Mary Scott and Abraham Smith

ABRAHAM SMITH was born December 29, 1793 in Virginia,²²⁰⁰ and died October 10, 1876 in Madison County, Virginia.¹⁸²⁴

He married (1) MARY SCOTT on February 27, 1816 in Rockingham County, Virginia,¹⁷⁹⁹ daughter of MARTHA HALL and THOMAS SCOTT. She was born April 11, 1795,⁹⁹⁷⁸ and died November 19, 1832.⁹⁹⁷⁸ She is buried in Harrisonburg Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockingham County, Virginia.⁹⁹⁷⁸

He married (2) ELIZABETH YOST on May 4, 1836 in Rockingham County, Virginia. She died June 30, 1876 in Madison County, Virginia.¹⁸²⁴ She married (1) Benjamin Gwinn.

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary Scott)

Children of MARY SCOTT and ABRAHAM SMITH:

1. ROBERT HENRY SMITH, b. September 2, 1817;²²⁰⁰ m. VIRGINIA JANE VAN PELT on July 15, 1845 in Rockingham County, Virginia²²⁰¹; d. about February, 1863.²⁹⁴⁹
2. MARTHA JANE SMITH, b. January 28, 1820, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia;²²⁰⁰ m. ELVERTON ADOLPHUS SHANDS on March 21, 1844 in Rockingham County, Virginia⁷²⁷; d. April 2, 1891, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia.⁴³⁹⁴
3. THOMAS W. J. SMITH, b. 1822, Virginia.
4. WILLIAM B. SMITH, b. about 1823.
5. NEHEMIAH CALVIN SMITH, b. August, 1823, Rockingham County, Virginia;^{1799, 2198, 2620} m. (1) NANCY V. B. DEVIER on August 4, 1851 in Rockingham County, Virginia¹⁷⁹⁹, m. (2) CECILIA B. MCLEOD on August 11, 1861 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia¹⁷⁹⁹, m. (3) RHODA ELIZABETH VERNON on May 18, 1880 in Madison County, Virginia¹⁷⁹⁹; d. April 19, 1897, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.²¹⁹⁸
6. P. E. E. SMITH, b. 1828.
7. MARY BELL SMITH, b. 1830; m. WILLIAM WILSON SAMUEL BUTLER on August 16, 1854²²⁰²; d. October 26, 1887, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia.²⁶¹⁴

Obituaries

Harrisonburg Rockingham Register, November 2, 1876²⁶¹⁸

In our paper of last week the death of Abram Smith was briefly announced under our obituary head. His death deserves more than a passing notice. Mr. Smith was, until within some years back, a resident of Rockingham, and occupied a position of prominence. For many years he was a Justice of the Peace and Sheriff of the county. As a Magistrate he was noted for the justice of his decisions. He invariably based his judicial decisions upon the simple questions of right and justice, and as he remarked, he did not care a straw for the law when it interfered with justice.

Mr. Smith spent the most of his long life in Harrisonburg, a good portion of which time he was engaged in the mercantile business. Some years before the war he moved to Harrison county, West Virginia, and after the war he went to Madison county, where he died. Mrs. Smith, his wife, preceded him but a few weeks to the grave.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 23, 1850719	Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia	Abraham Smith Elizabeth Yost P. E. E. Smith Mary Bell Smith