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Martha Harriet Whitmire (W5/3.9), daughter of Jesse Whitmire
(W6/1.3) and Nancy Durden Whitmire (D6/3.4), was born in 1829 in
Mississippi. She was married about 1845
probably in Jasper County, Texas to John N. Fish (F5/1.1), son of Joseph
Martin Fish (F6/1.1) and Nancy "Ann" Dyches Fish (D6/1.4), who was
born in 1823 in Louisiana.
"John Fish" appeared as a juror along with Joseph
Martin Fish (F6/1.1) on the jury lists of Newton County dated July 12, 1847 and
January 24, 1848. He was enumerated
October 27, 1850 in the federal census of Newton County as the head of Household
101-101 composed of:
"Fish,
John 27, born in Louisiana,
farmer, $400 real estate
Martha 21, born in
Mississippi
Lettie 4, born in Texas
Nancy Mary
A. 2, born in Texas"
In March 1851 he appeared in Trinity County, Texas. It is reported that he remained on his
father's land in Jasper County when the family removed to central Texas.
He paid taxes in Williamson County in 1860 on land in the Joseph
Fish Survey valued at $200. He paid
taxes there again in 1861 and 1865. In
1866 he paid taxes on "1 horse."
John N. Fish (F5/1.1) enlisted as private in Confederate service
in August 1861 and served in Williamson in a company commanded by Capt. R. C.
Hart. On August 7, 1863 at age 45 he
reenlisted for six months in Willow Springs, Texas in Bell County as a second
corporal in Company A, Second Texas Regiment commanded by Brig. Gen. H. P.
Hale. It was noted in company records
that his horse was valued at $175, his equipment at $20 and his arms at $50.
He reenlisted January 28, 1864 as a private in Company B, First
Frontier District commanded by Capt. J. M. Hawks. He served 30 days in Wise County, Texas on the frontier. On March 16, 1864 he was a private in
Company C, Texas State Troops, Williamson County under Capt. A. J. Berry. His unit had been "detailed to take
care of indigent families by Gov. [Pendleton] Murrah."
In December 1865 he lived in Milam County, Texas. "John Fish of Jasper County, Texas"
deeded "177 acres on Bear Creek, 14 miles northwest of Burkeville in Newton
County, patented to Joseph Fish February 15, 1855" to W. H. Truett
October 9, 1869 for $20, according to Newton County Deed Book K, page 189.
He appeared as the head of Household No. 906 in the 1870 census
of Milam County com-posed of:
"Fish, John
N. 50, born in Louisiana
Martha 40, born in
Mississippi
Bettie 15, born in
Texas
Isaac 13, born in Texas
Hesekiah 9, born in
Texas
Leroy 8, born in Texas
Bell 5, born in Texas"
A tax foreclosure was filed against John N. Fish (F5/1.1) for
unpaid taxes of $4.11 on 151 acres in the Hobson Survey September 4, 1876,
according to Milam County Deed Book 16, pages 82 and 333. "John E. Fish of Williamson
County," possibly (F5/1.1), deeded 112.75 acres in Pedro Zarza Survey to
James M. Williams and Sara Ann Williams for $845.62 June 20, 1882, according to
Williamson County Deed Book 29, page 79.
"Uncle Johnny Fish died close to Newton [Texas],"
according to a letter written in 1941 by Judge Charles Augustus Lord (L4/1.4).
It is suggested by Patricia Ann "Patty" Bennett
McGinty (B1/1.2) that Martha Harriet Whitmire Fish (F5/3.9) died about 1878 and
that John N. Fish (F5/1.1) was remarried about 1879, wife's name Mary. She cites a household in the 1880 census of
San Jacinto County as possibly being the widow and son of John N. Fish (F5/1.1)
who must have died shortly after his remarriage:
"Fish,
Mary 25, widow, dumb, illiterate
John
1, diseased"
This household adjoined the household of Jesse Whitmire
(W4/3.2). Verna Mae Smith Bennett
(S2/2.4), a descendant of Mexia, Texas wrote June 19, 1983:
"There may be one other half-brother. We think John N. Fish was married a second
time to Martha Harriet's deaf-and-dumb sister, and a little boy was born to
them before John died. Her people
[Whitmires] were supposed to have come and got her and the baby. My grandmother never heard from them again,
but my grandmother named one of her children after her step-mother,
Pearlee." This all came from my
Aunt Lavanda French."
Children born to John N. Fish (F5/1.1) and Martha Harriet
Whitmire Fish (W5/3.9) in-clude:
Letta
"Lettie" Fish
(F4/1.1) born in 1846
Nancy Mary Ann
Fish (F4/1.2) born in 1848
Elias F.
Fish (F4/1.3) born March 10, 1851
Elizabeth
"Betty" Fish (F4/1.4) born in 1855
Isaac Franklin
Fish (F4/1.5) born September 4, 1856
Hezekiah Carr
Fish (F4/1.6) born March 4, 1860
Leroy Fish (F4/1.7) born in 1862
Riddy Belle
Fish (F4/1.8) born December 4, 1865
Letta "Lettie" Fish (F4/1.1), daughter of John N. Fish
(F5/1.1) and Martha Harriet Whitmire Fish (W5/3.9), was born in 1846, probably
in Jasper County. She was married
October 20, 1865 to Henry C. Paul (P4/1.1), according to Williamson County
Marriage Book 2, page 189. They were
enumerated in the 1870 census of Milam County in the household of her brother
Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3). They appeared
in the 1880 census of Milam County, Enumeration District 103, page 22 as
Household No. 178 with children: Louisa Paul, Margaret E. Paul, Martha M.
Paul, Charles M. Paul and Samuel R. Paul. "Bellfority Fish, sister,
18" also appeared in the household.
Children born to Henry C. Paul (P4/1.1) and Letta
"Lettie" Fish Paul (F4/1.1) include:
Louisa Paul (P3/1.1) born about 1867
Margaret E.
Paul (P3/1.2) born about 1868
Martha M.
Paul (P3/1.3) born about 1871
Charles M.
Paul (P3/1.4) born about 1874
Samuel R.
Paul (P3/1.5) born about 1877
Nancy Mary Ann Fish (F4/1.2), daughter of John N. Fish (F5/1.1)
and Martha Harriet Whitmire Fish (W5/3.9), was born in 1848, probably in
Jasper County. She was married May 31,
1866 in Williamson County to John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3), who was born June 5,
1844 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.
He was a brother to Jacob Kyle (K5/1.2) who was married December 6, 1860
to Nancy Fish (F5/1.10) and a brother to George Kile (K5/1.1). They were sons of Mary "Polly"
Dyches Kyle (K6/1.5).
John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3) was enumerated as the head of a
household in the 1880 census of Williamson County, Enumeration District 5,
page 10:
"Kyle,
John 35, born in Louisiana, father
born in Germany, mother
born in Louisiana
Nancy 34, born in Texas, father born in
Louisiana, mother
born in Mississippi
Matilda 13, born in Texas,
father born in Louisiana, mother
born in Mississippi
Mary 10, born in Texas, father born in
Louisiana, mother
born in Mississippi
John 8, born in Texas, father born in
Louisiana, mother
born in Mississippi
Joseph 6, born in Texas,
father born in Louisiana, mother
born in Mississippi
James 4, born in Texas, father born in
Louisiana, mother
born in Mississippi
Elias 2, born in Texas, father born in
Louisiana, mother
born in Mississippi."
Nancy Mary Ann Fish Kile (F5/1.10) died in 1881 in Williamson
County. John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3) was
remarried to Fanny Westbrook November 28, 1882. He was married for the third time to Elizabeth Jane Bass October
19, 1890. In 1897 they removed to Coleman
County, Texas. He died there in
Precinct 3 of cardiac hypertrophy February 21, 1930, a widower at age 85, and
was buried at Santa Anna, Texas, according to Texas VBS File 6958. L. A. Kile, Coleman, Texas, was the informant.
Children born to John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3) and Nancy Mary Ann
Fish Kile (F4/1.2) include:
Matilda Arizona
Kile (K4/3.1) born December 27, 1867
Mary Kile (K4/3.2) born about 1870
John Houston
Kile (K4/3.3) born about 1872
Joseph Kile (K4/3.4) born November 9, 1874
James Franklin
Kile (K4/3.5) born March 9, 1877
Elias Jacob
Kyle (K4/3.6) born March 4, 1880
Matilda Arizona Kile (K4/3.1), daughter of John Wesley Kile
(K5/1.3) and Nancy Mary Ann Fish Kile (F4/1.2), was born December 27, 1867 in
Taylor, Texas. She was married November
2, 1882 to Alexander Smith (S3/1.1).
She was remarried December 6, 1893 in Bell County to her step-brother,
Samuel Houston Duggins (D4/1.1). She
died June 5, 1948.
Mary Kile (K4/3.2), daughter of John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3) and
Nancy Mary Ann Fish Kile (F4/1.2), was born about 1870 in Williamson
County. She was married February 16,
1890 in Williamson County to Owen Dooley (D4/1.1), according to Patricia Ann
"Patty" Bennett McGinty (B1/1.2).
John Houston Kile (K4/3.3), son of John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3) and
Nancy Mary Ann Fish Kile (F4/1.2), was born about 1872 in Williamson County.
Joseph Kile (K4/3.4), son of John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3) and Nancy
Mary Ann Fish Kile (F4/1.2), was born November 9, 1874 in Williamson
County. He was married about 1897 to
Della Slack (S3/1.1). He died August
16, 1907.
James Franklin Kile (K4/3.5), son of John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3)
and Nancy Mary Ann Fish Kile (F4/1.2), was born March 9, 1877 in Williamson
County. He was married about 1900 to
Mattie Calhoun (C3/1.1). He died March
26, 1951.
Elias Jacob Kyle (K4/3.6), son of John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3) and
Nancy Mary Ann Fish Kile (F4/1.2), was born March 4, 1880 in Williamson
County. He was married January 6, 1909
in Billings, Montana to Susan Rosa Sauber (S4/1.1), daughter of Nicholas Sauber
(S5/1.1) and Catherine Wagner Sauber (W5/1.1), who was born June 14, 1883 in
Lakeville, Minnesota. He died March
31, 1945 in Los Angeles, California and was buried at Bakersfield. She died January 1, 1980 and was buried
beside her husband.
Children born to Elias Jacob Kyle (K4/3.6) and Susan Rosa Sauber
Kyle (S4/1.1), in-clude:
Norman Elias
Kyle (K3/6.1) born August 8, 1917
Raymond Kyle (K3/6.2) born May 5, 1919
Norman Elias Kyle (K3/6.1), son of Elias Jacob Kyle (K4/3.6) and
Susan Rosa Sauber Kyle (S4/1.1), was born August 8, 1917 at Billings. He was married April 8, 1944 at Reno, Nevada
to Virginia Marion Nay (N3/1.1), daughter of Glenn Okie Nay (N4/1.1) and
Gertrude Edna Harris Nay (H4/1.1). In
1945 they lived in Bakersfield, California.
Children born to Norman Elias Kyle (K3/6.1) and Virginia Marion
Nay Kyle (N3/1.1) in-clude:
Cheryl Ann
Kyle (K2/1.1) born March 17, 1945
Richard Norman
Kyle (K2/1.2) born February 25, 1950
Cheryl Ann Kyle (K2/1.1), daughter of Norman Elias Kyle (K3/6.1)
and Virginia Marion Nay Kyle (N3/1.1), was born March 17, 1945 in
Bakersfield. She was married there
Oc-tober 5, 1968 to Noel Foy Smith (S2/1.1).
Richard Norman Kyle (K2/1.2), son of Norman Elias Kyle (K3/6.1)
and Virginia Marion Nay Kyle (N3/1.1), was born February 25, 1950 in
Bakersfield. In 1968 he lived in
Ventura, California. He, an engineer,
was married in Los Angeles July 6, 1974 to Marcia Jeanne Stickler (S2/1.1) who
was born December 15, 1947 in Oxnard, California. In 1976 they lived in
Sierra Madre, California and in 1979 in Sacramento. They were divorced in 1986 in Kennewick, Washington. He was remarried June 26, 1987 to Mrs.
Marlayne Elizabeth Perry Mineard (P2/1.1).
Richard Norman Kyle (K2/1.2), an accomplished genealogist, has
made a detailed study of the Fish, Kyle and Whitmire families. It is through his courtesy that the account
of the descendants of John Wesley Kile (K5/1.3) and Nancy Mary Ann Fish Kile
(F4/1.2) appears in this manuscript.
Children born to Richard Norman Kyle (K2/1.2) and Marcia Jeanne
Stickler Kyle (S1/1.1) include:
Laura Marie
Kyle (K1/2.1) born May 29, 1968
Michelle Therese
Kyle (K1/2.2) born July 21, 1971
Wendy Jeanne
Kyle (K1/2.3) born December 15, 1976
David Glenn
Kyle (K1/2.4) born April 5, 1979
Raymond Kyle (K3/6.2), son of Elias Jacob Kyle (K4/3.6) and
Susan Rosa Sauber Kyle (S4/1.1), was born May 5, 1919 at Absorkie,
Montana. He was married December 27,
1949 to Betty Lewis (L3/1.1).
Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3), son of John N. Fish (F5/1.1) and Martha
Harriet Whitmire Fish (W5/3.9), was born March 10, 1851 in Trinity County,
Texas. He was married in 1870 to his
cousin Electra Jane Levica Bingham (B4/1.1) who was born March 18, 1851 in Milam
County. She was the daughter of James
S. Bingham (B5/1.1) and Lavica Ann Dyches Bingham (D5/1.2).
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1870 census of
Milam County, page 125. Included in his household, No. 905, was the
family of a sister:
Fish, Elias 19, born in Texas
Jane 19, born in Texas
Poll, Henry 25, born in Georgia
Letta 23, born in Texas, sister
Louisa 3, born in Texas
Margaret 2, born in Texas"
Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) appeared as the head of a household in
the 1880 census of Milam County, Enumeration District 103, page 22, precinct
4. The family, No. 175, was located
near the family of Henry C. Paul, No. 178, and recorded as:
"Fish,
Elias 29, farmer, born in Texas,
father born in Texas, mother
born in Texas
Jane 29, wife, born in Texas, father born in
Texas
Letta
10, daughter, born in Texas, father born in Texas,
mother born in Texas
Malcolm 7, son, born in Texas,
father born in Texas, mother
born in Texas
Samuel 5, son, born in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother
born in Texas"
On August 20, 1881 he
purchased a 100-acre tract in the Gravis League in Williamson County, according
to Williamson County Deed Book 48, page 171.
He reappeared as the head of a household in the 1900 census of
Kimble County, Texas Enumeration District 45, page 2, Precinct 1:
"Fish, E.
F. 49, born March 1851 in
Texas
Lester
[Electra] J. 49, born March 1851 in Texas, wife
William
M. 24, born September 1875 in
Texas, son
Sam
H. 22, born January 1878 in
Texas, son
John
M. 16, born August 1883 in
Texas, son
Rosa
L. 14, born October 1885 in
Texas, daughter
James
R. 11, born October 1888 in
Texas, son
Louis
E. 6, born July 1893 in
Texas, son"
He died of pneumonia March 15, 1937, according to Kimble County
Death Book 4, page 10, and was buried at Junction, Texas. Excerpts from his obituary read:
"E. F. Fish was born in Trinity County March 10, 1851,
being 86 years and 5 days old at the time of his death. He was only nine years old when the Civil
War broke out, and being the eldest son, the burden of caring for the family
fell upon his young shoulders as his father was called into service. He remembered vividly many Indian raids and
as a youngster endured many hardships.
In 1870 he was married to Jane Bingham of Milam County. Soon after marriage the couple moved to
Williamson County where a family of 13 children were born. The mother and six of the children
predeceded him in death. The family
moved to Kimble County in 1900 where he was a rancher. About the time of the World War they moved
to Junction. Mrs. Fish died in 1928.
The surviving children are Loie, Manuel, Sam, Malcolm, Mrs.
Lettie Smith, Mrs. Frank Smith and Mrs. Ancel Wallace. One brother Carr Fish of Ft. McKavett, 22
grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren also survive."
Thirteen children born to Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) and Electra
Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1) include:
Letta Ann
Fish (F3/3.1) born in 1871
William Malcolm
Fish (F3/3.2) born in September 1873
Samuel Houston
Fish (F3/3.3) born in January 1875
Ada Angeline
Fish (F3/3.4) born in 1881
John Emanuel
Fish (F3/3.5) born in August 1883
Rosa L. Fish (F3/3.6) born in October 1885
James Riley
Fish (F3/3.7) born in October 1888
Louis Elias
Fish (F3/3.8) born in July 1893
Letta Ann Fish (F3/3.1), daughter of Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) and
Electra Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1), was born in 1871 in Williamson
County. She was married about 1890 to
Lue Smith (S3/1.1) at Junction.
William Malcolm Fish (F3/3.2), son of Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) and
Electra Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1), was born in September 1873 in
Williamson County. He died in Junction
August 6, 1969.
Samuel Houston Fish (F3/3.3), son of Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) and
Electra Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1), was born in January 1875 in
Williamson County. He was married
November 20, 1891 to Lea Crisp (C3/1.1), according to Patricia Ann
"Patty" Bennett McGinty (B1/1.2).
Children born to Samuel Houston Fish (F3/3.3) and Lea Crisp Fish
(C3/1.1) are unknown.
Ada Angeline Fish (F3/3.4), daughter of Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3)
and Electra Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1), was born in 1881. She was married December 12, 1897 to Frank
G. Smith (S3/1.1) at Junction.
John Emanuel Fish (F3/3.5), son of Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) and
Electra Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1), was born in August 1883. He was married August 11, 1907 to Tassie
"Travis" Pierce (P3/1.1). He
died February 19, 1943 at Junction.
Children born to John Emanuel Fish (F3/3.5) and Tassie
"Travis" Pierce Fish (P3/1.1) are unknown.
Rosa L. Fish (F3/3.5), daughter of Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) and
Electra Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1), was born in October 1885. She appeared as a 14-year-old in the 1900
census of her father's household. She
was married December 25, 1905 to Ancil Wallace (W3/1.1).
James Riley Fish (F3/3.6), son of Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) and
Electra Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1), was born in October 1888. He was married about 1912, wife's name
Ruby. He died in Kimble County December
20, 1928, according to Texas BVS File 54335.
Children born to James Riley Fish (F3/3.6) and Ruby Fish are unknown.
Louis Elias Fish (F3/3.7), son of Elias F. Fish (F4/1.3) and
Electra Jane Levica Bingham Fish (B4/1.1), was born in July 1893 at
Georgetown. Among his children was a
son:
Laport Vestibule Fish
(F2/7.1) born about 1918
Laport Vestibule Fish (F2/7.1), son of Louis Elias Fish
(F3/3.3), was born about 1918. He died
in 1984, according to Billy Don Whitmire (W3/14.3) who reported that he was a
"cousin to Oma Fish who married Prince Murphy."
Betty Fish (F4/1.4), daughter of John N. Fish (F5/1.1) and
Martha Harriet Whitmire Fish (W5/3.9), was born in 1855. She was married April 24, 1879 in Trinity
County, Texas to Samuel R. Crawford (C4/1.1).
She died in the following year in Milam County.
Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/1.5), son of John N. Fish (F5/1.1) and
Martha Harriet Whitmire Fish (W5/3.9), was born September 4, 1856. He was married August 8, 1880 to Susan Ann
Osteen High (O4/1.2). Williamson County
marriage records show the bride as "S. A. High." Charles Augustus Lord (L4/1.1) referred to
her as "Mrs. Ann Hye." She
was the daughter of Washington Osteen (O5/1.1) and Piercy Cotton McArthur Osteen
(C5/1.1) and a sister to Martha Ann "Mattie" Osteen (O4/1.1) who was
married to Elbert V. "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/8.3). Dora Ann Osteen (O3/3.2), granddaughter of
Washington Osteen (O5/1.1) and daughter of William P. Osteen (O4/1.3) and Minerva
Osteen, was married to Hezekiah Carr Fish (F4/1.6).
They sold property to his cousin Asa C. "Ace" Whitmire
(W4/7.1) August 17, 1885, according to Williamson County Deed Book 37, page
575.
She died March 3, 1933 in Menard County, Texas, and he died
there of pneumonia May 7, 1935 at age 78 at Ft. McKavett, Texas after 20 months
residence there. They were buried in
Ft. McKavett Cemetery.
Children born to Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/1.5) and Susan Ann
Osteen High Fish (O4/1.2) include:
John W. Fish (F3/5.1) born in 1884
Lillie M.
Fish (F3/5.2) born in 1889
Montie Ray
Fish (F3/5.3) born about 1890
Learcy L.
Fish (F3/5.4) born in 1892
Dona Fish (F3/5.5) born about 1894
Pearcie Fish (F3/5.6) born about 1897
(daughter) (F3/5.7) born about 1900
John W. Fish (F3/5.1), son of Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/1.5) and
Susan Ann Osteen High Fish (O4/1.2), was born in 1884. He was married in 1908 to Orpha F. Toby
(T3/1.1), according to Patricia Ann "Patty" Bennett McGinty
(B1/1.2). He was the informant for his
father's death certificate in 1935.
Children born to John W. Fish (F3/5.1) and Orpha F. Toby Fish (T3/1.1)
are unknown.
Lillie M. Fish (F3/5.2), daughter of Isaac Franklin Fish
(F4/1.5) and Susan Ann Osteen High Fish (O4/1.2), was born in 1889. She was married about 1908 to Alden Garrett
(G3/1.1).
Montie Ray Fish (F3/5.3), daughter of Isaac Franklin Fish
(F4/1.5) and Susan Ann Osteen High Fish (O4/1.2), was born about 1890. She was married January 11, 1910 in Menard
County to W. J. Warren (W3/1.1).
Learcy L. Fish (F3/5.4), daughter of Isaac Franklin Fish
(F4/1.5) and Susan Ann Osteen High Fish (O4/1.2), was born in 1892.
Dona Fish (F3/5.5), daughter of Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/1.5) and
Susan Ann Osteen High Fish (O4/1.2), was born about 1894. She was married about 1913 to Jim Benton
(B3/1.1).
Pearcie Fish (F3/5.6), daughter of Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/1.5)
and Susan Ann Osteen High Fish (O4/1.2), was born about 1897.
A daughter, (F3/5.7), was born about 1900 to Isaac Franklin Fish
(F4/1.5) and Susan Ann Osteen High Fish (O4/1.2). It is assumed that she died in infancy.
Hezekiah Carr Fish (F4/1.6), son of John N. Fish (F5/1.1) and
Martha Harriet Whitmire Fish (W5/3.9), was born March 4, 1860. "K. F. 'Carr' Fish" was married
June 27, 1880 to Dora Ann Osteen (O4/1.2), according to Williamson County Marriage
Book 5, page 95.
It is possible that he was enumerated as "Charles
Fish" and she as "Della Fish" in the 1900 census of Williamson
County, Enumeration District 126, page 9, precinct 3. The listing appeared as:
"Fish,
Charles 39, born January 1860 in
Texas
Della 34, born September 1865 in Texas,
wife
Osteen,
William 31, born March 1869 in
Texas, brother-in-law"
In 1937 they lived at Ft. McKavett, Texas. He, a widower, lived at Brady, Texas May 23,
1947. Children born to Hezekiah Carr
Fish (F4/1.6) and Dora Ann Osteen Fish (O4/1.2) are unknown.
Leroy Fish (F4/1.7), son of John N. Fish (F5/1.1) and Martha
Harriet Whitmire Fish (W5/3.9), was born in December 1862. He was married June 27, 1880 to Lucinda
Barker Spires (B4/1.1), according to Williamson County Marriage Book 5, page
396. He died before 1900 leaving one
child.
Children born to Leroy Fish (F4/1.7) and Lucinda Barker Spires
Fish (B4/1.1) include:
Annie Lee
Fish (F3/7.1) born in
July 1884
Riddy Belle Fish (F4/1.8), daughter of John N. Fish (F5/1.1) and
Martha Harriet Whit-mire Fish (W5/3.9), was born December 4, 1865 in Milam
County, Texas. According to Milam
County Marriage Book 2, page 445 she was married May 5, 1881 to Wiley B. D.
Smith (S4/1.1), son of William Richard Smith (S5/1.1) and Nancy McLeod Smith
(M5/1.1), who was born May 10, 1861 in Milam County. He died at Coleman, Texas July 27, 1933, and she died there of
cancer October 5, 1933. She was buried
in Cleveland Cemetery, according to Coleman County Death Book 3, page 57.
Children born to Wiley B. D. Smith (S4/1.1) and Riddy Belle Fish
Smith (F4/1.8) include:
Lavanda
Smith (S3/1.1) born July 14, 1882
William Henry
Smith (S3/1.2) born July 26, 1884
Benjamin Franklin
Smith (S3/1.3) born January 9, 1886
Elder Smith (S3/1.4) born April 28, 1888
Pearlee
Smith (S3/1.5) born in 1890
Lee Wiley
Smith (S3/1.6) born June 4, 1892
Burt Doublehead
Smith (S3/1.7) born in 1894
Leatha Smith (S3/1.8) born in May 1897
Levie Lonnie
Lawrence Smith (S3/1.9) born October
12, 1899
Felix Monroe
Smith (S3/1.10) born January 4, 1901
Belle Smith (S3/1.11) born October 12, 1905
Arthur Smith (S3/1.12) born March 3, 1907
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By Patti McGintyM
Wiley Bunt Dennim, the son of William Richard
and Nancy Ann ~cLoud Smith, was born the 10th May 1861 at
Rockdale,
Milam County, Texas. There on the 5th May 18~1 he married Riddy
Belle
Fish, the daughter of John H. and Martha Whitmire Fish. Riddy
was born
the 4th December 1865 in Milam ~ounty, Texas, and died the 5th
October
1933 Coleman, Coleman County, Texas. Wiley died the 27th July
1933
Coleman, Coleman County, Texas. They were both buried in the
Cleveland
Cemetery, Coleman County.
Wiley brought his family to Coleman County around the turn of
the
century to join his uncle Henry Smith's family. The Coleman
County Tax
Record 1øJO1 showed Henry owned 210 acres of land valued at
$840.00
while Wiley owned one tract of 145 acres valued at $440.00 and
one
tract of 147 1/10 acres valued at $510.00.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
) IN THE COUNTY COURT,
COUNTY OF COLEMAN
) COLEMAN COUNTY, TEXAS.
TO THE HONORABLE A. O. NEWMAN, JUDGE OF SAID COURT:-
Now comes L. W. Smith who resides in Coleman County, Texas,
and applying to the Court for Letters of Administration upon the
estate of Mrs. Belle Smith, deceased, in support thereof
represents to
the Court as f~llows:
1. That the said Mrs. Belle Smith1 wi~ow of l~. ~. Smith
decd, died intestate in Coleman County, Texas, on October 5,
1933, and
that said decedent was at the time of her death a resident of
Coleman
County, Texas~ and left an estate situated in Coleman County,
Texas,
consisting of both real and personal property of the probable
and
estimated value of $5000.00.
2. That the said Mrs. Belle Smith left a will hereto
attached marked "Exhibit A", here referred to and made
a part hereof,
which will is void as same was not subscribed by any witness and
that
except for said void will said Mrs. Relle Smith left no will or
testament.
3. That a necessity exists for an administration upon
said estate by reason of the fact that the said Mrs. Belle Smith
had
money on deposit with the United States Postal Savings Bank as
represented by certificate No. 244 issued by the Coleman Post
Office,
and that in order to collect the said deposit for the heirs of
said
estate the United States Government requires that Letters of
Administration be taken out upon said estate.
4. That your applicant is a son of the said Mrs. Belle
Smith, deceased, and she was not survived by her husband, and your
applicant is not disqualified but is a proper person to receive
such
appointment.
liHEREFORE, premises considercd, the Applicant prays that
citation and notice hereof be made as required by law, and tha~
upon
hearing hereof letters of administration upon said estate be
granted
Lo him, and for such other and further orders and decrees as
may~ from
time to time, be necessary.
W. Marcus Weatherred,
Attorney for Applicant
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;A;; ) ~NoW Al,~ MLN 1~ I 1 IlL~ v ~
That I, Belle Smith, of the County of ~.oleman and State of
Texas,
_ being in sound and
disposing mind and memory and being desirous of
settling my worldly affairs and directing how my estate shall be
~ disposed of after
my decease, do make and publish this my 1ast will
_ and testament, in
the manner and form following, herehy revoking any
and all wills by me heretofore made:
FIRST
_
It is my will and I so direct that my body be buried in a decent
and Christianlike manner, suitable to my circumstances in life
and the
expenses paid out of my estate by my Executor hereinafter named.
SECOND