ELZIE SMITH

Married

LUCY STATON 

Elzie and Lucy's children were. Elzie was a Lieutenant in the Federal Army. He was killed by Champ Ferguson during the battle of the Kentucky Saltworks.

  1. Ferdinand. Died at age 18.
  2. Hiram.

HIRAM SMITH & MARY JANE DEWEESE

 Great grandparents of Harold L. Stearns, Charles F. Tays, grandparents of Arthur Smith and parents of James Smith, Ellen Smith and Eula Smith. (Arthur is son of James, Harold is grandson of Ellen and Charles is grandson of Eula. These three had a first time reunion on 19 Sep 2000 and visited Hiram and Mary Jane grave site.) Pictures

PHINAS AVERY, age 18, born in Tennessee, dob 1832, dod 15 Mar 1886. Married William Deweese for first husband. They had three children. Phinas married Mark Furr for second husband (no information on their marriage).

Phinas (Avery) Deweese and Daughter Mary Jane

 

1. Rebecca, dob 8 Dec 1852

2.Mary Jane Deweese, dob 3 Mar 1855, dod 13 Feb 1902. Mary Jane married Hiram Smith and they had nine children.

3.Sarah Ann Deweese, dob 7 Oct 1857

 

CHILDREN OF HIRAM SMITH AND MARY JANE DEWEESE

1. William Smith. William married Amie Antle

2.James Smith. James married Nina Lawless. They had six children (three girls and three boys)

    1. Gracie Fay Smith
    2. Willie Jane Smith (Married Boyer)
    3. Edith Pearl Smith (Married Cantrell)
    4. Arthur Smith (Married Ruby)
    5. Charlie Smith
    6. Jack Smith

 

  1. Hobart Smith. Hobart married Mariam ?--they had two children, Marjorie and Bobbie (both deceased)

4. Sarah (Sally) Elizabeth Smith. Sarah married Oscar W. McGuffey on 7 July 18 94. In their younger days they made their living farming the land in the hills of Clinton County, Kentucky. They later moved to Collins and Fannin County, Texas. At one time they owned a farm in Arkansas. In their later years they moved to Hunt County, Texas where Oscar owned a small store. Thirteen children were born to this union.

5. Jenny Smith. Jenny married George Pitman, dob 3 Dec 1891, dod 23 Oct 1966. They lived in Texas

6.Ellen Smith, dob 15 Aug 1883, dod 6 Nov 1969. Married Filmore Stearns. They only had one child.

    1. James Floyd, dob 3 Nov 1905, dod 9 Dec 1990. Floyd married Maggie E. Brown, dob 26 Aug 1903. Floyd and Maggie had three children.

      2. a. James Franklin (only lived five days) dob 9 Aug 1930, dod 14 Aug 1930

    2. Bobby Gene. Dob 11 Apr 1932, dod 11 Sep 1988. Bobby married Mary Blanton of Enoree, South Carolina and they had two children:
    1. Barbara Alice dob 30 Oct 1962
    2. Stuart Thomas, dob 25 Mar 1964, dod 4 Aug 1993
    3. Harold Lloyd. Dob 3 Mar 1934. Harold married Leah Rose Rector and they had two children. Harold’s second wife: Patricia Ruth Rall of Duluth Minnesotta and they had three children:
    1. Ronald Westley dob 14 Dec 1954
    2. Rose Yvonne dob 26 Aug 1958
    3. Harold Gene dob and dod 19 May 1961. (Harold Gene was stillborn in Heidelberg, Germany). He is buried in the National Cemetery, Nancy, Kentucky
    4. Saundra Kay dob 29 Oct 1962
    5. Carla Jean dob 20 Mar 1964

7. Eula Rebecca Smith, dob. 20 Feb 1888, dod 28 Feb 1975. Eula married Thomas Lee Cowan dob 19 May 1880, dod 3 Oct 1957, both buried at Fresno, California. They had eleven children:

CHILDREN OF THOMAS LEE COWAN AND EULA REBECCA SMITH

1. Elbert Roy, dob 6 Oct 1904, married Winnie

2. James Elmer, dob 3 Jun 1906, married Maude

3. Bill Hobart, dob 14 Feb 1908, married Helen

4. Pearl Elizabeth, dob 16 Nov 1909, dod 4 Feb 1976-married George Silas Tays, dob 1894 dod 1978. Son Charles Franklin Tays--Charles visited cousins in Albany, Kentucky on 18 and 19 September 2000.

5. Anna Beatrice, dob 29 Dec 1911- married Jay Quinn

6. Elva Lee, dob 24 Jul 1914-married Elsa Sipes

7. Baby, dob 27 Apr 1916

8. Clifton Paul, dob 18 Aug 1918-married Anna May Rich

9. Ruth Geraldine, dob 5 Jul 1921**-maried Motter

10. Mary Jane, dob 9 Feb 1924**-married Don Rich

11. Thomas Windwell, dob 7 Feb 1926**-maried Eleanor

**Still living as of 18 September 2000.

8.Alice Smith. Alice married Jim Warinner and they had nine children:

9. Ferdie (infant) died at ten months old.

CHILDREN OF JIM WARINNER AND ALICE SMITH

1.Will Edd dob 15 Nov 1909, dod 11 Jan 1994

2.Chester

3.Earl

4.Clarence

5.Hugh

6.Zora

7.Lucy

8.Martha

9.Elsie