1885 - 1972 (87 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Martha "Mattie" Jane McDaniel was born on 23 Jun 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Jul 1972 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Martha married Joseph Adair Smith, Jr. on 6 Sep 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Joseph (son of Joseph Adair Smith and Leona L. "Lona" Love) was born on 29 Dec 1882 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Oct 1964 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Jewel Fanny Smith was born on 23 Jul 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Oct 1995 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
- 3. Arvie Lou Smith was born on 11 Sep 1909 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Feb 1999 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas.
- 4. Martha Joeleen Smith was born after 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 5. Infant Son Smith was born on 28 Jul 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1912 in Sabine County, Texas.
- 6. Norma Laverne Smith was born on 6 Oct 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Mar 2000 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
2. | Jewel Fanny Smith (1.Martha1) was born on 23 Jul 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Oct 1995 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Notes:
Jewel married second Christopher Columbus Woods. He died around 1954. She married third Bill Lever.
The Sabine County Reporter
November 8, 1995, Page 13
Jewel Woods Lever
Jewel Wood Lever, 88, of Dallas died Monday Oct. 30, 1996, at her daughter's residence.
She was a native of Hemphill, a daugher of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith, and had formerly lived in Beaumont several years where she was a retired nurse with Baptist Hospital. She was a member of the Wildwood Church in Dallas and president of the Rebecca Club in Beaumont.
Survivors: daughter, Vickie Creegh and husband Eddie of Dallas; three sisters, Ariel (sic) Hill of Ft. Worth; Joelene Smith of Sulphur, Lousiana, and Laverne Ener of Hemphill; four granchildren, and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a son, Edgar H. Chance.
Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at Westwood Chapel in Dallas with Rev. Kenneth Carroll officiating. Interment was at Garden of Memories of Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.
Pallbearers were nephews.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)
Jewel married Leo Edgar Chance before 1928. Leo (son of Daniel Allen Chance and Nancy Curry) was born on 18 Jul 1904 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 6 Jan 1935 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Edgar Howell Chance was born on 10 Aug 1928 in Texas; died on 22 Aug 1978 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
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Jewel married Christopher Columbus Woods before 1950. Christopher was born on 31 Aug 1891 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jan 1967 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Arvie Lou Smith (1.Martha1) was born on 11 Sep 1909 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Feb 1999 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas. Family/Spouse: Tom Hill. Tom was born on 10 Jul 1900 in Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; died on 11 Dec 1977 in Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Infant Son Smith (1.Martha1) was born on 28 Jul 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1912 in Sabine County, Texas. |
Generation: 3
7. | Edgar Howell Chance (2.Jewel2, 1.Martha1) was born on 10 Aug 1928 in Texas; died on 22 Aug 1978 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Notes:
The 1930 census shows him as Harvel, though his birth index listing instead showed his middle name as Howell.
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