The Smith family moved form Louisville, Tennessee, to the A.W. White farm in the north part of Crosby County in 1910, where they farmed for some years, then moved to Ralls, where Mr. Smith was an electrician for several years.For some number of years he has been with the Compress Company of Ralls, where he has been a useful member of the force.
Mrs. Smith was a gracious, lovely woman, helping those about her. She passed away about six years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith loved their adopted home of Crosby County. They did their part in its growth in education and church work. Mr. Smith now lives in Ralls; his widowed daughter, Mrs. Hazel Dean, and Jim and Jane live with him. Her son, Clifford,lives in California.
Another daughter, Mrs. Thelma Richardson, lives in Ralls with her husband, Tom, and two children. Albert Smith lives in Becton, where he is a farmer and a ginner.
Flora Smith married Lige Dean. They have six children: Mrs. Mary Waters, Mrs. Madeline Pearson, Richard, John Albert, Joe and Robert.
Mrs. Myrtle Smith Wooley lives in San Antonio with her husband, Arthur Wooley. They have eight children.
Source: "Through the Years - A History of Crosby County Texas"
by Nellie Witt Spikes and Temple Ann Ellis
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Crosby County TXGenWeb Project
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