Katherine [SMITH]^[1]

Abt 1799 - Abt 1870  (71 years)   Has no ancestors but 85 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Katherine [SMITH]  [2]
  Nickname	Katie
  Birth	Abt 1799	Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Wikitree ID	Smith-62275
  Death	Abt 1870	Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	There is a Catherine Hand listed on FamilySearch as Labon's mother (G87B-J3X). It's highly unlikely this person is actually his mother. While she is listed as being born in 1799, making her 22 when Labon was born, she's also listed as being married in 1802 to a man who died in 1809. Obviously that man could not possibly be Labon's father. Further, Cathy Spence indicated that Katie Smith, who was not married when Labon was born, hinted at the identity of the father, but never actually identified Labon's father. Katie supposedly claimed the father was "an Indian" at a neighboring farm. Eventual DNA testing on descendants of both Labon Smith and a family member from that neighboring farm showed a familial match, and a lack of Native American DNA. Note that this also precludes any possibility of Native American paternity for Henry Mallow, which had been rumored. Also, the family legend claims that a member of that neighbor's family was known as "Indian" because of the amount of trading he did with tribes in the area.
  Person ID	I1444	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	Tue 5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Unknown VAN METER
  Notes	The family legend is that Katherine became pregnant and never completely identified the father. She claimed that "an Indian" who worked or lived at the neighboring Van Meter farm was the father. But DNA testing supposedly disproved that claim and suggested a family connection to the Van Meter family.
  Children	+ 1. Laban Valentine SMITH,   b. Mon 12 Feb 1821, Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA d. Mon 11 Jul 1904, Harman, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Tue 5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1799 - Virginia, USA Child - Laban Valentine SMITH - Mon 12 Feb 1821 - Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Death - Abt 1870 - Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S359] Smith Family Charts, 1993. Person #40 [S632] Laban Valentine Smith entry at Wikitree. [S633] Katherine Smith entry at Wikitree.