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Britton Love Smith

Male 1916 - 1995  (79 years)


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  • Name Britton Love Smith  [1, 2
    Born 23 Jun 1916  Time, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Jun 1995  Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Liberty Springs Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      July 5, 1995, Page 8

      Britton L. Smith

      Britton L. Smith, 79, of Pineland died at 11:50 p.m. Thursday, June 29, 1995, at Medical Center Hospital in Nacogdoches.

      Born June 23, 1916, in Sabine County't Time Community as a son of the late June A. and Vessie Mae (Brittain) Smith, he had lived in Pineland the last several years and was a member of the Methodist Church. Smith was a retired tank builder and boilermaker with Chicago Bridge & Iron and a member of the board of directors for First State Bank-Hemphill.

      Survivors: wife, Helen L. Smith of Pineland; one son, Kenneth L. Smith of Pineland; three daughters, Helen Jagneaus of Sulphur, Louisiana, Vessie Lee Ferrell of Houston, and Janise Lynne Mobsy of Pineland; two brothers, Reece F. Smith of Milam and Rev. Aldous Smith of Nacogdoches; two sisters, Zelma Blessingame of Garland and Myrtis Short of Pineland; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

      Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Aldous Smith and Bro. J. Milton Poindexter officiating. Interment followed at Liberty Springs Cemetery near Milam.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)
    Person ID I17249  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2022 

    Father June Alvin Smith,   b. 26 Aug 1883, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1969  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Vessie Mae Brittain,   b. 1 Oct 1886, Time, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1968, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Abt 1904  [4
    • "There was a church wedding in 1904 with Burnis and Mattie Lou Honeycutt Vickers as attendants.
    Family ID F1332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Lorraine Kopecky,   b. 11 Apr 1923, El Maton, Matagorda County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1997, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Y  [5
    • Issue: Helen m J.A. Williams, (children, Wendy and Holly); Vessie m Thomas Ferrell; Janice Smith, Kenneth L. m Ernestine King. (Issue: Kenneth L., Jr.) (White and Toole, p 33).
    Children 
     1. Helen Louise Smith,   b. 11 Oct 1942, Matagorda County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Kenneth Love Smith, Sr.,   b. 6 Feb 1947, Wharton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 2021, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2011 
    Family ID F6435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jun 1916 - Time, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jun 1995 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Liberty Springs Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 33 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 5, 1995, Page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.).

    4. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 24 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), January 15, 1997, page 8 (Reliability: 3).