John Shedric Smith

1866 - 1946  (79 years)

• Name	John Shedric Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	15 Sep 1866	McCracken County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married to Nova; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1910	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1920	Long Hallow, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1940	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  FSID	L1NH-KCP
  Religion	John and Nova Z Shrader Smith donated the land for the Joiners Chapel Church of Christ and cemetery
  		Joiners Chapel Cemetery (also known as New Joiners Chapel Cemetery) Linton, Trigg, Kentucky Find a Grave: #2301703
  Death	10 Mar 1946	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Joiners Chapel Cemetery, Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Nova and John donated the land for the church and cemetery where they are buried
  		Burial-SMITH Nova and John Nova Zembla Shrader and John Shedric Smith, buired together "In loving memory of these two who gave the ground for the church and cemetery" - Joiners Chapel Cemetery, Linton KY + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48694310/ john https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48694534/ nova
  		Joiners Chapel Cemetery (also known as New Joiners Chapel Cemetery) Linton, Trigg, Kentucky Find a Grave: #2301703
  Person ID	I13607	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Elded Smith,   b. Abt 1836   d. Aft 1880 (Age > 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha M Miles
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Jan 1854	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [12]
  Family ID	F13341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	William R Smith
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Giles
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F13331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nova Zembla Shrader,   b. 17 Apr 1864, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Jul 1947, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Ollie M Smith,   b. 2 Nov 1896, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Apr 1976, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Martha 'Mattie' Miles,   b. Abt 1872
  Marriage	3 Jun 1888	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Jerome Chesterfield Smith,   b. 30 Mar 1889, Robertson County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Sep 1975, Lake Dallas, Denton, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Sep 1866 - McCracken County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 3 Jun 1888 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Nova; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1910 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Death - 10 Mar 1946 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Burial - - Joiners Chapel Cemetery, Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-SMITH Nova and John Nova Zembla Shrader and John Shedric Smith, buired together "In loving memory of these two who gave the ground for the church and cemetery" - Joiners Chapel Cemetery, Linton KY + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48694310/ john https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48694534/ nova

  
  

• Sources

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