tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post6024576765027127349..comments2024-01-20T16:49:46.154-08:00Comments on Soapy Smith's Soap Box: Luther Martin Smith (1826-1879): Soapy Smith's successful uncle.Jeff Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-57708867235276300952012-05-21T19:49:33.834-07:002012-05-21T19:49:33.834-07:00Wendy
You can see the letter Luther wrote at the f...Wendy<br />You can see the letter Luther wrote at the following link:<br />http://soapysmiths.blogspot.com/2010/04/letter-to-jefferson-r-smith-from-luther.htmlJeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-79660647554899331412012-05-21T19:39:51.386-07:002012-05-21T19:39:51.386-07:00Hello, Wendy.
It is a pleasure to meet you.
Luth...Hello, Wendy.<br /><br />It is a pleasure to meet you.<br /><br />Luther Martin Smith was born in 1826, at least 2 years before his father, Dr. Ira Ellis Smith, purchased land in the 1828 Georgia state lottery that would be decided as being inside the new county of Coweta.<br /><br />I believe my information on his death place is wrong. It is based on several family trees, none of which show any sources, which includes a tree showing that Luther Martin had died in Greensboro. At the time of my research I found more information that he had died in Fulton County and only the one mention of Greensboro. Normally, I would have all my sources right at the push of a button but last year I was forced to upgrade my Family Tree Maker to 2012 and in doing so the program lost over 800 names and a lot of my information. Basically, I am forced to start all over.<br /><br />I admit that my main focus is on Soapy Smith and can easily overlook facts that are staring me in the face. For instance, as I went through my files and blog I located the November 19, 1877 letter Luther sent to my great-great-grandfather, Jefferson Randolph Smith, Sr., asking him to send the children to him (Luther). Gee, where was the letter addressed from? Greensboro, Alabama. Considering that Luther died less than 2-years later, on July 4, 1879, it makes sense that he died, and was buried in Greensboro, Alabama. I will amend my family tree.<br /><br />Do you have anything you would like to share with the family? Photographs, letters, information, etc., I encourage you to do so.<br /><br />Jeff SmithJeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-78499622806657505482012-05-21T17:44:41.257-07:002012-05-21T17:44:41.257-07:00Luther Martin Smith was my g-g-g-grandfather. I d...Luther Martin Smith was my g-g-g-grandfather. I don't think that he died in Fulton County, Georgia as he is buried in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama. This is the same town where my father was born. Do you have a source showing his death in Georgia? Also, I always thought he was born in Coweta County, Georgia.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313460902099555594noreply@blogger.com