back, Kenneth Back, Troy Back, Dexter Dixon. Dr. Reedus BackCoordinator and Director of Publication., (Name: Bach/Back Genealogy Society, 2008;), Vol. 2/Page 1182.
      Children of Aaron and Billie (Cox) (?):
      75B 1-6-5-12-2-1-1 Colter Zane (?).
      75B 1-6-5-12-3 Pattie Downing. She married Russ Hunt.
      Children of Pattie (Downing) and Russ Hunt:
      75B 1-6-5-12-3-1 John Hunt.
      75B 1-6-5-12-3-2 Debbie Hunt.
      75B 1-6-6 William Harrison Back, born 8 April 1878. He married Ida Lee Coburn. She was born in 1885. They lived in Middletown, Ohio. William died 4 March 1965. Ida Lee died 27 June 1966. Both are buried in the Woodside Cemetery in Middletown.
      Children of William and Ida Lee (Coburn) Back:
      75B 1-6-6-1 Kathleen Back. She married Ray Haren. They had one son.
      75B 1-6-6-2 Anna Mabel Back, born 8 May 1907 and died 10 June 1908. She is buried in the Back Cemetery in Korea, Menifee County, Kentucky.
      75B 1-6-6-3 A son, died in infancy.
      75B 1-7 Benjamin Back, born 1 March 1843. He married Sarah Wells. She was born 8 November 1850. They lived in Menifee County, Kentucky. Benjamin was a farmer and a skilled cabinetmaker. He died 6 April 1908. In 1920, Sarah lived with her daughter, Chrysta Ann. Sarah died in June 1929. They are both buried in the Back Cemetery in Korea, Menifee County, Kentucky.
      Children of Benjamin and Sarah (Wells) Back:
      75B 1-7-1 Mary Jane Back. 75B 1-7-4 James Monroe Back.
      75B 1-7-2 Chrysta Ann Back. 75B 1-7-5 Elijah Back.
      75B 1-7-3 Martha Belle Back. 75B 1-7-6 Alfred B. Back.
      75B 1-7-1 Mary Jane Back, born ca. 1864/65. She married Brach Wells. They had several children.
      75B 1-7-2 Chrysta Ann Back, born ca. 1865/66. She married John Wesley Smith.
      Children of Chrysta (Back) and John Smith (the last four of whom lived in Lincoln County, Kentucky):
      75B 1-7-2-1 James Smith. He married Ida Hughes.
      75B 1-7-2-2 Harrison Smith. Married and lived in Lincoln County.
      75B 1-7-2-3 Mary Jane Smith. Married and lived in Lincoln County.
      75B 1-7-2-4 Elijah Lee Smith. Married and lived in Lincoln County.
      75B 1-7-2-5 Nannie Mae Smith. Married and lived in Lincoln County.
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    14. [S744] Kentucky Marriages 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
      Name: John W. Smith
      Spouse: Christina Ann Back
      Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1885
      County: Morgan
      State: KY

    15. [S1078] Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch - http://www.familysearch.org).
      Name: John W Smith
      Birth Date:
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      Spouse's Name: Christin Ann Back
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      Event Date: 28 Jan 1883
      Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01428-2
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 839918
      Reference ID: 228
      28 January 1883 from this source.