Obediah Hillis Smith, Sr.

1868 - 1954  (85 years)

• Name	Obediah Hillis Smith  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	13 Sep 1868	Fairmount, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 May 1954	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	Informant on his Texas Death certificate, an image which can be seen on his FIndAGrave memorial page, shows his usual occupation as farmer, and the informant was his namesake son. (Research): Census Listings: 1910 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 2 Enumerated 25 and 26 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 6B 106-106 Smith, Hillis Head M W 41 M1 20 Tx La Tx Farmer Smith, Sallie Wf F W 37 m1 20 3/3 Tx US US Farm Laborer Home Farm Smith, Hillis Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Smith, Bertie Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer 1920 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated 12 and 13 January 1920 SD 326 ED 171 Sheets 6A and 6B 119-120 Smith, Obadiah H Head M W 52 M Tx La Al Farmer Smith, Sarah E Wf F W 48 M Tx Tx Tx Smith, Obadiah H Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer Smith, Bertie E Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Smith, Lockie P Dtr-in-law F W 29 M Tx Tx Tx Smith, Mathew H Grandson M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Smith, Madie M Granddtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx Smith, J. T. Grandson M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx Smith, Hazel M Granddaughter F W 1 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 46 M Ga Ga Ga Foreman Lumber Mill Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 24 S Tx Tx Tx Nightwatchman Lumber Mill Smith, Nathan O Boarder M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill
  Person ID	I14395	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Rev. Edward Smith,   b. 17 Oct 1845, Vernon Parish, Louisiana d. 21 Oct 1934, Sabine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Smith,   b. 17 Jun 1847, Louisiana d. 11 Nov 1926 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1865	Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  	On the 1870 Sabine County, Texas census, Edward and Mary Jane Smith also had unnamed 1 month old twins.
  Family ID	F1831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Mason,   b. 7 May 1872, Sabine County, Texas d. 31 Jan 1955, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Children	1. John Thomas Smith, Sr.,   b. 30 Jul 1890, Sabine County, Texas d. 23 Jun 1962, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 71 years)   2. Obediah Hillis Smith, Jr.,   b. 26 Aug 1897, Texas d. 24 Aug 1980, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 82 years)   3. Bertie Smith,   b. 28 Apr 1902, Texas d. 3 May 1967 (Age 65 years)   4. H. Matthews Smith,   b. Abt 1908, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 22 May 1954 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Burial - - Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas". [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). [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.), # 13666707 (Reliability: 3). [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.).