John Calvin Smith, Jr.

     John Calvin Smith, Jr. was born about 1855 in Arkansas and was the son of John Calvin Smith, Sr. and Kiziah "Kisy" Jane Pound.  Being the subject of a very common surname, you can understand why his ancestry is so difficult.  However, here is what we know.

     His father, John Calvin Smith, Sr., was the son of David Editon Smith and Sarah "Sally" Gallymore.  It is believed that David and Sarah arrived in Johnson Co., AR by 1840 from Jackson Co., AL.  At the time of this writing David Smith has not been positively identified on any census record prior to 1850 when he is found living in Johnson Co., AR in Horsehead Township.  This is the only census he appears in and the only other documents that he appears in is an Application For Cherokee Citizenship submitted by his daughter, Sarah Ann (Smith) Grider in 1896 and a U.S. Land record.  In the Cherokee Citizenship Application, a deposition given by John R. Gourd states that David's father was James Smith, a mixed-blood Cherokee also known as "Cherokee Jim Smith".  It would be nice to find some documented evidence besides the Cherokee App to be able to connect James Smith with other Smith families.  Any help with this lineage would definitely be appreciated.