John Addison Smith (Washington County, District of Columbia, circuit court clerk)
b. 1792-06-27 d. 1868-07-08
Washington County, District of Columbia, circuit court clerk. Maryland native. Married to Sally Smith. Father to Rebecca Smith, Molly Smith, Samuel Smith, Sally Smith, Richard Smith, Clementine Smith, and Anna Smith. Washington County Circuit Court clerk in Washington County, District of Columbia from 1848 to 1863. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Washington County in 1850. Farmer and court clerk in Washington County in 1860. Employed Mary Flemming as a cook, Louis Drebles as a laborer, Eliza Drebles and Dervinda Drebles as Washerwomen, Martha Drebles as a cook, and John Mathews, Moses Mathews, and Albert Mathews as servants in Washington County in 1860. Owned twenty-two enslaved persons in Washington County in 1860.
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- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, District of Columbia, Washington County, Washington, p. 257B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, District of Columbia, Washington County, Washington, p. 791.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, District of Columbia, Washington County, Washington, Ward 4, p. 99.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, District of Columbia, Washington County, Washington, Ward 4, p. 49A-B.
"Death of John Smith," Evening Star, (District of Columbia), Jul. 9, 1868, p. 4.
"John Addison Smith (1792-1868)," Find A Grave, Memorial #136751081, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136751081(accessed July 19, 2021).
"William Brent (1775-1848)," Find A Grave, Memorial #54479567, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54479567 (accessed July 19, 2021).
Citation
Smith, John Addison. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199264 (November 12, 2026).
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