Ida Baldree

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San Augustine Tribune
January 23, 2003
Obituary: Ida Baldree Smith

A nearly identical obituary was in the January 22, 2003 Sabine County Reporter

Services for Mrs. Ida Baldree SMITH, 89, were held at 2:00 pm Sunday, January 19, 2003, at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, Hemphill, with Rev. Daniel Davis officiating. Interment followed in Liberty Springs, Sabine County.

Mrs. Smith died Friday morning, January 17, 2003 at her daughter's residence in Lufkin after a lenghty illness. She was born April 27, 1913, in Sabine County to Ella GRAY and Jim BALDREE. She resided in Milam most of her life.

She was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother. Mrs. Smith was an avid gardener and took pride in her flowers and vegetables. She was a member of Pendleton Assembly of God Church, Pendleton, La.

She is survived by her husband of seventy years, Reece SMITH; daughters and son-in-laws, Janice and O.B. HUGHES of Center, Jeanell and Morris SHOFNER of Houston, and Brenda ELLIOT of Lufkin; sons and daughters-in-law Mildard and Johnnie SMITH of Pineland, Lamar and Ruth SMITH of Patroon, Tommy and Juanita SMITH of Pineland; sisters, Mrs. Mabel FRENCH of Anahuac and Mrs. Jimmie KNIGHT of Houston; 15 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; caregivers, Martha WILLIAMS, Debbie WALKER and Debbie GREEN; and her longtime housekeeper, Mary WILLIAMS.

Pallbearers were grandsons; Mickey SMITH, Randy SMITH, Paul SMITH, Steve SMITH, Billy HUGHES and Danny HUGHES.

The family requests memorials to be made to Hospice in the Pines, 116 S. Raguet, Lufkin, Texas 75904 or to the Pendleton Assembly of God Church, 14152 Texas Hwy, Many, LA 71449, or to Joe W. Elliot House, 116 S. Raguet, Lufkin, Texas 75904.

Funeral services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home, Hemphill, Directors.

Ida married Reece Thomas Smith about 1933. Reece (son of June Alvin Smith and Vessie Mae Brittain) was born on 25 Apr 1913 in Time, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Dec 2010 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 1 Jan 2011 in Liberty Springs Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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2. Ella Jeanell Smith was born on 18 Dec 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 2007.
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6VY-FG4
name: James David Baldree
death date: 19 Mar 1963
death place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 95 years 8 months
estimated birth date:
birth date: 03 Jul 1867
birthplace: Georgia
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: John Baldree
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Fannie Burns
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Farmer
place of residence: Sexton, Sabine, Texas
cemetery: Tobo Cemetery
burial place: San Augustine Co, Texas
burial date: 20 Mar 1963
additional relatives:
informant Mrs. J P KNIGHT
film number: 2117179
digital film number: 4005456
image number: 2479
reference number: cn 20078
Collection: James David Baldree, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

(Research):
Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine, JP 1
Enumerated 18 and 19 Jun 1900
SD 267 ED 74 Sheet 9B
159-159
Baldree, James D Head W M July 1867 32 Wd La Ga Ark Farmer
Baldree, Fannie Mother W F Dec 1846 53 Wd 8/4 Ark Ga Ga
Baldree, Robert Son W M Sept 1888 11 S Tx La Tx
Baldree, Estella Dtr W F Dec 1893 6 S Tx La Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5, ED 172
Enumerated 19 Jan 1920 by Collin A. McDaniel
SD 326, ED 172 Sheets 11B and 12 A
210-211
Baldree, J.D. Head M W 52 La Ark Ark Farmer
Baldree, Ella Wife F W 42 La Al La
Baldree, Kate Dtr F W 16 Tx La La
Baldree, Verna Dtr F W 14 Tx La La
Baldree, Lola Dtr F W 11 Tx La La
Baldree, Bulah Dtr F W 9 Tx La La
Baldree, Ida Dtr F W 7 Tx La La
Baldree, Jimmie Dtr F W 5 Tx La La
Baldree, Mabel Dtr F W 3 2/12 Tx La La

James married Ella Gray on 6 Jan 1901. Ella was born on 1 Sep 1878 in Louisiana; died on 25 Jul 1959; was buried in Tebo Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
As with the FindAGrave memorial page for his first wife and their eldest son, the page for J. D. Baldree has photos of two markers for her and his second wife, Ella. One appears to be a handmade cement marker, with handwritten/handengraved death information. The older marker is hand inscribed as follow:

J. D. Baldree, Born July 3, 1867 Mar 19, 1963
Ella Baldree Born Sept 1, 1878 Died July 25, 1959
In God We Trust

It is engraved in all capital letters, and the letter N is write backwards in each case. It appears both of the original markers were installed sometime after 1963, when Robert died.

The second is a presumably newer pink granite marker, and it is a double headstone for James David Baldree and Ella Gray Baldree. A Masonic Symbol is engraved above James's name. The same dates of birth and death are shown.

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, San Augustine County
Enumerated 23 and 24 Jun 1880
Page 30B SD 1 ED 80
256-256
Baldree, J H W M 35 Farmer Ala SC Ga
Baldree, Frances W F 35 Keeps House Ark Ala Ala
Baldree, James W M 12 Son At Home La Ala Ark
Baldree, Lilly W F 10 Dau La Ala Ark
Baldree, Francis W F 6 Dau Tx Ala Ark
Baldree, Loula W F 4 Dau Tx Ala Ark
Baldree, Dilla W F 2 Dau Tx Ala Ark

John married Frances "Fannie" Rebecca Burns before 1868. Frances was born in Dec 1846 in Arkansas; died about 1936; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Researcher Ralph Burns of Mississippi posted a note to her record on 1880 San Augustine County, Texas census, indicated her maiden name was BURNS. This matches the Texas Death certificate information for her children James, Pinkie, Lou, Della, and Eula.

In 1910, and again in 1930, she was enumerated with her daughter Della, and son-in-law, Emmett Cordray.

The following was inscribed on her tombstone: "Remember youth as you pass by, As you are now so once was I, As I am now so you will be, Prepare for death and follow me."