Columbus W. SMITH

Father: Vincent Allen Tharp SMITH
Mother: Elender Ann Susanna PATRICK

Family 1: Lucinda Matilda CARTER

(1) Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index via Ancestry.com.

  1. Joseph A. SMITH
  2. Martha C. SMITH
  3. Alonzo Douglas SMITH
  4. Rachel E. SMITH
  5. Autie L. SMITH

Family 2: Lina Tinnie HARRIS

(1) Source: 1910 United States Census for Mississippi, Prentiss Co., Beat 15 (part of) Lacy Precinct: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 114; Sheet 7B; April 27, 1910: Lists Columbus W. and Tennie (HARRIS) SMITH as married for 10 years.

  1. James M. SMITH
  2. John Franklin SMITH
  3. Infant Son SMITH (died young)
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Notes

Updated May 8, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census for Mississippi, Tishomingo Co., Southern Division: Page 136; November 2, 1850.

Columbus W. SMITH is the son of Vinson A.T. SMITH (age 39, b. Georgia, a farmer) and Eliander S. SMITH (age 20, b. Alabama). Columbus is 4 years old and born in Mississippi. His brother Jefferson L. SMITH (age 1, b. Mississippi) also resides in the household.

(2) 1860 United States Census for Mississippi, Tishomingo Co. (Ringi Post Office): Page 162; August 8, 1860.

Columbus SMITH is the son of V.A.T. SMITH (age 48, b. Georgia, a farmer) and Ellen SMITH (age 31, b. Alabama). Columbus is 15 years old and is attending school. His siblings are Jefferson (age 12), Joseph (age 9), Walter (age 5), Luallen (age 4), and Demsie (age 1). All of the children were born in Mississippi.

(3) Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: C. W. SMITH
- Spouse: Miss L. M. CARTER
- Marriage Date: 18 May 1867
- County: Alcorn

(4) 1870 United States Census for Mississippi, Prentiss Co., Township 5, Range 9 (Booneville Post Office): Page 3; June 17, 1870.

Columbus W. SMITH is head of household, married to Lucinda M. [CARTER] SMITH. He is 24 years old, born in Mississippi and is a farmer with real estate valued at $700 and personal estate valued at $400. Their son Joseph A. SMITH (age 1 month) is also included in the household.

(5) 1880 United States Census for Mississippi, Prentiss Co., 5th District: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 174; Page 11; June 9-10, 1880.

C.W. SMITH is head of household, married to Lucind M. [CARTER] SMITH. He is 34 years old and was born in Mississip, with his father born in Georgia and his mother born in Alabama. He is a farmer. Children in the household are Martha C. (age 8), Alonzo D. (age 6), and Rachel E. (age 3), all born in Mississippi.

(6) 1900 United States Census for Mississippi, Prentiss Co., Lacy's Precinct Beat 5 Part of: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 101; Sheet 5A; June 11, 1900.

Columbus W. SMITH is head of household. Children in the household are Rachel (b. Nov 1877) and Autie (Nov 1880), both single and born in Mississippi.

- Birth date: October 1845; age 54
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 33 years (but no wife listed in household)
- Birthplace: Mississippi, with his father born in Georgia and his mother born in Tennessee
- Occupation: Farmer
- Home: Owns his farm free of mortgage

(7) 1910 United States Census for Mississippi, Prentiss Co., Beat 15 (part of) Lacy Precinct: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 114; Sheet 7B; April 27, 1910.

Columbus W. SMITH is head of household, married to Tennie [HARRIS] SMITH. Children in the household are Jimmy (age 9) and Johnnie (age 6), both born in Mississippi.

- Age: 64; married for 10 years; this is his second marriage
- Birthplace: Mississippi, with his father born in Georgia and his mother born in South Carolina
- Occupation: Farmer on a general farm, working on his own account
- Home ownership: Owns a farm free of mortgage

(8) Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths via Ancestry.com

- Name: Columbus SMITH
- Death Date: 1917
- Death Place: Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
- Certificate Number: 22936

(9) Find a Grave

- Name: Columbus Washington SMITH
- Birth: 30 Oct 1845
- Death: 1 Nov 1917 (aged 72)
- Burial: New Hope Cemetery; Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA
- Parents: Vincent Allen Tharp SMITH and Elender Ann Susanna PATRICK
- First Wife: Lucinda Matilda CARTER
- Children: Alonzo Douglas SMITH; Rachel SMITH; Autie L. SMITH; James M. SMITH; John Franklin SMITH; Infant Son SMITH
- Memorial ID: 66147167

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