Peter R Smith is supposed to be some relative of the Green/e in Rockport. I found him living with Quiller and Nancy alma Green in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 census. One said he was a boarder, another said he was a great uncle, and the last said he was a grandfather. He was born approx Jul 1843 in Tennessee. His mother was born in Tennessee and his father Virginia.
1880- I found him in spencer county living with the Shoptaugh as a laborer and in 1870 with the Tipmores -- here also was Elizabeth Smith age 14 (1856) (could be his sister).

Im looking for parents or siblings and a death record. He disappears in the 1930 census so my guess is he died between 1920-1930.

Thanks
Lynn

Hello,

Thought I would try to find something for you. I'm not related or live in Spencer County, just looking.

I found an Civil War pension record for Peter R Smith, filed in Indiana. The record said he was in Company C, 5th Tenn. Infantry. There was a 1890 date on there, but this was not his death date. It was the date he registered to be eligible for it. There is something written in the lower left corner, but I can't make out what it says. There is a name of L.G. Smith at the bottom, but I'm not sure who it is.
What is interesting is that I looked up his enlistment record and the Company was formed in Ky. by a Col. from Roane County, Tenn. Now, on the 1850 census there is a Peter Smith, 1841, in Anderson County, Tenn., whose father, named Joseph, was born in Virginia and his mother was born in Tenn. This family was in Hamilton County, Tenn. on the 1860 census. His father was deceased by then. Hamilton County is southwest of Anderson County and inbetween those 2 is Roane County, where the Col. was from! So, this may very well be the Peter you are looking for. There were not very many Peter Smith's on the 1850 in Tenn. and this was the only one whose father was born in Virginia.
I looked at the census' you listed and the Elizabeth Smith, on th 1870, was born in Iowa and not Tenn. On the 1860 census, mentioned above, the youngest child was 14 already and the only Elizabeth was Peter's mother.
I'm assuming you have Ancestry.com, this is where I found these items. Let me know what you think, I believe this just may be him.

Jesse