John Markham (Smythe) Smyth (1909 - 1968)

Born 15 Jan 1909 in Daline, Baldwin, Alabama, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Annie Kathleen (Payne) Smyth — married 1939 in Baker County, Florida, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1968 at age 59 in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA

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Biography

Jack was born in Alabama in 1909 to Robert Smythe and Addie Bell Freeman. In 1910, the family was living in Grassy Point, Washington County, Florida. His maternal aunt, Lucy Freeman Moore, was living with them.^[1]

In 1913, his father committed suicide after fatally shooting his aunt who rebuffed Robert's advances. Jack was four years old at the time.^{[2] [3]}

His mother Addie married seven more times after his father's death. By 1920, she had married Comer Jolly. They were living in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.^[4] Jack was listed as Jack Jolley on the census. By 1935, Addie and Jack were living in Duval County, Florida. Jack was listed as Jack Smith.^[5]

Jack married Annie Kathleen Payne on 10 Mar 1939 in Baker County, Florida. He stated he had been married and divorced before in the marriage record.^[6] In 1945, they were living in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, in the household of his mother-in-law, Jessie Payne. They had an infant son, John Walter Smyth. John was stated to be in the Army.^[7]

However, according to enlistment records, Jack enlisted in the US Army on 14 Jun 1946. He was in the Army Corps of Engineers serving as a Private First Class in the Hawaiian department.^[8]

John and Annie divorced in 1947 in Duval County, Florida.^[9]

Jack passed away in 1968 in Orange County, Florida.^[10] He is buried in the New Smyrna Cemetery in Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida, next to his mother, Addie Bell Freeman Hawley. They share a grave marker.^[11][12]

John was in an obituary on 8 February 1968 in Orlando, Florida, United States. He died (age 59) in about 1968. His obituary stated he was born in Bay Minette, Ala.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVK5-VYV : accessed 16 March 2017), John M Smyth in household of Robert F Smyth, Grassy Point, Washington, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 12B, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 169; FHL microfilm 1,374,182.
2. ↑ The Atlanta Constitution, (Atlanta, Georgia), 4 Aug 1913, Mon • Page 12 [[1]]
3. ↑ Atlanta Constitution 2 Aug 1913, p 12, Freeman Lucille Murder [[2]]
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJXG-NPQ : accessed 15 March 2015), Addie Jolly in household of Comer C Jolly Jr., Waycross Ward 3, Ware, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,283..
5. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNVS-9NW : 14 November 2014), Jack Smith, , Duval, Florida; citing line 25, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,156.
6. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6R4-4LH : 7 December 2017), John Markarm Smyth and Annie Kathleen Payne, 10 Mar 1939, Baker, Florida, United States; citing p. , county courthouses, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,130,852.
7. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNFN-MF3 : accessed 18 December 2015), John M Smyth, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; citing line 2, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,183.
8. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMVK-1LS : accessed 18 December 2015), John M Smyth, enlisted 14 Jun 1946, Boca Raton Aaf, Florida, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
9. ↑ "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKHF-SXN : accessed 18 December 2015), John M Smyth and Annie Smyth, 1947; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Duval, Florida, certificate 19986, volume 419, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
10. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVJ1-WJX : 25 December 2014), John Markham Smyth, Feb 1968; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 3058, certificate number 11278, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKS-Y6C4 : accessed 15 March 2015), John M. Smyth, 1968; Burial, Edgewater, Volusia, Florida, United States of America, Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery; citing record ID 31634444, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
12. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 31634444 Find A Grave: Memorial #31634444
13. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
    Orlando Evening Star; Publication Date: 8 Feb 1968; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/291023394/?article=bb9cc97d-971e-45ab-9fbf-8281f95bcc7e&focus=0.023812661,0.21554129,0.1465792,0.29990834&xid=3355
    Ancestry Record 61843 #538293769 (accessed 24 November 2023)
    Name: John Markham Smyth; Gender: Male; Death Age: 59; Birth Date: abt 1909; Birth Place: Bay Minette, Ala.; Residence Place: 35 W. Concord; Death Date: Abt 1968; Obituary Date: 8 Feb 1968; Obituary Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; Newspaper Title: Orlando Evening Star; Mother: Hawley; Siblings: Edna Parsons.