Vernon Smith Family

Vernon Smith was the fourth child of William and Rachel. According to Ancestry records, he was married to Viola, and together they had seven children: Austell, Ulysses, Arthur, Earley, Leon, Cathlene, and Rachel.

Floyd Smith currently lives in Davidson, NC., the Charlotte metropolitan area.  He is the son of Leon and Viola Smith, the grandson of Vernon and Viola Smith, and the great-grandson of William and Rachel Smith.   

Arthur Smith was married to Jennie Eison.  Arthur Smith, the son of Vernon and Viola Smith and grandson of William and Rachel Smith.   

Lewis Smith, the son of Arthur and Jennie Smith, grandson of Vernon and Viola Smith, and great-grandson of William and Rachel Smith.

Pictured left to right, Darren Rice (son of Reather Smith-Rice), Sandra Smith-Morris (daughter of Lewis Smith and Lizzy Gregory-Smith), Jamelle Smith-Batchelor (daughter of Lewis Smith and Lizzy Gregory-Smith) and Dr. Wendolyn Rivers (daughter of Reather Smith-Rice). 

Florence Louise Smith-Gore recently passed away at her home on October 1, 2025.  Louise was 88 years old and the family matriarch at the time of her death.  She was the daughter of Arthur and Jennie Eison-Smith, granddaughter of Vernon and Viola Smith, and great-granddaughter of William and Rachel Smith.  

Reather Smith-Rice is the daughter of Arthur and Jennie Eison-Smith, granddaughter of Vernon and Viola Smith, and great-granddaughter of William and Rachel Smith.

Above is a recent picture of some of the descendants of Vernon and Viola Smith.  Pictured seated in the center of the photograph is Reather Smith-Rice.