Jane Beattie Clark1

b. 23 March 1823, d. 21 January 1862
FatherJames Clark2 b. 21 Mar 1789, d. 6 Aug 1871
MotherAnn Ryburn3,4 b. 4 Oct 1792, d. 21 Dec 1869
Birth23 Mar 1823 Jane Beattie Clark was born on 23 Mar 1823.1 
Marriage6 Jan 1848 She married James Kelly Smyth, son of Tobias Smyth and Rachel Kelly, on 6 Jan 1848 in Washington County, Virginia. Dr. Collins, the first president of Emory and Henry, officiated at the marriage.5 
7 Jan 1848 Jane was 24 and James was 26. 
Cens-185010 Aug 1850 After their marriage, James and Jane settled in a small log home next to his father's home. Here the 1850 census recorded them with one year old Rachel who years later would write about this family homestead. Jane would have been pregnant with their second daughter, Margaret, who would not live beyond infancy. Jane's sister, Isabella, who married James's cousin, James Kincannon Smyth, lived nearby.6,7 
Cens-186029 Jun 1860  Ten years later the family had grown to include Rachel, age ten, Alice, age seven, and Isabella, age four.8 
Anecdote In December of 1861 a diptheria epidemic seized the Glade Spring community. The physicians were unable to contain it and most of the families in the area suffered the loss of a loved one. James and Jane's daughters Rachel and Alice became ill; Alice died the day after Christmas, at the age of 8. Jane died of consumption 4 weeks later.9 
Death21 Jan 1862 Jane died on 21 Jan 1862 at age 38.10,11,12 
Burial She was buried at Smyth Chapel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.13 
Description  Years later Rachel would write about her mother and remember her soft brown eyes.14  

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Family

James Kelly Smyth b. 28 Dec 1821, d. 8 Nov 1895
Children
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited22 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 124. Desc. chart for James Kelly Smyth and Jane Beattie Clark. Author unclear.
  2. [S705] James Clark will (recorded 1871), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 18: 18. The will was dated 15 March 1870 and recorded at court on 28 Aug. 1871. Son, James A. Clark was executor; James C. Porterfield and James P. Clark witnessed the will.
  3. [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 9.
  4. [S11] "Family notes of Mrs. Lizzie Ryburn."
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 59.
  6. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 9. The writings of Rachel Smyth Scott describe 2 small log houses built on either side of a larger log house (which had belonged to either Tobias or to his brother, John - not clear). To one of those smaller homes James Kelly Smyth brought his bride in 1848. Rachel's Uncle John, who had married just a few months before, occupied the other house. The house stood at the foot of Walkers Mtn. Nearby was the larger log house of Rachel's grandfather, and on the other side of his house stood the home of her uncle whose oldest boy was the same age as Rachel.
    Note: Rachel was the daughter of James Kelly Smyth and Jane Beattie Clark, and the granddaughter of Tobias Smyth and Rachel Kelly.
  7. [S367] James Smith household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 92b, dwelling 369, family 369, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2003, image 50 of 289. James Smith 28, farmer; Jane 24; Rachel 1; all b. VA.
  8. [S234] James K Smith household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 438 (added script), dwelling 515, family 503, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2003, image 76 of 361. Reported data includes: James K. Smith 37, farmer, owns personal property of $900; Jane 36; Rachel 10; Alice 7; Isabella 4; Elizabeth Wise 15; all b. VA.
  9. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 15. From the writings of Rachel Smyth Scott. Rachel was the daughter of James Kelly Smyth and Jane Beattie Clark, and the granddaughter of Tobias Smyth and Rachel Kelly.
  10. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 48 lists her date of death as 21 Jan 1862. The same source, on p. 78, lists her date of death as 18 June 1862. However this second date contradicts a written account of Jane's death.
  11. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 12, 60. Rachel Smyth states her mother died on 21 Jan 1862.
  12. [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington County Death Register for the year 1861 originally held by the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics and viewed as Library of Virginia microfilm reel #30 which reports on line 55: Jane B. Smith, d. 24 Jan "1861", age 38y, consumption, d/o James & Ann Clark, farmer, consort of James K. Smith, reported by husband. [Tom notes that some deaths known to have taken place in 1862 were mixed in with this register]
  13. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 60. List of Persons buried in Tobias Smyth Memorial Chapel (Smyth's Chapel Cemetery).
  14. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 9. From the writings of Rachel Smyth Scott. Rachel was the daughter of James Kelly Smyth and Jane Beattie Clark, and the granddaughter of Tobias Smyth and Rachel Kelly.
  15. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 135. Transcription reads: Alice Maria Smyth, b. 10 Jul 1853 to James K. & Jane B. Smyth.
  16. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 135. Transcription reads: Isabella Frances Smyth, b. 10 Oct. 1855 to James K. & Jane B. Smyth.