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Delos Harris Smith

Male 1910 - 1965  (54 years)


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  • Name Delos Harris Smith  [1, 2, 3
    Born 10 Nov 1910  Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Mar 1965  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 
    • Katherine Freistat reports that "Grandpa Smith used the insurance money he received after being hurt on the job as a telephone worker to buy his mother a grocery store. The store was located on the corner of Burton and 6th Street in Orange, Texas. Grandpa Smith was sent to school in Houston at age 17, where he lived with an aunt. He was born in Brookeland, Texas in the old Smith home. This home was still standing in 1983 at the corner of Hwy 96 and Mill Creek. School Enrollment Record, Orange County, Texas 1926-1927.
    Person ID I10680  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Perry Smith,   b. 9 Sep 1870, Phillips County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1942, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Alice Sophrina Ferguson,   b. 29 Mar 1871, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1946, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1887  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • According to Katherine D. Freistat, John Perry and Alice separated, however, Alice continued to use the signature Mrs. J.P. Smith for at least several years after their separation.
    Family ID F4668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Myrtle M. Weona Biscamp,   b. Abt 1910, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F4677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1910 - Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Mar 1965 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S179] Mahon, Pam--Family Researcher (pmahon@brazosport.cc.tx.us).

    2. [S95] Freistat, Katherine (freistat@earthlink.net) "John E. and Mary Smith" Ver. Aug 29 04:05:04 2000 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=freistat.

    3. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).