John Elbert Smith: Strong McLemore Ancestry

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Generation: 1

John Elbert Smith was born about 1859; and died.

Family/Spouse: Laura Kelsey. Laura was born in 1866; died in 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. James Obie Smith was born on 7 Feb 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Feb 1970 in Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 2

James Obie Smith

(1.John¹) was born on 7 Feb 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Feb 1970 in Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

(Research):Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, J.P. 1
Enumerated 20 April 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 13A Stamped 35
Smith, James O. 43 Hd M W 43 M@23 Tx Tx Ark Farmer
Smith, Mary E 42 Wf F W 42 M@22 Tx La Miss
Smith, Aubrey E Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
Smith, Ima L 11 Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Easter Servant F Neg 11 S Tx Tx Tx Cook Private Ho
me

Family/Spouse: Mary Evaline "Evie" Arthur. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Clinton Arthur and Mary Emma Youngblood) was born on 27 Jun 1887 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Sep 1967 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Aubrey Elton Smith was born on 19 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Dec 2001 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 5 Dec 2001 in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.
4. Ima Lee Smith was born on 14 Aug 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Jun 1995 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 4 Jun 1995 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 3

Aubrey Elton Smith

(2.James², 1.John¹) was born on 19 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Dec 2001 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 5 Dec 2001 in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.

Aubrey married Ruby Lawrence Youngblood after 1974. Ruby (daughter of William Harry Youngblood and Willie Viola Gooch) was born on 7 Feb 1918 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Jan 2003 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ima Lee Smith

(2.James², 1.John¹) was born on 14 Aug 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Jun 1995 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 4 Jun 1995 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
June 7, 1995, Page 10

Ima Lee Edgar

Ima Lee Edgar, 76, of Hemphill died Friday, June 2, 1995, at the AMI Medical Center Hospital in Nacogdoches.

Born Aug. 14, 1918, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Obie and Mary (Arthur) Smith, she was a lifelong resident of the area. Mrs. Edgar was a member of the Camp Springs Baptist Church and a homemaker.

She is survived by a brother, Aubrey Smith of Hemphill.

She was preceded in dehat by her husband, N. Austin Edgar, on Aug. 14, 1994.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Lewis "Buddy" Pratt officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

Family/Spouse: Nicholas Austin Edgar. Nicholas (son of James Valentine Edgar and Jack Payne "Paynie" Gooch) was born on 6 Dec 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1994 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 15 Aug 1994 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]