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James Monroe Smith

5 Oct 1851 – 27 Sep 1915

Birth	5 Oct 1851
Death	27 Sep 1915
Cemetery	Jones Prairie Cemetery Leggett , Polk County , Texas , USA
Added by	Daniel Bode on 18 Sep 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29056726

Bio

James Monroe Smith was the son of Seaborn Smith and Elizabeth S. Goodwin Smith. He married Georgia Ann Canon on Dec. 26, 1883, in Hortense, Polk Co., Tx. They were the parents of two sons and three daughters. ************************************************************************************ Obituary from The Polk County Enterprise--30 Sept. 1915 (Livingston) Mr. J.M. Smith died at his home here Monday morning at 11:45 at the age of 62 years...The remains were carried to Jones Prairie Tuesday where interment was made...Mr. Smith leaves a wife; one son, R. T. of Onalaska; three daughters, Cordia, LuElla, and Nannie all of this place; two brothers, William and John of Jack County; six sisters, Mrs. J. I. Canon and Mrs. Radford Griffin of Polk County, Mrs. W. H. Barnett of Wise County, Mrs. John Ditmore of Hall County and Mesdames Nichols and Coker of Hopkins County to mourn his death. From the Polk County Enterprise--7 Oct. 1915 (Leggett) The remains of Mr. Monroe Smith of Livingston were brought here Tuesday and interred in the Jones Prairie Cemetery. ************************************************************************************ Uncle Monroe Smith was preceded in death by his parents, Seaborn and Elizabeth Goodwin Smith; his son, E. Roy Smith; and a brother, Seaborn T. Smith.

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Family

Parents

• Seaborn Smith 1810–1896
• Elizabeth S. Goodwin Smith 1819–1873

Spouse

• Georgia Ann Canon Smith 1861–1944 FaG

Siblings

• Sarah Ellen "Sis" Smith Nicholas 1842–1926
• John Porter Smith 1843–1919
• Rebecca Jane Smith Coker 1845–1927
• William Harrison "Bill" Smith 1847–1925
• Seaborn Thadeas "Toby" Smith 1848–1913
• Dollie Smith Ditmore 1853–1950
• Francis Missouri "Pinkie" Smith Barnett 1855–1934
• Nancy Elizabeth "Bettie" Smith Canon 1857–1942
• Dorcas Elvira "Missie" Smith Griffin 1861–1933

Children

• Robert Taylor "Bob" Smith 1885–1960 FaG
• E. Roy Smith 1888–1913 FaG
• Cordia Ethel Smith Reidland 1891–1957 FaG
• Louella Smith Turner 1894–1974 FaG
• Nan Elizabeth Smith Johnson 1899–1980 FaG

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