Elliott Smith

Birth Name: Steven Paul Smith

Date of Birth: August 6, 1969

Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Date of Death: October 21, 2003

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and German, distant Welsh

Elliott Smith was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.

He had deep roots in the American South, with most famiy lines leading to the Colonial U.S.

Elliott’s paternal grandfather was Leonard Smith (was the son of Edward Walter Smith and Ada Ellen Jenkins). Leonard was born in Greene, Tennessee. Edward was the son of William John Smith and Adell Marianne Case. Ada was the daughter of William Payton Clifford Jenkins and Mary Jane Smith.

Elliott’s paternal grandmother was Thelma Helen Estino Layal (the daughter of David Charles Layal and Cora Bell Mansfield). Thelma was born in Missouri, to parents from Arkansas. David was the son of John Henry Lail and Sarah Lucretia Dowland. Cora was the daughter of James Samuel Mansfield and Nancy Jane Sturgeon.

Elliott’s maternal grandfather was William Luther Berryman, Jr. (the son of William Luther Berryman and Minnie Pierce). Elliott’s great-grandfather William was born in Lawrence, Missouri, the son of William Jilson Berryman and Sarah Magdalene Gilmore. Minnie was the daughter of Franklin Pierce and Louisa Copeland.

Elliott’s maternal grandmother was Margaret June Muse (the daughter of Edgar C. Muse and Harriet). Margaret was born in Oklahoma. Edgar was the son of Isaac Green Muse and Jane Alice Spain.

Source: Genealogy of Elliott Smith – https://www.familysearch.org