According to Marie T. Wilkerson of Monroe, Louisiana, in her "Family Pedigree #170" published in the C.G.G.S. Quarterly, Vol. 10, #4, Dec. 1988, William Smith, Jr. was from Virginia. However, the 1850 federal census for Houston County, Ga., shows his place of birth as "Pa" not "Va". The census data for William's age matches the year of birth provided by Marie T. Wilkerson in her pedigree. William Smith, Jr. relocated his family to Houston County, GA in 1820 from Virginia.
According to Marie T. Wilkerson of Monroe, Louisiana, in her "Family Pedigree #170" published in the C.G.G.S. Quarterly, Vol. 10, #4, Dec. 1988, William Smith, Jr. was from Virginia. However, the 1850 federal census for Houston County, Ga., shows his place of birth as "Pa" not "Va". The census data for William's age matches the year of birth provided by Marie T. Wilkerson in her pedigree. William Smith, Jr. relocated his family to Houston County, GA in 1820 from Virginia.
