. Family tree book, genealogical and biographical : listing the relatives of General William Alexander Smith and of W. Thomas Smith. tpart of the country. The life of his great-uncle, Samuel Smith,had impressed itself on his memory; hisunspoken and well-known views on religiousmatters and his devotion to the BaptistChurch had deeply impregnated his mind andno doubt helped to mould those youthfulimpressions in life, which always assert them-selves in later years. For the life of this great-uncle he had a profound regard. He was notforgetful of the great physique and wonderfulstrength of his gre
. Family tree book, genealogical and biographical : listing the relatives of General William Alexander Smith and of W. Thomas Smith. tpart of the country. The life of his great-uncle, Samuel Smith,had impressed itself on his memory; hisunspoken and well-known views on religiousmatters and his devotion to the BaptistChurch had deeply impregnated his mind andno doubt helped to mould those youthfulimpressions in life, which always assert them-selves in later years. For the life of this great-uncle he had a profound regard. He was notforgetful of the great physique and wonderfulstrength of his great-uncle, Eli Smith, whomhe said was noted as a fighter and had engagedin many friendly bouts, bare fist and skull,for the entertainment of the multitude. Hehad ever been victorious, and died as thechampion in those contests for physicalsupremacy. He told us of his great-uncle, James Smith,a well-to-do farmer. He had distinct remem-brance and splendid opinion of his grand-father, Ben Williams, who came to Ten-nessee in 1838 with him and his parents,purchased for and gave his parents a farm;then he returned to North Carolina. A. 179 Family Tree Book Genealogical and Biographical traditional story that William Williams, thegrandfather of Lucy Williams, his mother,had been a patriot and with George Washing-ton in the Revolutionary War, was freshin his memory; that while this forefatherwas in the service of his country, the Toriescame and took from his family the last horsethey had. The ancestral mother offeredresistance and with drawn swords and threatsto cut off her arm, the Tories compelled herto release the halter by which she held thehorse. He, however, was forgetful of thename of this ancestor. The traditional factthat his grandfather Thomas Smith had beena successful business man and left a smallfortune both to his father and to his aunt,Mary Ellen Capel, was still fresh in his mind. He told us of the names of his uncles andaunts in the Williams family and of theirrespective
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