Eleanor Zepera Shorter

b. circa 1853, d. 15 September 1887
     Eleanor Zepera Shorter was born circa 1853 in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Booker Shorter and Tabitha Hubbard. Eleanor Zepera Shorter married Joseph Cephas Smith, son of John Smith Jr. and Mildred Arbella Harless.

     Eleanor Zepera Shorter died 15 September 1887 in Lincoln County, West Virginia.

Emma Lawrence Porterfield

b. 22 November 1861, d. 22 January 1951
     Emma Lawrence Porterfield was born on 22 November 1861 in Newport, Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Charles Clayton Porterfield and Margaret Evelyn Price. Emma Lawrence Porterfield married Joseph Cephas Smith, son of John Smith Jr. and Mildred Arbella Harless, 14 June 1887 in Giles County, Virginia.

     Emma Lawrence Porterfield died 22 January 1951 in Bluff City, Giles County, Virginia. Charles Durant Day Smith gave the information for the death certificate.

William S. Lilly

d. 1 February 1865
     William S. Lilly was born in Franklin County, Virginia. He married Margaret Burk, daughter of William Henry Burk and Margaret Williams.

     William S. Lilly died 1 February 1865.

Child of William S. Lilly and Margaret Burk

Dewey Walker Smith

b. 6 July 1899, d. 23 February 1974
     Dewey Walker Smith was born on 6 July 1899 in Newport, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of John J. Smith and Nancy Rhoda Woods. Dewey Walker Smith married Viola Ruth Smith, daughter of J. H. Smith, circa 1927.

     Dewey Walker Smith died 23 February 1974 in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland.

Burman Brown Smith

b. 5 March 1903, d. 3 March 1974
     Burman Brown Smith was born on 5 March 1903 in Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of John J. Smith and Nancy Rhoda Woods. Burman Brown Smith married Ida Pauline Akers, daughter of Charles Henry Akers and Ida Blanche Walker, 22 December 1928 in Montgomery County, Virginia.

     Burman Brown Smith died 3 March 1974 in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia.

Children of Burman Brown Smith and Ida Pauline Akers

Daniel Roosevelt Smith

b. 6 April 1904, d. 11 November 1994
     Daniel Roosevelt Smith was born on 6 April 1904 in Newport, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of John J. Smith and Nancy Rhoda Woods. Daniel Roosevelt Smith married Nina Mae Songer, daughter of George Jacob Songer and Margaret Ellen Williams, 22 June 1924 in Giles County, Virginia.

     Daniel Roosevelt Smith died 11 November 1994 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

Susanna Songer

b. January 1882, d. 1962
     Susanna Songer was born in January 1882 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Samuel Francis Songer and Louvenia Mary Martin. Susanna Songer married Joseph Cephas Smith, son of John J. Smith and Nancy Rhoda Woods, 2 October 1901 in Giles County, Virginia.

     Susanna Songer died 1962.