You seem to like to pile one problem on top of another.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jefferson Davis Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Age in 1870: 8
Home in 1870: District 20, Henry, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Paris
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Smith 44
Elizabeth Smith 50
Tilmon A Smith 17
James A Smith 16
Elizabeth J Smith 15
Jefferson Davis Smith 8

How about that .... right date of birth, right mothers name ...wrong person? Samuel is listed as a Farmer and Tilmon as a Farm Hand.

I think you've got an uphill fight.

JR