John Raine Smothers

   Cause of his death was Cerebral Thrombosis.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Ruffin Township, Rockingham Co., NC, District 84, Page 275A, dated June 27, 1900 records John (Nov 1871 - NC/NC/NC) and Maggie (Oct 1875 - NC/NC/NC) Smothers with children Nannie C. (Sept 1896), William M. (March 1898), Walter N. (Jan 1900). John and Maggie have been married for 4 years and have had 3 children all of whom are still living. Also in the household are boarders William Boone (Sept 1881) and Reuben Falcon (July 1885).

The 1910 Federal Census for Wentworth Township, Rockingham Co., NC, District 74, Page 68A, dated April 28, 1910 records J. R. (37 - NC/NC/NC) and Maggie I. (33 - NC/NC/NC) Smothers with children Nannie C. (13), William M. (12), Walton N. (10), Lottie M. (8), Jessie R. (6), Nathan R. (4), Relcie V. (2), and Boone (6/12). J. R. and Maggie have been married for 14 years and have had 8 children all of whom are still living.

The 1920 Federal Census for Wentworth Township, Rockingham Co., NC, District 227, Page 248A, dated January 14, 1920 records John R. (49 - NC/NC/NC) and Maggie I. (44 - NC/NC/NC) Smothers with children Lottie (17), Jess (16), Wright (14), Kelsie (12), Boon (10), Inez (7), Guss A. (4 7/12), and Lillian H. (1 5/12) living along the Madison and River Roads.

The 1930 Federal Census for Wentworth Township, Rockingham Co., NC, District 28, Page 55A, dated April 14, 1930 records John R. (57 - NC/NC/NC) and Maggie I. (54 - NC/NC/NC) Smothers with children Jesse (26), Wright (24), Kelsie (22), Boone (20), Inez (18), Agustus (15), and Lillian (11) living along the Pleasantville - Settles Bridge Road. Also in the osuehold is Maggie's widowed father, William J. Carter (78).

From North Carolina Birth Indexes at www.ancestry.com - children of John Raine Smothers & Maggie Irene Carter
Lottie Mae Smothers b 10 Feb 1902
Jesse Reine Smothers b 14 Jan 1904
Nathan Wright Smothers b 8 Dec 1905
Daniel Boone Smothers b 8 Oct 1909

  Medical Notes:

John Rain Smothers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Husband: J. R. Smothers
Age: 81
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1870
Birth Place: Rockingham Co., NC
Death Date: Dec 24, 1961
Death Location: R #2 Madison, Rockingham
Burial: Dec 26, 1961 at Pleasantville Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wentworth, N.C.
Spouse's Name: J R Smothers
Father's Name: Thomas Mat Smothers
Mother's Name: Emma Garrett
Residence: Madison, Rockingham
Informant: Mrs. W. E. Wells of Reidsville, NC

John married Maggie Irene Carter circa 1896 in Rockingham Co., N.C. (Maggie Irene Carter was born on 20 Oct 1875 in North Carolina, died on 24 Jul 1957 in Wentworth, Rockingham Co., N.C. and was buried on 26 Jul 1957 in Pleasantville Primitive Baptist Church, Wentworth, Rockingham Co., N.C..) The cause of her death was arterio sclerosis.