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Green Lafayette Smith 1841–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1841

Birth Location: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas

Death Date: 29 Jan 1886

Death Location: Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA

Father: Capt. Smith

Mother: Sarah Hall

Spouse(s): Eliza Karnes

Children(s): Josephine Smith, Henry Smith, Maud Smith, Mary Smith, Jessie Smith, Robert Sr, Lula Smith, William Smith

In 1841, Green Lafayette Smith entered the world in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas, born to Capt Henry Madison Smith And Sarah Susannah Hall. In 1850, Green Lafayette Smith resided in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA. In 1860, Green Lafayette Smith resided in Beat 1, Rusk, Texas, USA. Green Lafayette Smith married Eliza Mariah Karnes, and had children including Henry Madison Smith, Jessie S Smith, Josephine Smith, Lula Bell Smith, Mary Susannah Smith, Maud Smith, Robert Walter Smith Sr, William Smith. Green Lafayette Smith passed away in 1886 in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Green Lafayette Smith entered the world in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas, born to Capt Henry Madison Smith And Sarah Susannah Hall.
  • In 1850, Green Lafayette Smith resided in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA.
  • In 1860, Green Lafayette Smith resided in Beat 1, Rusk, Texas, USA.
  • Green Lafayette Smith married Eliza Mariah Karnes, and had children including Henry Madison Smith, Jessie S Smith, Josephine Smith, Lula Bell Smith, Mary Susannah Smith, Maud Smith, Robert Walter Smith Sr, William Smith.
  • Green Lafayette Smith passed away in 1886 in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Smith
1817–1882
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
CS
Sarah Hall
1821–1885
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
SH

Spouses(s)

Eliza Karnes
1840–1915
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EK

Children(s)

Josephine Smith
1867–1934
Birth Location: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
JS
Henry Smith
1875–1911
Birth Location: Coryell County, Texas, United States of America
HS
Maud Smith
1868–1869
Birth Location: , Coryell, Texas, USA
MS
Mary Smith
1869–1900
Birth Location: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
MS
Jessie Smith
1873–1954
Birth Location: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
JS
Robert Sr
1871–1965
Birth Location: Coryell County, Texas, USA
RS
Lula Smith
1878–1960
Birth Location: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
LS
William Smith
1880–1881
Birth Location: Erath County, Texas, USA
WS

Green Smith's Ancestors

Self
Green Smith
1841–1886
Birth Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas
Parents
Capt. Henry Madison Smith
1817–1882
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Susannah) Hall
1821–1885
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
General (James) Smith
1792–1854
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Hannah Parker
1795–1864
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
John (Simpson) Hall
1780–1840
North Carolina, USA
Susan (Van) Velt
1788–1840
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Smith
1761–1806
Bersheba Harrington
1773–1841
Isaiah Parker
1780–1806
Elizabeth Guyton
1774–1818
Henry Hall
1757–1831
Mary Ross
1761–1796
Robert Hall
1758–1820
Mary Ross
1760–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
1727–1792
Catharine Hampton
1730–1808
John Harrington
1753–1793
Frances Burt
1750–1823
Isaac Parker
1741–1825
Elizabeth Kerr
1742–1800
Joseph Guyton
1732–1816
Hannah *
1729–1812
Andrew Ross
1716–1761
Sarah Patterson
1714–1799
Anna Drury
1734–1802

Green Smith's Descendants

1.
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Green (Lafayette) Smith (5 Feb 1841–29 Jan 1886) m. Eliza (Mariah) Karnes (29 SEP 1840–21 Sep 1915)
  1. 1. Josephine Smith 1867–1934 m. William Eaton 1856–1886 m. William (Alexander) Dulin 1866–1955
    1. 1. Wilburn (Lafayette) Eaton 1884–1968 m. Ollie (Katherine) Hart 1885–1946
      1. 1. Joe (Buster) Eaton 1921–2000 m. Frances (Mae) Alexander 1924–2019 m. Luella (Ruth) Holeman 1928–2004
        1. 1. Joan (Frances) Eaton 1944–2023 m. Roddy (Brent) Hunt 1937–2008
      2. 2. Alvin (Raymond) Eaton 1925–1947
      3. 3. Charles (Wesley) Eaton 1908–1979 m. Genevieve (Lesta) Young 1913–1999
        1. 1. Jerri (Ruth) Eaton 1937–2001
      4. 4. Carl (Wilburn) Eaton 1906–1966 m. Sarah (Annie) Moore 1903–1993
        1. 1. Marjorie (Ann) Eaton 1930–2008 m. William (Henry) Jamison 1928–2008
        2. 2. Wilburn (Wiley) Eaton 1932–1984 m. Shirley (Joyce) Bunt 1931–2010
        3. 3. Audrey (Lou) Eaton 1936–2021 m. Hodges Feaster 1935–1962
      5. 5. Virgil (Lee) Eaton 1910–1984 m. Ruth (Victoria) Kemp 1914–
      6. 6. Emery (Myrtle) Eaton 1912–2003 m. James (Richard) Ward 1908–1991
      7. 7. Minnie (Ara) Eaton 1914–2003 m. Beryl (Allen) Young 1909–1987
        1. 1. Beryl (Allen Young) Jr 1934–2006
      8. 8. Andrew (Green) Eaton 1904–1973 m. Ellen (Nancy) Nations 1906–1981
        1. 1. Mabel (Lee) Eaton 1930–1987
        2. 2. Mary (Katherine) Eaton 1928– m. Chester (Leroy Phelps) Sr 1926–2008
    2. 2. Guy (Allen) Dulin 1891–1969 m. Ada (Lee) Carey 1896–1990
      1. 1. Coryie (Lee) Dulin 1919–2003 m. Oren (Ray) Carpenter 1914–1980
        1. 1. Lyndall (Ray) Carpenter 1938–2003
        2. 2. Dwayne (Allen) Carpenter 1941–2012
      2. 2. C (W) Dulin 1921–
      3. 3. Jennie (Aly) Dulin 1913–
      4. 4. Carrie (L) Dulin 1920–
      5. 5. Guy (Roy) Dulin 1923–1971
      6. 6. Jennie (Vera) Dulin 1912–2003
      7. 7. Verna (Emory) Dulin 1914–2006
      8. 8. Joe (Wilton) Dulin 1928–1971
      9. 9. Billie (Fay) Dulin 1932–1933
    3. 3. William (Bedford) Dulin 1905–1977 m. Estella (Mae) Bassham 1908–1995
      1. 1. Leon Dulin 1937–2014 m. Joyce (Elaine) Wommack 1940–2016
    4. 4. Edgar Dulin 1909–1990 m. Ethel (Viola) Walker 1910–1995
      1. 1. Geneva Dulin 1936–1985
    5. 5. Emery Dulin 1897–1985 m. James (Petty) Nunn 1897–1967
      1. 1. James (E) Nunn 1921–1944
      2. 2. Thomas (Bedford) Nunn 1925–1996
      3. 3. Helen (Emery) Nunn 1922–2015 m. Olin (Malcolm) Mayes 1919–1984
      4. 4. John (William Nunn) Sr. 1923–2011
      5. 5. Josephine (Harriett) Nunn 1928–1992
    6. 6. Joseph Dulin 1893–1962 m. Margaret (Ruth) Clements 1900–1977
  2. 2. Henry (Madison) Smith 1875–1911 m. Ara (Bell) Mathews 1873–1956
    1. 1. Victor (Lee) Smith 1897–1969
    2. 2. Verna (Grace) Smith 1899–1990
    3. 3. Henrietta Smith 1901–
    4. 4. Annie (Gray) Smith 1904–1994
    5. 5. Elbert (Berthal) Smith 1907–1993
    6. 6. Vera (Maxine) Smith 1911–1937
  3. 3. Maud Smith 1868–1869
  4. 4. Mary (Susannah) Smith 1869–1900 m. James (W) Alexander 1862–1894
    1. 1. Bettie Alexander 1893–1915
    2. 2. William (Lafayette) Alexander 1889–1960 m. Eva (V) Alexander 1887–
    3. 3. Ruby Alexander 1891–1918 m. Arthur (Oliver) Brewer 1889–1975
      1. 1. Joe (William) Brewer 1916–1997
      2. 2. Herman (Lafayette) Brewer 1918–1919
      3. 3. Annie (Mae) Brewer 1914–2010 m. John (Jewel) Thomas 1911–1978
        1. 1. John (Oliver) Thomas 1937–2023
        2. 2. Eva (Nell) Thomas 1940–2022 m. Robert (Carroll Stovall) Jr. 1937–1990
  5. 5. Jessie (S) Smith 1873–1954
  6. 6. Robert (Walter Smith) Sr 1871–1965 m. Nettie Johnson 1882–1961
    1. 1. Austin (Bryan) Smith 1916–2005
    2. 2. Nina (Belle) Smith 1913–2011 m. Charles (Samuel) Morrison 1919–1967
      1. 1. Charles (Richard) Morrison 1947–2017 m. Linda (Kay) Demoss –2013
    3. 3. Johnson (Neil) Smith 1909–1993 m. Willie (Dorene) Martin 1919–2013
    4. 4. Henry (Luther) Smith 1911–1970
    5. 5. Ila (Jewelle (Judy)) Smith 1914–2008 m. Richard (Owen) Williams 1920–1991
      1. 1. Dana (Lynn) Williams 1946–2005
    6. 6. Eldon (Gardner) Smith 1921–1989 m. Addie (Corrine) Spurlen 1921–2020
    7. 7. Homer (Oliver) Smith 1907–1997 m. Beaulah ("Beth") Williams 1907–1997
    8. 8. Robert (Walter Smith) Jr 1905–1980 m. Lois (Elizabeth) Richardson 1908–1978
      1. 1. Robert (Ronald) Smith 1940–1962
      2. 2. Glenda (Kay) Smith 1942–2013
    9. 9. Earl (Henry Smith) Sr 1898–1980 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Boutwell 1897–1977
      1. 1. Zerl (W.) Smith 1927–1982
      2. 2. Earl (Henry) Smith 1925–1995
    10. 10. Alma Smith 1900–1991 m. Walter (Sly Eady) Rice 1896–1988
      1. 1. Murlene (Syvell) Rice 1920–1995
      2. 2. Alene (Hope) Rice 1920–1978
    11. 11. Belma Smith 1902–1991 m. Hubert (C.) Pounds 1900–1985
      1. 1. Billy (Dulane) Pounds 1925–2013
      2. 2. Marjorie (Neal) Pounds 1928–2013
    12. 12. Clyde (Barbee Smith) Sr 1904–1989 m. Mary (Ellen) Martin 1903–1988
      1. 1. Clyde (Barbee Smith) Jr 1932–1971
      2. 2. Mary (Lou) Smith 1936–2020
  7. 7. Lula (Bell) Smith 1878–1960 m. Joseph (W) Johnson 1874–
    1. 1. Jewell (G) Johnson 1904–
    2. 2. Albert (S) Johnson 1905–
    3. 3. Lena (Bell) Johnson 1912–
    4. 4. Joseph (W) Johnson 1896–
    5. 5. Nelly (M) Johnson 1902–
  8. 8. William Smith 1880–1881

Green Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1841
5 Feb 1841
Birth of Green Lafayette Smith in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas
1850
1850
Age 9
Green Lafayette Smith resided here in Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
Green Lafayette Smith resided here in Beat 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
Beat 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
1870
1870
Age 29
Green Lafayette Smith resided here in Precinct 5, Coryell, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Coryell, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
Green Lafayette Smith resided here in Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas, USA
Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas, USA
1886
29 Jan 1886
Age 45
Death of Green Lafayette Smith in Stephens, Texas, United States
Stephens, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas; Roll: 1327; Family History Film: 1255327; Page: 495A; Enumeration District: 172
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 5, Coryell, Texas; Roll: M593_1581; Page: 312A; Family History Library Film: 553080
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 1, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M653_1304; Page: 202; Image: 27; Family History Library Film: 805304
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Rusk, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M432_914; Page: 263B; Image: 177
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Rusk, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M432_914; Page: 263B; Image: 177

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Beat 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 1, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M653_1304; Page: 202; Image: 27; Family History Library Film: 805304

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Coryell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 5, Coryell, Texas; Roll: M593_1581; Page: 312A; Family History Library Film: 553080

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas; Roll: 1327; Family History Film: 1255327; Page: 495A; Enumeration District: 172

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Stephens, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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