Ella Janet Smith: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Ella Janet Smith was born in Nov 1857 in Texas (daughter of Thomas Floyd Smith and Ella Ann Lowrey); died on 21 Nov 1928 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Family/Spouse: (..) Cleveland, Mr. (..) was born about 1840; died before 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ella married James Christian (Coleman) Sparks, Sr on 22 Oct 1869 in Jefferson Co, Texas. James (son of John Sidney* Sparks and Melinda* Jones, (maybe dau?)) was born on 10 Dec 1853 in Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1898 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Iola Janet Sparks was born on 15 Oct 1882 in Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas; died before 1904.
Arthur Worthy "Slim" Sparks was born on 11 Jan 1884 in Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 29 May 1957 in Bay City, Matagorda Co, Texas; was buried in Cedarvale Cem, Bay City, Matagorda Co, Texas.
Ada Lura Sparks was born on 9 Jan 1893 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died in 1910 in Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Clara Alice Sparks was born on 15 May 1895 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died in 1986 in Vidor, Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Williamson Cem, Orange Co, Texas.
James Chester Sparks, Jr was born on 19 May 1897 in Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 20 Mar 1952 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

2.	Thomas Floyd Smith was born in 1819 in Tennessee; died after 1870 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Thomas married Ella Ann Lowrey about 1845. Ella was born in 1824 in Green Co, Pennsylvania; died after 1870 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ella Ann Lowrey was born in 1824 in Green Co, Pennsylvania; died after 1870 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Children:

Nancy Smith was born in 1846 in Louisiana; died after 1870 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
William H. (or M.) Smith was born in 1849 in Texas; died after 1870 in of, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Parmelia Smith was born in 1852 in Texas; died after 1860 in of, Jasper Co, Texas.
Frances "Fanny" Smith was born in 1854 in Texas; died between 1890 and 1891 in Port Arthur (Aurora), Jefferson Co, Texas (yellow fever epidemic -prob).
1. Ella Janet Smith was born in Nov 1857 in Texas; died on 21 Nov 1928 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Thomas F Smith was born on 11 Apr 1859 in Texas; died on 11 Jan 1936 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 12 Jan 1936 in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
John H. Smith was born in Jun 1866 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 6 Feb 1935 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.