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1857 - 1926 (69 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith was born in 1857 (daughter of Felix Ezell Smith, Sr and Mary Sophronia Mann); died in 1926. Elizabeth married Robert Flack Rowntree, Sr on 4 May 1881 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Robert (son of James Lewis Rowntree, Sr and Musidora Flack) was born on 9 Dec 1846 in Manor, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 20 Jul 1893 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; was buried in 1893 in Llano, Llano, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Musidore Rowntree was born on 4 Jun 1885 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 27 Jul 1974 in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA; was buried in 1974 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Generation: 2
2. | Felix Ezell Smith, Sr was born on 10 Aug 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA (son of Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr and Nancy A Rowntree); died on 11 Mar 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Baptist Minister
- Residence: 1850, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA; District 2
- Relocated: 1851, Travis, Texas, USA; Located near Bluff Springs
- Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 4
- Military Service: Between 1863 and 1865, Texas, USA; Lt Smith of Capt WHD Carrington's Co Calvary near Rio Grande
- Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
- Occupation: Between 1874 and 1876, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 14th State Assembly Member
- Occupation: Between 1879 and 1881, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 16th State Assembly Member
- Residence: 1880, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 6
- Fact 1: 1883, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; Visited by Rufus Alonzo Parks
- Occupation: Between 1883 and 1887, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 19th State Assembly Member
- Occupation: 1889, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 21st State Assembly Member
Notes:
Member of TX Legislature, farmer. Lived near Bluff Springs, TX, 7 mi south of Austin. Served in confederate side, Civil War Mississippi Dept. During legislature introduced bill to build Austin capitol building. Owned much farm acreage (2000 Acres), prominent Mason.
Buried:
Family Cemetery
Felix married Mary Sophronia Mann on 23 Oct 1856 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA. Mary was born on 18 Apr 1838 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Nov 1916 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1916 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary Sophronia Mann was born on 18 Apr 1838 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Nov 1916 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1916 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1850, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA; District 2
- Relocated: 1858, Travis, Texas, USA
- Residence: 1860, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 4
- Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
- Residence: 1880, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 6
Notes:
Per Encyclopedia of Texas, 10 children, all of whom were graduates of Univ of TX
Buried:
Family Cemetery
Children:
- 1. Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith was born in 1857; died in 1926.
- William Starke Smith was born on 9 Oct 1858 in Texas, USA; died on 29 Oct 1915 in Texas, USA; was buried in 1915 in Karnes City, Karnes, Texas, USA.
- Nancy Nannie Smith was born on 15 Apr 1862 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 2 Apr 1941 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1941 in Masonic Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- Dr Matthew Mann Smith, Sr was born on 20 Nov 1864 in Travis, Texas, USA; died on 10 Jan 1924 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1924 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- James Newton Smith was born on 8 Jun 1867 in Travis, Texas, USA; died on 12 Feb 1898 in Junction, Kimble, Texas, USA; was buried in 1898 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
- John Turner Smith was born on 21 Mar 1870 in Travis, Texas, USA; died on 23 Sep 1900 in Junction, Kimble, Texas, USA; was buried in 1900 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
- Wade Morris Smith was born on 6 Aug 1872 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 10 Jan 1953 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA; was buried in 1953 in Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.
- Mary Leonora Smith was born on 31 Dec 1874 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; died in 1923; was buried in Merced, Merced, California, USA.
- Felix Ezell Smith, Jr was born on 31 Oct 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 25 May 1950 in Tom Green County, Texas, USA; was buried on 26 May 1950 in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA.
- George Lewis Smith was born on 24 Nov 1878 in Texas, USA; died in Nov 1880 in Milam, Texas, USA.
- Lawrence Smith was born on 24 Nov 1878 in Texas, USA; died on 24 Nov 1878 in Texas, USA.
- Georgie Ruth Helen Smith was born on 11 Mar 1884 in Travis, Texas, USA; died on 18 Mar 1951 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried in 1951 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
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Generation: 3
4. | Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr was born on 9 Mar 1797 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA (son of William Stark Smith, Sr and Mary Smith); died on 1 Jan 1876 in Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Family Search ID: L4Q4-2DW
- Occupation: Baptist Minister
- Will: 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned as sharing land with Thomas Rowntree in his will
- Will: 1830, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
- Residence: 1850, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA; District 2
- Relocated: 1851, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; fm TN
- Occupation: 1853, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Postmaster
- Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 2
- Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
Notes:
Friend of Andrew Jackson. See "The Lone Star State" p 261, published Lewis Publishing Chicago 1893. Biographical history of several TX counties.
Buried:
Smith -Medearis Cemetery
Died:
Onion Creek
William married Nancy A Rowntree on 27 Oct 1827 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Hart Rountree and Mary Gilbert) was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Nancy A Rowntree was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA (daughter of Thomas Hart Rountree and Mary Gilbert); died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: 06-00014-02
- Fact 1: 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's will
- Residence: 1850, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA; District 2
- Relocated: 1851, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
- Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 2
- Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
- Will: 9 Mar 1876, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; LW&T
Notes:
6 other children. 2 sons planters in Travis CO. Four daughters, all married to men of high standing.
Buried:
Smith -Medearis Cemetery
Children:
- 2. Felix Ezell Smith, Sr was born on 10 Aug 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Mar 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
- Lieutenant John Morgan Smith was born in 1833 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Nov 1862 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA.
- Mildred Rountree Smith was born on 24 Apr 1835 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Mar 1892 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1892 in Masonic Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- James Woods Smith was born on 1 Jul 1837 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA; died on 28 Apr 1911 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1911 in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- Mary Elizabeth Smith was born on 7 Feb 1839 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Mar 1913 in Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1913 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- Ann E Smith was born in 1842 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1871 in Texas, USA.
- Catherine Kate Ann Smith was born on 29 Apr 1844 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Jul 1877 in Travis, Texas, USA.
- Wade Morris Smith was born on 20 Sep 1853 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 11 Aug 1911 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1911 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
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Generation: 4
8. | William Stark Smith, Sr was born on 15 Sep 1756 in Essex, Virginia, USA (son of John Smith and Mary Starke); died before 2 Jan 1830 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1830 in Old City Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR Number: A106136
- Fact 1: 3 sons and 6 daughters; all born in North Carolina
- Military: Between 1776 and 1778, Virginia, USA; 7th Virginia Regiment; Wounded at Brandywine Creek
- Relocated: 1783, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; From Virginia shortly after marriage
- Relocated: 1817, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
- Will: 1830, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; LW&T
Notes:
3 sons, 6 daughters. Native of Virginia
William married Mary Smith in 1783 in Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1760 in Virginia, USA; died in 1824 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Mary Smith was born in 1760 in Virginia, USA; died in 1824 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Family Search ID: KNVC-6P2
- Relocated: 1817, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Children:
- James C Smith was born in 1784 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.
- Mary Polly Smith was born on 17 Apr 1785 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Sep 1860 in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA.
- Frances Franky Smith was born about 1787 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.
- John T Smith, Sr was born in 1790 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.
- Joanna Smith was born in 1793 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died about 1870 in Collin County, Texas, USA; was buried about 1870 in Forest Grove, Collin, Texas, USA.
- Jane Jennie Smith was born in 1794 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died in Tennessee, USA.
- Elizabeth Smith was born on 13 Nov 1795 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 Sep 1860 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.
- 4. Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr was born on 9 Mar 1797 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jan 1876 in Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
- Susannah Bird Smith was born on 3 Aug 1803 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Aug 1881 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
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11. | Mary Gilbert was born about 1777. Children:
- Katherine C Rountree was born on 10 Jun 1803 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Jun 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1867 in Pioneer Cemetery, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
- James Lewis Rowntree, Sr was born on 1 Feb 1806 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; died on 13 Apr 1888 in Burnet County, Texas, USA.
- Elizabeth Betsy Rowntree was born on 6 Apr 1811 in Tennessee, USA; died before 1850 in Tennessee, USA.
- 5. Nancy A Rowntree was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
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