Dorothy's first husband was the Rev. John C. Smith b: 23 SEP 1795 in Boston, Mass. They were married 12 JAN 1811 (*also said to have been married 2 Dec 1818 in Caldwell Co., KY) & had the following children:
1. Martha (Ballard?) Laurence Smith b: 1821,
2. Robert E. D. Smith b: 1821,
3. Betsy Ann Smith b: 1826,
4. Mary Beard (Ballard) Smith b: 22 Feb 1828-29 in McKenzie, Tenn.,
5. Dorothy Jane Smith.
* 1818 marriage information from Margaret Miller Gammon - [email protected]
Her 2nd marriage was to James Haywood BLEDSOE b: 10 FEB 1788 in Wake Co., North Carolina. They were married 18 MAR 1832 in Carroll Co., Tenn., and had the following children:
1. Boyd Clay BLEDSOE CSA b: 24 FEB 1833 in Macedonia, Carroll Co., TN.,
2. Ballard Gates Bledsoe b: 1835,
3. Beulah Jane Bledsoe b: 1837,
4. Ruth?? Bledsoe.
Her 3rd husband was Joel Ridley Smith, 1797-1852, who fought in the War of 1812. She was his 2nd wife. They were married 12 JAN 1841 and had the following children:
1. Nathan Smith b: 1842,
2. Gussie Smith.
During the War Between the States a battle was fought near her home. She sheltered inside her house during the battle, then, when it was over, went & tenderly laid out the dead. Later when moon came out she went back to cover their poor faces. It is said the horror never left her. After end of war she sold her Tennessee home (in Collierville) and moved back to Fredonia, Ky. Shortly thereafter she died while sitting at dinner table, quietly slipping to the floor. Buried beside her mother Dolly Gates, the family was too impoverished by war to afford a headstone for her.
Suggested edit: Dorothy Gates Smith Bledsoe's daughter, Mary Beard (Smith) Johnson, b. 22 Feb 1829, is also buried in Livington Cemetary with her husband, Thomas B. Johnson. Find a Grave Memorial #46267546.
Contributor: Dale Nicoll (50458972)
1. Martha (Ballard?) Laurence Smith b: 1821,
2. Robert E. D. Smith b: 1821,
3. Betsy Ann Smith b: 1826,
4. Mary Beard (Ballard) Smith b: 22 Feb 1828-29 in McKenzie, Tenn.,
5. Dorothy Jane Smith.
* 1818 marriage information from Margaret Miller Gammon - [email protected]
Her 2nd marriage was to James Haywood BLEDSOE b: 10 FEB 1788 in Wake Co., North Carolina. They were married 18 MAR 1832 in Carroll Co., Tenn., and had the following children:
1. Boyd Clay BLEDSOE CSA b: 24 FEB 1833 in Macedonia, Carroll Co., TN.,
2. Ballard Gates Bledsoe b: 1835,
3. Beulah Jane Bledsoe b: 1837,
4. Ruth?? Bledsoe.
Her 3rd husband was Joel Ridley Smith, 1797-1852, who fought in the War of 1812. She was his 2nd wife. They were married 12 JAN 1841 and had the following children:
1. Nathan Smith b: 1842,
2. Gussie Smith.
During the War Between the States a battle was fought near her home. She sheltered inside her house during the battle, then, when it was over, went & tenderly laid out the dead. Later when moon came out she went back to cover their poor faces. It is said the horror never left her. After end of war she sold her Tennessee home (in Collierville) and moved back to Fredonia, Ky. Shortly thereafter she died while sitting at dinner table, quietly slipping to the floor. Buried beside her mother Dolly Gates, the family was too impoverished by war to afford a headstone for her.
Suggested edit: Dorothy Gates Smith Bledsoe's daughter, Mary Beard (Smith) Johnson, b. 22 Feb 1829, is also buried in Livington Cemetary with her husband, Thomas B. Johnson. Find a Grave Memorial #46267546.
Contributor: Dale Nicoll (50458972)
Dorothy's first husband was the Rev. John C. Smith b: 23 SEP 1795 in Boston, Mass. They were married 12 JAN 1811 (*also said to have been married 2 Dec 1818 in Caldwell Co., KY) & had the following children:
1. Martha (Ballard?) Laurence Smith b: 1821,
2. Robert E. D. Smith b: 1821,
3. Betsy Ann Smith b: 1826,
4. Mary Beard (Ballard) Smith b: 22 Feb 1828-29 in McKenzie, Tenn.,
5. Dorothy Jane Smith.
* 1818 marriage information from Margaret Miller Gammon - [email protected]
Her 2nd marriage was to James Haywood BLEDSOE b: 10 FEB 1788 in Wake Co., North Carolina. They were married 18 MAR 1832 in Carroll Co., Tenn., and had the following children:
1. Boyd Clay BLEDSOE CSA b: 24 FEB 1833 in Macedonia, Carroll Co., TN.,
2. Ballard Gates Bledsoe b: 1835,
3. Beulah Jane Bledsoe b: 1837,
4. Ruth?? Bledsoe.
Her 3rd husband was Joel Ridley Smith, 1797-1852, who fought in the War of 1812. She was his 2nd wife. They were married 12 JAN 1841 and had the following children:
1. Nathan Smith b: 1842,
2. Gussie Smith.
During the War Between the States a battle was fought near her home. She sheltered inside her house during the battle, then, when it was over, went & tenderly laid out the dead. Later when moon came out she went back to cover their poor faces. It is said the horror never left her. After end of war she sold her Tennessee home (in Collierville) and moved back to Fredonia, Ky. Shortly thereafter she died while sitting at dinner table, quietly slipping to the floor. Buried beside her mother Dolly Gates, the family was too impoverished by war to afford a headstone for her.
Suggested edit: Dorothy Gates Smith Bledsoe's daughter, Mary Beard (Smith) Johnson, b. 22 Feb 1829, is also buried in Livington Cemetary with her husband, Thomas B. Johnson. Find a Grave Memorial #46267546.
Contributor: Dale Nicoll (50458972)
1. Martha (Ballard?) Laurence Smith b: 1821,
2. Robert E. D. Smith b: 1821,
3. Betsy Ann Smith b: 1826,
4. Mary Beard (Ballard) Smith b: 22 Feb 1828-29 in McKenzie, Tenn.,
5. Dorothy Jane Smith.
* 1818 marriage information from Margaret Miller Gammon - [email protected]
Her 2nd marriage was to James Haywood BLEDSOE b: 10 FEB 1788 in Wake Co., North Carolina. They were married 18 MAR 1832 in Carroll Co., Tenn., and had the following children:
1. Boyd Clay BLEDSOE CSA b: 24 FEB 1833 in Macedonia, Carroll Co., TN.,
2. Ballard Gates Bledsoe b: 1835,
3. Beulah Jane Bledsoe b: 1837,
4. Ruth?? Bledsoe.
Her 3rd husband was Joel Ridley Smith, 1797-1852, who fought in the War of 1812. She was his 2nd wife. They were married 12 JAN 1841 and had the following children:
1. Nathan Smith b: 1842,
2. Gussie Smith.
During the War Between the States a battle was fought near her home. She sheltered inside her house during the battle, then, when it was over, went & tenderly laid out the dead. Later when moon came out she went back to cover their poor faces. It is said the horror never left her. After end of war she sold her Tennessee home (in Collierville) and moved back to Fredonia, Ky. Shortly thereafter she died while sitting at dinner table, quietly slipping to the floor. Buried beside her mother Dolly Gates, the family was too impoverished by war to afford a headstone for her.
Suggested edit: Dorothy Gates Smith Bledsoe's daughter, Mary Beard (Smith) Johnson, b. 22 Feb 1829, is also buried in Livington Cemetary with her husband, Thomas B. Johnson. Find a Grave Memorial #46267546.
Contributor: Dale Nicoll (50458972)
