Babban ɗan'uwansa, Ephraim Kirby Smith, kyaftin ne a rundunar soji, ya yi aiki tare da shi a cikin Rundunar Soji ta 5 a yakin da Taylor da Scott suka yi.
Tabbas, wani nau'i mai rikitarwa na jumla shine "Mahaifinsa, Ephraim Kirby Smith, kyaftin a cikin sojojin dakarun, ya yi aiki tare da shi a cikin 5th Infantry na Amurka a duka yakin da Taylor da Scott, har sai ya mutu daga raunin da ya samu a yakin Molino del Rey a 1847. "