Itawamba, A History
Story of a county in northeast Mississippi
by Forrest F. Reed
1966
Published by Reed and Company, Publishers, Nashville Tennessee
p. iii
... I also acknowledge with thanks the help of Henry McRaven in assembling
data, particularly the genealogical records;...
XI
Brief Genealogies of Some Itawambians
From information furnished by the respective families
p. 144
SMITH
Mittie Lee Smith, born at Tilden, Itawamba County
Father: W. B. Smith
Mother: Omie Reich
Paternal Grandfather: John Smith
Paternal Grandmother: Dorah Smith
Maternal Grandfather: J. C. Reich
All born in Itawamba County. Ancestors came from Scotland and Ireland.
(Oma Bell Reich, daughter of John Coatland Reich and Wenniford M. Williams.
Wenniford M. Williams, daughter of Alexander Williams and Alice Beavers
Chamblee. We suspect Alice is a daughter of John Chamblee and Winniford
Hocutt, but as far as I know, this has not been proven.)