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Samantha Jane Smith Wright

Birth: 12 Nov 1861
White County, Illinois, USA
Death: 9 Dec 1944 (aged 83)
Pineland, Sabine County, Texas, USA
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery

Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 93830501 View Source

Samantha Jane was the daughter of James A. and Frances Ann Hargate (Hargett) Smith and was raised with her brother, James, by her uncle, Wiley W. Smith (my maternal great-grandfather) and aunt, Emily Ann Austin Smith after her parents' death (dates unknown).

Her paternal grandparents were Alexander Smith and Lourana Emory Smith Austin.

Samantha married George W. Wright circa 1880 and had 11 children: Alexander (b. July 1881), Anna (b. 1883), John R. (b. April, 1886), Rice R. (b. Mar., 1888), Jessie (b. Feb. 1892); Bessie (b. Aug. 1893), Daisy (b. Feb. 1896), Guy (b. Sept. 1897), George (b. 1902), and twins Rudie and Raney (b. 1904). She was widowed by the 1910 census, but continued living with her children until her death.

According to her Texas death certificate, she died in Pineland, Sabine, TX, however her body was brought to Pine Bluff, AR for burial.

Samantha Jane was the daughter of James A. and Frances Ann Hargate (Hargett) Smith and was raised with her brother, James, by her uncle, Wiley W. Smith (my maternal great-grandfather) and aunt, Emily Ann Austin Smith after her parents' death (dates unknown).

Her paternal grandparents were Alexander Smith and Lourana Emory Smith Austin.

Samantha married George W. Wright circa 1880 and had 11 children: Alexander (b. July 1881), Anna (b. 1883), John R. (b. April, 1886), Rice R. (b. Mar., 1888), Jessie (b. Feb. 1892); Bessie (b. Aug. 1893), Daisy (b. Feb. 1896), Guy (b. Sept. 1897), George (b. 1902), and twins Rudie and Raney (b. 1904). She was widowed by the 1910 census, but continued living with her children until her death.

According to her Texas death certificate, she died in Pineland, Sabine, TX, however her body was brought to Pine Bluff, AR for burial.

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1858 – unknown (m. 1881)

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Created by: Kathie Alcorn Hitt
Added: Jul 18, 2012
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93830501/samantha_jane-wright: accessed ), memorial page for Samantha Jane Smith Wright (12 Nov 1861–9 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93830501, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Kathie Alcorn Hitt (contributor 47801696).

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