Obe Smith

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Brief Life History of Mileage Obediah

When Mileage Obediah Smith was born in 1843, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, his father, John J Smith, was 34 and his mother, Mary Frances Heard, was 19. He married Ann Elizabeth Lillian Mansell on 13 December 1874, in Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi, United States in 1880. He died on 2 May 1909, in Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, United States.

Obe Smith is my/our 11th cousin 6 times removed.
Janet Milburn 6/14/22
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Mileage on Find a Grave: Obe was the husband of Ann MANSELL Smith and great grandfather of Elvis Presley. He was the father of seven children including the illegitimate son of Ann, James [Cowley] Smith , who was born in June 1872, 1 1/2 years before Obe and Ann were married in Dec. 1874.

The other children were William Thomas (W.T. who is buried here), Robert Lee (Bob), Hal Jeffersn, Belle, John and Tabby.

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Was not the son of John Smith & Mary Frances Smith . Disconnected Nov. 2015

Birth date also seen as "about 1845"

• http://www.elvispresleypedia.com/epedia/familytree/smithboom-e/inde...
• Year: 1850; Census Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina; County: Series: M432; Image: 336 Family: 112
  • Name: Name: Overton M Smith [Obediah M Smith] [Mileage Obithia Smith] Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: South Carolina Gender: Male Home in 1850: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
• Year: 1860; Census Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1219; Page: 13; Image: 29; Family History Library Film: 805219
  • Name: Milledge Smith Age: 20 Birth Year: abt 1840 Gender: Male Birth Place: South Carolina Home in 1860: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
• Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: M593_736; Page: 396A; Image: 287; Family History Library Film: 552235
  • Name: Odleton Smith [Obediah Smith]  Age in 1870: 25 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1870: District 1, Lee, Mississippi Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Saltillo
• Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: 654; Family History Film: 1254654; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 085; Image: 0052
  • Name: O.M. Smith Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: South Carolina Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina

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• Residence: 1880 - Beat 1, Lee, Mississippi, United States
  • Updated from FamilySearch Family Tree via father Thomas Smith by SmartCopy: Nov 10 2015, 0:47:55 UTC

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• Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via mother Elizabeth Lock by SmartCopy: Nov 10 2015, 1:09:55 UTC