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Alice Sophrina Ferguson

Female 1871 - 1946  (74 years)


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  1. 1.  Alice Sophrina Ferguson was born on 29 Mar 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Jan 1946 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Alice married John Perry Smith on 31 Oct 1887 in Sabine County, Texas. John (son of William Harris Smith and Mary Ellen Giddens) was born on 9 Sep 1870 in Phillips County, Arkansas; died on 28 May 1942 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Josephine Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1888; died on 24 Dec 1964 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 3. Melvina Audrey Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1891 in Texas; died on 10 Oct 1976 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 4. Graham Perry Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1895; died in in France.
    4. 5. Anna Alice Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1898 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 18 Oct 1976 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 6. Daniel Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1899.
    6. 7. Erna Estelle Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1901 in Texas; died on 10 Apr 1979 in Orange County, Texas.
    7. 8. Essie Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Nov 1904.
    8. 9. Frances Inez Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1907 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 1985 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
    9. 10. Delos Harris Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1910 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Mar 1965 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Josephine Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 12 Sep 1888; died on 24 Dec 1964 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: W.B. Hamilton. W.B. was born about 1888; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Melvina Audrey Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 8 Jul 1891 in Texas; died on 10 Oct 1976 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The digital image of her actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows her as the daughter of Perry Smith and Alice Ferguson. The informant was Mrs. Nelva Johnson, daughter. She was widowed at the time of her death. Her residence at the time of her death was 250 Springhill Road, Jasper, and she was described as a housewife. She died at the Mary Dickerson Hospital in Jasper.


    (Medical):See attached sources.

    Family/Spouse: Walter Bell. Walter (son of John Henry Bell and Frances "Fannie" Benena Easley) was born on 19 Aug 1887 in Texas; died on 23 Jan 1970 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Bertis W. Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Feb 1916 in Texas; died on 2 Dec 1992; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 12. Baby Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 13. Louie Wendell Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1926 in Texas; died on 21 Apr 1957 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

  3. 4.  Graham Perry Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 7 Apr 1895; died in in France.

    Notes:

    Katherine D. Freistat notes that Graham Perry Smith died in France during World War I. He was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for bravery in action which led to his death.


  4. 5.  Anna Alice Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 4 Mar 1898 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 18 Oct 1976 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Occupation Insurance, Merchant, Real Estate.

    Anna married Jett Clinton Arthur on 21 Aug 1917 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Jett (son of Benjamin Clinton Arthur and Mary Emma Youngblood) was born on 19 Jul 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Jul 1967 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 May 1918 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Aug 2008 in Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
    2. 15. Roland Smithie Arthur  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1921 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Sep 2007 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
    3. 16. William Scott Arthur  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 May 1927 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Sep 2008 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas.

  5. 6.  Daniel Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 24 Jul 1899.

  6. 7.  Erna Estelle Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 14 Dec 1901 in Texas; died on 10 Apr 1979 in Orange County, Texas.

    Erna married Virgil Thomas Bolton on 23 Aug 1919 in Orange County, Texas. Virgil was born on 17 Nov 1896 in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana; died on 21 Sep 1960 in Orange, Orange County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Peggy Dolores Bolton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jan 1931 in Orange County, Texas; and died.

  7. 8.  Essie Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 4 Nov 1904.

  8. 9.  Frances Inez Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 23 May 1907 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 1985 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

    Frances married Aloysius Theodore Preiser on 15 Jan 1926 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Aloysius was born on 7 Oct 1904 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; died on 5 May 1982 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  Delos Harris Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alice1) was born on 10 Nov 1910 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Mar 1965 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Katherine Freistat reports that "Grandpa Smith used the insurance money he received after being hurt on the job as a telephone worker to buy his mother a grocery store. The store was located on the corner of Burton and 6th Street in Orange, Texas. Grandpa Smith was sent to school in Houston at age 17, where he lived with an aunt. He was born in Brookeland, Texas in the old Smith home. This home was still standing in 1983 at the corner of Hwy 96 and Mill Creek. School Enrollment Record, Orange County, Texas 1926-1927.

    Family/Spouse: Myrtle M. Weona Biscamp. Myrtle was born about 1910 in Jasper County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Bertis W. Bell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Melvina2, 1.Alice1) was born on 13 Feb 1916 in Texas; died on 2 Dec 1992; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    His gravesite has a Military Marker inscribed Pvt US Army WWII.


  2. 12.  Baby Bell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Melvina2, 1.Alice1) was born on 5 Feb 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

  3. 13.  Louie Wendell Bell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Melvina2, 1.Alice1) was born on 28 Oct 1926 in Texas; died on 21 Apr 1957 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows him as the son of Walter Bell and Malvina Smith of Texas. He was single, and died of accidentally drowning in the Sabine River in Newton County. He was shown as a laborer.


  4. 14.  Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (5.Anna2, 1.Alice1) was born on 31 May 1918 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Aug 2008 in Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

    Notes:

    The Sabine County Reporter
    October 15, 2008, Page 11

    Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr.

    Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr. 90, died Sunday Aug. 31, 2008 at his home in Metairie, LA.

    Arthur was born in Hemphill on May 31, 1918 to Jett Clinton Arthur and Anna Alice Smith Arthur. He had lived about 67 years in Metairie.

    Arthur graduated from Hemphill High School as valedictorian in 1935 and was the first Eagle Scout in Sabine County. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1939, where he received a B.A. degree in chemistry and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1946 where he received a M.A. degree in physical chemistry and chemical engineering. he was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran.

    Following the war, Arthur returned to his chemistry career at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southern Regional Research Center, located in New Orleans.

    He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, La Verne Pitts Arthur; his parents; his brother, Roland Smithie Arthur; and brothers-in-law, Orland and Norvell Pitts.

    Survivors; daughters, Martha Ann Stitsinger and husband Jon of Pearland, and Laura Jean Porter and husband Albert of Metairie; son James Clinton Arthur and wife Alicia (Jurisch) of New Orleans; grandchildren, Jennifer Lussier and husband Allen of Pearland, Arthur Lloyd Walters Walters of Portland, OR, Christopher Stitsinger and wife Lynda of Lake City, FL, and Megan Elizabeth and Jett Clinton Porter of Metairie; 15 great-grandchildren; brother Williamd Scott Arthur and wife Jean and son, Robert, of Woodville and nieces and nephews.

    A memorial service was conducted by Rev. Gene Finnell at Munholland United Methodist Church, Metairie, on Saturday, Sept. 20. His ashes were buried beside his wife, LaVerne, at the Lakelawn Metairie Cemetery in a private family ceremony.

    Memorial donations may be made in Arthur's memory to Munholland United Methodist Church, 1201 Metairie Road, Metairie, LA 70005 or to the Jett C. Arthur, Jr. Scholarship Fund, Stephen F. Austin State University, Attn. Alicia Roland Chapman, P. O. Box 6096-SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.

    Arrangements were made by Leitz-Eagen Funeral Home and Lakelawn, Metarie Cemetery.

    (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, October 2008)


  5. 15.  Roland Smithie Arthur Descendancy chart to this point (5.Anna2, 1.Alice1) was born on 8 Oct 1921 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Sep 2007 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.

  6. 16.  William Scott Arthur Descendancy chart to this point (5.Anna2, 1.Alice1) was born on 21 May 1927 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Sep 2008 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The Sabine County Reporter
    October 15, 2008, Page 11


    William "Bill" Scott Arthur

    William "Bill" Scott Arthur, 81, of Woodville passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin.

    Arthur was born May 21, 1927, to the late Jett Clinton Arthur Jr. (sic) and and Anna Alice Smith Arthur in Hemphill. He was a former resident of Houston and had lived in Woodville for the past 15 years. He was a retired electrical engineer from Brown & Root and was a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

    He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr. and Roland Smithie Arthur.

    Survivors: his loving wife of 60 years, Jean Arthur of Woodville; son, Beau-Robert "Bobby" Arthur of Woodville; former daughter-in-law, Pamela Arthur Bracy; sister-in-law, Virginia "Ginger" Hanks; nieces and nephews, and a host of caring friends, cousins, and his special friend, Sherry McRight.

    Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Campground Cemetery in Woodville. Officiating were Bro. Jim Turner and Father Egido Vecchio.

    Pallbearers: Lloyd Hanks, Jr. , David Hanks, Ken Deslattes, Stuart Kane, Robert Oates and Eliza Oates.

    Services were under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home.

    (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, October 2008)


  7. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Erna2, 1.Alice1)

  8. 18.  Peggy Dolores Bolton Descendancy chart to this point (7.Erna2, 1.Alice1) was born on 11 Jan 1931 in Orange County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Peggy Dolores Bolton
    Date of Birth: 11 Jan 1931
    Gender: Female
    Birth County: Orange
    Father's Name: Virgil Thomas Bolton
    Mother's Name: Erma Estelle Smith
    Roll Number: 1931_0001


  9. 19.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Alice1)

  10. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Alice1)

  11. 21.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Alice1)

  12. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Alice1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 23.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Frances2, 1.Alice1)

  14. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Delos2, 1.Alice1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Delos2, 1.Alice1)

  16. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Delos2, 1.Alice1)

  17. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Delos2, 1.Alice1)


Generation: 4

  1. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (22.Living3, 9.Frances2, 1.Alice1)

  2. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (22.Living3, 9.Frances2, 1.Alice1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 10.Delos2, 1.Alice1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 10.Delos2, 1.Alice1)

  5. 32.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 10.Delos2, 1.Alice1)


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