Wife of George W Smith, possibly and likely buried at the Center Ridge Cemetery in Maud Bowie Co TX, with her husband, who died in 1904.

**Photos to left - Sarah's mother is in lower right, Sarah has her hand on mothers chair.

They married about 1868 in Alabama, and had two known children:
Jeppie Wanakie Smith--------m.Ada Emiline Shelby-----had 9 Children.
Arthur 'Art' Rutledge Smith--m. Mary Jo 'Molly' Olive--had 6 Children.

Sarah was the daughter of Stephen Tolbert & Chloe Adams [Norris] Letcher. Her mother is buried at this cemetery, her father at the Fellowship Cemetery in Dallas Co AL.

Her Grand parents were; Giles & Agnes Talbert Letcher.

Sarah had the following Siblings:

Elizer Jane-----------------------1830-1886---m. Wilson Hartley------1849
Louvenia-------------------------1832-1900---m. James P Shaver-----1855
Mary Elizabeth-----------------1833-unkn---m. 1.Robort A Bell------1854, 2. Shelbery? Unkn
Emily Adline---------------------1835-unkn---m. Joseph A Pardue---1854
Sarah A "Sallie"-----------------1837-1902---m. George Smith--abt1869
John J Jackson-----------------1838-1925---m.1.Virginia Garner---1870,2.Susan W Unk date
William Norris-------------------1840-1850---m. Died before---------1850
Thomas Giles--------------------1841-1897---m. Bethany F Parker--1866
Celia Agnes-----------------------1843-unkn--m.James Kinney-unk date
Stephen Baker-------------------1845-1931---m.1.Sarah?Unk ndate,2.Laura Sharp Unk date
Henry Clay------------------------1847-1925---m. Emily Unkn, Unkn-date
Paralle G---------------------------1850-1912---m1Jeff Pardue---------1872,2.BenHarrison1895
James Frances Tolbert---------1852-1905---m. Unk Pardue?--unk date

Census Records:

1830 Census: page 65 Perry Co ALCensus
Stephen Letcher
1 male 20-30
1 fem 15-20

1840 Census has not been found?

1850 Perry Co (Plantersville Beat) Census page 363b/364a on cd rom
Household: 53 - 53
Stephen T Leacher 45 M Value of Realestate $800---BORN SC
Cloas? A--------------36--F----(Chloe Adams Norris)------------SC
Ann A------------------17-F----------------------all children born AL
Mary E-----------------15 F
Emily A----------------14 F
Sarah------------------12 F
John J-----------------10 M
Stephen B------------09 M
Sealy-------------------06 F (think they meant Celia?)
Henry C----------------07 M
Thomas G-------------02 M
Panelope-----------4/12 F (not sure why Panelope is listed 4/12 is this 4 mo's
---------------------------------old??) guess Panelope is Paralle??? 4mo old
---------------------------------1850 would be b.Apr?)

1860 Perry County Census for Chloe Letcher
Chestnut Hill - Dublin Beat Page 38 (or 668), Real 20.
Household: 264 - 264------Value of-------Value of
-----------------------------------Realestate Per. Prop.----Born
Chloe Leatcher 43 F W Widow--$800------$785----------KY
John J-----------22 M W--------------All Children born:--- AL
Sarah------------21-F-W Domestic
Thomas---------19 M W
Celia-------------16 F-W
Steven B--------13 M W
Henry C---------11 M W
Paralle-----------09 F W
Tolbard----------08 M W
NOTE: Dublin Beat area became Dallas County in 1870.
Stephen T Letcher now deceased.

1870 Dallas Co AL Census: Dublin Prec page 412
77 - 77
Letcher, John 32 M W Farmer 400 500 AL (Son of Stephen & Chloe)
Emma-----------18 F W KepHse----------AL
Cloa--------------57 F W KepHse---------- AL (Chloe Norris Letcher)
Parlie------------20 F W At home--------- AL
Tobert-----------19 M W Farm Labor-----AL
LIVING A COUPLE OF DOORS AWAY:
74 - 74
Smith, George 27 M W Farm Labor AL
Sarah------------25 F W KepHse----- AL (Dau. of Stephen T & Chloe)
NOTE: Siblings of George Smith appear to be living around him.

1880 for Chloe not found yet. - probably living with family members.

1900 Bowie co TX census - Bowie census web site page 7-37a - 186 Census index sheet no. 37 Pricinct No 2 South of T & P RR - ED 28th June 1900. J B Jefferies.
666-670
Smith, George W head w m March 1841 58 M 30 5 3---AL AL AL Farmer
Sarah A-------------wife w f---Apr----1838 62 M 30 1 1---AL AL KY
Living in Same Household:
Letcher Gloria A---------w f---Feb----1814 86 Wd---------KY KY KY (Cloe)
mother-in-law (mother of Sarah - Chloe Adams Norris Letcher wd)
Smith, Laura Boarder-w f---May----1865 35--S----------AL AL AL Cook

1910 Census Roosevelt Co NM Prec#7, ED date 9 May 1910 ED Dist 175
Sheet# 13A Page 102
5 - 5
Smith, Arther head M W 36 M 16 0 0 AL AL AL Farmer
Mollie-----------wife-F-W 36 M 16 8 2 TN TN TN
Ernest-----------son-M W--11-S---------TX AL TN
Oscar------------son M W--05-S---------NM AL TN
6 - 6
Smith, Sarah head F W 74 wd 42 3 2 AL AL AL (our Sarah died 1902, mystery!)