Private, Company C, 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, CSA
Oliver Smith married (1) Nancy Pickard on July 20, 1854, in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, (2) Rachel Ann Tedder Roberson on June 6, 1911.
Oliver is the son of Nancy Norwood and Job Smith, who married in Hancock County, Georgia, on July 8, 1815. The Smiths moved to Walton County, Florida, probably between 1822 and 1823, when daughter Elizabeth was born in Florida. By 1840, the Smiths had moved to Lauderdale County, Mississippi, established as a county in 1833. Job Smith is listed in the 1845 state census in Lauderdale County, but he died before 1850, when Nancy (age 55, b. SC) is listed as a widow in the federal census. Living with her were sons Lacey, 19, Lazarus, 17, and Oliver, 14, all born in Florida. Other Smith children included son Jeptha, said to have been lost in the woods as a child.
In 1860 mother Nancy was living in Lauderdale County with Lazarus and Lacey, who was then married and had 2 children. Oliver had married Nancy Pickard in 1854, and in 1860 they were living in Marion, with 4 young children: Charles C., [Job] Alexander, Mary A., and baby Rufus. Listed next were wife Nancy's cousin Craig Pickard, 35, married to Oliver's sister Nancy [Smith], 34, and their 6 children.
Oliver's older brother, Thomas, enlisted as a Private, Company I, 14th Regiment, Mississippi, on May 29, 1861, for 12 months. By December 1861 he was absent from his company, sick in Monroe County, Mississippi. Thomas was listed on March 28, 1862, as discharged, but he never returned from the war; perhaps he lies buried somewhere in an unmarked grave. He was married with at least 4 children.
On August 3, 1862, Oliver Smith enlisted as a Private in Company C, 14th Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers. Older brother Lazarus also enlisted in Company C as a private, on October 15, 1862. Illness also took a toll on Lazarus during the war years, when he was often hospitalized. Brother Lacey is said to have been in the same company, was wounded and bled to death during the war. Lacey's great-granddaughter wrote my father that Oliver talked to Lacey while he was dying and promised to "see after his wife and children", and Lazarus buried Lacey. Service records show Oliver received a flesh wound in the thigh, at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in 1865.
By 1870 Oliver and Nancy Pickard Smith had moved to Scott County, Mississippi, and Oliver lived there until his death in 1923. In the 1900 census, Nancy had had 13 children, and 9 were then living. The known names of their children are Charles C., Job Alexander, Mary A., Rufus, Louis, George Henry Oliver, Frances, Joseph, Isaiah, Benjamin F., and Eli.
Nancy "Nan" Pickard Smith died on June 7, 1910, after 56 years of marriage. In the 1910 census, 8 of their children were then living; Rufus had died in 1900. Oliver married Rachel Ann Tedder Roberson on June 6, 1911, at her home. By 1914 Oliver was suffering from rheumatism, and stated that he had 7 sons and 1 daughter.
Oliver's death certificate says he was buried in Liberty Cemetery. His father's name is given as Job Smith. Thanks to the dedication and research of Cathie Bailey, who volunteered to take the photo of his marker, I was able to place this memorial, and those of several of Oliver's descendants, in the correct cemetery.
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Please let me know any corrections or additions.
Oliver Smith married (1) Nancy Pickard on July 20, 1854, in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, (2) Rachel Ann Tedder Roberson on June 6, 1911.
Oliver is the son of Nancy Norwood and Job Smith, who married in Hancock County, Georgia, on July 8, 1815. The Smiths moved to Walton County, Florida, probably between 1822 and 1823, when daughter Elizabeth was born in Florida. By 1840, the Smiths had moved to Lauderdale County, Mississippi, established as a county in 1833. Job Smith is listed in the 1845 state census in Lauderdale County, but he died before 1850, when Nancy (age 55, b. SC) is listed as a widow in the federal census. Living with her were sons Lacey, 19, Lazarus, 17, and Oliver, 14, all born in Florida. Other Smith children included son Jeptha, said to have been lost in the woods as a child.
In 1860 mother Nancy was living in Lauderdale County with Lazarus and Lacey, who was then married and had 2 children. Oliver had married Nancy Pickard in 1854, and in 1860 they were living in Marion, with 4 young children: Charles C., [Job] Alexander, Mary A., and baby Rufus. Listed next were wife Nancy's cousin Craig Pickard, 35, married to Oliver's sister Nancy [Smith], 34, and their 6 children.
Oliver's older brother, Thomas, enlisted as a Private, Company I, 14th Regiment, Mississippi, on May 29, 1861, for 12 months. By December 1861 he was absent from his company, sick in Monroe County, Mississippi. Thomas was listed on March 28, 1862, as discharged, but he never returned from the war; perhaps he lies buried somewhere in an unmarked grave. He was married with at least 4 children.
On August 3, 1862, Oliver Smith enlisted as a Private in Company C, 14th Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers. Older brother Lazarus also enlisted in Company C as a private, on October 15, 1862. Illness also took a toll on Lazarus during the war years, when he was often hospitalized. Brother Lacey is said to have been in the same company, was wounded and bled to death during the war. Lacey's great-granddaughter wrote my father that Oliver talked to Lacey while he was dying and promised to "see after his wife and children", and Lazarus buried Lacey. Service records show Oliver received a flesh wound in the thigh, at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in 1865.
By 1870 Oliver and Nancy Pickard Smith had moved to Scott County, Mississippi, and Oliver lived there until his death in 1923. In the 1900 census, Nancy had had 13 children, and 9 were then living. The known names of their children are Charles C., Job Alexander, Mary A., Rufus, Louis, George Henry Oliver, Frances, Joseph, Isaiah, Benjamin F., and Eli.
Nancy "Nan" Pickard Smith died on June 7, 1910, after 56 years of marriage. In the 1910 census, 8 of their children were then living; Rufus had died in 1900. Oliver married Rachel Ann Tedder Roberson on June 6, 1911, at her home. By 1914 Oliver was suffering from rheumatism, and stated that he had 7 sons and 1 daughter.
Oliver's death certificate says he was buried in Liberty Cemetery. His father's name is given as Job Smith. Thanks to the dedication and research of Cathie Bailey, who volunteered to take the photo of his marker, I was able to place this memorial, and those of several of Oliver's descendants, in the correct cemetery.
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Please let me know any corrections or additions.
Private, Company C, 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, CSA
Oliver Smith married (1) Nancy Pickard on July 20, 1854, in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, (2) Rachel Ann Tedder Roberson on June 6, 1911.
Oliver is the son of Nancy Norwood and Job Smith, who married in Hancock County, Georgia, on July 8, 1815. The Smiths moved to Walton County, Florida, probably between 1822 and 1823, when daughter Elizabeth was born in Florida. By 1840, the Smiths had moved to Lauderdale County, Mississippi, established as a county in 1833. Job Smith is listed in the 1845 state census in Lauderdale County, but he died before 1850, when Nancy (age 55, b. SC) is listed as a widow in the federal census. Living with her were sons Lacey, 19, Lazarus, 17, and Oliver, 14, all born in Florida. Other Smith children included son Jeptha, said to have been lost in the woods as a child.
In 1860 mother Nancy was living in Lauderdale County with Lazarus and Lacey, who was then married and had 2 children. Oliver had married Nancy Pickard in 1854, and in 1860 they were living in Marion, with 4 young children: Charles C., [Job] Alexander, Mary A., and baby Rufus. Listed next were wife Nancy's cousin Craig Pickard, 35, married to Oliver's sister Nancy [Smith], 34, and their 6 children.
Oliver's older brother, Thomas, enlisted as a Private, Company I, 14th Regiment, Mississippi, on May 29, 1861, for 12 months. By December 1861 he was absent from his company, sick in Monroe County, Mississippi. Thomas was listed on March 28, 1862, as discharged, but he never returned from the war; perhaps he lies buried somewhere in an unmarked grave. He was married with at least 4 children.
On August 3, 1862, Oliver Smith enlisted as a Private in Company C, 14th Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers. Older brother Lazarus also enlisted in Company C as a private, on October 15, 1862. Illness also took a toll on Lazarus during the war years, when he was often hospitalized. Brother Lacey is said to have been in the same company, was wounded and bled to death during the war. Lacey's great-granddaughter wrote my father that Oliver talked to Lacey while he was dying and promised to "see after his wife and children", and Lazarus buried Lacey. Service records show Oliver received a flesh wound in the thigh, at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in 1865.
By 1870 Oliver and Nancy Pickard Smith had moved to Scott County, Mississippi, and Oliver lived there until his death in 1923. In the 1900 census, Nancy had had 13 children, and 9 were then living. The known names of their children are Charles C., Job Alexander, Mary A., Rufus, Louis, George Henry Oliver, Frances, Joseph, Isaiah, Benjamin F., and Eli.
Nancy "Nan" Pickard Smith died on June 7, 1910, after 56 years of marriage. In the 1910 census, 8 of their children were then living; Rufus had died in 1900. Oliver married Rachel Ann Tedder Roberson on June 6, 1911, at her home. By 1914 Oliver was suffering from rheumatism, and stated that he had 7 sons and 1 daughter.
Oliver's death certificate says he was buried in Liberty Cemetery. His father's name is given as Job Smith. Thanks to the dedication and research of Cathie Bailey, who volunteered to take the photo of his marker, I was able to place this memorial, and those of several of Oliver's descendants, in the correct cemetery.
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Please let me know any corrections or additions.
Oliver Smith married (1) Nancy Pickard on July 20, 1854, in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, (2) Rachel Ann Tedder Roberson on June 6, 1911.
Oliver is the son of Nancy Norwood and Job Smith, who married in Hancock County, Georgia, on July 8, 1815. The Smiths moved to Walton County, Florida, probably between 1822 and 1823, when daughter Elizabeth was born in Florida. By 1840, the Smiths had moved to Lauderdale County, Mississippi, established as a county in 1833. Job Smith is listed in the 1845 state census in Lauderdale County, but he died before 1850, when Nancy (age 55, b. SC) is listed as a widow in the federal census. Living with her were sons Lacey, 19, Lazarus, 17, and Oliver, 14, all born in Florida. Other Smith children included son Jeptha, said to have been lost in the woods as a child.
In 1860 mother Nancy was living in Lauderdale County with Lazarus and Lacey, who was then married and had 2 children. Oliver had married Nancy Pickard in 1854, and in 1860 they were living in Marion, with 4 young children: Charles C., [Job] Alexander, Mary A., and baby Rufus. Listed next were wife Nancy's cousin Craig Pickard, 35, married to Oliver's sister Nancy [Smith], 34, and their 6 children.
Oliver's older brother, Thomas, enlisted as a Private, Company I, 14th Regiment, Mississippi, on May 29, 1861, for 12 months. By December 1861 he was absent from his company, sick in Monroe County, Mississippi. Thomas was listed on March 28, 1862, as discharged, but he never returned from the war; perhaps he lies buried somewhere in an unmarked grave. He was married with at least 4 children.
On August 3, 1862, Oliver Smith enlisted as a Private in Company C, 14th Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers. Older brother Lazarus also enlisted in Company C as a private, on October 15, 1862. Illness also took a toll on Lazarus during the war years, when he was often hospitalized. Brother Lacey is said to have been in the same company, was wounded and bled to death during the war. Lacey's great-granddaughter wrote my father that Oliver talked to Lacey while he was dying and promised to "see after his wife and children", and Lazarus buried Lacey. Service records show Oliver received a flesh wound in the thigh, at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in 1865.
By 1870 Oliver and Nancy Pickard Smith had moved to Scott County, Mississippi, and Oliver lived there until his death in 1923. In the 1900 census, Nancy had had 13 children, and 9 were then living. The known names of their children are Charles C., Job Alexander, Mary A., Rufus, Louis, George Henry Oliver, Frances, Joseph, Isaiah, Benjamin F., and Eli.
Nancy "Nan" Pickard Smith died on June 7, 1910, after 56 years of marriage. In the 1910 census, 8 of their children were then living; Rufus had died in 1900. Oliver married Rachel Ann Tedder Roberson on June 6, 1911, at her home. By 1914 Oliver was suffering from rheumatism, and stated that he had 7 sons and 1 daughter.
Oliver's death certificate says he was buried in Liberty Cemetery. His father's name is given as Job Smith. Thanks to the dedication and research of Cathie Bailey, who volunteered to take the photo of his marker, I was able to place this memorial, and those of several of Oliver's descendants, in the correct cemetery.
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Please let me know any corrections or additions.
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