Hairston Family History and Genealogy

John Erastus SMITH

HAIRSTON.org ID#2810, b. 14 August 1868, d. 7 March 1938

Father*

James Kesiah SMITH¹ b. a 1847

Mother*

Charlotte Ruth GRISHAM¹ b. a 1851

Birth*

John Erastus SMITH was born on 14 August 1868 in Monroe, Louisiana.¹

He was the son of James Kesiah SMITH and Charlotte Ruth GRISHAM.¹

Census 1870

John Erastus SMITH appeared on the 1870 census of James Kesiah SMITH on 28 July 1870 in Ward 6, Ouachita, Louisiana.²

Census 1880

John Erastus SMITH appeared on the 1880 census of James Kesiah SMITH on 1 June 1880 in Ouachita, Louisiana; James K Smith 33 (farmer, both parents born in LA), Charlot R Smith 29 (parents born in SC and MS), John Smith 11, Augustus Smith 8.¹

Marriage*

John Erastus SMITH married Eugenia May EVANS, daughter of Lewis Allen EVANS Jr. and Laura Sarah DREW, on 20 January 1892 in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana.³

Census 1900*

John Erastus SMITH appeared on the 1900 census of John Erastus SMITH in 1900 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana.⁴

Census 1910*

He appeared on the census of 1910 in Ward 5, Ouachita, Louisiana.⁵

Census 1920

He appeared on the 1920 census of John W. MITCHELL on 7 January 1920 in District 26, Moore Haven, De Soto, Florida.⁶

Census 1930*

John Erastus SMITH was Head of Household in the 1930 Federal Census on 2 April 1930 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida.⁷

Death*

He died on 7 March 1938 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, at age 69.⁸

Family

Eugenia May EVANS b. 28 Nov 1872, d. 28 Oct 1940

Children

Clara Ozelle SMITH⁹ b. 14 Mar 1893, d. 4 Jun 1893
Leslie Idelle SMITH⁴ b. 14 Jan 1895, d. 26 May 1970
Thomas Parham SMITH⁹ b. 24 Apr 1897, d. 24 Apr 1897
Mamie Ruth SMITH+⁵ b. 16 Oct 1900, d. 23 Jul 1991
Sadie Louise SMITH⁹ b. 24 Jun 1902, d. 30 Jun 1902
James E. SMITH⁵ b. 30 Jun 1905
John Allen SMITH⁹ b. 13 Mar 1907, d. 22 Oct 1909
Henry Blackman SMITH⁹ b. 23 Dec 1909, d. 4 Jun 1910
Henry A. SMITH⁵ b. a 1910
Jack Wesley SMITH⁹ b. 2 Nov 1911, d. 22 Dec 1917

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S290] Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, Provo Utah, Ancestry.com.
[S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S31] Florida Death Index 1877-1998, Ancestry.com.
[S3463] Bible - John E. Smith.

Last Edited

3 Feb 2022