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Rev Elijah Teague Smyth
3 Jun 1828 – 19 Jan 1901
| Birth | 3 Jun 1828 |
| Death | 19 Jan 1901 |
| Cemetery | Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery Choccolocco , Calhoun County , Alabama , USA |
| Added by | mike reeves on 26 Sep 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16485769 |
Bio
Info found on usgwarchives.net Author: Brant & Fuller (1893) REV. E. T. SMYTH, one of the oldest and most prominent Baptist ministers of Calhoun county, Ala., was born in Laurens district, S. C., June 3, 1828. He was a son of John and Mary (Teague) Smyth, the former of whom, a farmer by occupation, was a son of James and Mary Chandlier) Smyth. James Smyth was a native of Ireland, but came to the United States when fourteen years of age, and in New York learned the jeweller's trade. He then wandered west and lost all trace of his Irish relatives. Miss Sarah Teague, the mother of Rev. E. T. Smyth, was a daughter of Elijah and Sarah (Williams) Teague, both of whom were natives of Ohio, and the former of whom was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Rev. Mr. Smyth removed to Calhoun county with his parents when he was seven years old, and has ever since been a citizen of the county. His early education was irregular and incomplete, but he never had the opportunity of attending college. He, however, did obtain a partial academic education, teaching and attending school alternately as best he could for some time, having W. C. Garnsey for his preceptor. In 1848 he was ordained a minister, and from that time until 1890 he devoted his whole time to the Baptist ministry, retiring then only on account of ill health. It is said of him that he has performed more marriage ceremonies than any other man in Calhoun county, and in fact more than all the ministers of other denominations put together. In November, 1846, he was married to Miss Nancy M. Andrews, daughter of Allen and Luranah (Yeagar) Andrews, who came from South Carolina to Alabama in 1833. She is still living on the farm upon which she and Mr. Andrews then settled in Calhoun county. Both she and her husband were members of the Baptist church, in which church she still retains her membership. To this marriage of Rev. Smyth and Miss Andrews, there have been born three children, two of whom are living; Margaret, wife of Davis A. Long and John A. Mrs. Smyth was born in South Carolina, March 10, 1831, and has been connected with the Baptist church since 1847. Rev. Mr. Smyth, on September 3, 1861 was elected captain of company C, Fifth Alabama battalion, known as the White Plains rangers. After serving one year he was taken sick with the typhoid fever and was discharged. He had been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1854, and has taken the royal arch and council degrees. He is at the present time and has long been, one of Calhoun county's most substantial citizens and is highly respected by all.
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- Luranah Smyth Landers 1825–1892
- James Williamson Smyth 1827–1897
- Thomas Vandiver Smyth Sr 1829–1918
- Elias Brooks Smyth 1832–1899
- John Blackburn Smyth 1835–1905
- Joshua Johnson "Jot" Smyth 1836–1898
- Sarah Margaret "Sallie" Smyth Reader 1839–1908
- Daniel Isaac Smyth 1841–1931
- Josephine H. J. Smyth 1843–1865
- Forney Davis Smyth 1853–1910
- Jabe C Smyth 1856–1913
Children
- Margaret E "Maggie" Smyth Long 1847–1920 FaG
- John Andrews Smyth 1849–1929 FaG
- William David Smyth 1851–1887 FaG
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