Son of Thomas Smothers &
Lydia A. Boyer
m. 1822 PA
One of fourteen children;
8 sisters & 5 brothers
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1822 Elizabeth (Longbottom)
1828 Henry
1833 Rebecca
1835 Mary P.
1837 Polly
1841 William
1850 Susan
1852 Margaret
1855 Angeline
1857 Mallory
1859 Albert # 14829147
1862 Thomas
1869 Eliza

Married Malinda Cormany
21 Sep 1853 Smyth Co, VA
Father of five children;
3 daughters & 2 sons
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1853 Mary Jane (Suitt)***see below
1855 William James***see below
1857 Lucretia Emaline "Crecy" (McCloud)
1858 Rachel Ann (Whited)
1859 C.A.C.

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Stepfather to Malinda's two daughters from an earlier marriage;
18?? Lidia R.
1850 Susan F. L. d. 1862 Grayson Co, VA

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Malinda's death in 1877 was a result of suicide

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Civil War Veteran
Enlisted 12 Aug 1861 Independence, Grayson, VA
Company A, 8th Virginia Cavalry
Jacob was injured in Giles County, Virginia on 15 June 1862 when a horse fell on him during the Regiment's march to Lewisburg, Virginia on the narrows of New River. The fall cut and crushed his left leg below the knee and dislocated his left hip. He was confined to a military hospital in Greenbrier County, VA and medically discharged for disability on 1 July 1863.

Married Nancy Quillen d. 1884
09 Sep 1877 Smyth Co, VA
Father of five children;
1 daughter & 4 sons
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1878 Stephen E.
1879 Ezekiel Lafayette***see below
18?? Elizabeth L.
1881 John Jasper***see below
1884 Joseph d. Oct 1884 (8 months old)

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Step-daughter
1865 Alpha F. Quillin (Halsey) d. 1885

Married Evaline Minerva Hartley (Bougle)
10 Oct 1884 Chapel Hill, Grayson, VA
Father of two children;
1 daughter & 1 son
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1885 (Apr) Calvin (Sep) 1885
1890 (Mar) Rosa Belle (Barker)***see below