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John Thomas Smith, Sr.

Male 1890 - 1962  (71 years)


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  • Name John Thomas Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 30 Jul 1890  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Jun 1962  Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • He enlisted into the U.S. Army near the end of the First World War to find employment to support his family. While serving in Germany, he met the woman who became his second wife, however, and did not return to Sabine County, but instead settling in Pennsylvania. He eventually moved back to East Texas with his second family, settling in Beaumont.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1910 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
      Enumerated 3 May 1910
      SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 10B
      152-156
      Smith, John T Head M W 19 M1 3 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
      Smith, Lockie P Wf F W 19 m1 3 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
      Smith, Henry M Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

      1930 Census
      Pennsylvania, Blair County, Altoona City, Ward 13
      Enumerated April 3, 1930
      ED 7-37 SD 17 Sheet 4A Stamped 132
      Ninth Avenue
      520-78-90
      Smith, John M W 30 M Tx Tx Tx Boilermaker P R.R. Company Shop
      Smith, Rose Wf 34 M 25 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia/Slovak
      Smith, Rose Dtr 8 S Germany Tx Czechoslovakia
      Smith, Frederick Son 6 S NJ Tx Czechoslovakia
      Smith, Harry Son 2 3/12 S Pa Tx Czechoslovakia
      Smith, Marion Son (sic) 1 4/12 S Pa Tx Czechoslovakia
    Person ID I37635  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2020 

    Father Obediah Hillis Smith, Sr.,   b. 13 Sep 1868, Fairmount, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1954, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Mason,   b. 7 May 1872, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1955, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Y  [5
    Family ID F5668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lockie Pearl McNaughten,   b. 10 Feb 1890, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1980 (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1906  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Henry Mathis "Mack" Smith,   b. 31 Mar 1908, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1969, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. Madie Mabrey Smith,   b. 25 Oct 1910, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 2006, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     3. John Thomas "Jake" Smith, Jr.,   b. 31 Jul 1913, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 2012, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)
     4. Lillie Mae Smith,   b. Abt 1915, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1916, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     5. Hazel Maurine Smith,   b. 12 Aug 1918, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1986, Carthage, Panola County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F11553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2020 

    Family 2 Rosa "Rose" Kwapil,   b. 10 Sep 1895, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1981, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1922  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Frederick Thomas Smith,   b. 18 Aug 1923, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1944, Aboard the U.S.S. Portent, Mediterranean, Lost At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F11913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Jul 1890 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Dec 1906 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 1922 - Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Jun 1962 - Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson 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. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated 3 May 1910 SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 10B 152-156 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    4. [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.), Memorial ID 102727548 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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).