John Campbell Smith was born 15 September 1805 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States to John Smith (1772-1851) and Isabella Campbell (1772-1841) and died 5 December 1875 Smith's Ferry, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Campbell (1810-1844) 6 January 1830 . He married Eliza Smith Blake (1820-1884) 3 March 1846 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| James Campbell Smith (1830-1888) | |||
| Isabella W. Smith (1832-1873) | |||
| Sarah E. Smith (1834-) | |||
| John Alexander Smith (1836-1855) | |||
| Farquhar Rice Smith (1838-1909) | |||
| Mary Catharine Smith (1840-1902) | |||
| William Robert Smith (1842-1864) | |||
| Jane Smith (1844-1845) | |||
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