Alexander Smith
and Mary Ashley
Alexander Smith b about 1828 d
before 1890 KY; s/o William Smith 1795 and
Millie Combs. Alexander Smith m. about 1850 to Mary Ashley b 1834 NC d
after 1859 Letcher Co KY, d/o Jordan
Ashley and Barbara Francis. Mary Ashley m. (2) William Bill
(Combs) Martin. Children of Alexander Smith and Mary Ashley;
 Jordan Smith b 19
Mar 1850 KY d 5 Mar 1928 Knott Co KY m. 14 Sept 1876 Letcher Co KY to
Mary Ann Combs b 12 Jul 1858 Smoot Creek, Letcher Co KY d 8 Apr 1933 Knott
Co KY, d/o John Wesley Combs and Mary Polly Hogg.
Martha
Jane Smith b 1853 Perry Co KY; m.
William Shepherd b 5 Aug 1856 Perry Co KY. Children of William Shepherd
and Martha Jane Smith;
I. John Lee Shepherd b 6 Feb 1881 Perry Co KY d 8 May 1968
Sullivan Co TN; m. 28 Feb 1900 to Martha Alice Napier b 5 Jul 1883 Perry
Co KY d 18 Feb 1978 Sullivan Co TN; d/o Ashford Charles Napier and
Elizabeth Combs. Children of John Lee Shepherd and Martha Alice Napier; 1.
Flora Shepherd b 11 Dec 1902 Perry Co KY d 7 Jul 1995 Harlan Co KY of
cardiovascular disease; buried Harlan Co KY; m. 16 Sept 1919 Wise Co VA to
James Earnest Grogan b 2 Jul 1898 Scott Co VA d 3 Oct 1947 Harlan Co KY of
coronary thrombosis; s/o Charles Grogan and Mary Margaret Florence Glover.
2. Florence Shepherd 3. Gertrude Shepherd 4. Elizabeth Shepherd 5. Maudie
Jeanette Shepherd 6. Modrie Jean Shepherd 7. Hazel Shepherd 8. Daniel
Carroll Astor Shepherd 9. John Carroll Shepherd 10. Estil Shepherd 11.
Montana Shepherd
II. Elizabeth Shepherd b 1877
III. Susan Shepherd b 1878
IV. Lias Shepherd (male) b 1883
V. Bob Shepherd b 1886
VI. Harrison Shepherd b 1888
VII. Mary A Shepherd b 1891
VIII. Elexander Shepherd b 1893
IX. Lee Roy Shepherd b 1898
Matilda Smith b 1855 d 1941 m. 1st
Thomas Hale b 1853, s/o
James Dickenson Hale and Mary Jane Grizzle. Matilda Smith m. 1902 in Knott Co KY to 2nd Kelly Franklin
b 1844 d 27 Jan 1921 Knott Co KY, s/o
James W Franklin Jr and Eliza Cornett.
Shepard
Smith b Mar 1857 (or 1875?) d 12 Mar 1928 Laurel Co KY, m. 25 Mar 1887 to Marinda Francis b
17 Feb 1872, d/o
Samuel Francis Jr and Jane Kelly Francis. Children of Shepard Smith
and Marinda Francis;
I. Mary Jane
Smith b Jul 1888
II. James Monroe
Smith b Aug 1890
III. Elijah
Smith b Oct 1892
IV. Boyd
Smith b Jul 1894
V. Ollie
Smith b Feb 1898
VI. Hattie
Smith b Mar 1900
Hilliard Smith
b 1859 m. 5 Sept 1881 in Perry Co KY to
Millie Smith b
1861, d/o William Med Smith and Martha
Ashley.
Thomas Smith
was killed by gunshot in a scuffle with his brother. May have died
in his teens.
Thanks to JB Francis for updates, additions and
corrections to this family.
William Bill Martin
and Mary Ashley
Mary Ashley b 1834 NC d after 1859
Letcher Vo KY, d/o Jordan
Ashley and Barbara Francis.
Mary Ashley m. 2nd to William Bill Martin. Children;
Jesse Martin
b 17 Apr 1864 Floyd Co KY d 25 Aug 1947 Sarah Ann, Logan Co WV; buried
Sloane Cemetery, West Hamlin, Lincoln Co WV; m. 26 Jun 1893 Wayne Co WV to
Temperance "Tempy" Slone b JUL 1875 Floyd Co KY; d/o
James Monroe Slone and
Susan Vance. Jesse Martin m. Sarah Francis d/o
Samuel Francis Jr
and Jane Kelly.
Franklin Pierce "Frank" Combs - Martin d 26 Apr 1945 m. Flora Combs
b 1875 d 1953, d/o John J "Limpy John" Combs (aka Hoppy) and Polly
Ann Purline Combs.
Nancy Martin m. Dixon
"Dick" Combs, s/o Enoch Combs and Nancy Smith.
(Source).
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