Due to DNA results, I believe his father to be: Barney Smith (1888 - 1962) or possibly his father. This is a work in progress. He was raised to believe his father was William Harrison Smith, the same as his siblings.

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He had a tattoo of his intials (J.D.S.) on his left forearm. He kept it covered and his granddaughter never noticed it until right before he died in 1978. When asked about it, he said "something dumb I did as a kid." He had a hook arm on the right from a work related accident in 1962.

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name:James Dennis Smith
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 19 Feb 1978
event place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
birth year: 1903
estimated birth year:
burial date: 22 Feb 1978
burial place: Mooresville, Nc
cemetery: Glenwood
funeral home:
residence: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC
street address: 3641 Blessing St.
gender: Male
death age: 74
marital status: Widowed
race: White
occupation: Ret. Machinist, Textiles
birth date: 14 May 1903
birthplace: Spartanburg Co., Sc
father: W.Harrison Smith
father's titles & terms:
father's place of birth: U
mother:Carra Stamey
mother's titles & terms:
mother's place of birth: U
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
additional relatives: X
informant:
reference number: v 7A cn 7232
film number: 1984393

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James Smith
United States Census, 1940
Name James Smith
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 5, Clover, Kings Mountain Township, York, South Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace North Carolina
Birth Year (Estimated) 1903
Last Place of Residence Same Place
Household
James Smith Head M 37 North Carolina
Lilly Smith Wife F 37 North Carolina
Melton Smith Son M 13 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 10 North Carolina
Hazel Smith Daughter F 6 North Carolina
Eugene Faircloth Lodger M 49 South Carolina

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Name James D Smith
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 26
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 9
Household
James D Smith Head M 26 North Carolina
Lily M Smith Wife F 26 North Carolina
Wayne Smith Son M 5 North Carolina
Melton Smith Son M 3 North Carolina
Ned Smith Son M 0 North Carolina
Jessie Starnes Brother M 19 North Carolina

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Name Dan Kissiah [sic] NOTE: Hard to read this actual word if you look at the actual census, could even be James
Event Type Census
Event Date 1920
Event Place Ormonds, Greene, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 16
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 27
Household
S M Kissiah Head M 39 North Carolina
Carra Kissiah Wife F 43 North Carolina
Guss Kissiah Son M 24 North Carolina
Dan Kissiah [sic] Son M 16 North Carolina
Elsia Kissiah Daughter F 5 North Carolina

Dates and names are a little off but close, but I am sure this SM Kissiah is Sam as he is living beside his father IC Kissiah if you look at the actual record.

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Name James D Smith
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 6
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 4
Household
Corrie Smith Head F 32 North Carolina
Willie E Smith Daughter F 16 North Carolina
Lulu C Smith Daughter F 15 North Carolina
Augustus S Smith Son M 13 North Carolina
Perry M Smith Son M 10 North Carolina
James D Smith Son M 6 North Carolina
Samuel Kissiah Cousin M 31 North Carolina [later his stepfather]

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