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Leona L. "Lona" Love

Female Abt 1858 - Abt 1951  (~ 93 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Leona L. "Lona" Love was born about 1858 in Newton County, Texas; died about 1951 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Said to be a daughter of John J. LOVE and Elizabeth Ann CONNER.

    Leona married Joseph Adair Smith about 1875 in Sabine County, Texas. Joseph (son of Irving Smith and Luthenia Garlington) was born on 10 Sep 1856 in Newton County, Texas; died on 4 Nov 1882 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Reuben Smith, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1876 in Newton County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1965 in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.
    2. 3. Ruthie A. Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1876; and died.
    3. 4. Emma Dora Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1879 in Texas; died on 18 Jul 1943 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas.
    4. 5. Joseph Adair Smith, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Dec 1882 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Oct 1964 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Reuben Smith, II Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born on 18 Nov 1876 in Newton County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1965 in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Shown, on his FindAGrave Memorial page created by Kay Parker McCary, to have married second Minnie Viola COLLIER Nation Weston Smith Cole (FAG#18637552).

    Name William Reuben Smith
    Event Type Death
    Event Date 10 Jul 1965
    Event Place Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, United States
    Gender Male
    Marital Status Married
    Birth Date 18 Nov 1876
    Birthplace , Texas
    Father's Name Joseph Smith
    Mother's Name Leona Love
    Certificate Number 45247
    GS Film number 2117829
    Digital Folder Number 005164786
    Image Number 02211



    Citing this Record:
    "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3X5-L11 : accessed 08 Apr 2014), William Reuben Smith, 10 Jul 1965; citing certificate number 45247, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2117829.

    William married Lura Isabella McDaniel on 30 Oct 1900 in Sabine County, Texas. Lura (daughter of Samuel William McDaniel and Martha Ann Martin) was born on 28 Jan 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Apr 1948 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ruthie A. Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born in Aug 1876; and died.

    Ruthie married George Francis Edgar on 24 Dec 1895 in Sabine County, Texas. George (son of Daniel Divinity Edgar and Ellen Lavina McDaniel) was born in Jan 1874 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Sep 1954 in Hockley County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. C. B. Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1896 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    2. 7. Carradine Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1900 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    3. 8. Bessie J. Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 9. Leona Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    5. 10. Earl Owen Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jul 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Sep 1976.

  3. 4.  Emma Dora Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born on 26 Jul 1879 in Texas; died on 18 Jul 1943 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas.

    Emma married Albert Dennis McGraw about 1894. Albert (son of Albert James "Mack" McGraw and Rebecca Smith) was born on 22 Apr 1874 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Feb 1959 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Albert Vernon McGraw  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1895 in Texas; died on 15 Jan 1974 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.
    2. 12. Joseph Wiley McGraw  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1896 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Nov 1968 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas.
    3. 13. Neva Ruth McGraw  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1899 in Texas; died on 18 Nov 1980 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas.

  4. 5.  Joseph Adair Smith, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born on 29 Dec 1882 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Oct 1964 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    His Texas Death certificate shows that he was in farming and real estate. Although he died at the Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, he was a resident of Hemphill at the time of his death. The informant was his wife.

    Joseph married Martha "Mattie" Jane McDaniel on 6 Sep 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Martha (daughter of Tilman Leland McDaniel and Marguerite Smith) was born on 23 Jun 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Jul 1972 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Jewel Fanny Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Oct 1995 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
    2. 15. Arvie Lou Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1909 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Feb 1999 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas.
    3. 16. Martha Joeleen Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 17. Infant Son Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1912 in Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 18. Norma Laverne Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Mar 2000 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  C. B. Edgar Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruthie2, 1.Leona1) was born about 1896 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Beatrice Ferle Smith. Beatrice (daughter of Thomas Reynolds Smith and Fannie Phylonia Edgar) was born about 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Carradine Edgar Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruthie2, 1.Leona1) was born about 1900 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  3. 8.  Bessie J. Edgar Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruthie2, 1.Leona1) was born on 22 Jul 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  4. 9.  Leona Edgar Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruthie2, 1.Leona1) was born about 1905 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  5. 10.  Earl Owen Edgar Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruthie2, 1.Leona1) was born on 12 Jul 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Sep 1976.

  6. 11.  Albert Vernon McGraw Descendancy chart to this point (4.Emma2, 1.Leona1) was born on 6 Jan 1895 in Texas; died on 15 Jan 1974 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.

  7. 12.  Joseph Wiley McGraw Descendancy chart to this point (4.Emma2, 1.Leona1) was born on 13 Aug 1896 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Nov 1968 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas.

    Notes:

    His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Judy Blacksher, shows he was retired from the Texas Highway Department and a Mason. His Texas death certficate also shows his employer at the Texas Hwy Dept. Informant was a son, James McGraw.


  8. 13.  Neva Ruth McGraw Descendancy chart to this point (4.Emma2, 1.Leona1) was born on 5 May 1899 in Texas; died on 18 Nov 1980 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Shown as Neva Ruth Hall, widowed. The informant on her Texas Death certificate was her daughter, Emma Belle Brown.


  9. 14.  Jewel Fanny Smith Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joseph2, 1.Leona1) was born on 23 Jul 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Oct 1995 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Jewel married second Christopher Columbus Woods. He died around 1954. She married third Bill Lever.

    The Sabine County Reporter
    November 8, 1995, Page 13

    Jewel Woods Lever

    Jewel Wood Lever, 88, of Dallas died Monday Oct. 30, 1996, at her daughter's residence.

    She was a native of Hemphill, a daugher of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith, and had formerly lived in Beaumont several years where she was a retired nurse with Baptist Hospital. She was a member of the Wildwood Church in Dallas and president of the Rebecca Club in Beaumont.

    Survivors: daughter, Vickie Creegh and husband Eddie of Dallas; three sisters, Ariel (sic) Hill of Ft. Worth; Joelene Smith of Sulphur, Lousiana, and Laverne Ener of Hemphill; four granchildren, and one great-grandchild.

    She was preceded in death by a son, Edgar H. Chance.

    Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at Westwood Chapel in Dallas with Rev. Kenneth Carroll officiating. Interment was at Garden of Memories of Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.

    Pallbearers were nephews.

    (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)

    Jewel married Leo Edgar Chance before 1928. Leo (son of Daniel Allen Chance and Nancy Curry) was born on 18 Jul 1904 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 6 Jan 1935 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Edgar Howell Chance  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Aug 1928 in Texas; died on 22 Aug 1978 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Jewel married Christopher Columbus Woods before 1950. Christopher was born on 31 Aug 1891 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jan 1967 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 15.  Arvie Lou Smith Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joseph2, 1.Leona1) was born on 11 Sep 1909 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Feb 1999 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Tom Hill. Tom was born on 10 Jul 1900 in Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; died on 11 Dec 1977 in Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 16.  Martha Joeleen Smith Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joseph2, 1.Leona1) was born after 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Leorrice M. Smith. Leorrice (son of Wiley P. Smith and Sallie Hammock) was born on 16 Dec 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Apr 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 17.  Infant Son Smith Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joseph2, 1.Leona1) was born on 28 Jul 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1912 in Sabine County, Texas.

  13. 18.  Norma Laverne Smith Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joseph2, 1.Leona1) was born on 6 Oct 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Mar 2000 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: James Cornelius Ener. James (son of Hartman Erastus Ener and Sleta Margaret Sanford) was born on 8 Sep 1915 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Oct 1991 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Edgar Howell Chance Descendancy chart to this point (14.Jewel3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Leona1) was born on 10 Aug 1928 in Texas; died on 22 Aug 1978 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The 1930 census shows him as Harvel, though his birth index listing instead showed his middle name as Howell.


  2. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Jewel3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Leona1)


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