Matilda Jane Smith

Matilda Jane Davis Smith

birth: 1829-1831
location: Tennessee or Alabama
death: before April or May 1868**
location: most likely Alabama

father: James B Davis
mother: Matilda Capps

spouse: Gaines Chisholm Smith

children with Gaines Chisholm Smith:

1. Mary Ann Smith

2. Phelps Smith

3. Harriet D. Smith

4. Elizabeth Smith

5. Milton Long Smith

6. Matilda Jane Smith

7. John Smith

8. Margaret Smith

9. Melissa Smith

10. Emma Thomas Smith

marriage to Gaines Chisholm Smith

1850 census

1860 census

*marriage certificate clearly states "Davis" as the last name, however, death certificates for children Mary Ann Smith Toone, Harriet D. Smith Croney, and Milton Long Smith indicate last name as Capp or Capps.

**From Wayne Smith on July 6, 2014 - date of death November 7, 1867. Mexican War pension application.