Puffer Genealogy
SMITH, Thompson
1828 - 1878 (50 years)-
Name SMITH, Thompson Birth 1 Apr 1828 Davidson County, NC Gender Male FindaGrave Residence 1850 Davidson County, NC Residence 1860 Broadbay, NC Residence 1870 Kernersville, NC _COLOR 11 Death 7 May 1878 Davidson County, NC - On May 6, 1878, he was in a field near his house burning stumps, dead limbs, and leaves. Working in the hotness of the sun and near the roaring fires, he doubtless inhaled a great deal of smoke. A thunder shower blew over and dampened his clothing. By nightfall, he had contracted pneumonia. The next day, May 7, 1878, he died. He was fifty years, one month, and six days, aged. He was buried at Saint's Delight Primitive Baptist Church.
Burial 13 May 1878 Winston-Salem, NC Address:
Saints Delight Primitive Baptist Church CemeteryPerson ID I13144 Puffers Last Modified 1 Jun 2021
Father SMITH, John Henry, b. 15 Jun 1793, Rowan County, NC d. 30 Nov 1870, Davidson County, NC (Age 77 years) Mother SAPP, Rachel, b. 15 May 1792, Rowan County, NC d. 30 Jun 1865, Abbott County, KY (Age 73 years) Marriage 11 Sep 1812 Rowan County, NC Family ID F2796 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HINES, Rosamond, b. 4 Sep 1830, Grayson County, NC d. 19 Jan 1916, Kernersville, NC (Age 85 years) Marriage 24 Nov 1852 Forsyth County, NC Children 1. SMITH, Noah Hines, b. 1853, Davidson County, NC d. 28 Jan 1922, Kernersville, NC (Age 69 years) 2. SMITH, Eli, b. 1855, NC d. 1870, Forsyth County, NC (Age 15 years) 3. SMITH, George Washington, b. 29 Sep 1857, NC d. 26 Oct 1940, Winston-Salem, NC (Age 83 years) 4. SMITH, Mary Jane, b. 1 Mar 1860, Forsyth County, NC d. Bef 1960 (Age < 99 years) 5. SMITH, Jacob Thompson, b. 9 Mar 1862, Forsyth County, NC d. 3 Mar 1938, Kernersville, NC (Age 75 years) 6. SMITH, John Wesley, b. 14 Sep 1864, NC d. 23 Aug 1926, NC (Age 61 years) 7. SMITH, Malona, b. 18 Nov 1866, NC d. Bef 1967, Nov. 19, 1933 (Age < 100 years) 8. SMITH, Andrew Jackson, b. 11 Oct 1869, Forsyth County, NC d. 23 Sep 1959, Forsyth County, NC (Age 89 years) Family ID F1777 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Mar 2024
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Notes - Thompson Smith built the 1820 farmhouse I lived in for 11+ years. It was part of the Smith Farm, so called, which encompassed 150+ acres in the Sedge Garden area of Kernersville. Only two buildings of the original farm remain, the house and the "wash" where the laundry was done.