Cynthia Kelly was daughter of John Kelly & Sarah Fisher

She married William Smothers 9 Jun 1844 Gonzales Texas
Texas Marriages 1837-1973 Groom: William Smothers
Bride: Cynthia Kelly
Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1844 Gonzales, Texas
Indexing Project : M59187-1 System Origin: Texas-VR Source Film: 1310949 Ref: 2:25593Q7

1822—Cynthia Kelly daughter born in 1822 gives Louisiana as place of birth 1870
1824--Cynthia gives father place of birth as Pa and
mother Missouri

1826 Austin's Colony
John Kelly, farmer & stock raiser age 40-50
Sally Kelly 25-40
one male child 1-7 Elijah
three male children 7-16 William, John, James
two female children 1-7 Mary Polly, Cynthia
one female child -16 Margaretta
= 4 males/1-16; 3 females/1-16 = 7 kids

1850 Census
Wm Smothers 24 M Ind
Cynthia A 24 F LA
Sarah J 5 F Tx b 1845
Archibald 4 M Tx b 1846
Mary Ellen 1 F Tx b 1849

1860 Ancestry.com pg 1-30 Lavaca, Lavaca, TX Hallettsville Roll: M653_1299 Page: 185
William Smothers 41 1818 Indiana Male
Cyntha Smothers 38 1821 Louisiana Female
Sarah Smothers 16 1843 Texas Female
Arch Smothers 14 1845 Texas Male
Mary Smothers 10 1849 Texas Female
Margaret Smothers 8 1851 Texas Female [md John Alexander Clark son/Jno Clark 1793-1857 & Margaret Lanham 1816-1891]
James Smothers 6 1853 Texas Male
John Smothers 5 1854 Texas Male
William Smothers 2 1857 Texas Male
Frank Smothers 1 1858 Texas Male

1863-Cynthia's husband William was killed in a shoot-out in Hallettsville & his monument at his grave has this date on it. Said he was killed in the line of duty but the shootout details remain a mystery.

1870 Halletsville, Lavaca, Texas
Cynthia Smothers 47 Louisiana White Female
Margaret Smothers 19 Texas White Female
John Smothers 16 Texas White Male
James Smothers 17 Texas White Male
William Smuthers 13 Texas White Male
Frank Smothers 11 Texas White Male

1880 Census Lavaca Co Tx
Cyntha Smothers Self F W W 52 LA Hk Fa:Pa Mo: MO
John Smothers son M S W 25 TX Carpenter b 1855

Children Cynthia Kelly & William Smothers 8 kids
1Archibald Jacob AJ Smothers Dec 1844 Lavaca Co Tex-16 May 1900 Gonzales Co Texas
+Virginia Charlotte Jennie Brown 14 Feb 1838 Mississippi-5 Feb 1923 Lavaca Co Texas m:11 Mar 1867 Lavaca Co Texas
[she mrd 1855 lst to Joel Rhodes killed in CW-3 kids]
2Sarah Jane Smothers 1845 Lavaca Co TX-d Bef 1880 Travis Co Texas
+William D McGonagill b Abt 1836 Mississippi d Bef 1903 Texas m: 20 Oct 1863 Lavaca Co Tex
3Mary Ellen Smothers Feb 1848 Lavaca Co Tex-Bef 1920 Jefferson Co Texas
+James A Bradley Oct 15 1869 Lavaca co TX b Jan 1848 Tex-Bef 1910 DeWitt/Jefferson Co Tx
4Margaret A Smothers 15 Dec 1850 Lavaca Co Tex-28 Jul 1921 Lavaca Co Texas
+John Alexander Clark II Dec 2 1872 Lavaca Co TX b Abt 1835 MO-Bet 1888-1900 Lavaca Co Tx
5James Ewing Smothers 29 May 1852 Lavaca Co Tex-24 Apr 1941 Colorado Co Texas
+Katie D Morgan Aug 1855 Louisiana-Bet 1900-10 Colorado Co Tx m: Bef 1880 Lavaca Co Tx
6John Knox Smothers Apr 1854 Lavaca co TX-June 26 1903 Never mrd
7William T Smothers 15 May 1856 Lavaca Co Tex-Abt 1897 Lavaca Co Texas
+Katie Thigpen Mar 1870 Tex m: Abt 1892 Lavaca Co Tex
8Frank Knox Smothers May 9 1859 Lavaca Co TX-Apr 9 1935 Karnes Co Kenedy TX
+Mary Ella Johnson Nov 7 1889 Lavaca Co TX b 11 Apr 1869 Marion Co Palmyra Missouri-8 Dec 1939 Karnes Co Kenedy Tx

Cynthia Ann Kelly Smothers died Jan 12 1889 Hallettsville TX as verified by her gravestone