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Obediah Hillis Smith, Sr.

Male 1868 - 1954  (85 years)


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  • Name Obediah Hillis Smith  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 13 Sep 1868  Fairmount, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 May 1954  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Informant on his Texas Death certificate, an image which can be seen on his FIndAGrave memorial page, shows his usual occupation as farmer, and the informant was his namesake son.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1910 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
      Enumerated 25 and 26 Apr 1910
      SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 6B
      106-106
      Smith, Hillis Head M W 41 M1 20 Tx La Tx Farmer
      Smith, Sallie Wf F W 37 m1 20 3/3 Tx US US Farm Laborer Home Farm
      Smith, Hillis Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Smith, Bertie Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

      1920 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
      Enumerated 12 and 13 January 1920
      SD 326 ED 171 Sheets 6A and 6B
      119-120
      Smith, Obadiah H Head M W 52 M Tx La Al Farmer
      Smith, Sarah E Wf F W 48 M Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Obadiah H Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
      Smith, Bertie E Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Lockie P Dtr-in-law F W 29 M Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Mathew H Grandson M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Madie M Granddtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, J. T. Grandson M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Hazel M Granddaughter F W 1 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 46 M Ga Ga Ga Foreman Lumber Mill
      Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 24 S Tx Tx Tx Nightwatchman Lumber Mill
      Smith, Nathan O Boarder M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill
    Person ID I14395  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2020 

    Father Rev. Edward Smith,   b. 17 Oct 1845, Vernon Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1934, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Smith,   b. 17 Jun 1847, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1926  (Age 79 years) 
    Married Abt 1865  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • On the 1870 Sabine County, Texas census, Edward and Mary Jane Smith also had unnamed 1 month old twins.
    Family ID F1831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Mason,   b. 7 May 1872, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1955, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Y  [3
    Children 
     1. John Thomas Smith, Sr.,   b. 30 Jul 1890, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1962, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Obediah Hillis Smith, Jr.,   b. 26 Aug 1897, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1980, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Bertie Smith,   b. 28 Apr 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1967  (Age 65 years)
     4. H. Matthews Smith,   b. Abt 1908, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2013 
    Family ID F5668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 May 1954 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas".

    2. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated 12 and 13 January 1920 SD 326 ED 171 Sheets 6A and 6B 119-120 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 13666707 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.).