Person:William Smith (61)

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William Lee Smith
b.25 Jan 1863 , , Texas
d.28 Sep 1886 , Coryell, Texas
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. 28 Oct 1883
  1. Donie Smith1883 - 1885
  2. Myrtle Lee Smith1886 - 1971
Facts and Events
Name William Lee Smith
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Jan 1863 , , Texas
Marriage 28 Oct 1883 , Coryell, Texasto Alice Elliot Norton
Death? 28 Sep 1886 , Coryell, Texas
Burial[2] Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell, Texas

William Lee Smith's family (HM & Sarah Smith) lived 10 households away from Alice Elliot Norton's family {James W & Nancy Norton] in 1880. William & Alice married in Coryell County, Texas.

Marriage information. NORTON, Miss. ALICE E. SMITH, W.L. 28 OCT. 1883 Coryell County, Texas Marriage Book: D2 287

1880 census Texas Coryell Co. with HM & Sarah Smith Coryell County, TX 1880 Federal Census Microfilm # T9-1298 Page 483 D Supv.Distr 4 Enum.Distr 26-Justice Precinct 6 & 7 Enumerator W. A. Smith Henry M. SMITH Self M Male W 63 SC Farmer SC SC

Sarah S. SMITH   Wife   M   Female   W  	 59  	 TN  	 House Keeping  	 NC  	 NC
Henry M. SMITH   Son   M   Male  	 W  	 26  	 TX  	 Works On Farm  	 SC  	 NC
William L. SMITH   Son S   Male  	 W  	 16  	 TX  	 Works On Farm  	 SC  	 NC
Dilly J. SMITH  	 DauL   M   Female   W  	 22  	 TX  	   	 TN  	 TN
Wm. L. SMITH  	 GSon   S   Male  	 W  	 4  	 TX  	   	 TX  	 TN
Joseph H. SMITH   GSon   S   Male   W  	 3  	 TX  	   	 TX  	 TN
Jacob H. HALL  	 Nephew   S   Male   W  	 10  	 OR  	   	 TN  	 OR
Clarince V. HALL   Nephew   S   Male   W  	 12  	 OR  	 At School  	 TN  	 OR
Mary M. HALL  	 Niece  	 S   Female   W  	 6  	 OR  	   	 TN  	 OR
Charles W. HALL   Nephew   S   Male   W  	 3  	 AZ  	   	 TN  	 OR

Source Information:

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

Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas W. L. [William L] Smith. 09/28/1886, Age 23yrs 8mo 3days [puts him born 25 Jan 1863 Next to Donie Smith [He is the son of Henry Madison & Sarah Smith]

Donie Smith 10/19/1885,Age 1 yr 11 mo [which puts her born 19 Nov 1883]; Dau of W. L. & A. E. Smith; In between W.L. Smith & Capt H. M. Smith [I am sure it is: Daughter of William L. & AE Smith- G-daughter of Henry Madison & Sarah Smith]

1880 census Texas Coryell Co. with HM & Sarah Smith Coryell County, TX 1880 Federal Census Microfilm # T9-1298 Pages 479A to 483B Supv.Distr 4 Enum.Distr 26-Justice Precinct 6 & 7 Enumerator W. A. Smith 483B 16 242 243 Smith William L. W M 16 . . X . . . works on farm . . . . . . . X . . Texas SC NC . [His parents were born Mother: TN Father: SC]

References
  1. Census: USA Federal Census records
    ED 26 page 28 enumerated 1 Jun 1880 ED 26 page 28, 1 Jun 1880.

    1880 Coryell, Texas Federal censusSource Information:
    Census Place E.D. 26, Coryell, Texas
    Family History Library Film 1255298 Page Number 483D 1880 USCensus

    ED 26 page 28 enumerated 1 Jun 1880 Dwelling 242 Family 243 lines 13-23

    Smith, Henry M. W M 63 SC SC SC

    Sarah S. W F 59 wife Keep House TN NC NC

    Henry M. W M 26 son Farm Hand TX SC NC [Henry Mattison Smith Jr. -place of parent's birth is incorrect: should be: TX, SC, TN-see their listing above]

    William L W M 16 son Farm Hand ditto [place of parent's birth is incorrect: should be: TX, SC, TN-see their listing above]

    Dilly J. W F 22 Dau in Law TX TN TN [Delilah Jo Smith married Henry Mattison Smith Jr., She is the daughter of Joseph P. and Minerva Ann Hall Smith. She and her husband are double cousins.]

    Smith, Wm. L. W M 4 Grandson TX TX TN [son of Henry M & Dilly J. who were both born in Texas according to their census records above. Should be TX TX TX]

    Joseph H. W M 3 Grandson TX TX TN [son of Henry M & Dilly J. who were both born in Texas according to their census records above. Should be TX TX TX ]

    [Another son of HM & Dilly J., Malcom Smith would have been recorded in this spot, but he died in May before the census -- born 22 Feb. 1879, died 25 May 1880]

    LIVING WITH SMITH FAMILY are Jackson Lafayette & Sarah Elizabeth Ramsey Hall's children [Jackson is the brother of Sarah Susannah Hall Smith]:

    HALL, Jacob H. W M 10 Nephew OR TN OR [mother's place of birth is incorrect--should be Illinois]

    Hall, Clarence V. W M 12 Nephew at school dittos [mother born in Illinois]

    Mary M. W F 6 Niece dittos [mother born in Illinois]

    Charles M. W M 3 Nephew AZ TN OR [mother born in Illinois]

    1880 Coryell, Texas Federal census
    ED 26 page 28 enumerated 1 Jun 1880 Dwelling 242 Family 243 lines 13-23

  2. 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, W. L., 09/28/1886, Age 23yrs 8mo 3days; Next to Donie 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, W. L., 09/28/1886, Age 23yrs 8mo 3days; Next to Donie Smith
    - see text for all of the family buried in Post Oak. Henry Madison Smith, the grandfather is buried in Post Oak Cemetery. It is assumed that the grandmother, Sarah Susannah Hall Smith is buried there in an unmarked grave.

  3.   Family Records: Barbara Jones descendant of William Lee Smith.

    Famly group sheet prepared by Barbara Jones

  4.   Marriage Records.


    Marriage information.
    NORTON, Miss. ALICE E. SMITH, W.L. 28 OCT. 1883
    Coryell County, Texas Marriage Book: D2 287

    Coryell County, Texas Marriage Book: D2 287