STATUS: REUNITED WITH FAMILY

PHOTOGRAPH INFORMATION

NAME(S): Thomas W. Smith
PHOTOGRAPH: # 2712
OTHER INFO: (See Below)
PHOTOGRAPHER: Baldwin, Durant, Indian Territory
CARD SIZE: 12.7 cm x 18.9 cm
WHERE PURCHASED: Gilroy, California
WHEN PURCHASED: May 28, 2014

RESEARCHED INFORMATION

Identified: Thomas W. Smith

Born: January 16, 1852, Paducah, Kentucky
Died: December 10, 1935, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
Father: James Smith
Mother:
Married: Ida Lee Crawford. June 24, 1886, Hopkins County, Texas
Children: Barney G., Meda or Meta, & Crawford
Source: Nelson-West Family Tree on Ancestry.com

NOTES

Obituary Reads:

Thomas W. Smith, one of Durant's beloved pioneer citizens and for more than 34 years a resident of this city, died Tuesday morning at

a little past 7 o'clock at his home on North Second avenue. The end came after a week's spell with pneumonia coupled with the infirmities of
old age. Mr. Smith was born in Paducah, Ky., 84 years ago, afterward moving to Cumby, Texas, from which place he came to Durant.
        In early manhood Mr. Smith was married to Miss Ida Crawford of Kentucky, and of this union five children were born of whom three
survive - B. G. Smith of Denison, Texas; Crawford Smith of Mobile, Ala., and Miss Meta Smith of Durant. One grandchild, Corinne Smith, also survives.
        Many years ago Mr. Smith united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church and became a consistent member and interested member of
that organization. He was a man of lovable nature and was familiarly know to hundreds of his friends as "Uncle Tom."
Funeral services were conducted at the first Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. and was in charge of Rev. R. C. Miller and Rev. W. N. Sholl.
Active pallbearers were Messrs. Frank Hinkson, Bob Vaughan, JohnBowers, Bill Fry, Clarence Leach and Amos Knight.
Honorary pallbearers were Messrs. Gree Thompson, Kirk Amis, Lee Currin, Benton Fuller, John Leonard, Lloyd Power, H. S. Bates,
G. T. Stubbs, George Carroll, Ben Shaver, J. A. Stevens, Frank Fuller and Halsell Clark

SOURCES

Nelson-West Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Family