James Madison Smith

1862 - 1937  (75 years)

• Name	James Madison Smith
  Born	1862	Tennessee, United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Apr 1912	Anson, Jones, Texas, United States
  	Married here
  Residence	1919	Oklahoma, United States
  	Birth of Leota
  Residence	1925	Waurika City, Grayson Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States
  	birth of Dorothy
  Residence	3 Apr 1930	Waurika City, Grayson Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States
  	U.S. Census
  		1930 United States Census for James Madison Smith and family Name: J M Smith Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1862 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Home in 1930: Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Ethel Smith Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Household Members: Name Age J M Smith 68 Ethel Smith 38 Leota Smith 12 [2] Dorthy Smith 4 See http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=smith&GSfn=norvel&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=38&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=39375862&df=all& Find-A-Grave record for Norvell Floyd Smith - possible grandson of James Madison Smith) Norvell's parents are listed as Mitchell Fillmore Smith and Virginia Lee Poston - they are nowhere to be found in the census records so far. The states do line up. Thinking Mitchell might be the son of James Madison from a 1st marriage - especially due to their ages in the 1930 census.
  Died	8 Dec 1937
  Person ID	I1	Smith-Slaughter
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family	Ethel Birdie\Byrdie Slaughter,   b. 26 Oct 1892, Hamilton, Hamilton, Texas, United States ,   d. 26 Apr 1966, Placer, California, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1912	Anson, Jones, Texas, United States
  Children	+ 1. Leota Mae Smith,   b. 13 Jan 1919, Oklahoma, United States ,   d. 14 Dec 1985, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States  (Age 66 years)   2. Dorothy Lee Smith,   b. 17 Sep 1925, Waurika City, Grayson Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States ,   d. 21 Mar 1987, Placerville, El Dorado, California, United States  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1862 - Tennessee, United States Residence - Married here - Apr 1912 - Anson, Jones, Texas, United States Married - 17 Apr 1912 - Anson, Jones, Texas, United States Residence - Birth of Leota - 1919 - Oklahoma, United States Residence - birth of Dorothy - 1925 - Waurika City, Grayson Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States Residence - U.S. Census - 3 Apr 1930 - Waurika City, Grayson Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  James Madison Smith with Ethel and Leota Photo from Ancestry - Dianna Latham

  
  

• Notes

  The Oklahoma Historical Society looked here: Title: Waurika News Democrat County: Jefferson Town: Waurika Roll No.: 7420-43 Begin Date: 01/04/1935 End Date: 12/31/1937 ID: N0024501 for a death notice or obituary and could not find one. They also search the cemetery records they have as well and still could not find him.