| Obit For | Henry Jefferson Smith |
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| Headline | Obituary |
| Text | Deceased: Henry Jefferson Smith Parents Names: Jiles and Sarah (Singleton) Smith Place Born: TN Date Born: Jan. 18, 1838 Date Died: Sept. 13, 1930 Place Died: Monett Twp, Barry Co., MO Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery, Barry Co., MO Newspaper: Cassville Republican Paper Date: Sept 18, 1930 Abstract or Extract: Extract Living People: No Permission: Obit: Cassville Republican, Sept. 18, 1930 Jefferson Smith Jefferson Smith, a pioneer resident of the north part of the county, also passed away Saturday, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. T.V. Poole, in Monett, at the advance age of 92 years. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at Bethel, Rev. Elbe Stibling, and interment made in the Bethel cemetery. For many years, Mr. Smith had been a member of the Methodist Protestant church at Mt. Pisgah. He was a native of Tennessee having been born in the State January 18, 1838. When but a boy his parents came to Barry county and located on Kings Prairie. His wife Lavina Fly Smith passed away about 27 years ago. The following children survive him: W.A. and Thurman Smith of Purdy; Otto Smith of McAlester, Okla.; Mrs. E. Boss, Mrs. J. M. Finn, Mrs. E. D. Davis, Mrs. T.V. Poole and Mrs. Herbert Walton of Monett; and Mrs. Joe Samples of Seneca. Mr. Smith was the grandfather of Judge Emory E. Smith Circuit Judge of this Judicial Circuit. He has a host of relatives and friends over the county. Research Notes: Death Cert # 29054 Name Henry Jefferson Smith Birth Jan. 18, 1838, Tennessee Parents: Jiles and Sarah (Singleton) Smith Death Sept. 13, 1930, Monett Twp., Barry Co., MO Burial in Bethel Cemetery Donna Cooper's Note: His father's name was sometimes written as Jiles and sometimes as Giles. His mother Sarah (Singleton) Smith is buried in Bethel Cemetery and his grandmother, Nancy (Jacobs) Smith died in 1880 and is also buried there - without a stone. She was the mother of Giles Smith. The Smith family has the birth year for Henry Jefferson Smith as 1842, which could be in error. His sister, Sarah Frances Smith who married George Long, was my great-great grandmother. |
| Newspaper | Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
| Date | Sept. 18, 1930 |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | Newspaper |
| Submitted by | Barbara Erwin |
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