Talk:J. S. Smothers

Typo
@FloridaArmy I believe the source is a typo. See https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/895100666/?terms=%22smothers%22&match=1 which lists all the representatives in 1873 and has J. Smothers for Claiborne. S0091 (talk) 19:51, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed User:S0091. Are there other sources that confirm his name was abbreviated J. S. Smothers ie. middle initial S.? Should J. S. Smothers refirect? Not I. S. Smothers as an errant misspelling? Should we note it somewhere in entry? FloridaArmy (talk) 20:05, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I will do search for J. S. Smothers and see if that comes up with anything. I started my Newspapers search with just Smothers from 1800-1940 to cast a wide net, then J. Smothers once I was comfortable L. S. was not correct trying to find an obit that might clarify things but didn't find one.  None of the sources in Joseph Smothers indicate J. S. or the like though.  S0091 (talk) 20:22, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * @FloridaArmy found https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_Mississippi/Df1FAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22J.%20S.%20Smothers%22 (most convincing) and https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/264404582/?terms=%22J.%20S.%20Smothers%22, so I think a redirect is reasonable. S0091 (talk) 22:02, 14 April 2023 (UTC)