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Lena Lavenia Smith 1875–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1875

Birth Location: Fannin County, Texas

Death Date: 26 April 1925

Death Location: Oakman, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: John Smith

Mother: Selena Johnson

Spouse(s): Benjamin Justus

Children(s): John Justus, Jesse Justus, Lola Justus, Rubie Justus, Floyd Sr, Nettie Justus, Arry Justus, Minnie Justus

Lena Lavenia Smith was born in 1875 in Fannin County, Texas, the child of John Owen Paddlefoot Smith And Selena Johnson. In 1880, Lena Lavenia Smith resided in Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA. Lena Lavenia Smith married Benjamin Bryant Justus, and had children including Arry Justus, Floyd Andrew Justus Sr, James Henry Justus, Jesse Justus, John Owen Justus, Lola Justus, Minnie Levena Justus, Nettie Justus, Rubie Justus. Lena Lavenia Smith passed away in 1925 in Oakman, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lena Lavenia Smith was born in 1875 in Fannin County, Texas, the child of John Owen Paddlefoot Smith And Selena Johnson.
  • In 1880, Lena Lavenia Smith resided in Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA.
  • Lena Lavenia Smith married Benjamin Bryant Justus, and had children including Arry Justus, Floyd Andrew Justus Sr, James Henry Justus, Jesse Justus, John Owen Justus, Lola Justus, Minnie Levena Justus, Nettie Justus, Rubie Justus.
  • Lena Lavenia Smith passed away in 1925 in Oakman, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lena Smith's Ancestors

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Lena Smith
1875–1925
Birth Place: Fannin County, Texas
Parents
John Owen "Paddlefoot" Smith
1841–1911
Alabama
Selena Johnson
1838–1913
Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi
Grandparents
Hiram Smith
1810–1864
Illinois, United States
Mary (Smith) Turner
1816–1854
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elias Smith
1793–1870
Charity Walker
1793–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lena Smith's Descendants

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Lena (Lavenia) Smith (24 June 1875–26 April 1925) m. Benjamin (Bryant) Justus (14 Feb 1865–12 Jun 1926)
  1. 1. John (Owen) Justus 1893–1963
  2. 2. Jesse Justus 1905–1982
  3. 3. Lola Justus 1907–1976
  4. 4. Rubie Justus 1909–1978
  5. 5. Floyd (Andrew Justus) Sr 1912–1985
  6. 6. Nettie Justus 1896–1979
  7. 7. Arry Justus 1900–1974
  8. 8. Minnie (Levena) Justus 1897–1898

Lena Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1875
24 June 1875
Birth of Lena Lavenia Smith in Fannin County, Texas
Fannin County, Texas
1880
1880
Age 5
Lena Lavenia Smith resided here in Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
1925
26 April 1925
Age 50
Death of Lena Lavenia Smith in Francis, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
Francis, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1875
    Event Place: Fannin County, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1925
    Event Place: Francis, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakman, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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