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SMITH GENEALOGY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
         
  1. Sarah Ruth "Sally" (Smith) Swiecki was an enormous help providing 
        answers at every turn. She was my "right hand". For example, 
	almost all of the Thurman family information was provided by her.    
  2. Bertha “Bee” Charlene (Meek) Smith was so very helpful in proofreading 
        my work, correcting numerous spelling errors and factual mistakes.
  3. Chas. T. Carter, Jr. and Marilyn Carol (Carter) Clagett provided all kinds  
        of assistance with the Carter and Thurman families.
  4. Ralph Raymond "Ray" Smith sent emails all the way from Wales with census 
        page attachments and information about the family of his grandfather,
	"Elmer B. Smith" and the family of his grandmother, Myrtle Della London.
  5. Clara Ruth (Pearson) Earnest provided excellent data on her grandmother, 
        Effie Mae Smith, and Thomas Spencer “Fighting Tom” Williams.
  6. Barbara Ann Fulton Daughtry, granddaughter of William Harry Kennedy, was
	a big help with Kennedy family data. The Kennedy famiy was the paternal
	family of Clarence Edward Smith's wife Donnie Mae Kennedy and wife
	Shirley Marlene Kennedy.
  7. Patricia "Tish" Carolyn Gibbs Dixon has been studying the Gibbs roots of
	her father, Carl Edward Gibbs. She received much information about the
	Gibbs family from her seventy-seven year old aunt, June Gibbs Myers.
	Although I did much of the "legwork" work in searching out census pages
	and the like, her intitial research was an important place to begin.
  8. Kimberly James, great great great granddaughter of James P. Gibbs, also 
	contributed to the Gibbs Genealogy.        
  9. Kathleen "Kathy" Louise Brooks Schott, granddaughter of Mattie Lee Smith
	Brooks, was a big help with the Brooks Genealogy. She fondly remembers
	her Grandma Mattie.
  10.The internet provided much information, especially these seven sources:     
        a. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/)
        b. RootsWeb (http://www.rootsweb.com/) 
        c. Winstead Family (http://www.winstead.org/)
        d. RootsWeb, Obion County, Tennessee 
	           (http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnobion/)
        e. Tennessee State Library 
              (http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/tslahome.htm)
        f. The National Archives (http://www.archives.gov/)
        g. Social Security Death Index at RootsWeb.com
		(http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/) and the Social Security Death Index
		of Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693)
 10. Many other relatives too numerous to mention provided me with useful
	genealogy data on their immediate families.

SMITH GENEALOGY COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:
The entire Smith Genealogy is free of copyright except for three pages scanned from the book, "Obion County History, Vol 2", written and produced by the Obion Historical Society of Obion County, Tennessee. They have graciously given their consent to include these pages in the Smith Genealogy, but there exists a copyright. The pages are histories about Luke Lee Smith, Jr. Walter Lee Smith and Thomas Spencer Williams. At the top of each of these three webpages, the Obion Historical Society is again acknowledged as copyright owner.
There are a few web pages with data downloaded from Rootsweb.com. These are clearly marked at the top of the web page. Rootsweb.com has a copyright, but they are generally accepting of downloading content for personal or professional family history research, and may download content only as search results relevent to that research. No profit may be derived from this Rootsweb.com content.
Other than these three pages previously mentioned and the use of Rootsweb.com content, the remainder of the Smith Genealogy is copyright free and may be copied under the following condition: Only a genealogy researcher, family member or other persons interested in the Smith genealogy may copy materials from this site, and no material copied by them from this website may be sold for profit, and only a nominal copy and mailing fee may be assessed of which no profit may be derived.
RootsWeb Limited Use Policy

SELF GENEALOGY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
         
  1. Marilyn Janette Everhart/Kowalski provided all kinds of data and 
        photos of the Green Family.  
  2. Relatives who provided the lineage of their own family = Ralph Raymond 
        "Jack" Self, Eva Elnora Self, Rita Yvonceile "Mickey" Smith, and
        Barbara June "Bobby" Smith. 
  3. The Self Genealopgy book of my relative, Christopher Columber Self, Jr.
	C. C. worked on his genealogy for nine years. No copyright.
  4. David Dumblton, great great grandson of Horace Dumbleton, help out with
	the Dumbleton Genealogy.
  5. Jennifer Johnson help me with the Dumbleton Genealogy and contributed 
	photos. Her husband, Jesse Kevin Johnson, was the grandson of
	Marion Irene Dumbleton who, in turn, was the granddaughter of Horace
	Dumbleton.
  6. Rootsweb was consulted for the Albritton Genealogy, specifically the
	Genealogy of Avarilla Albritton, who was the mother-in-law of 
	Major David Washington Self. And more specifically, the Rootsweb.com
	data was created by Laurel Shannon Gorman.
  7. For the Marie Letitia Self Genealogy, thanks go to her daugthers
	Jackie Marie Wilson Richter, Rebecca Jean "Becky" Wilson Jackson and
	to her grandson Jerry Wayne Gilcrease.
  8. Military records from the National Archives & Records Administration,
        Washington, D. C. Public Domain.
  9. The internet provide much information, especially these nine sources:   
        a. The Stokes Family Genealogy internet site = 
              http://www3.rcstokes.com/webpages/index.htm 
              Email: rcstokes2001@yahoo.com
        b. The Civil War Home Page = http://www.civil-war.net/
        c. RootsWeb Social Security Death Index = 
              http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/
        d. Ancestry.com = http://www.ancestry.com/ (I am a paying member)
        e. RootsWeb = http://www.rootsweb.com/
        f. National Archives & Records = http://www.archives.gov/
        g. Genealogy of David Washington Self =
              http://www3.rcstokes.com/webpages/relatfam/
              sibley/descendants_john_sibley/rr01/
              rr01_012.htm#P284
        h. SelfSite at RootsWeb = http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~selfsite/
        i. LDS Family Search =
              http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp

SELF GENEALOGY COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:
The majority of the genealogy data found on this website contains no copyright. If any webpage of the Self Genealogy contains data which has a copyright, the copyright information will be shown at the top of that particular webpage. If no mention is made of a copyright, then there exists no copyright for that webpage or webpages.
Other than those pages marked as having a copyright, the remainder of the Self Genealogy is copyright free and may be copied under the following condition: Only a genealogy researcher, family member or other persons interested in the Self Genealogy may copy materials from this site, and no material copied by them from this website may be sold for profit, and only a nominal copy and mailing fee may be assessed of which no profit may be derived.

1. No copyright at the Stokes Family Genealogy Site: The main page begins at: http://www3.rcstokes.com/webpages/index.htm SPECIAL NOTE: Mr. Stokes has removed his genealogy website from the interne. He explained to me that he had done so because certain relatives complained to him about having their names on the internet. What ignorance! ALL of our personal data is available from a multiple of sources.
2. Self Seekers and Self Portraits have a copyright: Copyright 1996-2006 Tim Seawolf-Self and Barbara A. Peck, All Rights Reserved. Tim and Barbara have graciouly given permission go for this genealogy to use their Self genealogy data. The Self Seekers internet site, will be found at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~selfsite The Self Portraits internet site, will be found at: http://www.selfroots.com/
3. Rootsweb has a copyright: To find our Self family at Rootsweb, from the Self Genealogy please go to "Self Family On the Internet". There, you should be able to find your family. For example, if you decend from David Edgar Self, first go to "Self Family On The Internet", then click on David Washington Self, then Dr. Christopher Columbus Self, David Edgar Self and then click on one of David's children. Rootsweb "Limited Use Policy" generally allows use of their content as long as it is for personal or professional family history and will not offered for resale. To read the "Rootsweb Limited Use Policy", click next.
RootsWeb Limited Use Policy

DON SMITH'S GENEALOGY WORK:
My Self Line:
1. Self Genealogy of David Edgar Self 2. Green Genealogy of Frances Edward "Dusty" Green 3. Dumbleton Genealogy of Alice Elnora "Nora" Dumbleton, mother of Elsie Elnora Green Self 4. Albritton Genealogy of Avarilla Albritton, mother-in-law of Major David Washington Self 5. Wilson Genealogy of Marie Letitia Self Wilson, daughter of Major David Washington Self 6. Jackson Genealogy of Rebecca Jean "Becky" Wilson Jackson, daughter of Marie Letitia Self Wilson 7. Lineage of Raymnond Ralph "Jack" Self 8. Lineage of Mildred Frances Self 9. Lineage of Eva Elnora Self 10. Lineage of Rita Yvonceile "Mickey"Smith 11. Lineage of Barbara June "Bobby" Smith 12, Lineage of Donald Bernard "Don or Nardy" Smith 13. Special data on Civil War and Revolutionary War Ancestors 14. Special data of Donna Sue Davis and Gloria Ann Davis on their research into our Green and Dumbleton ancestors 15. Photos of the Self/Smith families 16. Photos of the Green family 17. Photos of the Dumbleton family 18. Comprehensive collection of Major David Washington Self's Civil War service in the Confederate States Army 19. Comprehensive collection of Sergeant Horace Dumbleton's Civil War service in the United States Army
My Smith Line:
1. Smith Genealogy of Thomas B. Smith, great great great grandfather of editor, Don Smith 2. Jamerson Genealogy of John Thomas Jamerson, AKA William Russell Pearson, husband of Effie May Smith, AKA Ruth May Pearson 3. Williams Genealogy of Thomas Spencer "Fighting Tom" Williams, father of Amanda Henrietta Williams Smith London 4. Arthur Genealogy of Ernest Elmer Arthur, Sr, husband of Rita Yvonceile "Micky" Smith 5. Parsley Genealogy of Gerald Earle "Jerry" Parsley, husband of Barbara June "Bobby" Smith 6. Thurman Genealogy of James Willis Thurman, father of Emma Thurman who was the wife of John D. Smith 8. Carter Genealogy of Chas. Thomas Carter, Jr, son of Bertie May Johnson who was step daughter of John D. Smith 9. Fabini Genealogy of don Juan Enrique Fabini, grandfather of Mike and Rick Smith who are sons of editor Don Smith 10. Kennedy Genealogy of Donnie Mae Kennedy, wife of Clarence Edward Smith 11. London Genealogy of Myrtle Della London, wife of Elmer B. Smith 12. Gibbs Genealogy of Carl Edward Gibbs, husband of Rachel Amy Smith who was a daughter of Elmer B. Smith 13. Brooks Genealogy of William Henry Brooks, husband of Mattie Lee Smith 14. Special data on Hurtis Alvin Smith 15. Special data on Thomas Rogers Smith 16. Special data on Effie May Smith 17. Special data on Mildred Frances Self 18. Special data on Clarence Edward Smith 19. Special data on Civil War and Revolutionary War Ancestors 20. Lineage of John D. Smith, grandfather of editor, Don Smith 21. Lineage of Thomas Rogers Smith, father of Sarah Ruth "Sally" Smith Swiecki 22. Lineage Of John D. Smith 23. Lineage Of Mildred Frances Self 24. Lineage Of Rita Yvonceile Smith 25. Lineage Of Barbara June Smith 26. Lineage Of Donald Bernard Smith 27. Lineage Of James Claiborne Smith 28. Lineage Of Hubert Elmer Brooks 29. Lineage Of Earl David Smith 30. Photos of the Smith family 31. Photos of the Don Smith family 32. Photos of the Kennedy family 33. Photos of the Fabini family 34. Photos of the Thurman family 35. Photos of the Thomas Rogers Smith family 36. Comprehensive collection of marriages of the Smith family 37. Seven chapter autobiography on the life of Donald Bernard "Don" Smith

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