Florida Family Groupsheet for John Porter SMITH Family Submitted by: Daniel Bode Email address: danielbode@prodgy.net Husband: John Porter SMITH Birthdate: July 22, 1843 Birthplace: Tallapoosa Co., Alabama Death date: April 8, 1919 Place of death: Gibtown, Jack Co., Texas Father: Seaborn SMITH Mother: Elizabeth GOODWIN Marriage date: June 17, 1865 Marriage place: Wife: Nancy Jane BEARD Birthdate: December 28, 1840 Birthplace: Leon Co., Florida Death date: July 21, 1916 Place of death: Gibtown, Jack Co., Texas Father: Israel Folsom BEARD Mother: Ann "Nancy" BURNEY CHILDREN Child No. 1: Edith Elizabeth SMITH Sex: F Birthdate: June 5, 1868 Birthplace: Polk Co., Texas Death date: February 26, 1962 Place of death: Jacksboro, Jack Co., Texas Marriage date: April 21, 1887 Marriage place: Jack Co., Texas Spouse's name: J. G. BROWN Child No. 2: Susannah Ellen SMITH Sex: F Birthdate: January 28, 1870 Birthplace: Polk Co., Texas Death date: August 23, 1942 Place of death: Hedley, Donley Co., Texas Marriage date: April 3, 1887 Marriage place: Jack Co., Texas Spouse's name: Frank HEATH Child No. 3: Milton B. SMITH Sex: M Birthdate: December 1871 Birthplace: Texas Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: July 14, 1898 Marriage place: Jack Co., Texas Spouse's name: Belle MURRAY Child No. 4: Monroe J. SMITH Sex: M Birthdate: July 1874 Birthplace: Texas Death date: March 19, 1933 Place of death: Hedley, Donley Co., Texas Marriage date: September 15, 1895 Marriage place: Jack Co., Texas Spouse's name: Ora Belle BORDEN Child No. 5: Cora Lee SMITH Sex: F Birthdate: September 1879 Birthplace: Boyd, Wise Co., Texas Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: July 28, 1901 Marriage place: Jack Co., Texas Spouse's name: Charles BLACKWELL Child No. 6: Jesse S. SMITH Sex: M Birthdate: November 1, 1886 Birthplace: Boyd, Wise Co., Texas Death date: January 1964 Place of death: Oklahoma Marriage date: January 2, 1910 Marriage place: Jack Co., Texas Spouse's name: Effie DENISON Documentation: *John and Nancy Smith's oldest daughter, Edith, was widowed when her husband, J.G. Brown, died in 1917. Edith later married a Mr. BAILEY. Sources: Courthouse records of the Jack County Courthouse in Jacksboro, Texas, and of Donley County Courthouse in Hedley, Texas. Tombstone inscriptions in Gibtown Community Cemetery, Gibtown, Texas. Interview with Mrs. Emma Griffin Hilton, a neice of John P. Smith. ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb representative with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ *************************************************************************