Martha Emma Smith

1883 - 1954  (70 years)

• Name	Martha Emma Smith  [1]
  Birth	11 Aug 1883	Sabine County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Apr 1954	Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas
  Person ID	I15945	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Henry Smith,   b. 20 May 1850, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. 9 Mar 1935, Sabine County, Texas (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elinor Edy,   b. 10 Mar 1856, Texas d. 28 Sep 1900 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1869  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F2039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Harper,   b. 17 Jun 1877, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Nov 1970, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1900
  	Virgie Speights shows them as the parents of "Mrs. Winnie Williams of Hemphill, Mrs. Mollie Jordan of Orange, A.J. Harper, Mrs. Pauline Bishop of San Antonio, Mrs. Sally Tortories of Port Arthur, J. R. Harper of Vallejo, California; Charles A. Harper of Nederland, and Mrs. Emma Lou Hawthorne of Silsbee. There are 28 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren." (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas, p. 69).
  Children	1. Winnie Virginia Harper,   b. 20 Sep 1901, Sabine County, Texas d. 25 Apr 1987, Texas (Age 85 years)   2. Robert Henry Harper,   b. 27 Sep 1903, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Jan 1945, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas (Age 41 years)   3. Mary Jane Harper,   b. 1906, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sam Houston Harper,   b. 5 Sep 1907, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Jun 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 27 years)   5. Arlice Joseph Harper,   b. 20 Nov 1910, Texas d. 3 Oct 1992, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 81 years)   6. Lillian Pauline Harper,   b. 14 Sep 1915, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 nove 1988, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Age 73 years)   7. Sallie Mae Harper,   b. 18 Sep 1917, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas d. 15 Feb 1997, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 79 years)   8. James Ralph Harper, Sr,   b. 10 Nov 1924, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas d. 7 Oct 1994, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas (Age 69 years)   9. Charles L. Harper,   b. 1928, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   10. Emma Lou Harper,   b. 25 Oct 1929, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 5 Aug 2011, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F5277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Aug 1883 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 24 Apr 1954 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 68 (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 47 (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.), # 39460263 (Reliability: 3).