James Lee Smith

1878 - 1970  (91 years)

• Name	James Lee Smith  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	25 Sep 1878	Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Feb 1970	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Buried	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	A digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He is shown as the son of W. H. Smith and Mary Ellen Giddens. The informant was Mrs. Abbie Lee Pratt, his daughter. He was not a veteran, and was shown as a retired farmer. His year of birth was shown as 1878 versus 1875 as shown by White and Toole. (Research):Census Listings: 1920 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP One Enumerated 3 and 4 February 1920 SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 26B 524-546 Smith, James L Hd M W 41 M Tx Ark Ark Farmer Smith, Doshia L Wf F W 32 M Tx Tx Tx Smith, James O Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Smith, Laura O Dtr F AW 15 S Tx Tx Tx Smith, Luther G Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Smith, Abbie L Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Smith, Johnnie H M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx (Medical):See attached sources. [3]
  Person ID	I14414	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Harris Smith,   b. 29 Dec 1835, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Ellen Giddens,   b. 14 Feb 1840, Arkansas ,   d. 30 Sep 1932, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 92 years)
  Married	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F3452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theodosia Luma Whittlesey,   b. 13 May 1885, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 1 Mar 1960  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1901  [2]
  Children	1. James Odist Smith,   b. Abt 1903, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Laura Ovie Smith,   b. Abt 1905, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Luther "Lute" Guy Smith,   b. Abt 1908, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abbie Lee Smith,   b. 14 Oct 1909, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 9 Nov 1994, Tyler, Smith County, Texas  (Age 85 years)   5. Johnny Harris Smith,   b. 17 Sep 1913, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 12 Sep 1989, Houston, Harris County, Texas  (Age 75 years)
  Photos		Smith, Children of James Lee Smith and Theodosia Luma Whittlesey, ca 1915, Sabine County, Texas The Smith children of Sabine County pictured with an unknown gentleman. Back row, daughters Ovie and Abbie Smithy. Front row, Odist, baby Johnny and Guy. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE MAN WITH WHOM THEY ARE SEATED.
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2010
  Family ID	F3516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Sep 1878 - Texas Died - 7 Feb 1970 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Buried - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas". [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 91 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [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.), John E. and Mary Smith (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi -bin/igm.cgi?db=freistat) Katherine Freistat (Freistat@eart hlink.net) Ver. Tue Aug 29 04:05:04 2000 (Reliability: 3).