Husband: Alford L. 'Al' SMITH (1,2,3,4,5,6)
Birthdate: 15 Jul 1876 (3)
Birthplace: Missouri or Kansas (1,4,5,6)
Death date: 18 Apr 1960 (3)
Place of death: Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas (2)
Burial: Townsend Cemetery, Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas (3)
Father: Clay SMITH (1,2)
Mother: F. A. Elizabeth (Eliza) L. BLACK (1,2)

Marriage date: 07 Oct 1894 (8)
Marriage place: Poughkeepsie, Sharp County, Arkansas (8)

Wife: Margaret M. VANHORN (2,8)
Birthdate: 20 Aug 1875 (3)
Birthplace: Missouri
Death date: 06 Feb 1964 (3)
Place of death: Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas (2)
Burial: Townsend Cemetery, Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas (3)
Father: John T. VANHORN (2,13)
Mother: Nica (Nicey) BURNETT (2,13)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: William H. (Will or Willie) SMITH (2,4,5)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 18 Aug 1895 (9)
Birthplace: Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas
Death date: 07 Jan 1972 (9,20)
Place of death: Craighead County, Arkansas
Burial: Old Enterprise Cemetery, Bono, Craighead County, Arkansas (9,20)
Marriage date: 10 Jan 1930 (12)
Marriage place: Bono, Craighead County, Arkansas
Spouses' names: Nova (Novie) Ama WINFORD

Child No. 2: Baby Boy SMITH (2)
Sex: M
Birthdate: Abt. 1897
Birthplace: Sharp County, Arkansas
Death date: Abt. 1897 at 9 days old
Place of death: Sharp County, Arkansas
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 3: Robert (Bobbie) SMITH (2,4,5)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 22 Aug 1899 (3)
Birthplace: Sharp County, Arkansas
Death date: 29 Apr 1982 (3)
Place of death: VA Hospital, Poplar Bluff, Missouri (2)
Burial: Townsend Cemetery, Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas (3)
Marriage date: Never married (2)
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 4: Marie SMITH (2,5)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 10 Jul 1902 (11)
Birthplace: Craighead County, Arkansas
Death date: 01 Oct 1974 (11)
Place of death: Craighead County, Arkansas
Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas (11)
Marriage date: Abt. 1922
Marriage place: Bono, Craighead County, Arkansas
Spouses' names: Irvin H. PARSON (11)

Child No. 5: Billie SMITH (2,5)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 22 Sep 1904 (2,10)
Birthplace: Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas (2)
Death date: 06 Sep 1975 (10,14)
Place of death: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas (14)
Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas (10,14)
Marriage date: [1] 03 Feb 1926 (12) [2] 09 Oct 1958
Marriage place: [1] Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas [2] Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas (12)
Spouses' names: [1] Irene HANSON (12) [2] Opal Cynthia SCARBOROUGH

Child No. 6: Elizabeth (Eliza) Jane SMITH (2,5)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 19 Aug 1906 (10)
Birthplace: Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas
Death date: 06 Feb 1995 (10)
Place of death: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas
Burial: Union Grove Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas (10)
Marriage date: 05 Oct 1922 (12)
Marriage place: Craighead County, Arkansas (12)
Spouses' names: Ernest (Ernie) Lee HAMILTON (12)

Child No. 7: Joe SMITH (2,5,7)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 31 Aug 1908 (15)
Birthplace: Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas
Death date: 10 Jul 1995 (15)
Place of death: Craighead County, Arkansas
Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Craighead County, near Walcot, Arkansas (15)
Marriage date: 29 Dec 1929 (12)
Marriage place: Craighead County, Arkansas
Spouses' names: Olar Katheran WINFORD (2,12)

Child No. 8: Mary Ann SMITH (2,16,17)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 30 Dec 1911 (16)
Birthplace: Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas
Death date: 19 Oct 2001 (17,18)
Place of death: St. Bernard’s Medical Center, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas
Burial: Macey Cemetery, Monette, Craighead County, Arkansas (17,18) [4] abt. 1987 (16,17)
Marriage date: [1] Abt. 1930 [2] abt. 1937 (16,17) [3] 13 Jul 1946
Marriage place: [1] Craighead County, Arkansas [2] [3] Craighead County, Arkansas (12) [4]
Spouses' names: [1] Ernie THORNTON (2) [2] Glen Eldridge (Buck) FEARNOW [3] James Edward MOORE [4] THOMPOSON

Child No. 9: Effie SMITH (2,5,6)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 02 Dec 1915 (19)
Birthplace: Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas
Death date: 10 Jul 1980 (19)
Place of death: Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas
Burial: Smithville City Cemetery, Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas (19)
Marriage date: [1] 10 Feb 1936 (12) [2] 25 Jun 1948
Marriage place: [1] Craighead County, Arkansas (2)
Spouses' names: [1] Edgar Wesley (Buddy) TOLBERT (2,12) [2] Michael SALAS
 
 
Documentation:
(1) 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Doniphan County, Wayne Township, Arkansas
(2) Vondas A. Smith, grandson of Al Smith.
(3) Tombstone at Townsend Cemetery, Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas.
(4) 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Sharp County, Lebanon Township, District 118, Arkansas.
(5) 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Craighead County, Big Creek Township, Enumeration District 26, Arkansas.
(6) 1930 U.S. Census, Craighead County, Big Creek Township, Arkansas.
(7) Joe Smith’s Obituary, Jonesboro Sun, July 11, 1995, page 6A.
(8) Marriage Records, Sharp County Courthouse, Ash Flat, Arkansas.
(9) Tombstone at Old Enterprise Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas.
(10) Tombstone at Union Grove Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas.
(11) Tombstone at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas.
(12) Marriage Records at Craighead County Courthouse, Jonesboro, Arkansas.
(13) 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Lawrence County, Spring River Township, Arkansas.
(14) Billie Smith’s Obituary, Jonesboro Sun, September 7, 1975.
(15) Tombstone at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Craighead County, near Walcot, Arkansas.
(16) Personal conversation with Mary Ann Smith Thompson, July 5, 2001.
(17) Personal conversation with Deanna Fearnow Mayes at Smith-Hanson Family Reunion on May 25, 2002, in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. Also previous e-mail communication was made with Ms. Mayes.
(18) Mary Ann Thompson’s Obituary, Jonesboro Sun, October 22, 2001.
(19) Tombstone at Smithville City Cemetery, Smithville, Sharp County, Arkansas.
(20) Willie Smith’s Obituary, Jonesboro Sun, Jonesboro, Arkansas, January 7, 1972.

Notes:
* Comments: Will fought in France in World War I, sustaining a disfiguring facial scar. He also had a lifetime infection that would not heal in one leg below the knee, which was the result of a battlefield gas attack during the war. (2)
* Comments: Vondas Smith has two small, empty medicine bottles that Margaret Vanhorn Smith used to medicate [Baby Boy] this baby when he was sick. (2)
* Comments: Bob was a Private in World War II. He died with face cancer at 82 years of age. (2)
* Comments: Billie is my paternal grandfather.
* Comments: Mary Ann may have married 5 times or more. (2)
* Comments: Effie was called "Boy" by family members. (2)