This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMITH GRIFFIN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VJIBAEB/28047 Message Board Post: I am looking for the George Washington Smith who was born in Kentucky to maybe Cherokee Co or Burleson Co Texas. He had family that settled in Cherokee Co Texas and later Dallas. He had a son James Edward Smith born May 12 1873. Here is information about his family in Texas: Here is the information I(Modell) have. It was taken from Nora's bible. (Contributed by *) Joel Edward Smith Nov. 5, 1901 Alto. Tex. William Henry Smith Dec. 6 1902 Douglas, Tex Iva Mae Smith Oct. 16 1904 Ratcliff Tex. George Washington Smith July 13 1906 Caro Tex Oscar Lee Smith Nov 29 1908 Blooming Grove Tex. Robert Douglas Smith Feb. 19 1910 Alto Tex. Chester Bryant Smith June 7 1912 Alto Tex. Thomas Ralph Smith Sept. 8 1915 Wynnewood Okla Arthur Wilson Smith Aug 25 1917 Burleson Tex Lester Clyde Smith Feb 19 1920 Terrell Tex. Edited to include more information: Joel Edward Smith b: Nov. 5, 1901 Alto. Tex. William Henry Smith b: Dec. 6 1902 Douglas, Tex Iva Mae Smith b: Oct. 16 1904 Ratcliff Tex. George Washington Smith b: July 13 1906 Caro Tex Oscar Lee Smith b: Nov 29 1908 Blooming Grove Tex. Robert Douglas Smith b: Feb. 19 1910 Alto Tex. Chester Bryant Smith b: June 7 1912 Alto Tex. Thomas Ralph Smith Sept. 8 1915 Wynnewood Okla Arthur Wilson Smith Aug 25 1917 Burleson Tex Lester Clyde Smith Feb 19 1920 Terrell Tex. .................. 1) Joel Edward Smith and Annie Lou King Children: MaryLou Smith m:____ Lucas Sadie Gladys Smith m: Billie Roe Griffin  Mildred Elizabeth (b) Dec. 25, 1928- Dallas TX.              Carl David (b) Aug. 19, 1933- Dallas TX. Joe Ann     2) William Henry Smith (m) Althalene Petty, Pettre, Pettie ? Children:   Gene Casey ( b) Nov. 29, 1927- Dallas TX. Benton Clyde (b) April 30, 1930- Dallas TX. William Henry Jr. (b)  Dec. 12, 1933- Dallas TX. Virginia Lee (b) Nov. 17, 1941- Dallas TX.   3) Leslie Clyde Smith (d) May 9,1983 Corpus Christi TX, Padre Island National seashore, Nueces TX.   4) Thomas Ralph Smith (m) Wytelka Modell Thomas  Children: Thomas Ralph Jr. Smith (b) Sept. 1, 1939- Dallas TX. Jerry Wayne (b) Nov. 27, 1943- Dallas TX. Paul Lee (b) March 3, 1946- Dallas TX.   5) Arthur Wilson Smith (m) Pearline or Pauline Jones-children  Children: Arthur Wilson Jr. (b) Aug. 1, 1943 -Dallas TX. Nora Ellen (b) March 3, 1946- Dallas TX. Christine (b) Nov. 5,1956- Dallas TX. Ginger Pauline (b) Nov. 9, 1958- Dallas TX.    6) Chester Bryant Smith (d) 1976 - Lancaster TX. Dallas, Co. Children: William (d) June 6, 1964- Dallas TX. Oscar Lee (d) Aug. 25,1980 Dallas TX. Thomas Ralph (d) May 5, 1982- Dallas TX. Arthur Wilson (d) Dec. 30, 1992- Dallas TX. Note: have just found James Edward Smith's World War 1 draft registration card, it has his birth date as May 19, 1874 he registered Burleson, Johnson Co, Texas