Date Original
1837-1914
Description
This collection contains correspondence, receipts, bills, diaries, printed material, bills of lading, tax receipts, estate papers, a cargo manifest, a photograph, and a map.
Biographical/Historical Note
Ransom S. Smith was born in June of 1827 in North Carolina. He moved to Bradley County about 1861 and served in several Arkansas Confederate units. After the war he settled in the Johnsville community in eastern Bradley County where he taught school and farmed. He was married a number of times and his last wife, Emma, received a pension for his Civil War service. He died on April 22, 1905.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Bradley County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MG.00176
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Ransom S. Smith papers, MG.00176
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Ransom S. Smith papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
