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Bethel Smith

1812 – 8 May 1885

Birth	1812
Death	8 May 1885
Cemetery	Friendship Cemetery Fort Hood , Coryell County , Texas , USA
Added by	Michael & Allison Dillingham on 29 May 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70569018

Bio

Bethel Smith came to Texas in 1832/1833 from Alabama with his father, Abner Smith , a Primitive Baptist preacher who obtained a Spanish land grant in what is now Burleson Co., Texas. According to a story on Ancestry.com dated April 1, 1836, Bethel fought in the Battle of San Jacinto, serving as a volunteer under Captain Ratcliff (see second col., seventh name on list). This information agrees with the inscription on his grave marker, stating that he fought for Texas independence in the Battle of San Jacinto. --- Husband of Eliza Ann Franks, m. 1839, Washington Co., Texas. Father of seven known children: Eurastus/Erastus, b. 1845, Ark.; Confederate Civil War veteran. Uriah A. Smith, b. 1849 William A. Smith, b. 1851 Rebecca A. Smith, b. 1853 Mahala E. Smith, b. 1855 Bethel J. Smith, b. 1859 Lydia "Liddie" B. Smith, b. 1867

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Family

Parents

• Abner Wilson Smith 1781–1872

Spouse

• Eliza Ann Franks Furnash Smith 1822–1892 FaG

Siblings

• Newman Smith 1808–1867
• Nancy Smith Loden 1811–1870
• Sarah Elizabeth C. Smith Loden 1821–1891
• Mrs Abigail Smith Burleson 1828–1893

Children

• Eurastus Walker Smith 1845–1929 FaG
• Mahala Elizabeth "Betty" Smith Mason 1857–1919 FaG
• Lydia Brown Smith Coker 1867–1921 FaG

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