Ely Smothers, Sumner Co., TN
Who was Ely Smothers who was bondsman for my ancestors William and Mary Polly (Weeks/Wix) Volner in 1817 in Sumner Co., TN.Was Ely Smothers related to William or to Mary?William Volner was the son of Samuel and Synthie (Knife) Volner.Synthie was a full-blooded Cherokee.Finding information on these people has been liking pulling teeth.But I believe that Ely must have been related, probably to Mary Polly Weeks.Does anyone have any information on this Ely Smothers?