Person:Josephine Smith (2)

Stephens County, Texas 1880 US census Greene L. SMITH Self M Male W 39 TX Farmer-Stock Raiser TN TN Eliza M. SMITH Wife M Female W 39 KY Keeping House VA KY Josephine SMITH Dau S Female W 13 TX At Home TX KY Mary S. SMITH Dau S Female W 10 TX At Home TX KY Robert W. SMITH Son S Male W 8 TX TX KY Jessie S. SMITH Son S Male W 6 TX TX KY Henry M. SMITH Son S Male W 5 TX TX KY Lula B. SMITH Son S Male W 1 TX TX KY SMITH Son S Male W 1M --- --- --- [William]

Source Information: Census Place District 172, Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas Family History Library Film 1255327 NA Film Number T9-1327 Page Number 495A 1880 US Census

Info from Helen Kelley Price, given to me by Homer Smith, son of Robert WalterSmith (1871-1965)

According to Homer Smith, W. G. helped bury Green, got sick and died a few days later.

From Marvin Young: Josephine's husband Wilburn Green Eaton is said to have got wet and cold helping dig Green Lafayette Smith's grave and died 4 days later.

He was bn. 7 Oct. 1856 in ILL.,died 2 Feb 1886 in Eastland Co. TX. Buried in the cem. at Cisco. TX. next to Green and Eliza Smith.

Josephine and Wilburn were married 11 Nov.1883 in Eastland Co. TX. They only had one son my grandfather Wilburn Layfayette Eaton bn. 22 Aug.1884 in Eastland Co. TX. Died 16 Dec. 1968 in Sulphur Spring,TX.

Married Ollie Catherine Hart 10 Jan.1904. Josephine bn. 17 Jan.1867 Coryell Co. TX. died 30 Dec 1934 Colorado City, Mitchell Co.,Tx.

Her second husband was William Dulin. They had 5 children. There was 4 boys and a girl. Guy A,Joe, Emory, Bedford,and Edgar.

The only picture of Wilburn Green Eaton that we knew about burned up in a house fire when my mother was a little girl. No Smith pictures except Josephine.

Mary Susanna Smith Alexander and her husband J.W. Alexander, and Henry Madison Smith, Mary's brother [they are both children of Green Lafayette & Eliza Maria Karnes Smith] are buried with Green and Eliza Smith also.

Sources of information for the family are taken from 1860-1870 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas. 1880 Hood County, Texas Federal Census, Mrs. Ellen Eaton, Dallas Texas (1969) Cemetery Records, Colorado City, Texas. Cemetery Records: Mt. Vernon, Texas. Marriage Records from Eastland County, Texas. Birth records from state of Texas. Smith family Bible.

1. ↑ Census: USA Federal Census records
   1880.

   1880 Stephensville, Erath County, Texas Federal Census
   
   Greene L. SMITH Self M Male W 39 TX Farmer-Stock Raiser TN TN
   Eliza M. SMITH Wife M Female W 39 KY Keeping House VA KY
   Josephine SMITH Dau S Female W 13 TX At Home TX KY
   Mary S. SMITH Dau S Female W 10 TX At Home TX KY
   Robert W. SMITH Son S Male W 8 TX TX KY
   Jessie S. SMITH Son S Male W 6 TX TX KY
   Henry M. SMITH Son S Male W 5 TX TX KY
   Lula B. SMITH Son S Male W 1 TX TX KY
   SMITH Son S Male W 1M --- --- ---
   
   Source Information:
   Census Place District 172, Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas
   Family History Library Film 1255327 <
   NA Film Number T9-1327
   Page Number 495A 1880 USCensus
   
   Information from familysearch.org

   Stephensville, Erath Texas 1880 census for Green & Eliza Smith family--see text

2. ↑ Family records
   Eastland County, Census, 1910.

   Info from Marvin Young: 1860 & 1870 Johnson Co. Texas, 1880 Hood Co. Texas, Mrs Ellen Eaton, Dallas Texas (1969), Cemetery records, Colorado City, Texas. Cemetery records Mr. Vernon, Texas. Marriage records from Eastland Co. Texas. Birth records from state of Texas and Smith family Bible.
   
   From Marvin Young: Josephine's husband Wilburn Green Eaton is said to have got wet and cold helping dig Green Lafayette Smith's grave and died 4 days later. He was bn. 7 Oct. 1856 in ILL.,died 2 Feb 1886 in Eastland Co. TX. Buried in the cem. at Cisco. TX. next to Green and Eliza Smith. Josephine and Wilburn were married 11 Nov.1883 in Eastland Co. TX. They only had one son my grandfather Wilburn Layfayette Eaton bn. 22 Aug.1884 in Eastland Co. TX. Died 16 Dec. 1968 in Sulphur Spring,TX. Married Ollie Catherine Hart 10 Jan.1904. Josephine bn. 17 Jan.1867 Coryell Co. TX. died 30 Dec 1934 Colorado City, Mitchell Co.,Tx. Her second husband was William Dulin. They had 5 children. There was 4 boys and a girl. Guy A,Joe, Emory, Bedford,and Edgar.

   Family records of Marvin Young--see text

3. ↑ Census: 1900 US Federal Census
   Eastland County, Census, 1910.

   Eastland County, Texas Federal Census
   
   Dulin, William A. Apr 1866 34 Yrs AL
   Josie Wife Jan 1867 33 years TX
   Eaton, Wilburn L. Son Aug 1884 15 yrs TX
   Dulin, Guy A. son Aug 1890 9 yrs TX
   Dulin, Joe son May 1893 7 yrs TX
   Dulin, Emory Dau Dec 1897 2 yrs TX

   Eastland County, Texas Federal Census--see text

4. ↑ Family records.

   Info from Marvin Young: 1860 & 1870 Johnson Co. Texas, 1880 Hood Co. Texas, Mrs Ellen Eaton, Dallas Texas (1969), Cemetery records, Colorado City, Texas. Cemetery records Mr. Vernon, Texas. Marriage records from Eastland Co. Texas. Birth records from state of Texas and Smith family Bible.
   
   From Marvin Young: Josephine's husband Wilburn Green Eaton is said to have got wet and cold helping dig Green Lafayette Smith's grave and died 4 days later. He was bn. 7 Oct. 1856 in ILL.,died 2 Feb 1886 in Eastland Co. TX. Buried in the cem. at Cisco. TX. next to Green and Eliza Smith. Josephine and Wilburn were married 11 Nov.1883 in Eastland Co. TX. They only had one son my grandfather Wilburn Layfayette Eaton bn. 22 Aug.1884 in Eastland Co. TX. Died 16 Dec. 1968 in Sulphur Spring,TX. Married Ollie Catherine Hart 10 Jan.1904. Josephine bn. 17 Jan.1867 Coryell Co. TX. died 30 Dec 1934 Colorado City, Mitchell Co.,Tx. Her second husband was William Dulin. They had 5 children. There was 4 boys and a girl. Guy A, Joe, Emory, Bedford,and Edgar.

   Family records of Marvin Young--see text