Ellen Elizabeth McNeese was born to the marriage of Benjamin Franklin McNeese and Williamette Bratton. Siblings of Ellen are:
William Edwin;
Mary Francis;
Lena Bell;
Maggie who died as a young child;
Benjamin Franklin;
Thomas Royston;
Charles Walker;
Less M.;
Robert;
Edward;
Amanda.

Marriage License Travis County, Texas Volume 09, page 132: William R. Smith and Ellen McNeese December 03, 1895. Marriage performed by James M. Shannon ordained Minister, M. E. Church South 04 December 1895 in Round Rock, Texas.


Round Rock Leader, Round Rock, Texas
Thursday, October 11, 1962
Mrs. W. R. SMITH PASSES AWAY SUNDAY
Mrs. Ellen Smith, age 87 died Sunday in a Taylor Hospital, where she had been critically ill for several days. She was born in Merrilltown, Texas, October 02, 1875, and was a member of the McNeese family, of which there are now two survivors, a brother, Charlie McNeese, and a sister, Mrs. Mercer (Amanda) Archer.
On December 4, 1895, she was married to William Russell Smith. He died May 18, 1955. He was a prominent farmer and rancher of this community. Mrs. Smith moved into town, west side, several years ago. She leaves one son and four daughters: Charlie Smith of Austin; Mrs. Lucille Cluck, Mrs. Nelda Davis, and Mrs. Eula Dedear of Round Rock, and Mrs. Julia Wright, Downey, California; also seven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith was a member of the Baptist Church.
Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in Condra Chapel with the Rev. William M. Scott officiating, and burial was in Capital Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Raymond Davis, Frank Myrick, Wilbur Myrick, Russell Smith, Leroy Archer and Eugene Archer.

Ellen Smith, "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000"
name: Ellen Smith
event: Death
event date: 07 Oct 1962
event place: Williamson, Texas
certificate number: 65684
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