Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith

Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith

Female 1857 - 1926  (68 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth Betty Alma SmithElizabeth Betty Alma Smith was born on 20 Aug 1857 in Travis County, Texas, USA (daughter of Felix Ezell Smith, Sr and Mary Sophronia Mann); died on 1 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 2 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: Leaseholder on Land for Prairie Mountain School
    • Residence: 1860, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 4
    • Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
    • Education: Abt 1875, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Mary Sharp College
    • Residence: 1880, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 6
    • Residence: 1900, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; Ward 7
    • Residence: 1907, Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; 423 W 10th
    • Residence: 1910, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; Ward 9
    • Residence: 1920, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; Precinct 29

    Notes:

    Aunt "Tennie" McBee also buried in this cemetery. She is also living with Betty in 1910


    Buried:
    Oak Cliff Cemetery

    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:
    1. Smyth Rowntree was born on 8 Jun 1882 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 16 May 1964 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA; was buried in 1964 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.
    2. Musidore A 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 Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    3. Harold Lewis Hal Rowntree, Sr was born on 16 Dec 1887 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 29 Jun 1962 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1962 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA.
    4. Herbert Rowntree was born on 7 Jan 1889 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 20 Feb 1967 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1967 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    5. Robert Flack Rowntree, Jr was born on 23 Oct 1889 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 31 Aug 1909 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA; was buried in 1909 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    6. Oran Goran Rowntree was born on 16 Mar 1892 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 23 Sep 1966 in Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 1966 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Felix Ezell Smith, SrFelix 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, 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, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of Matthew Robinson Mann, Sr and Elizabeth M Turner) 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]


  2. 3.  Mary Sophronia Mann was born on 18 Apr 1838 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Matthew Robinson Mann, Sr and Elizabeth M Turner); 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, 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. 1. Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith was born on 20 Aug 1857 in Travis County, Texas, USA; died on 1 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 2 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Reverend William Stark Smith, JrReverend 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, 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 Rowntree 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]


  2. 5.  Nancy A RowntreeNancy A Rowntree was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA (daughter of Thomas Hart Rowntree 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, 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:
    1. 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.

  3. 6.  Matthew Robinson Mann, Sr was born on 18 Sep 1796 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA (son of Robert Mann and Jane Robinson); died on 14 Dec 1876 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1876 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • AFN: TJ8G-PB
    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Fact 1: Oct 1796; Mother died when he was 3 wks old
    • Residence: 1830, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    • Land: 30 May 1832, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Owl Hollow
    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Residence: 1860, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Residence: 1870, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2

    Notes:

    of Virginia. His mother died when he was 3 weeks, and his father died a few years later, so he was left an orphan while young


    Buried:
    Turner Cemetery

    Matthew married Elizabeth M Turner on 25 Mar 1825 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Captain John Turner and Mary Judith Robertson) was born on 6 Dec 1805 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Sep 1876 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1876 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth M Turner was born on 6 Dec 1805 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA (daughter of Captain John Turner and Mary Judith Robertson); died on 2 Sep 1876 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1876 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 06-00016-02
    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Will: 12 Jan 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Residence: 1860, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Residence: 1870, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Twin for Martha E

    Buried:
    Turner Cemetery

    Children:
    1. 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.


Generation: 4

  1. 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.

    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]


  2. 9.  Mary Smith was born in 1760 in Virginia, USA; died in 1824 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1817, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Children:
    1. 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.
    2. 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.

  3. 10.  Thomas Hart Rowntree was born on 27 Mar 1778 in Fairforest, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA (son of Richardson Rountree and Mildred Hart); died on 15 Jul 1828 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1828 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 06-00009-01
    • Reference Number: 07-00027-01
    • Relocated: Abt 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; From South Carolina
    • Occupation: Between 1810 and 1828, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; Operated a Tavern
    • Will: 1819, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; Lists in Father's estate
    • Fact 1: 1820, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; Help Establish the town
    • Residence: 1820, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Lynchburg, now Moore TN
    • Will: 9 Apr 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Old Bethel Cemetery

    Thomas married Mary Gilbert on 11 Mar 1804 in South Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of James Gilbert) was born on 11 May 1787 in South Carolina, USA; died on 5 Apr 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Gilbert was born on 11 May 1787 in South Carolina, USA (daughter of James Gilbert); died on 5 Apr 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: Abt 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; From SC

    Notes:




    Buried:
    Old Bethel Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Catherine C Rowntree was born on 10 Jun 1803 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jun 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
    2. 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; was buried in 1888 in Burnet County, Texas, USA.
    3. Mildred Rowntree was born on 19 Sep 1809 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1827 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Elizabeth Betsy Rowntree was born on 6 Apr 1811 in Tennessee, USA; died before 1850 in Tennessee, USA.
    5. 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.

  5. 12.  Robert Mann was born in 1770 in Ireland; died about 1799 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1789, Virginia, USA; From England

    Notes:

    Died:
    Drowned Greenbriar River

    Robert married Jane Robinson. Jane (daughter of Robinson) was born about 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Jane Robinson was born about 1770 (daughter of Robinson).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1789, Virginia, USA; From England

    Children:
    1. 6. Matthew Robinson Mann, Sr was born on 18 Sep 1796 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Dec 1876 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1876 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

  7. 14.  Captain John Turner was born on 23 Mar 1772 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA (son of Francis Turner and Elizabeth Gilley); died on 2 Mar 1856 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1856 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: Oct 1804, Patrick County, Virginia, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Military Service: Between 1814 and 1815; War 1812 private under Capt Geo Sainer Inf 2nd Reg WestTn Militia Svc
    • Residence: 1820, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 1
    • Will: 12 Jan 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; LW&T

    Notes:

    War of 1812.

    Buried:
    Winchester City Cemetery

    John married Mary Judith Robertson on 10 Jan 1793 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of David Robertson, Sr and Mildred Ratcliff) was born on 10 Nov 1771 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Aug 1848 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1848 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Mary Judith Robertson was born on 10 Nov 1771 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA (daughter of David Robertson, Sr and Mildred Ratcliff); died on 7 Aug 1848 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1848 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 07-00032-02

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Winchester City Cemetery

    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth M Turner was born on 6 Dec 1805 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Sep 1876 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1876 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.