Augustus G. SMITH

HAIRSTON.org ID#610, b. 20 August 1871
Father*James Kesiah SMITH1 b. a 1847
Mother*Charlotte Ruth GRISHAM1 b. a 1851
Birth*Augustus G. SMITH was born on 20 August 1871 in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana.2 
He was the son of James Kesiah SMITH and Charlotte Ruth GRISHAM.1 
Census 1880Augustus G. 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*Augustus G. SMITH married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP, daughter of John BLANKENSHIP and Sena HIGDON, on 6 February 1896 in Ouachita, Louisiana.2,3
Census 1900*Augustus G. SMITH appeared on the census of 23 June 1900 in District 92, West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, G A Smith 28 (a carpenter), Mary E Smith 20 wife (married for 4 years), Stacy B Smith 2 daughter, Ora M Smith 12 daughter.2

OccupationHe was Hardware proprietor in 1910.4 
Census 1910*He appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 in Ward 6, District 56, Houston, Harris, Texas, Augustus Smith 39 hardware proprietor, Mary Smith 30, Stacie Smith 12, Ora Smith 10, Verbenia Smith 5 and Augustus's brother-in-law Joe Blankenship.4

Death Spouse*His wife, Mary Elizabeth Blankenship, died on 16 March 1923. 

Family

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLANKENSHIP b. 20 Feb 1880, d. 16 Mar 1923
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S3110] Louisiana Marriages Records, 1851-1900, Provo Utah, Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited8 Sep 2024