Joseph R TERRY B F TERRY Cornelia RUNNELS Sarah Alethea SHARON Sarah D SMITH Mini tree diagram
David Smith TERRY

David Smith TERRY1

8th Mar 18231 - 14th Aug 18891

Served as first the Associate Chief Justice, then the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court1

Life History

8th Mar 1823

Born in Todd County, Kentucky.1

3rd Sep 1849

Resident Arrived in California from Texas in California

25th Nov 1852

Married Cornelia RUNNELS in Houston, Harris, Texas.1

7th Jan 1886

Married Sarah Alethea SHARON.1

14th Aug 1889

Died in Lathrop, San Joaquin County, California.1

Notes

  • Pt 1
    California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935
    David Smith Terry
    Birth 8 March 1823 Todd County, Kentucky
    Father's Name Joseph R Terry
    Mother's Name Sarah Smith
    1st Marriage Cornelia Runnels 25 November 1852 Houston, Texas
    2nd Marriage Sarah Alethea Sharon 7 January 1886 (no location)
    Index Record June 1937

    Pt 2
    California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935
    David Smith Terry
    Birth 8 March 1823 Todd County, Kentucky
    Arrival in California 3 September 1849, Overland
    States lived in prior to California: Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas
    Residences in California: Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno
    Profession Jurist, Associate and Chief Justice, State
    Democrat
    Educated Mississippi and Texas
    Death 14 August 1889 Lathrop (San Joaquin County), California
    Descendants Cornelia Terry McClure, granddaughter, and 6 sons

    Pt 3
    California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935
    David Smith Terry
    Birth 8 March 1823 Todd County, Kentucky
    Miscellaneous Notes:
    Trouble with vigilantes
    Member of Constitutional Convention [of Colorado]
    Duel with Senator Broderick
    Death?
    [Note on his cousin's Pioneer Card states that his cousin had been given toruble because David had killed Broderick, so he moved to California]
    Information given by Terry McCLure, Granddaughter, 136 Ford St, Ukiah, California

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