THE FAMILY OF W. A. & ELIZABETH SMITH
William A. Smith Born Dec.14 1852 Died
Jan. 28 1924
Elizabeth "Stroud" Smith Born Dec.21 1853 Died Feb. 21 1940
William A. Smith and Elizabeth Stroud were married September 14 1875 Pulaski County Kentucky
Maggie Smith
Born June 14 1876 Died Nov 3 1918 Married : John Nelson Fredonia KS.
Cyrus M. Smith Born Feb. 15 1878 Died Jan 6 1952 Married : Ellen Ferguson Fredonia
KS
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Sarah Alice Smith Born April 21 1881 Died Oct, 21 1953 Married : John Enz Fredonia
KS.
Alma Mae Smith Born Dec 19 1883 Died (about 1950) Married : Oscar Brannon
Fredonia KS.
Maude Smith Born April 5 1885 Died Dec. 22 1965 Married : Walter
Timmons Fredoina KS.
Elsie Lee Smith Born Feb. 12 1888 Died Aug. 25 1957 Married
: George Raborn Carlisle AR.
Dora Smith Born April 4 1890 Died April
14 1890
Harlan C. Smith Born April 8 1891 Died Nov 22 1910
Nellie
Smith Born July 22 1893 Died Dec.13 1950 Married : Hugh Raborn Carlisle AR.
Ethel Smith Born Aug 10 1895 Died Nov 4 1971 Married : Pat Patterson
Note**
Elise Lee Smith (my grandmother) and Nellie Smith married Uncle and Nephew (Raborn)
Harlan C. Smith died of a ruptured Appendix
William and Elizabeth "Stroud" Smith was said
to come from Somerset KY. It is told that William was a hired hand for the Stroud family. Elizabeth
knew her family would not approve of their marriage. She helped William steal a wagon and team of horses from her father and eloped to Arkansas.
They were said to of crossed the Mississippi River at Memphis TN. They had to spending a few days in
Memphis to let the river go down before they could cross. William and Elizabeth did not settle in Arkansas
but spent time in Texas and Kansas and returning to Arkansas when he bought a farm south of Carlisle
site unseen. Elizabeth was said to have been very disappointed when she seen what had been purchased.
They both spent the rest of their lives there but also making trips back to Kansas to see family.
Elizabeth being asked about the fact that she and William had stole a team of horses and wagon from
her father, she answered by replying "Well they weren't his best team and wagon"!
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