Person

Elzathan Smith (Lyon County, Ky, carpenter and grocer)

b. 1817-05-17 d. 1864-02-07

Lyon County, Kentucky, carpenter and grocer. Allen County, Kentucky, native. Married to Arisba M. Smith. Father of William T. Smith, Caroline M. Smith, Frances M. Smith, Samuel H. Smith, Mary F. Smith, and Bishop Smith. Carpenter in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Grocer in Eddyville in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 329B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 761.

"Elzathan Smith (1817-1864)," Find A Grave, Memorial #32487392, accessed December 6, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32487392.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Lyon County Administrators Bonds,vol. 1-2, 1854-1890, p. 301.

Citation

Smith, Elzathan. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205985 (November 12, 2026).

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