Individual Details

The 1900 Census give his birth as Feb 1885.

Alcorn Co, MS. J. M. Smith applied for license to marry Miss Emma Follin, 21 Jan 1908.
20 Jan 1908. Mr. Olander Dickson, Sire, you can let Jim Smith have license to marry my daughter Emma and it will be all right. Your Friend, J. F. Follin.
Married on 22 Jan 1908 by Jas. F. Tomson.

1910 Census. Beat 5, Alcorn, MS, Hh 300
Henry Smith, age 62, married once for 38 years, Farmer, b. MS, parents b. MS
Cath., wife, 65, married once for 38 years, 7 children - 5 are living
Ludy, dau, 23
Mark g-son, 19
Emmer - g-dau, 7
Brinda, dau in law(surely a granddaughter), age 11
Hh 304
J. M. Smith, 20, married once for 2 years, Farmer
Emmer, wife, 18, 1 child
May, dau, age one month

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
Jim Henry Smith of Rt. 3, Kossuth (Alcorn Co), MS was age 33, b. 10 Jan 1886. Farmer. Emma Smith was his nearest relative. Short, medium build, brown eyes, black hair.

1920 Census. Beat 5, Alcorn, MS, Hh 81
James Smith, 33, b. MS, Farmer
Emma, wife, 25, b. MS
Clara M., dau, 9, b. MS
Kate Rogers, niece, 21, b. MS, Married

1930 Census. Beat 5, Alcorn, MS, Hh 201
Brush Creek Road
Jim H. smith, 44, married at age 22, Farmer
Emma, wife, 34, married at 16
Jim D. Smith, nephew, 24, divorced
Hh 190 on this page appears to be Emma's parents - John F. Fallin, 74 and Liza, 68.

1940 Census. Beat 5, Alcorn, MS, Hh 34
lived in same house in 1935
Jim Smith, 55
Emma, wife, 41
Clara (Willingham crossed out), dau, 29, Divorced
Otis Willingham, grandson, 5, b. MS
Lee Wilbanks, lodger, 14, b. MS

In Brush Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Kossuth, Alcorn Co, is a grave stone for Jim Smith, b. 15 Dec 1884, d. 16 Sep 1966. This is also where other members of the family are buried. This also makes three different dates of birth!



There was another James Smith registered for the draft on 12 Sep 1918 in Sunflower Co. His birth was 15 Feb 1884. This was found attached to this James Henry but is a very different man - He was employed by A. M. Ayres of Shaw, Bolivar Co, MS and his nearest relative is Madison Knox of Shaw. Obviously not the man married to Emma.

Birth	15 Dec 1884	Mississippi
Death	16 Sep 1966	Alcorn County, Mississippi

Father	Joseph Henry Smith (1848 - 1922)
Mother	Catherine Melinda Crutcher (1841 - 1927)
Sibling	Malinda Smith (1867 - 1911)
Sibling	Joseph Maston Smith (1869 - 1946)
Sibling	Charles Marion Smith (1873 - 1937)
Sibling	Julia Ann Clementine Smith (1878 - )
Sibling	Martha Ludie Smith (1880 - )