Abijah Smith1

M, #12, b. 7 May 1851, d. 20 Apr 1922
Last Edited20 Nov 2020
FatherFrancis Smith1,2 b. c 1815
MotherLucretia Barrett1,2 b. c 1814
Birth*7 May 1851Abijah Smith was born on 7 May 1851 in Owsley County, Kentucky.1,3 
Name Variation Abijah Smith was also known as Bige.4 
Name Variation He was also known as "Little Grandpa."4 
Marriage*6 December 1877He married first Mariah Amanda Biggs on 6 December 1877 in the Isaac Gipson home, Owsley County, Kentucky.5 
Widowedcirca 21 January 1881 According to granddaughter Verna (Smith) McQueen, Abijah's first wife Mary died when their son John D. Smith was born.6 
Marriage*16 February 1887Abijah Smith married second Sarah Sandlin, daughter of Ezekiel Sandlin and Sarah Clark, on 16 February 1887 in Jackson County, Kentucky.7 
Death*20 April 1922Abijah Smith died on 20 April 1922 probably in Jackson County, Kentucky, at age 70.3 
Burial*He was buried in the Ray-Holcomb Cemetery, Jackson County, Kentucky, 37.3618, -83.821883.3 

Family 1

 Mariah Amanda Biggs b. 20 Jun 1853, d. c 21 Jan 1881
Children 1.Jasper Newton Smith+8 b. 21 May 1879, d. 12 Nov 1946
 2.John D. Smith+6 b. 21 Jan 1881, d. 1 Jan 1972

Family 2

 Sarah Sandlin b. 6 May 1855, d. 26 Feb 1951
Child 1.Lucretia Smith+9 b. 14 Aug 1889, d. 22 Dec 1965

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Citations

  1. [S252] 1860 U.S. census, Owsley County, Kentucky, population schedule, Travellers Rest, page 311, dwelling 99, family 99, Franklin Smith; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 04 Jul 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653_391. Household includes: Franklin Smith 45, b. TN, farmer, real estate valued at $300, personal property of $150; Lucretia 46, b. TN; Sarah E. 19, b. TN; Meshack 17, b. TN; Evoline 14, b. TN; Alexander 12, b. KY; Abijah 10, b. KY; Francis M. 7, b. KY; Martha E. 4, b. KY; C.H. 2, b. KY; Samuel 1, b. KY.
  2. [S257] 1870 U.S. census, Owsley County, Kentucky, population schedule, Booneville, sheet 26, page 317B (stamped), dwelling 178, family 174, Frank Smith; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 06 Jul 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 494. Household includes: Frank Smith 55, b. TN, farmer, real estate valued at $500; personal property of $155; Lucretia 56, b. TN; Sarah E. 28, b. TN; Eveline 22, b. TN; Alexander 21, b. KY; Abijah 18, b. KY; Francis M. 16, b. KY; Martha E. 14, b. KY; Curtis 12, b. KY; Samuel 12, b. KY; Margaret J. 2, b. KY.
  3. [S242] Ray-Holcomb Cemetery (Jackson County, Kentucky), Abigah Smith marker; photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 11 Oct 2010.
  4. [S245] Elmer Banks, son of Lewis Anderson and Lucretia (Smith) Banks, Tyner, Kentucky, interview by Wanda Hunter Day, 11 Oct 2010; audiotape privately held by interviewer.
  5. [S141] "Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 July 2012), entry for Abijah Smith and Mary A. Biggs, 06 December 1877, Owsley; citing "Various county marriage records, microfilm, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort."
  6. [S8] Verna (Smith) McQueen, daughter of Jasper Newton and Julia (Sandlin) Smith, Harrison, Ohio, interview by Wanda Hunter Day, January 1997; audiotape privately held by interviewer. According to Verna (Smith) McQueen, Abijah Smith's first wife Mary A. Biggs died when their son John D. Smith was born.
  7. [S54] Diana Covey Frymyer and Lois Barnes, transcribers, Jackson County Kentucky Marriages 1875-1892 (July 1990), 34, 74; Clay County Genealogical and Historical Society, Manchester, Kentucky. Transcription of text: Smith, Abijah to Sarah Sandlin, 16 Feb 1887; Sur: Morris Sandlin.
  8. [S58] Indiana State Department of Health, death certificate no. 32698, Jasper Newton Smith (1946); Division of Vital Records, Indianapolis. Mother's maiden name recorded as Mandy Biggs. Informant: Mrs. Julia Smith.
  9. [S157] 1900 U.S. census, Jackson County, Kentucky, population schedule, Sturgeon, page 12A, dwelling 202, family 203, Abijah Smith; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Jul 2012), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623 527.