Interred Sept 22 1863. Source: Elmwood Burial Records

Gabriel was born May 1813 Virginia, according to
family history. He married 'Mattie Oaker'
on a marriage record Randolph Tipton Co Tenn
(next door to Memphis) to Gabriel Smith.
No doubt this is Gabriel Smither and
Martha Booker married Oct 17 1837.
He was a merchant Memphis, Tennessee;
died Sep 6 1863 Shelby Co TN.
Gabe and Martha had 9 kids:
Mary Elizabeth +Cap'n William Billy Ashford
(steamboat Captain), #124300089
Julia
Roberta
Charles Gabriel +Georgia Pease
John E +Katie #122151815
James
William M #8952153 +Nettie
Searcy Temp +Mattie
Seth
all of the boys were steamboat workers.

1840 census Carroll, Tennessee
John Smither Father
Gabe Smither Son 27y

1850 Memphis Ward 6 Shelby, TN
Gab Smither abt 1813 37y Va Merchant
Martha Smither abt 1817 Va Booker
Mary Smither abt 1838 Va +Ashford
Julia Smither abt 1840 Tenn
Roberta Smither abt 1842 Tenn
Chas Smither abt 1844 Tenn
John Smither abt 1846 Tenn
Jas Smither abt 1850 Tenn
Caroline Marcum abt 1829 Va
[wife/o Gabriel's bro James L d 1867]

1860 Memphis Ward 6 Shelby TN
Gabe Smither abt 1815 Virginia Male 45y
Roberta Smither abt 1844 Tenn Female 16
Charles Gabe Smither abt 1845 Tenn Male 15
John E Smither abt 1847 Tenn Male 13
William M Smither abt 1850 Tenn Male 10
Seth T Smither abt 1851 Tenn Male 9 Seth
John M Smither abt 1844 Tex Male 16 Nephew
[John Marquis 'Mark' Smither]
William T Ashford 26
Mary E Ashford 21 dau Smither
William Ashford 1

-don't know what happen to Roberta
checked all of Shelby for Roberta's but
nothing popped up
-Julia probably died 1860

1870 Memphis Ward 6 Shelby TN
Father is dead Mother is Dead
living next door to their sister Mary
husband WM is a steamboat Capt
Wm Ashford 31y b Tn steam boat Capt
Mary wife 29y b Tn Smither
Willie son 11y b Tn 1859
Smither Charles 24y Tn her bro steam boatman
Smither John 21y Tn """1849
Smither William 20y Tn """1850
Smither Seth 18y Tn """1852

Gabriel d 1863 wife Martha Booker died by 1860
not on census no Smither left in Shelby