Robert Smith and Isabella Watson of McMinn TN

Robert Smith was born about 1800- 1805 in Virginia. Where at is so far unknown. He married Isabella Watson abt 1823 at unknown. The marriage date is based on the birth of their first child and son George Jefferson Smith born 1824 in Tennessee. Robert and Isabella lived in McMinn County, Tennessee. A  record  in Deed Book J McMinn County, TN shows that on 3 Dec 1850 .
Copy of
County Court Decree: GEORGE J. SMITH, Adm of ROBERT SMITH, dec’d, VS ISABELLA SMITH, widow, MINERVA JANE SMITH, MARGARET ADELINE BARNETT and her husband JOSEPH R. BARNETT, and MARY ISABELLA, ELIZABETH, MARTHA, RUTHA, ELVIRIA, and ROBERT SMITH, children of ROBER SMITH, dec’d; land sold to JOHN J. MIDDLETON.

Robert had died  abt 1848 and his oldest son George Jefferson Smith was made admin of his estate. Isabella Watson Smith and children  move to Polk County, MO.
Isabella Watson was born about 1805 VA. died after 1860 where she last appears on a census in 1860 Polk County, MO.

Robert Smith b. abt 1800-1805 VA
died abt 1848 McMinn County, TN

Isabella Watson b. abt 1805 TN
died after 1860 in possibly Polk or Newton County, MO

Children of Robert Smith and Isabella Watson Smith

1. George Jefferson Smith b. 1824 in Tennessee
died after 1880 in probably Grayson County, TX where he was last on a census in 1880.
2. Minerva Jane Smith b. abt 1826 in Tennessee.
died unknown. (I have searched and searched for her and have found nothing further)
3. Margaret Adaline Smith b. 27 Aug 1830 Monroe County, TN (Monroe comes from her obit)
died 15 Jul 1923 in Newton County, MO
4. Elizabeth Smith b. abt 1834 Tennessee (I have searched for her and have found nothing further)
5. Mary Isabella Smith b. 1 Jun 1836 in Tennessee
died 13 feb 1888 in Lawrence County, MO
6. Marshall Cunningham Smith b. 23 Oct 1841 in McMinn County, TN
died 21 January 1918 in Gage, Ellis County, Oklahoma
7. Ruth Elvira Smith b. 5 Sep 1846 in McMinn County, TN
died 14 Oct 1923 in Granby, Newton County, MO
8. Robert Smith b. abt 1846 in McMinn County, TN
died Unknown. (I have found nothing further on Robert)

Isabella Smith appears in the 1850 US Census of Subdivision 23, McMinn County, TN.
Isabella Smith 68 F Cannot read or write. ( Her age is a mistake) b. TN
George Smith 26 M Farmer b. TN
Minerva Smith 24 F b. TN
Mary Smith 18 F b. TN
Elizabeth Smith 16 F b. TN
Mashall Smith 10 M b. TN
Ruth Smith 6 F b. TN
Robert Smith 4 M b. TN

Living Next Door are Isabella's married daughter Margaret Adeline (Smith) Barnett and son in law Joseph R Barnett.

More on this family to come :)