Smith of Campbell, Carroll and Douglas Counties
Seaborn E. Smith was born 1828 in South Carolina. He was first found in old Campbell County, which later became Douglas & Carroll Counties. He was married to Jane Whitehead (born 1830) on
2/4/1850 in Campbell County. Seaborn farmed and later owned a dry goods business, which his son,
Thomas A. C. Smith took over before 1880. Seaborn apparently died before 1880 because his widow, Jane, was
found residing in Douglasville with her son-in-law, Francis M. Duncan and daughter, Nannie E. Duncan. Also in the household was Jane's daughter, Martha S. Smith, age 19, and a son, Eppie S. Smith, age 10.
Issue:
- Thomas A. C. Smith, Dry Goods Merchant, was born 1851 in old Campbell County, married Nellie (born 1846). They had a son, Lucious C. Smith, born 1874 in Carroll Co.
- Nancy E. Smith, born 1853 in old Campbell County, married Francis M. Duncan (born 1840 in Georgia), a school teacher.
- William J. Smith, 1858-1939, buried in the Bethany Cemetery in Villa Rica, Carroll County. Wife, Mattie.
They resided in Douglasville in 1880. He had two daughters. Mable Smith born ca 1900, married (1) Eugene Holland (born 1901) of McPherson, Georgia and (2)
Robert Blackwell. Helen Smith, born 7/9/1906 in Villa Rica, married Laurel Benjamin Holland. She died 2/25/1929,
buried in Bethany Cemetery in Villa Rica. It is said that she had two
small children who also died and that they were buried in an unmarked grave in High Shoals Cemetery
in Paulding County where the Holland generations are found.
- Wesley W. Smith, born 1857 in Carroll County died April 1885 in Carroll County.
Named children by his first wife, viz: W. B. Smith, Lucy Etta Green, Celia Smith, May, wife of
Jack Doster, E. M. Smith and
B. F. Lurett?. W. B. Smith's wife, Sarah, died 1891. (Issue: J. A. Smith, Martha J. Karn, Nancy G. Smith, John T. Smith, J. W. Smith, Columbus E. Smith, W. H. Smith and Susan V. White.
- Martha S. Smith, born 1859 in Carroll County.
- Eppie Smith (son), born 1870 in Carroll County.
