Elizabeth Smith

Abt 1801 - Aft 1870  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Smith  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1801	North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 1870
  Notes	Kathy Casagranda thinks she might be from the Easley family.William Everheart believes she is from the Smith Family of Sabine County, Texas. Scott Watkins (firedogger@gmail.com) also believes she is from Smith Family. He states that her parents were John E. and Mary Smith, the parents of three sons and one daughter. He notes that Green Berry Watkins, John E Smith, and Alfred L. Watkins are all documented having sold each other deeds of land in Louisiana. Scott further points out at that the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, the widowed Mary Smith, age 77, was living with her son, William D. Smith and his family. William was also widowed. The 1870 census shows her as being born in Tennessee versus North Carolina. (Research): Census Listings: 1870 Census Louisiana, Sabine Parish, PO Many Enumerated 24 Aug 1870 Page 3 Stamped 324 16-16 Watkins, John J 38 M W Farmer $200 $452 Tx Watkins, Elizabeth M 24 F W Keeping House La Watkins, Sarah P 6 F W La Watkins, Lorell W 8 M W La 17-17 Watkins, Elizabeth 78 F W At Home 700 300 Tenn Watkins, Susanna 32 F W Keeping House La Watkins, Amanda 28 F W At Home La
  Person ID	I18323	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Smith,   b. Abt 1763, Virginia d. Between 1842 and 1846 (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Mary ???,   b. Abt 1773, Virginia d. Bef 1851 (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F5265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Green Berry Watkins,   b. Abt 1798, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	According to a Conveyance Record CBK G P. 523, Elizabeth Watkins states that she and her husband came to Sabine County, Texas in 1825. This is dated January 15, 1878. In 1840, Green B. Watkins is listed in the 1840 Natchitoches Parish census with 6 female children and 3 male children. On page 87, Casagranda cites a record dated January 15, 1878 showing that "Mary A. Constable, Elizabeth, wife of John B. Carroll, Jane, wife of Nathan Cook, Matilda C. Flanakin and Susan Williams, all of Sabine Parish, Nancy Easley of Sabine County, Texas, and William W. Watkins of San Augustine County, Texas deeded Sabine Parish land to Daniel S. Watkins of Nacogdoches County, Texas, who is to take and support our sister, Amanda Watkins who is permanently diseased and helpless." All were heirs of G. B. and Elizabeth Watkins, deceased. (CBK J, P.258). This establishes who their children were. In December, 2010, Scott Watkins (firedogger@gmail.com) emailed that "The statement "6 female children and 3 male children" is true. But on the 1840 census, Amanda hasn't been born yet. She was born after the 1840 census in 1841. By the next year, Green Berry and Elizabeth had 7 daughters and 3 sons. The missing daughter is "Mary A." Constable listed above."
  Children	1. Daniel S. Watkins,   b. Abt 1822, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Ann Watkins,   b. Abt 1823, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   3. William W. Watkins,   b. Bef 1825, Louisiana d. 1893 (Age ~ 68 years)   4. Nancy Watkins,   b. 11 Dec 1827, Louisiana d. 16 Jan 1905, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 77 years)   5. Elizabeth Watkins,   b. Abt 1829, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jane Watkins,   b. Nov 1830, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   7. John J. Watkins,   b. Abt 1832, Louisiana d. Apr 1873, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 41 years)   8. Matilda Watkins,   b. Abt 1834, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   9. Susan Watkins,   b. Abt 1839, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   10. Amanda Watkins,   b. Abt 1840, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2010

  
  

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• Sources

  [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 87 (Reliability: 3).