Henry Mathis "Mack" Smith

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Name: Henry Mack Smith
Death Date: 03 May 1969
Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 61 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1908
Birthplace: Sabine County
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John T. Smith
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lockie Mcnorton
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Construction
Place of Residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Cemetery: Myrtle Springs
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 03 May 1969
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137443
Digital Film Number: 4030479
Image Number: 1818
Reference Number: cn 35379
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Henry married Florence Noel Huckman before 1944. Florence was born about 1915 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Notes:

He enlisted into the U.S. Army near the end of the First World War to find employment to support his family. While serving in Germany, he met the woman who became his second wife, however, and did not return to Sabine County, but instead settling in Pennsylvania. He eventually moved back to East Texas with his second family, settling in Beaumont.

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 3 May 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 10B
152-156
Smith, John T Head M W 19 M1 3 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Smith, Lockie P Wf F W 19 m1 3 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Henry M Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Pennsylvania, Blair County, Altoona City, Ward 13
Enumerated April 3, 1930
ED 7-37 SD 17 Sheet 4A Stamped 132
Ninth Avenue
520-78-90
Smith, John M W 30 M Tx Tx Tx Boilermaker P R.R. Company Shop
Smith, Rose Wf 34 M 25 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia/Slovak
Smith, Rose Dtr 8 S Germany Tx Czechoslovakia
Smith, Frederick Son 6 S NJ Tx Czechoslovakia
Smith, Harry Son 2 3/12 S Pa Tx Czechoslovakia
Smith, Marion Son (sic) 1 4/12 S Pa Tx Czechoslovakia

John married Lockie Pearl McNaughten on 21 Dec 1906 in Sabine County, Texas. Lockie (daughter of Daniel W. McNaughten and Ophelia Birdwell) was born on 10 Feb 1890 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Sep 1980; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary, on her annotated transcription of Sabine County's Myrtle Spring Cemetery, shows she was first married to John Thomas Smith, and that she was a daughter of Daniel Webster McNaughten and Ophelia J. Birdwell.


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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 12 and 13 January 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheets 6A and 6B
119-120
Smith, Obadiah H Head M W 52 M Tx La Al Farmer
Smith, Sarah E Wf F W 48 M Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Obadiah H Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Smith, Bertie E Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Lockie P Dtr-in-law F W 29 M Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Mathew H Grandson M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Madie M Granddtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, J. T. Grandson M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Hazel M Granddaughter F W 1 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 46 M Ga Ga Ga Foreman Lumber Mill
Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 24 S Tx Tx Tx Nightwatchman Lumber Mill
Smith, Nathan O Boarder M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, Hemphill Town
Enumerated 15 Apr 1930
ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 6B
128-153
Smith, Eugene Head M W 56 M 24 Tx Tx Tx Sheriff County
Smith, Lockie Wf F W 40 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Smith, J T Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Clyde Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Earl Son M W 16 Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Terroll Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Maurine Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Elaine Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx

Notes:

Informant on his Texas Death certificate, an image which can be seen on his FIndAGrave memorial page, shows his usual occupation as farmer, and the informant was his namesake son.

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 25 and 26 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 6B
106-106
Smith, Hillis Head M W 41 M1 20 Tx La Tx Farmer
Smith, Sallie Wf F W 37 m1 20 3/3 Tx US US Farm Laborer Home Farm
Smith, Hillis Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Smith, Bertie Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 12 and 13 January 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheets 6A and 6B
119-120
Smith, Obadiah H Head M W 52 M Tx La Al Farmer
Smith, Sarah E Wf F W 48 M Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Obadiah H Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Smith, Bertie E Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Lockie P Dtr-in-law F W 29 M Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Mathew H Grandson M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Madie M Granddtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, J. T. Grandson M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Hazel M Granddaughter F W 1 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 46 M Ga Ga Ga Foreman Lumber Mill
Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 24 S Tx Tx Tx Nightwatchman Lumber Mill
Smith, Nathan O Boarder M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill

Obediah married Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Mason. Sarah (daughter of Napolean Bonaparte Mason and Mary Bethany "Susan" Terry) was born on 7 May 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 1955 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Death Date: 31 Jan 1955
Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 82 years 8 months 24 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 07 May 1872
Birthplace: Sabine County, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: N.B. Mason
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Susan Terry
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Informant: John Thomas Smith
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence:
Cemetery: Fairmont, Texas Cemetery
Burial Place: Fairmont, Texas
Burial Date: 01 Feb 1955
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114330
Digital Film Number: 4165420
Image Number: 3205
Reference Number: 3077
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

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(Research):
Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 8B
132-132
McNaughten, D. W. Head W M Jan 1856 44 M 21 Tx Tx Ala Farmer
McNaughten, Ophelia Wf W F Feb 1860 40 M 21 7/7 Tx Ala Tx
McNaughten, Henry J Son W M Aug 1881 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
McNaughten, Elijah T Son W M Apr 1886 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
McNaughten, Minnie M Dtr W F Feb 1887 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
McNaughten, Lockie P Dtr W F Jan 1890 10 S Tx Tx Tx
McNaughten, Grover C Son W M Oct 1892 7 S Tx Tx Tx
McNaughten, Hannah A Dtr W F July 1895 4 S Tx Tx Tx
McNaughten, Mary M Dtr W F July 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx

Daniel married Ophelia Birdwell on 27 Dec 1878 in Sabine County, Texas. Ophelia (daughter of James Andrew Birdwell and Mary Alice Cogburn) was born in Feb 1860 in Texas; died about 1947 in Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Grandson of Benjamin Garlington and Caroline Cynthia Vick of Newton County, Texas.

SABINE COUNTY REPORTER
June 1, 2005
Fairmount Cemetery marker dedication set

"Edward Smith served as a postmaster in Fairmount. He was also an ordained minister serving area churches for 31 years, including a tenure at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church located not far from Fairmount Cemetery."

SABINE COUNTY REPORTER
January 18, 2006
All Things Historical by Bob Bowman

Edward Smith deserves his own place in history. Born in Vernon Parish, LA, in 1845 he moved to Newton County, Texas with his parents as a small boy. When he reached 18, he enlisted in the Confederate Army to fight in the Civil War. When federal naval forces approached the Texas coast, Smith and others in his company pushed through the East Texas swamps to reinforce Lieutenant Dick Dowling and his Texas forces at Sabine Pass. With only 40 men, they helped beat back an invasion by federal troops. The battle, the only one ever fought on East Texas soil, saw Smith, Dowling and fellow soldiers outnumbered 100 to one. Despite overwhelming odds, the Texans had no deaths or injuries while the federal force of 27 ships had about 400 mend injured, captured or killed. The Texans were so fierce that the battle lasted only 45 minutes. Following the end of the Civil War, Edward Smith came home to Fairmount, served as its postmaster for 25 years, and became a Baptist preacher. He and his wife and many of their 13 children are buried in the Fairmount cemetery. So are his parents and his wife's mother. His descendants have another story of his bravery. Edward and his dogs were cornered by a bear in the woods near his home. Edward scrambled up a tree and when the bear started climbing after him, Edward whipped otu his pocketknife and slashed the bear's head and paws, while to dogs nipped at the bear's heels. After the dogs started to chase the bear, Edward was able to climb down and run home.

Edward married Mary Jane Smith about 1865 in Sabine County, Texas. Mary (daughter of Obediah Jackson Smith and Elizabeth Chapman) was born on 17 Jun 1847 in Louisiana; died on 11 Nov 1926; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also shown as born in Alabama.

Notes:

Married:
On the 1870 Sabine County, Texas census, Edward and Mary Jane Smith also had unnamed 1 month old twins.

Notes:

"He was the son of William and Judith Mason. Was a member of Hood's Brigade in the Civil War and was Sheriff of Sabine County for several years." (White and Toole, p 36). His application for a confederate pension shows that he "was made a prisoner at Chr. Dec 3, 1863, discharged 1865." He further stated that he was born in Sabine County, and had been a resident for all of his life, "except for the war." He showed his P.O. as in Milam, and indicated he was a farmer. He served from 1861-1865 in Company I, 1rst Texas Regiment, Infantry as a private. He made his application on July 9, 1909 before County Judge J. H. McGown and witnesses W R Davidson and T B Davidson. They both testified that they served in the same company.

Billy Fussell and Bobby Wood, great-grandsons write that "N. B. and his brother Marquis De Lafayette Mason both served in Hood's Brigade, enlisting on April 1, 1862, in San Augustine. L.M. (that's the way he is listed in his war records) died from wounds received at the battle of Chickamauga Sept 19-21. N.B. was captured and taken as prisoner of war to Camp Douglas a notorious Prison Camp near Chicago, Illinois. He remained there until the end of the war and was exchanged at New Orleans on May 23,1865. He came home and married his brother's widow, Mary Terry Mason, and together they had 13 children."

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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Fifth Precinct
Enumerated 3 and 5 July 1880
Page 26B SD 1 ED 86
225-225
Mason, Napoleon W M 42 Farmer, Sheriff Tx SC SC
Mason, William W M 13 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Mary W F 22 Wf Keeps House Ala Ala Ala
Mason, Lafayette W M 12 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala
Mason, John T. W M 11 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Dora W F 10 Dtr At School Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Sarah W F 7 Dtr Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Pattie W F 5 Dtr Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Tilden W M 4 Son Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Pearl W F 4/12 Feb Dtr Tx Tx Ala
Grice, Elbert B W 25 Servant Works on Farm Tx Tx Tx
Thomas, Henry B M 18 Servant Works on Farm Tx Tx Tx

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated 13 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 8B
129-129
Mason, N B Head m M Feb 1839 61 M 35 Tx Sc Ala Farmer
Mason, Mary B Wf W F Jun 1847 52 M 35 13/12 Ga Ga Ark
Mason, James P Son W M Oct 1882 17 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
Mason, Robt L Son W M May 1888 12 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
Mason, Mellie Dtr W F Jan 1880 10 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
Mason, Napolean B Son W M Nov 1893 6 S Tx Tx Ga
Hines, Spence Servant B M may 1836 Wd La La La Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 30 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 9A
124-128
Mason, Napolean b Head M W 71 m1 44 Tx Sc Ala Farmer
Mason, Mary B Wf F W 63 m2 44 13/12 Ga G a Ga
Mason, Napolean B SOn M W 17 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer

Napolean married Mary Bethany "Susan" Terry about 1865. Mary was born in Jun 1848 in Georgia; died about 1923 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Mason Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her transcription of the Mason Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary writes that she was married first to Marcus DeLafayette Mason, who was killed in the Civil War. He was a brother of her second husband, Napoleon Bonaparte Mason. The 1880 census shows her as born in Alabama, but in 1900 and in 1910 it was shown that she was born in Georgia.

Notes:

Allen McNaughten came to Texas about the same time as the Obediah Smith family, and both families settled on Sandy Creek near the Newton County line. Allen married Hannah, the daughter of Obediah and Elizabeth Smith.

M. married Hannah Smith. Hannah (daughter of Obediah Jackson Smith and Elizabeth Chapman) was born on 17 Nov 1833 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

David Pike writes that James Birdwell arrived in Texas in 1854, and that he enlisted in Company "H", 13th Texas Regiment on the 18 Feb, 1862. Served in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Was captured by Union Forces at Pleasant Hill, LA 9 Apr 1864, released in a prisoner exchange at Blair's Landing on the Red River, 20 Apr 1864. Discharged ca 5 May of 1865 at Hempstead, TX.

Henry, second child of J. A. and Mary's, was born 11 Nov 1864. This would indicate that James was home on leave in march of that year, just prior to the Battle of Pleasant Hill.

25 Jan 1906-made application (1st) for CSA pension. It was disapproved.
11 Aug 1909- made second application for pension. It was also disapproved.
He may have still owned land in Newton County. This may have been reason for these disapprovals. On his application he listed real and personal property as:
100 acres - $200.00
1 Pony - 45.00
2 Cows - 20.00
3 Shoats - 3.00
Wife's estate listed as her interest of the 100 acres.

David Pike also notes that "Family Search has James born in (Newton) Alabama. I do not believe this is correct. Also, some accounts have him and his bro. John as children of John and Mary Allen Birdwell. I believe this is also incorrect. "






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Census Information:

1870 Census
Texas, Newton County, P. O. Newton
Enumerated 4 Aug 1870
Page 20
152-154
Birdwell, James 35 M W Farmer $600 $250 Alabama
Birdwell, Mary A. 27 F W Keeping House Ark
Birdwell, Emelia I [Ophelia]11 F W Tx
Birdwell, Henry W. 6 M W Tx
Birdwell, Addie E 4 F W Tx
Birdwell, Henry G 1 M W Tx


1880 Sabine County Census:
124-125
Birdwell, James A. w m 44 farmer Ala Ala Ala
Birdwell, Mary A. w f 37 wife Ala SC Ga
Birdwell, Henry W. w m 15 son TX
Birdwell, Addie E w f 13 dau TX
Birdwell, Charley L. w m 9 son TX
Birdwell, Florence E w f 7 dau TX
Birdwell, Lemeul J w m 5 son TX
Birdwell, David R w m 2 son TX


1900 Census
Sabine County, Texas
Birdwell, James Head M W 64 M AL AL AL Farmer
Birdwell, Mary A Wife F W 57 N AL AL AL
Birdwell, Norman Son M W 18 S TX AL AL
Birdwell, Elbert Son M W 15 S TX AL AL
Birdwell, Willie Minnie Dau F W 12 S TX AL AL
Cogburn, Martha M-in-Law F W 78 Wd GA GA GA

James married Mary Alice Cogburn about 1859 in Newton County, Texas. Mary was born on 10 Oct 1842 in Alabama; died on 3 Nov 1909 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was she also called Nancy? According to an email from Dolores Burton, she was named Nancy Cogburn. However, on the 1880 and on the 1900 Sabine County Census, the wife of James Birdwell is listed as Mary. In fact, in the 1900 census, she is shown as Mary A. (Cogburn).

David Pike, a Cogburn researcher, also shows her as Mary Alice. He indicates that she was probably born in Georgia, though census records report Alabama, and on one occasion Arkansas.