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Abbie Lee Smith

Female 1909 - 1994  (85 years)


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  • Name Abbie Lee Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 14 Oct 1909  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Nov 1994  Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried 11 Nov 1994  Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      November 16, 1994, Page 12

      Abbie Lee Pratt

      Abbie Lee Pratt, 85, of Hemphill died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1994, in Tyler.

      Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 1004, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. Bobby C. Dagnel and Bro. W. Clarence Howell officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery. Local arrangements were handled by Lloyd James Funeral Home in Tyler.

      Mrs. Pratt was born Oct. 14, 1909, in Sabine County. She was a lifelong resident of the Hemphill area, a member of the First Baptist Church, and a retired teacher with Hemphill Independent School District.

      Survivors: a son, James Pratt of Yellowpine; a daughter, Priscilla Zeppa of Tyler; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2009)
    Person ID I7245  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Lee Smith,   b. 25 Sep 1878, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1970, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Theodosia Luma Whittlesey,   b. 13 May 1885, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1960  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1901  [1
    Photos
    Smith, Children of James Lee Smith and Theodosia Luma Whittlesey, ca 1915, Sabine County, Texas
    Smith, Children of James Lee Smith and Theodosia Luma Whittlesey, ca 1915, Sabine County, Texas
    The Smith children of Sabine County pictured with an unknown gentleman.
    Back row, daughters Ovie and Abbie Smithy.
    Front row, Odist, baby Johnny and Guy.
    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE MAN WITH WHOM THEY ARE SEATED.
    Family ID F3516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Alton Pratt,   b. 19 Aug 1908, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1988  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Abt 1932  [4, 5
    Children 
     1. James Alton Pratt, Jr,   b. 6 Nov 1932, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 2009, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Living
    Photos
    Smith, Abbie Lee and James Alton Pratt
    Smith, Abbie Lee and James Alton Pratt
    Alton Pratt and Abbie Smith of Sabine County, Texas were married in the early 1930's, and this photo appears to have been from around that time frame.
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2012 
    Family ID F3524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Oct 1909 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Nov 1994 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Nov 1994 - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 91 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), November 16, 1994, Page 12 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP One Enumerated 3 and 4 February 1920 SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 26B 524-546 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    5. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.