Farquhard [II] Campbell Smith

(1839-1919)

At a Glance

Farquhard [sometimes spelled Farquard] Campbell Smith II was a graduate of UNC and of the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston. He married Burwell student, Sarah Elizabeth Sanders  in 1868.

Story

The parents of Farquard Campbell Smith II were Sarah Slocumb Grady and Farquhard C. Smith, [Sr.], a wealthy planter before the Civil War and large landowner in Cumberland County. His ancestors were among the earliest settlers on the Upper Cape Fear River. Farquhard C. Smith, [Sr.] inherited from his father, Lebanon Plantation where the Civil War battle of Averasboro took place. The house is now a historic site because of its Civil War use as a military hospital.

Farquhard Campbell Smith II Enlisted in Company D, North Carolina 3rd Cavalry Regiment of the Confederate States of America as a private on May 3, 1862.

After Sarah Elizabeth Sanders  and Farquard Campbell Smith 's marriage, they lived with her widowed mother, Sarah Campbell, in Johnston County. The couple eventually moved to Harnett County (formed from Cumberland County, NC in 1855) where the family of Farquhard Campbell Smith II lived. He carried on an extensive medical practice in Harnett and Hoke Counties for many years. Family records give Sarah Elizabeth Sanders  and Farquard Campell Smith children's names as: Ida Ross Smith, Edwin Sanders Smith, Laura Sanders Smith, Douglas Smith, Farquhard [III] Campbell Smith, Jane Robeson Smith, and Bettie Smith who died as an infant in 1881.

The graves of Sarah Elizabeth Sanders  and her husband Farquard Campbell Smith II lie with their infant daughter Bettie Smith in Sardis Presbyterian Cemetery [1] [2] [3]

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Farquhard [II] Campbell Smith was born on May 8, 1839, in Lebanon Plantation, Harnett County, NC. He died on November 2, 1919, and was buried in Sardis Presbyterian Cemetery in Cumberland County, NC.

Places of Residence

• Cumberland County, NC [1].
• Harnett County, NC [1].
• Johnston County, NC.

Occupations

• Physician.

Relatives

• Parents: Farquhard C. Smith, [Sr.] (1801-1871) [1] and Sarah Slocumb Grady [1].
• Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Sanders  (1840-1900), married on June 24, 1868. In 1868, Sarah Elizabeth Sanders married UNC graduate and physician Farquhard [II] Campbell Smith [1].
  Children:
  
  • four sons, Edwin Sanders Smith (1873-1929), Walter Douglas Smith (1878-1904), Farquhard [III] Campbell Smith (1881-1941) and Walter Douglas Smith (1878-1904).
  • three daughters, Laura Sanders Smith (1875-1953), Jane Robeson Smith (1885-1910) and Ida Ross Smith (1872-1958).
• Other children: one daughter (Ida Ross Smith [1] (1872-1958)).
• Siblings:
  • eight brothers, John Durham Smith (d. 1860), Alexander Robeson Smith (d. 1872), William [Dr.] Curtis Smith (d. 1894) [3], James Smith (d. 1906) [3], Walter Douglas Smith (d. 1899) [3], Henry Elliot Smith (d. 1903) [3], Edward Smith (d. 1914) [3] and Jesse Slocumb Smith (d. 1897) [3].
  • three sisters, Bettie Smith (1836-1875) , Isabella Smith (1830-1853)  and Janie Smith.
• Cousin: Julia J. Smith (1835-1894) .
• Others: Ransom Sanders (father-in-law, 1797-1844) [1], Sarah Campbell (mother-in-law, 1814-1882) [1], Lauretta Winifred Sanders  (sister-in-law, 1842-1866) [1] and Edwin Smith Sanders (brother-in-law, 1835-1864) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).
2. http://www.findagrave.com/
3. Great Granddaughter of Farquard Campbell Smith