Christine, Thanks for the additional information. Knowing that her name was Florine and she grew up in Onalaska, Polk County, Texas was most helpful in finding some information. Here is what I found in 1930. 1930 Census, Polk County Texas, Onalaska TWP, Prec. 2, E. D. 7, sheet 11b, April 26, 28,1930 line 51, dwelling 205 Smith, R. T., M, W, age 44, married at 26, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. TX, Farmer Smith, Maggie, wife, F, W, age 44, married at 26, b. NC, fb. NC, mb. NC Smith, Florine, dau, F, W, age 16, single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC Smith, Elaine, dau, F, W, age 14, single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC Smith, Rob Jr., son, M, W, age 8, single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC Pruett, Lorane, niece, age 15, single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC McLeod, Helen, sister-in-law, age 24, b. TX, fb. NC, mb. TX Smith, M. W. (lodger or father, written over), age 62, M, W, married at 30, b. MS, fb. MS, mb. MS (his initials would be any combination of M & W). 1920 Census, Polk County Texas, Prec #2, E. D. 120, sheet 11a, Feb 2-3, 1920, Institution: Sawmill line 13, dwelling 216 Smith, Bob, Head, M, W, age 34, married, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. TX, foreman at a sawmill Smith, Maggie, wife, F, W, age 33, married, b. NC, fb. NC, mb. NC Florine, dau, F, W age 6, Single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC Isabell, dau, F, W, age 8/12, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC Now we know her father was born in Texas and her mother in North Carolina, so that will narrow the search somewhat. However, we have to take that information with a grain of salt as census data can be wrong. The key is to find Robert with his parents is the 1900 census. The other thing we should do is to figure out who M. W. Smith is and trace Helen McLeod and Loraine Pruett. All these clues may have to be used in order to find Robert's grandparents. The problem is that Ancestry doesn't have an index for 1900 for very many states as yet (only AZ territory, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) There are 15,468 james smith's in Texas in 1910, so i looked in Polk County TX. In 1910 in Polk Co, I find a Monroe J. Smith b. 1856 in Alabama and Jim Smith b,. 1855, Mississippi. It is possible that one of these might be Robert's father. I'll have to look more later and other things require my attention right now. Dave Pitts Houston TX On Thursday, September 16, 2004, at 11:17 AM, Christine wrote: > David, > Thanks for your reply.........maybe I was somewhat > confusing........all we > know is what I wrote below......... > DeDe is: Florine McLeod Smith Hendricks b. 1-2-1914 (McLeod is her > middle > name) > she married: James Moyers Hendricks b. 7-31-1914 m. 4-10-1953 d. > 12-29-1998 > her father & mother were: Robert Taylor Smith b. 5-15-1885 d. > 8-1-1960 & > Margaret Kehee McLeod Smith b. 3-28-1886 d. 12-23-1960 (they married > 8-1-1911(?)) they are both buried in the Jones Prairie (Crossroads) > Cemetery at Leggett, Polk Co.,TX. > her grandparents were: James Monroe Smith & Georgia Canon (Cannon) > Smith > " " " : John Daniel McLeod & Amanda Currie > McLeod > > Margaret Kehee McLeod was from North Carolina > > Robert Taylor Smith lived in Gibtown, Tx. when young. DeDe thought he > was > born in Wise County instead of Jack County, Tx. He met Margaret Kehee > McLeod in Leggett, Tx. and settled in Onalaska, Tx where DeDe grew up. > He > worked for the West Lumber Company. > > We want to go from Robert Taylor Smith, backwards.........where was > Robert > born?......where did James Monroe Smith & Georgia Canon Smith live? > How do I find them? I use TxGenWeb / Rootsweb a lot. Any other > suggestions > would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks, > Christine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David E.Pitts" <pitts-gen-281@sbcglobal.net> > To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com>; <chriesman95@txcyber.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:23 AM > Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Smith Family > > >> Christine, >> A little more information would be helpful. Smith's are very >> difficult >> to work. >> For example there are 119 Georgia Smith's living in Texas in 1930 >> and 1,255 James Smith's living in Texas in 1930. Moreover, my search >> engine doesn't allow me to find the intersection of these two sets. I >> do not find a Dede Smith living in Texas in 1930. >> >> Examples of useful information: >> What is DeDe's complete given name? >> Where was the family living in 1930? >> Where did DeDe grow up, was it in Texas? >> Where were James Monroe Smith and Georgia Canon Smith born? >> When were James and Georgia born? >> Where and when did any of these people die (Robert, James or Georgia)? >> >> I realize that De De may not know any answers to these questions, but >> if she >> knows just one or two answers it will be a big help. >> >> I've looked in the Birth's book for Wise County and the Cemetery >> Records for Wise County and didn't find any of these people listed. >> >> Dave Pitts >> Houston TX >> >> Hello! >> I am trying to find some family info for a dear friend, DeDe >> Hendricks. >> Her >> father lived at Gibtown when young. She thinks he was born in Wise >> County, >> not Jack County. Her father was Robert Taylor Smith b. 1885 to James >> Monroe >> Smith and Georgia Canon (Cannon) Smith. My friend was 90 in Jan and >> is >> still very alert. She was married, but never had children. She has >> been >> adopted by many of us that know her. I would love to find info to >> compile >> into a little genealogy booklet for her........DeDe is Florine McLeod >> (middle name) Smith Hendricks. >> >> Is there a connection between the Canon family and a hospital in your >> area? >> Thanks in advance, >> Christine Hyman >> chriesman95@txcyber.com >> >> >> > >

David E. Pitts wrote: > Christine, > Thanks for the additional information. Knowing that her name was > Florine and she grew up in Onalaska, Polk County, Texas was most > helpful in finding some information. > Here is what I found in 1930. > > 1930 Census, Polk County Texas, Onalaska TWP, Prec. 2, E. D. 7, sheet > 11b, April 26, 28,1930 > > line 51, dwelling 205 > > Smith, R. T., M, W, age 44, married at 26, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. TX, Farmer > Smith, Maggie, wife, F, W, age 44, married at 26, b. NC, fb. NC, mb. NC > Smith, Florine, dau, F, W, age 16, single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC > Smith, Elaine, dau, F, W, age 14, single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC > Smith, Rob Jr., son, M, W, age 8, single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC > Pruett, Lorane, niece, age 15, single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC > McLeod, Helen, sister-in-law, age 24, b. TX, fb. NC, mb. TX > Smith, M. W. (lodger or father, written over), age 62, M, W, married > at 30, b. MS, fb. MS, mb. MS (his initials would be any combination > of M & W). > > > 1920 Census, Polk County Texas, Prec #2, E. D. 120, sheet 11a, Feb > 2-3, 1920, Institution: Sawmill > > line 13, dwelling 216 > > Smith, Bob, Head, M, W, age 34, married, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. TX, > foreman at a sawmill > Smith, Maggie, wife, F, W, age 33, married, b. NC, fb. NC, mb. NC > Florine, dau, F, W age 6, Single, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC > Isabell, dau, F, W, age 8/12, b. TX, fb. TX, mb. NC > > Now we know her father was born in Texas and her mother in North > Carolina, so that will narrow the search somewhat. However, we have > to take that information with a grain of salt as census data can be > wrong. The key is to find Robert with his parents is the 1900 > census. The other thing we should do is to figure out who M. W. Smith > is and trace Helen McLeod and Loraine Pruett. All these clues may > have to be used in order to find Robert's grandparents. > > The problem is that Ancestry doesn't have an index for 1900 for very > many states as yet (only AZ territory, Colorado, Connecticut, District > of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) > > There are 15,468 james smith's in Texas in 1910, so i looked in Polk > County TX. > > In 1910 in Polk Co, I find a Monroe J. Smith b. 1856 in Alabama and > Jim Smith b,. 1855, Mississippi. It is possible that one of these > might be Robert's father. I'll have to look more later and other > things require my attention right now. > > Dave Pitts > Houston TX > > > On Thursday, September 16, 2004, at 11:17 AM, Christine wrote: > >> David, >> Thanks for your reply.........maybe I was somewhat >> confusing........all we >> know is what I wrote below......... >> DeDe is: Florine McLeod Smith Hendricks b. 1-2-1914 (McLeod is her >> middle >> name) >> she married: James Moyers Hendricks b. 7-31-1914 m. 4-10-1953 d. >> 12-29-1998 >> her father & mother were: Robert Taylor Smith b. 5-15-1885 d. >> 8-1-1960 & >> Margaret Kehee McLeod Smith b. 3-28-1886 d. 12-23-1960 (they married >> 8-1-1911(?)) they are both buried in the Jones Prairie (Crossroads) >> Cemetery at Leggett, Polk Co.,TX. >> her grandparents were: James Monroe Smith & Georgia Canon (Cannon) Smith >> " " " : John Daniel McLeod & Amanda Currie >> McLeod >> >> Margaret Kehee McLeod was from North Carolina >> >> Robert Taylor Smith lived in Gibtown, Tx. when young. DeDe thought >> he was >> born in Wise County instead of Jack County, Tx. He met Margaret Kehee >> McLeod in Leggett, Tx. and settled in Onalaska, Tx where DeDe grew >> up. He >> worked for the West Lumber Company. >> >> We want to go from Robert Taylor Smith, backwards.........where was >> Robert >> born?......where did James Monroe Smith & Georgia Canon Smith live? >> How do I find them? I use TxGenWeb / Rootsweb a lot. Any other >> suggestions >> would be greatly appreciated. >> Thanks, >> Christine >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David E.Pitts" <pitts-gen-281@sbcglobal.net> >> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com>; <chriesman95@txcyber.com> >> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:23 AM >> Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] Smith Family >> >> >>> Christine, >>> A little more information would be helpful. Smith's are very difficult >>> to work. >>> For example there are 119 Georgia Smith's living in Texas in 1930 >>> and 1,255 James Smith's living in Texas in 1930. Moreover, my search >>> engine doesn't allow me to find the intersection of these two sets. I >>> do not find a Dede Smith living in Texas in 1930. >>> >>> Examples of useful information: >>> What is DeDe's complete given name? >>> Where was the family living in 1930? >>> Where did DeDe grow up, was it in Texas? >>> Where were James Monroe Smith and Georgia Canon Smith born? >>> When were James and Georgia born? >>> Where and when did any of these people die (Robert, James or Georgia)? >>> >>> I realize that De De may not know any answers to these questions, but >>> if she >>> knows just one or two answers it will be a big help. >>> >>> I've looked in the Birth's book for Wise County and the Cemetery >>> Records for Wise County and didn't find any of these people listed. >>> >>> Dave Pitts >>> Houston TX >>> >>> Hello! >>> I am trying to find some family info for a dear friend, DeDe Hendricks. >>> Her >>> father lived at Gibtown when young. She thinks he was born in Wise >>> County, >>> not Jack County. Her father was Robert Taylor Smith b. 1885 to James >>> Monroe >>> Smith and Georgia Canon (Cannon) Smith. My friend was 90 in Jan and is >>> still very alert. She was married, but never had children. She has >>> been >>> adopted by many of us that know her. I would love to find info to >>> compile >>> into a little genealogy booklet for her........DeDe is Florine McLeod >>> (middle name) Smith Hendricks. >>> >>> Is there a connection between the Canon family and a hospital in your >>> area? >>> Thanks in advance, >>> Christine Hyman >>> chriesman95@txcyber.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > Robert try Heritage Quest on line and ask for Robert T. Smith, Will list the ones in all the TX County. I live in Conroe And find this very useful.. Jeffie Butler