Liza Mary Corker . . . was born March 15, 1890 in Burnet County, Texas, to parents Orville and Emily Lucinda Hubbard Corker. Her Smithwick link is her great grandmother, Emily Dulaney Smithwick Hubbard. Her grandfather, John Randolph Hubbard, had gone from his home in Bond County, Illinois, to Texas to work with his uncle Noah Smithwick in the mid 1800's and was killed there during the Civil War because of his Unionist views.
Liza was reared and educated in Burnet, where she lived most of her life. She was an active member of the Burnet Baptist Church, as well as the Eastern Star and the Burnet County Historical Society. She generously gave of her time to speak to high school classes about the early settlers from her own background and that of others.
On September 6, 1911, Liza Mary was married to Willis Henry Smith (b Dec 19, 1886 in Johnson City, Blanco County, TX, the son of John Rutherford and Tenisee Roselia Nicholson Smith.) They made their home in Burnet.
Willis Smith, a Master Mason, was a merchant; first as a store clerk, buyer, and then store owner. He was also a hotel manager, county judge, and bookkeeper for Southwest Graphite Mines. Liza Mary was a teacher, clerk, buyer, dry goods saleslady, and part owner of a store.
Liza was reared and educated in Burnet, where she lived most of her life. She was an active member of the Burnet Baptist Church, as well as the Eastern Star and the Burnet County Historical Society. She generously gave of her time to speak to high school classes about the early settlers from her own background and that of others.
On September 6, 1911, Liza Mary was married to Willis Henry Smith (b Dec 19, 1886 in Johnson City, Blanco County, TX, the son of John Rutherford and Tenisee Roselia Nicholson Smith.) They made their home in Burnet.
Willis Smith, a Master Mason, was a merchant; first as a store clerk, buyer, and then store owner. He was also a hotel manager, county judge, and bookkeeper for Southwest Graphite Mines. Liza Mary was a teacher, clerk, buyer, dry goods saleslady, and part owner of a store.
Liza Mary Corker . . . was born March 15, 1890 in Burnet County, Texas, to parents Orville and Emily Lucinda Hubbard Corker. Her Smithwick link is her great grandmother, Emily Dulaney Smithwick Hubbard. Her grandfather, John Randolph Hubbard, had gone from his home in Bond County, Illinois, to Texas to work with his uncle Noah Smithwick in the mid 1800's and was killed there during the Civil War because of his Unionist views.
Liza was reared and educated in Burnet, where she lived most of her life. She was an active member of the Burnet Baptist Church, as well as the Eastern Star and the Burnet County Historical Society. She generously gave of her time to speak to high school classes about the early settlers from her own background and that of others.
On September 6, 1911, Liza Mary was married to Willis Henry Smith (b Dec 19, 1886 in Johnson City, Blanco County, TX, the son of John Rutherford and Tenisee Roselia Nicholson Smith.) They made their home in Burnet.
Willis Smith, a Master Mason, was a merchant; first as a store clerk, buyer, and then store owner. He was also a hotel manager, county judge, and bookkeeper for Southwest Graphite Mines. Liza Mary was a teacher, clerk, buyer, dry goods saleslady, and part owner of a store.
Liza was reared and educated in Burnet, where she lived most of her life. She was an active member of the Burnet Baptist Church, as well as the Eastern Star and the Burnet County Historical Society. She generously gave of her time to speak to high school classes about the early settlers from her own background and that of others.
On September 6, 1911, Liza Mary was married to Willis Henry Smith (b Dec 19, 1886 in Johnson City, Blanco County, TX, the son of John Rutherford and Tenisee Roselia Nicholson Smith.) They made their home in Burnet.
Willis Smith, a Master Mason, was a merchant; first as a store clerk, buyer, and then store owner. He was also a hotel manager, county judge, and bookkeeper for Southwest Graphite Mines. Liza Mary was a teacher, clerk, buyer, dry goods saleslady, and part owner of a store.
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