Thomas was born in 1848. Thomas Smith ... He passed away in 1920.
After fighting in several battles as a private he became a Reverend. On Sunday he was the preacher for the families close by.
My grandma (Stella Smith) played the organ/piano at the church services.
Thomas Auborn Smith married two times. The two times were to daughters of Nelson Landers and Sarah "Sallie" Sieber. His first marriage was in January 1874 was to Lucy Virginia Landers, until her death August 07, 1886.
Two years after her death ( September 25,1888) Thomas second marriage was to Sarah Elizabeth Landers, my greatgrandmother.
Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: Thomas A Smith Birth Date: abt 1848 Death Date: 31 May 1920 Death Place: Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama Death Age: 72 Marital Status: Married Gender: Male Father Name: Jack Smith Mother Name: Susan Ford Spouse Name: Lizzie Smith FHL Film Number: 1908221 Thomas was buried 1 Jun 1920 at Landers Cemetery and shares a headstone with Sarah Eluzabeth Landers . Landers Cemetery is New Liberty, Calhoun, Alabama, United States.
Information provided by his great granddaughter
Sources
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JQ-773 : accessed 4 March 2016), Thomas Smith, Hollingsworth, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 9, sheet 626C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0004; FHL microfilm 1,254,004.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZB-32Z : accessed 4 March 2016), Thomas A Smith, Precinct 7 Hollingsworth, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,005.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK35-48R : accessed 4 March 2016), Thomas A Smith, Hollingsworth, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,017.
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