Moving West: Thirteen Generations of a Smith Family
Family Histories
Generation Nine
Clyde G Smith and Millie M. Simmonds
1-Clyde Garfield Smith, son of Henry Albert Smith and Maria Louisa Robb, was born on 27 Dec 1881 in Prairie View, Phillips, Kansas, died on 14 Apr 1956 in Benton County, Arkansas at age 74, and was buried in Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas.
Clyde married Millie M Simmonds, daughter of William H Simmonds and Louisa Jane Smith,. Millie was born on 10 Jun 1881 in Bourbon County, Kansas, died on 4 Apr 1967 in Benton County, Arkansas at age 85, and was buried in Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas. They had one son: Kenneth Coe.
2-Kenneth Coe Smith was born on 12 Jul 1913 in New York, died on 15 Dec 1966 in Benton County, Arkansas at age 53, and was buried in Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas.
Kenneth married Gertrude Pearl Spence, daughter of Walter Pearl Spence and Ann Owens,. Gertrude was born on 16 Nov 1915 in Delaware County, Oklahoma, died on 13 May 1998 in Benton County, Arkansas at age 82, and was buried in Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas. They had three children: Faye Lee, Eleanor May "Bobbie," and Zella Mae.
3-Faye Lee Smith was born on 30 Apr 1932 in Arkansas, died on 8 Sep 2010 in Springdale, Washington, Arkansas at age 78, and was buried in Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas.
Faye married Norma Jean . They had two children: Randy Lee and Steve Ray.
4-Randy Lee Smith was born in 1957.
4-Steve Ray Smith. Steve married Tara.
Faye next married Linda. They had one daughter: Shellie.
4-Shellie Smith. Shellie married George Kadle.
3-Eleanor May "Bobbie" Smith was born on 15 Mar 1937 in Colcord, Delaware, Oklahoma, died on 7 Aug 2001 in Neosho, Newton, Missouri at age 64, and was buried in Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas.
Eleanor married Dale Lee Barnett. They had two children: Sherrie Ellen and Teresa Lea.
4-Sherrie Ellen Barnett was born in 1957 in Arkansas.
Sherrie married Douglas Clare Demerritt, son of Clare Donald Demerritt and Geraldine Duffy,. Douglas was born on 11 Jun 1951 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, died on 5 Jun 1995 in Southwest City, McDonald, Missouri at age 43 when he was run over by a garbage truck while working, and was buried in St Vincent Cemetery, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas. They had three children: Douglas Dustin, Taylor Dale, and Mariah Dawn.
5-Douglas Dustin Demerritt was born in 1979 in Rogers, Benton, Arkansas.
5-Taylor Dale Demerritt was born in 1982 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas.
5-Mariah Dawn Wells was born in 1984 in Seligman, Barry, Missouri.
Sherrie next married John R Sims
4-Teresa Lea Barnett was born in 1960 in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas.
Teresa married Jim Bennett.
Eleanor next married Gaylon Stancell.
3-Zella Mae Smith was born on 5 Nov 1938 in Colcord, Delaware, Oklahoma, died on 19 Dec 2003 in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas at age 65, and was buried in Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas.
Zella married James Leo Philpott, son of Homer Lee Philpott and Jessie Louwina Petit,. James was born on 28 Dec 1933, died on 20 Sep 1993 in Benton County, Arkansas at age 59, and was buried in Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas. They adopted one son: Jeffery.
A special thanks to Sherrie Sims, granddaughter of Kenneth Coe Smith, for sharing the snapshots and obituaries.
Photographs
Clyde Garfield Smith
Millie, Clyde, Kenneth
(behind Millie), Wilder ButlerClyde and Millie's
houseKenneth Coe Smith
Kenneth and Gertrude
Kenneth and Gertrude's
daughters Zella and Bobbie
Gravestones and Obituaries