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Leora T. Smithey

Leora T. Smithey

Female 1855 - 1930  (75 years)

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  • Name Leora T. Smithey 
    Nickname Lee 
    Born 25 Mar 1855  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 May 1930  Gilliland, Knox County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried 18 May 1930  Gilliland, Knox County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I137  Family
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2023 

    Father Fielding Lucas Smithy,   b. 9 Dec 1812, Mercer, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1887, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Prudence Elizabeth Howell,   b. 1827, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F1833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Montgomery McCuiston,   b. 25 Dec 1847, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1932, Post, Garza County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1871  Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Charles Montgomery married Leora Smithy, the sister of Carrie Smithey, who is married to Thomas James McCuistion. Charles Montgomery and Thomas James are brothers. The marriage date differs from the original genealogy.
    Children 
     1. Prudence Isabel McCuistion,   b. 17 Oct 1872, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1899, Wood County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     2. Lula McCuistion,   b. 30 Dec 1873, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1907, Knox County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     3. Fieldan Montgomery McCuiston,   b. 23 Mar 1875, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1966, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Emma Pauline McCuiston,   b. 19 Feb 1877, Roane, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1966, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Carrie R. McCuistion,   b. 1878, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1932, Gilmer, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     6. Watt McCuistion
     7. Myrtle Joy McCuistion,   b. 22 Sep 1887, Powell, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1974, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F59  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Mar 1855 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Sep 1871 - Navarro County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 May 1930 - Gilliland, Knox County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 May 1930 - Gilliland, Knox County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S210] McCuiston, Charley M.

    2. [S3403] Texas Death Certificate 1903–1982, Leora T. McCuiston; Knox County, Texas; no. 25094; 17 May 1930.

    3. [S2927] Find a Grave, 28 May 2019; Leora T. "Lee" Smithey McCuiston.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 May 2019), memorial page for Leora T. “Lee” Smithey McCuiston (25 Mar 1855–17 May 1930), Find A Grave Memorial no. 33539453, citing Gilliland Cemetery, Gilliland, Knox County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Cyndy Myers (contributor 46958597) .

    4. [S158] Cemetery and Marriage Records, ltr #350-365., Pg 385, Vol 1.

    5. [S159] Old Northwest Texas, Navarro County 1846-1860, Pg 507.