Q:Facts: - other names: william smithers , william smothers - known for: pioneer settler of kentucky and texas - death date: august 13 , 1837 - birth date: unknown , c. 1765-1767 - name: william '' bill '' smeathers - nationality: american - death place: columbia , texas - birth place: unknown , probably pennsylvania or north carolina Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william smeathers .
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william '' bill '' smeathers -lrb- c. 1767 -- august 13 , 1837 -rrb- , also known as smithers or smothers , was a pioneer settler of kentucky and later texas .not much is known about his early days .he is believed to have been born in either pennsylvania , virginia or north carolina .he may have been born as early as 1759 or as late as 1767 .when smeathers was 12 his father was killed by indians and his mother died shortly thereafter , leaving young smeathers to tend to his younger brother james and sister mollie .he was married twice , the second time to mary winters of tennessee .he had two sons , john and archibald , and four daughters .