Robert Worthington SMITH^[1]

1844 - 1895  (51 years)

• Name	Robert Worthington SMITH
  Nickname	Worthy
  Birth	c. 1844	Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Aug 1895  [1, 3]
  	Worthy died 17 August 1895.
  Burial	Norfolk City, VA   [3]
  	His body was interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I62068	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	M.D. Arthur Richardson SMITH,   b. c. 1805, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 16 Sep 1865 (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Jane Ellen HERBERT,   b. 16 Aug 1811, Virginia d. 1 Dec 1892 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	8 May 1839	Murfreesborough, Hertford Co, NC   [4]
  	The couple was married by Rev. Lear on Wednesday, 8 May 1839, in Murfreesborough, North Carolina.
  Family ID	F5065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucretia N. JOHNSON,   b. Nov 1840, Virginia d. 21 Jul 1908 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	c. 1867
  Children	1. Elizabeth SMITH,   b. Nov 1873, Virginia   2. Mae SMITH,   b. Nov 1877, Virginia d. 18 Oct 1931 (Age 53 years)   3. Robert Worthington SMITH, Jr.,   b. 4 Sep 1874   d. 15 Dec 1940 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F6889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2296] Lyon Gardiner Tyler, editor, Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume IV, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1915)). pp. 275-276: Arthur Richardson Smith biography. [S2155] 1850 US Census / Smith, Arthur R. [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Abstract incorrectly names him Albert R. Smith.