Rev. Edward Smith

1845 - 1934  (89 years)

• Name	Edward Smith  [1]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	17 Oct 1845	Vernon Parish, Louisiana   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Oct 1934	Sabine County, Texas
  Burial	Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Grandson of Benjamin Garlington and Caroline Cynthia Vick of Newton County, Texas. SABINE COUNTY REPORTER June 1, 2005 Fairmount Cemetery marker dedication set "Edward Smith served as a postmaster in Fairmount. He was also an ordained minister serving area churches for 31 years, including a tenure at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church located not far from Fairmount Cemetery." SABINE COUNTY REPORTER January 18, 2006 All Things Historical by Bob Bowman Edward Smith deserves his own place in history. Born in Vernon Parish, LA, in 1845 he moved to Newton County, Texas with his parents as a small boy. When he reached 18, he enlisted in the Confederate Army to fight in the Civil War. When federal naval forces approached the Texas coast, Smith and others in his company pushed through the East Texas swamps to reinforce Lieutenant Dick Dowling and his Texas forces at Sabine Pass. With only 40 men, they helped beat back an invasion by federal troops. The battle, the only one ever fought on East Texas soil, saw Smith, Dowling and fellow soldiers outnumbered 100 to one. Despite overwhelming odds, the Texans had no deaths or injuries while the federal force of 27 ships had about 400 mend injured, captured or killed. The Texans were so fierce that the battle lasted only 45 minutes. Following the end of the Civil War, Edward Smith came home to Fairmount, served as its postmaster for 25 years, and became a Baptist preacher. He and his wife and many of their 13 children are buried in the Fairmount cemetery. So are his parents and his wife's mother. His descendants have another story of his bravery. Edward and his dogs were cornered by a bear in the woods near his home. Edward scrambled up a tree and when the bear started climbing after him, Edward whipped otu his pocketknife and slashed the bear's head and paws, while to dogs nipped at the bear's heels. After the dogs started to chase the bear, Edward was able to climb down and run home.
  Person ID	I3125	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Hillis Smith, Sr.,   b. 30 Dec 1811, Mississippi d. 15 Nov 1891, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Zeroine Garlington,   b. 10 Jan 1823, Copiah County, Mississippi d. 1 Sep 1889, Sabine County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1841	Sabine Parish, Louisiana
  Family ID	F1832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Smith,   b. 17 Jun 1847, Louisiana d. 11 Nov 1926 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1865	Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  	On the 1870 Sabine County, Texas census, Edward and Mary Jane Smith also had unnamed 1 month old twins.
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Smith,   b. 9 Jan 1867, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Jan 1939, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age 72 years)   2. Obediah Hillis Smith, Sr.,   b. 13 Sep 1868, Fairmount, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 May 1954, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 85 years)   3. Thomas J. Smith,   b. 2 Aug 1870   d. 5 Feb 1951, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 80 years)   4. Hannah Elizabeth Smith,   b. 2 Aug 1870   d. 25 Apr 1951 (Age 80 years)   5. Eli Elijah Smith,   b. 10 Dec 1872   d. 11 Nov 1874, Sabine County, Texas (Age 1 year)   6. Martha Rosella Smith,   b. 29 Dec 1874, Sabine County, Texas d. Jan 1951, Texas (Age 76 years)   7. Amos Asa Smith,   b. 10 Jan 1877   d. 16 Jul 1965 (Age 88 years)   8. Giles Edward "Ned" Smith,   b. 20 Feb 1879   d. 30 Aug 1966 (Age 87 years)   9. Celia Nancy Smith,   b. 21 Mar 1881, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Apr 1963, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas (Age 82 years)   10. Josh Erwin Smith,   b. Apr 1883, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas d. 9 Sep 1968, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 85 years)   11. Minnie Caroline Smith,   b. 15 Jan 1886, Texas d. 10 Apr 1971, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 85 years)   12. John Mikel Smith,   b. 15 Apr 1888   d. 2 Aug 1889 (Age 1 year)   13. Lorena Zerowine Smith,   b. 25 Jan 1890, Sabine County, Texas d. 13 Aug 1958 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Oct 1845 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana Marriage - Abt 1865 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 21 Oct 1934 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas". [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.).