Sarah Elizabeth Smith

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• Reference Number: 5267

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Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Smith Head M 71 South Carolina
Rebecca Smith Wife F 50 Alabama
Sarah Smith Daughter F 8 Texas
Buck Smith Son M 7 Texas

Next we find Sarah on the 1920 Houston County Census living with her family:

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
C S Reed Head M 30 Arkansas
Sarah Reed Wife F 27 Texas
Roy Reed Son M 7 Texas
Carrie Reed Daughter F 2 Texas
Malissa Cooper Mother F 64 Georgia

Family/Spouse: Charlie Silas Reed. Charlie was born on 10 Jan 1889 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 20 Jun 1980 in Kennard, Houston County Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Roy Reed was born in 1911; died in 1985.
2. Irrie B. Reed was born in 1917; died in 1933.
3. Carrie Georgia Reed was born in 1924; died in 2003.
4. Cloyce Reed was born in 1932; died in 1992.

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• Reference Number: 5247

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Buried Helton Cemetery, Houston County, Texas

John M. Smith is in the Muster Roll as Private in: Capt A.H. Casteel Co., of Inf., Beat No. 8, 11th Brigade, Texas Militia, July 31, 1861

He is also in the United Confererate Veterans List, Crockett Camp 141, organized 1891 which lists him in, Co. A 18th Tenn Inf., Brown's Brigade. He lived in Dotson/ Kennard area in 1891.

He was Postmaster of Dodson, Tx from Jan 15, 1891 - March 1901 when he died.

Source: Marilyn Rosson Smith

John married Rebecca F Smelly on 11 Sep 1890 in Houston County, Texas. Rebecca was born on 10 Dec 1850; died on 21 May 1910 in Houston County Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5253

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Rebecca married John on 9/5/1890

Daughter of William M. Smelley and Nancy C. Smitherman..

Her siblings: Martha J. Smelley (1850-1910), Simpson Smelley (1858-??), John W. Smelley (1861-1936), Sara E. Smelley, Sweet (1862-??), Ella Victoria Smelley, Riordan (1872-1930).

Children: Rock A. Smith (1893-1965) and Sarah E. Smith, Reed (1891-1973)

Source: Marilyn Rosson Smith

We find Rebecca on the 1900 Houston County Census living with her family:

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Smith Head M 71 South Carolina
Rebecca Smith Wife F 50 Alabama
Sarah Smith Daughter F 8 Texas
Buck Smith Son M 7 Texas

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• Reference Number: 5242
• Census: 1830, South Carolina
• Residence: 1830, Lexinton South Carolina

Nathaniel married Eve Metts. Eve (daughter of Adam Metts and Elizabeth Barre) was born on 31 Oct 1808 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States; died after 1860 in Houston County Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: 9CNZ-4JB
• Reference Number: 5245
• Census: 1840, Newberry, South Carolina
• Census: 1850, Rusk County, Texas

Notes:

Eve Metz (Metts) born Oct 31, 1808 in Newberry Co., SC and died sometime after 1860 in Houston Co., TX. After Nathaniel died she remarried a John Wallace (btwn 1840-1850) and they (and her children), together with her twin brother Adam and Nathaniel's brothers Spivey (Spiva) and Mark came west with everyone stopping in Lafayette Co., MS then they moved on into Texas. She is in the 1850 and 1860 censuses in TX. I have quite a bit of information on John Edward's sisters, except for Rebecca and Sarah, including marriages, deaths and births of their children.

Thomas married Anna Catherine Harmon. Anna was born in 1743 in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died in 1830 in Lexington, South Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: G335-FMJ

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• FSID: LHK5-HZ7
• Reference Number: 5281
• Residence: 1810, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Adam married Elizabeth Barre. Elizabeth was born in 1775 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: KGCW-Y9N
• Reference Number: 5282