Person:James Smith (32)

James Dekalb Smith
d.1 Oct 1914
m. 9 Jan 1840
  1. Reverend Green Lafayette Smith1841 - 1886
  2. James Dekalb Smith1842 - 1914
  3. Susan Melvina Smith1844 - 1929
  4. John P. SmithAbt 1847 -
  5. Joseph Marion Smith1848 - 1915
  6. Henry Mattison Smith1854 - 1925
  7. Thomas James SmithAbt 1856 - Bef 1870
  8. Helen M. SmithAbt 1857 - Bef 1870
  9. William Lee Smith1863 - 1886
m. 23 Jan 1866
  1. Blanche Ellen Smith1866 - 1926
  2. Arrah Lee SmithAbt 1869 -
  3. Roger Quince Smith1875 - 1922
Facts and Events
Name James Dekalb Smith
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 7 Aug 1842 Henderson, Rusk, Texas
Marriage 23 Jan 1866 , Coryell, Texasto Mary Elizabeth Ross
Death? 1 Oct 1914
Burial[4] Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell, Texas

James Dekalb Smith & Mary Elizabeth Ross familyArrah Lee Smith m George Jefferson Williams Lena E. Williams m James Howard Goodman Ethel Lee Williams m Frank Piner Bain Allyn Bain m John (Jack) Thaddeus HelmsRoger Quince Smith m Lillie Johnson Velma Smith m Ezra PaceBlanche E. Smith m W. C. NortonI got this info out of the book "Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas"

The index to the confederate pension applications at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html list the claimant name, application number, county, husband's name for widow pension applications, and the husbands application number if for a widow pension.

CSA Pension: Smith, M. A. (Mrs) rej Hale County, Texas for Smith, James Dekalb

The index to the confederate pension applications at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html list the claimant name, application number, county, husband's name for widow pension applications, and the husbands application number if for a widow pension.

1880 US Federal Census: James I. SMITH Self M Male W 37 TX Farmer SC TN [James DeKalb Smith] Mary E. SMITH Wife M Female W 37 IL House Keeping KY KY Blanch E. SMITH Dau S Female W 13 TX At School TX IL Aerah L. SMITH Dau S Female W 11 TX At School TX IL Roger Q. SMITH Son S Male W 5 TX TX IL

Source Information: Census Place E.D. 26, Coryell, Texas Family History Library Film 1255298 NA Film Number T9-1298 Page Number 483D 1880 US Census

References
  1. Census: 1860 Federal Census USA
    14 Jun 1860.

    1860 Rusk, Texas, Federal Census
    Henderson Post Office, enumerated 14 Jun 1860

    Page 202B 139 - 145
    Henry M. Smith 42 M SC [Henry Madison 17 Nov 1817, son of James and Hannah Parker Smith]
    Sarah S. 38 F TN [Sarah Susannah Hall Smith, born 29 Jul 1821, daughter of John & Susanna Hall]
    Green S. Smith 18 M TX [Green Lafayette 5 Feb 1841]
    James D. Smith 17 M TX [James Dekalb 7 Aug 1842]
    Susan M. Smith 15 F TX [Susan Melvina 17 Dec 1844]
    John P. Smith 13 M TX [John P. born about 1847]
    Joseph M. Smith 12 M TX [Joseph Marion 17 Jan 1848]
    H. M. Smith 6 M TX [Henry Mattison 16 Mar 1854]
    Thomas I. Smith 4 M TX [Thomas J. born about 1856]
    Helen M. Smith 3 F TX [Helen M. born about 1857]

    1860 Rusk, Texas, Federal Census
    Henderson Post Office, enumerated 14 Jun 1860 - see text and image

  2. Census: 1850 USA Federal Census
    14 Jun 1860.

    1850 Rusk County, Texas Census
    Henry Madison & Sarah Susannah Hall Smith
    397 397 HM Smith 32 M Farmer 12,600 SC 2
    397 397 Sarah " 26 F TN
    397 397 Green Lafayette " 9 M TX
    397 397 James DeKalb 7 M Do [ditto]
    397 397 Susan 5 F Do
    397 397 John 4 M Do
    397 397 Joseph 3 Do
    397 397 Alfred Morison 35 M Farmer Georgia

    1850 Rusk County, Texas Census
    Henry Madison & Sarah Susannah Hall Smith see text and image

  3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Census: 1880 United States Census. (Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, January 20, 2004)
    Family History Library Film 1255298, 1880.

    Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's & Mother's Birthplace
    James I. SMITH Self M Male W 37 TX Farmer SC TN
    Mary E. SMITH Wife M Female W 37 IL House Keeping KY KY
    Blanch E. SMITH Dau S Female W 13 TX At School TX IL
    Aerah L. SMITH Dau S Female W 11 TX At School TX IL
    Roger Q. SMITH Son S Male W 5 TX TX IL

    Source Information:
    Census Place E.D. 26, Coryell, Texas
    Family History Library Film 1255298
    NA Film Number T9-1298
    Page Number 483D 1880 US Census

    Census Place E.D. 26, Coryell, Texas Family History Library Film 1255298
    Page Number 483D 1880 US Census

  4. Cemetery records.

    Post Oak Cemetery, Coryell County, Texas

    Containing the graves of Henry Madison Smith with some of his children and grandchildren.

    "In Memory Of Departed Comrades VFW & DAV P - 8230 C - 74 1987"
    "Donated by Jessie Campbell Powell"

    SMITH, ARRAH, 02/10/1897, 08/19/1897, Dau of R. O. & Emma Smith; Next to Mary E. Smith [Arrah may the daughter of Roger Quince Smith, son of James Dekalb & Mary Ross Smith]

    SMITH, B. L., 09/08/1884, 12/18/1886, Dau of H. M. & D. J. Smith;
    In between Charlie N. Smith/Malcom Smith & Mary Smith

    SMITH, CAPT H. M., 12/07/1882, TX Vet; Age 64yr 20days;
    In between Donie Smith & Charlie N. Smith

    SMITH, CHARLIE N., 03/15/1881, 05/28/1881, Sharing headstone with Malcom Smith; "Sons of H. M. & D. J. Smith";
    In between Capt H. M. Smith & B. L. Smith

    SMITH, DONIE, 10/19/1885, Age 1 yr 11 mo; Dau of W. L. & A. E. Smith;
    In between W.L. Smith & Capt. H. M. Smith

    SMITH, MALCOM, 02/22/1879, 05/25/1880,
    Sharing headstone with Charlie N. Smith; Sons of H. M. & D. J. Smith;
    In between Capt H. M. Smith & B. L. Smith

    SMITH, MARY S. [daughter of Henry Mattison & Dilly Jo Smith], 06/11/1886, 06/17/1887,In between B. L. Smith & Inf Son of Walter M. & Rachel Rigney

    SMITH, J. D. [James Dekalb] Smith 08/07/1842, 10/01/1914, Husb of Mary E.; In between Arrah Smith & Billy B. Graham [son of Henry Madison & Sarah S. Smith]

    SMITH, MARY E., 07/11/1842, 08/07/1899, Wife of J. D. Smith; In between Arrah Smith & Billy B. Graham [Probably Mary Elizabeth Ross the wife of James Dekalb Smith]
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    SMITH, J. D. [James Dekalb] Smith 08/07/1842, 10/01/1914, Husb of Mary E.; In between Arrah Smith & Billy B. Graham [son of Henry Madison & Sarah S. Smith]

    SMITH, MARY E., 07/11/1842, 08/07/1899, Wife of J. D. Smith; In between Arrah Smith & Billy B. Graham [Probably Mary Elizabeth Ross the wife of James Dekalb Smith]
    - see text for all of the family buried in Post Oak. It is assumed that Sarah Susannah Hall Smith is buried there in an unmarked grave.