Person:Lela Smith (1)

Info from Paul Judson Smith

Also:

1880 Eastland Texas Federal Census Joseph Marion Smith Family:

Joseph SMITH	Self   W   Male   W   32   Texas   Farmer   Tennessee   Tennessee [Joseph Marion Smith, son of Henry Madison & Sarah Susanna Hall Smith]
Joseph B. SMITH	Son   S   Male   W   	10   Texas      Texas   Texas [Joseph Bunyah Smith]
Elma L. SMITH   	Son   S   Male   W  	 8   Texas      Texas   Texas [Elmer Luther Smith]
Alonzo SMITH   	Son   S   Male   W  	 6    Texas      Texas   Texas [James Alonzo Smith]
John H. SMITH   	Son   S   Male   W 	  4   Texas      Texas   Texas [John Henry Smith]
Mary O. SMITH  	Dau   S   Female   W   2     Texas      Texas   Texas [May Ola Smith]
Lula SMITH   	Dau   S   Female   W   6M  Texas      Texas   Texas [Lula May Smith]
Lela SMITH   	Dau   S   Female   W   6M  Texas      Texas   Texas [Lela Celesta Smith]

The wife, Celesta Hall Smith, died 21 Feb 1880 in Coryell County, Texas, just a few months before the census was taken. Joseph B. Smith’s middle name may be Bunyan.

Sources: Alternate spelling of the children and some of Celesta’s information from the records of Paul Judson Smith.

 1880 Federal Census District 8, Eastland, Texas     Family History Library Film   1255301
 NA Film Number   T9-1301    Page Number   327D

Also enumerated in the Coryell County, Texas 1880 census:

Naomi HALL   Self   W   Female  	 W  	 55  	 NC  	 Farmer  	 NC  	 NC
Un HALL       Son  	 S   Male  	 W  	 18  	 TX  	 Works On Farm  	 MS  	 NC
Melvin J. HALL   Son   S   Male  	 W  	 13  	 TX  	 Works On Farm  	 MS  	 NC
Serepta FREEMAN  Dau   W   Female  	 W  	 35  	 MS  	 Lives In Family  	 MS  	 NC
John W. SCOTT  	 GSon   S   Male  	 W  	 17  	 TX  	 Works On Farm  	 MS  	 NC
Wm. C. FREEMAN   GSon  	 S   Male   W  	 10  	 TX  	 At School  	 MS  	 NC
Wyatt R. FREEMAN   GSon  	 S   Male   W  	 9  	 TX  	 At School  	 MS  	 NC
Naomi S. FREEMAN   GDau   S   Female   W  	 7  	 TX  	 At School  	 MS  	 NC
Zedoepunitus FREEMAN   GSon   S   Male   W     5  	 TX  	   	                 MS  	 NC
Martha HICKS  	 Mother  	 W   Female   W  	 78  	 SC  	   	                 PA  	 SC
John H. SMITH  	 GSon  	 S   Male   W  	 4  	 TX  	   	                TX  	 TX
Ma ola SMITH  	 GDau  	 S   Female   W  	 2  	 TX  	   	                TX  	 TX
Loula M. SMITH  	 GDau  	 S   Female   W  	 4M  	 TX  	   	               TX  	 TX
Lela S. SMITH  	 GDau  	 S   Female   W  	 4M  	 TX  	   	               TX  	 TX

Source Information:

 	Census Place 	E.D. 26, Coryell, Texas
	Family History Library Film  	1255298
	NA Film Number  	T9-1298
	Page Number  	483C

1. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Census: 1880 United States Census (2). (Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, June 22, 2003)
   Film 1255301, 1880.

   1880 Eastland Texas Federal Census Joseph Marion Smith Family:
   Joseph SMITH Self W Male W 32 Texas Farmer Tennessee Tennessee [Joseph Marion Smith, son of Henry Madison & Sarah Susanna Hall Smith]
   Joseph B. SMITH Son S Male W 10 Texas Texas Texas [Joseph Bunyah Smith]
   Elma L. SMITH Son S Male W 8 Texas Texas Texas [Elmer Luther Smith]
   Alonzo SMITH Son S Male W 6 Texas Texas Texas [James Alonzo Smith]
   John H. SMITH Son S Male W 4 Texas Texas Texas [John Henry Smith]
   Mary O. SMITH Dau S Female W 2 Texas Texas Texas [May Ola Smith]
   Lula SMITH Dau S Female W 6M Texas Texas Texas [Lula May Smith]
   Lela SMITH Dau S Female W 6M Texas Texas Texas [Lela Celesta Smith]
   
   The wife, Celesta Hall Smith, died 21 Feb 1880 in Coryell County, Texas, just a few months before the census was taken. Joseph B. Smith’s middle name may be Bunyan.
   
   Sources: Alternate spelling of the children and some of Celesta’s information from the records of Paul Judson Smith.
   1880 Federal Census District 8, Eastland, Texas Family History Library Film 1255301
   NA Film Number T9-1301 Page Number 327D
   
   Also enumerated in the Coryell County, Texas 1880 census:
   
   Naomi HALL Self W Female W 55 NC Farmer NC NC
   Un HALL Son S Male W 18 TX Works On Farm MS NC
   Melvin J. HALL Son S Male W 13 TX Works On Farm MS NC
   Serepta FREEMAN Dau W Female W 35 MS Lives In Family MS NC
   John W. SCOTT GSon S Male W 17 TX Works On Farm MS NC
   Wm. C. FREEMAN GSon S Male W 10 TX At School MS NC
   Wyatt R. FREEMAN GSon S Male W 9 TX At School MS NC
   Naomi S. FREEMAN GDau S Female W 7 TX At School MS NC
   Zedoepunitus FREEMAN GSon S Male W 5 TX MS NC
   Martha HICKS Mother W Female W 78 SC PA SC
   John H. SMITH GSon S Male W 4 TX TX TX
   Maola SMITH GDau S Female W 2 TX TX TX
   Loula M. SMITH GDau S Female W 4M TX TX TX
   Lela S. SMITH GDau S Female W 4M TX TX TX
   
   Source Information:
   Census Place E.D. 26, Coryell, Texas
   Family History Library Film 1255298
   NA Film Number T9-1298
   Page Number 483C

   1880 Federal Census District 8, Eastland, Texas
   Family History Library Film 1255301 Page Number 327D

2. ↑ Family records.

   Family records of Paul Judson Smith (deceased)

3.   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. International Genealogical Index (R) (2). (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of June 22, 2003)
   Film #: 538371.