Daughter of Oney Cypress Randal and Susannah (her full name may be “Susannah W. Wilkins”), Eliza B. Randal was born November 06, 1824 in Franklin Co., Georgia.

On Sept, 21, 1843 Eliza (age 18) married John Robinson Smith (1821 - 1899) in Franklin, County, Georgia. The marriage was performed by Zechariah Thomas (“Justice of the Peace”). ¹⁾²⁾

John R. Smith and Eliza are believed to have had the following children:

• Susan Smith (1844 - )
• Charles Pinkney Smith (1846 - )
• Thomas Smith (1847 - )
• Harvey Smith (Dec. 19, 1848 - Oct. 30, 1915)³⁾
• Hezekiah Wilkerson “Wick” Smith (May 29, 1850 - Nov. 6, 1913)⁴⁾

And possibly:

1. Martha Melissa Smith Fulghum (1859 - 1945)⁵⁾
2. Emma Virginia Smith Bowman (1867 - 1956)⁶⁾

Eliza died during 1906 in Stephens County, Georgia. She was buried at “Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery” (1333 Pleasant Hill Road, Martin, GA, 30557), Franklin County, Georgia.⁷⁾