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John Thomas "Jake" Smith, Jr.

Male 1913 - 2012  (98 years)


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  • Name John Thomas "Jake" Smith  [1, 2
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname Jake 
    Born 31 Jul 1913  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Jan 2012  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      January 11, 2012, Page 9

      John Thomas Smith

      John Thomas Smith was born on July 31, 1913, in Sabine County, Texas. He went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the age of 98 years, five months and five days after a battle with cancer.

      Smith was the son of John Thomas Smith, Sr. and Lockie Pearl Smith and his step-father was Eugene Burton Smith of Geneva.

      He had a brother, Henry Mathis Smith, two sisters Madie Mabrey Anders and Hazel Maurine Drye. His siblings all pre-deceased him. He has a half-sister Rose, step-brother Hugh Smith and step-sister Iva Belle Ennis.

      Smith and his wife Janel had a son who they named Thomas Cleveland Smith. He was born on September 6, 1946 and passed away at the age of 16 days on September 22, 1946. He had no other children, but many nieces and nephews, who will miss him very much.

      He was in the Masons, a member of the Sexton Lodge in Milam, Texas. He held the honor of being a 32nd degree Mason. He was a member of the Pipeliners Union #798 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

      Funeral services were held Sunday Jan. 8, 2012 in Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel with Bro. Gary Buske officiating. Burial following in Myrtle Springs Cemetery. There was a Masonic graveside service. Pallbearers were Masons.

      Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Online condolences may be posted at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2012)
    Person ID I38732  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 May 2012 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Lockie Pearl McNaughten,   b. 10 Feb 1890, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1980  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1906  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F11553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jul 1913 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jan 2012 - Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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 11, 2012, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).

    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.), Memorial ID 102727548 (Reliability: 3).