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James Lee Smith

Male 1878 - 1970  (91 years)


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  • Name James Lee Smith  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 25 Sep 1878  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Feb 1970  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • A digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He is shown as the son of W. H. Smith and Mary Ellen Giddens. The informant was Mrs. Abbie Lee Pratt, his daughter. He was not a veteran, and was shown as a retired farmer. His year of birth was shown as 1878 versus 1875 as shown by White and Toole.
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1920 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP One
      Enumerated 3 and 4 February 1920
      SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 26B
      524-546
      Smith, James L Hd M W 41 M Tx Ark Ark Farmer
      Smith, Doshia L Wf F W 32 M Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, James O Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Smith, Laura O Dtr F AW 15 S Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Luther G Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Abbie L Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Johnnie H M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
    • (Medical):See attached sources. [3]
    Person ID I14414  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Harris Smith,   b. 29 Dec 1835, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Ellen Giddens,   b. 14 Feb 1840, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1932, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage Y  [4
    Family ID F3452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Theodosia Luma Whittlesey,   b. 13 May 1885, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1960 (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jul 1901  [2
    Children 
     1. James Odist Smith,   b. Abt 1903, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Laura Ovie Smith,   b. Abt 1905, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Luther "Lute" Guy Smith,   b. Abt 1908, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Abbie Lee Smith,   b. 14 Oct 1909, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1994, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     5. Johnny Harris Smith,   b. 17 Sep 1913, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1989, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Photos
    Smith, Children of James Lee Smith and Theodosia Luma Whittlesey, ca 1915, Sabine County, Texas
    Smith, Children of James Lee Smith and Theodosia Luma Whittlesey, ca 1915, Sabine County, Texas
    The Smith children of Sabine County pictured with an unknown gentleman.
    Back row, daughters Ovie and Abbie Smithy.
    Front row, Odist, baby Johnny and Guy.
    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE MAN WITH WHOM THEY ARE SEATED.
    Family ID F3516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Sep 1878 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Feb 1970 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas".

    2. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 91 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    4. [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.), John E. and Mary Smith (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi -bin/igm.cgi?db=freistat) Katherine Freistat (Freistat@eart hlink.net) Ver. Tue Aug 29 04:05:04 2000 (Reliability: 3).