John Hiram Smith, 85, of Ridgeland ... Brady Smith and Beckham Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Linda Ann; second wife, Paulette; two brothers, Carroll Smith and ...

Three more children followed, all born in New York: John Adams, Thomas (who died at age one), and Caroline Amelia. While Smith had seemed a suitable husband at the outset, he proved to be "wholly ...