JAMES SMITH BESS, 14 Nov 1804 SC, died 22 Aug 1855 AL, married 13 Apr 1828,
presumed TN to MARY ANN HIEFNER, b 12 Jun 1811 NC, died 30 Jun 1890 MO.---
the family is found in the following census--- 1830 Warren Co.,TN; 1840 Walker Co.,
AL; 1850 Hancock Co., AL; 1860 Winston Co., AL; 1870 Vandalia, Fayette Co., IL;'
1880 Howell Co., MO. Their children were;
Martha A b 8 Nov 1829 TN, d 26 Oct 1876, Knox Co., Indiana mar Wm Cox appros
1857 AL
Mary A b, 13 Dec 1831 TN,
Nancy A, b 30 Mar 1834 TN, d 22 Oct 1919 Howell Co., MO mar Jeremiah Flood
Eliza C, b 7 Feb 1837 TN, mar ---Pike
Ester L, b 17 Sep 1839 AL, d 10 Aug 1877, mar ---Pike
William Jasper, b 11 Nov 1842 Walker Co., TN died 18 Feb 1919 Howell Co., MO, mar
Mary Eliz West, 2. Julia Ann Margaret (Hope) Page; 3. Margaret Jane Porter Williams
John N, b 15 Apr 1845 AL
Sara Jane, b 26 Sep 1847 AL, d 13 Dec 1924 K C ,KS; mar James Ray (Roy) Evans
Marinda T, b 8 Nov 1850 Al, d 20 Jan 1856 prob AL
David Smith, b 25 Feb 1854 AL,