James married Mary Jane Varner on 24 May 1854 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Allen Varner and Elizabeth Bryant) was born on 31 Jan 1839 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 2 Nov 1871 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah P. Smith was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
2. William A. Smith was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
3. Allen N. Smith was born on 14 Dec 1863; died on 16 Jan 1943 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 17 Jan 1943 in Millsaps Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
4. Frances Adaline Smith was born on 14 Apr 1866 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 1936 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Willow View Cemetery, Northridge, Montgomery County, Ohio.
5. John Smith was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

James married Mary Averilla Bowers on 8 Feb 1872 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Mary was born on 18 Sep 1849; died on 11 Mar 1927; was buried in Millsaps Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jasper M. Smith was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
2. Arthur Howard Smith was born on 25 May 1876 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 4 May 1929 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 5 May 1929 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
3. George Smith was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
4. Luther S. Smith was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
5. Jesse A. Smith was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
6. Lula Jane Smith was born on 14 Jan 1887 in Georgia; died on 10 Apr 1974 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Poe Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.