PARENTS:

David Smith 1805 – 1870 (German Descent- orig name Schmidt)
Clementine (maiden name unknown) 1805 – 1880

SPOUSE:
Mary Angeline Ray 1851 – 1936
Married December 30, 1869, in Travis Co., Texas

CHILDREN:
Sarah Clementine Smith 1870 – 1956
William Joseph 'Will' Smith 1872 – 1925
Arthur Lee Smith 1874 – 1944
Alfred Marion Smith 1876 – 1962
Benjamin Franklin 'Ben' Smith 1878 – 1946
Elbert Wayne Smith 1880 – 1962
Damon Daniel 'Dan' Smith 1882 – 1937
Forrest Manuel 'Manly' Smith 1884 – 1946
Leander Columbus 'Lum' Smith 1886 – 1948
Sterling Williamson Smith 1888 – 1947
Obie Leonidas 'Obe' Smith 1890 – 1965
Mary Mae Smith 1892 – 1961


3rd SERGEANT JOSEPH B. SMITH (CSA) -- According to the 1860 Texas Census, Joseph B. Smith worked as a "farm hand" for his father at Belton, Bell County, Texas. He was the oldest of four children, all born in Georgia. His father, David (age 56), was born in North Carolina, and mother, Clementine (age 55), was born in Tennessee.

Age 21 upon enlistment as Private with Company K, 10th Texas Infantry, CSA, at Fort Hebert, Virginia Point, Galveston, Texas, on January 28, 1862, by 1st Lieutenant Thomas Barton. Private Smith was promoted to 3rd Sergeant on August 16, 1862. 3rd Sergeant Smith was captured at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, on January 11, 1863, arriving at Camp Douglas Prison near Chicago, Illinois, on January 29, 1863. Camp Douglas was one of the 2 toughest POW camps - with prisoners being treated miserably, and misfed, with a very high death rate. He was paroled from prison for exchange on April 1, 1863, arriving at City Point, Virginia, for exchange on April 7, 1863. He was admitted to the General Hospital at Petersburg, Virginia, with "chronic dysenteria" and very ill, on May 3, 1863, and he received clothing while there on May 14, 1863. He was released with a 60-day sick furlough to go back to Texas from May 25, 1863, contingent upon reporting for duty at Little Rock, Arkansas, at the end of his furlough. He failed to report and was hence technically considered a deserter. (My family believes he was still sick and had a large family to return to. After being in this very tough prison, and the Civil War drawing to a close, he chose to return to take care of his family and farm, and to finish healing.)

Another family story:
Note:" FAMILY STORY HAS IT THAT JOSEPHUS WAS ONE OF TWELVE SONS BORN TO A FAMILY OF GERMAN IMMIGRANTS IN TN. THEIR LAST NAME WAS SCHMIDT, BUT THEY CHANGED IT IN AMERICA. THE CIVIL WAR BROKE OUT AND THE TWELVE BROTHERS, SOME FIGHTING FOR THE NORTH AND SOME FOR THE SOUTH WERE DIVIDED FOREVER. JOSEPHUS FOUGHT WITH THE SOUTH AND WAS GRANTED A CONFEDERATE PENSION AND HAD A CONFEDERATE PLAQUE ON HIS TOMBSTONE. FAMILY STORY ALSO HAS IT THAT WHEN JOSEPHUS FIRST CAME TO TEXAS HE HAD A WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN. HIS WIFE DIED AND HE LEFT THE CHILDREN WITH THE WIFE'S FAMILY AND MOVED ON MEETING MY GR-GRANDMOTHER AS HE MOVED WEST. I HAVE NOT FOUND PROOF OF THIS BUT MY GRANDMOTHER RELAYED THE STORY TO ME MANY TIMES WHEN I WAS A CHILD." by Ann Turner
(Regarding the name of "Josephus" stated in Ann's story: in the 1850 Census, at 10 yrs old, he was listed as Joseph B.Smith, so this is NOT proven yet.)