James Edward Pete Smith b. 20 Jun 1888 Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA d. 14 Apr 1977 Austin, Travis, Texas, USA: MontyHistNotes

1888 - 1977 (88 years)

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Name	James Edward Pete Smith [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Birth	20 Jun 1888	Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15]
Gender	Male
Residence	1900	Travis County, Texas, USA [2]
Residence	Justice Precinct 6
Residence	5 Jun 1917	Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA [3]
Residence	1920	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA [7]
Residence	Ward 4
Residence	1930	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA [6]
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA [5]
MilitaryDraft	1942	Texas, USA [10]
Family Search ID	LHPG-GPN
Burial	1977	Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA [8, 13, 15]
Burial		Smith, James Edward (1888-1977) Created by: Helen Boudny Fremin Added: 1 May 2009 Find a Grave Memorial 36594777
Death	14 Apr 1977	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA [4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15]
Death		Smith, James Edward (1888-1977)
Person ID	I59492	Rountree Family
Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

Father	Felix Ezel Smith, b. 2 Nov 1860, Travis County, Texas, USA d. 11 Aug 1930, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 69 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Bettie Dean, b. 6 Aug 1856, Red River County, Texas, USA d. 16 Sep 1942, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	14 Sep 1882	Parker County, Texas, USA [1, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
Family ID	F37879	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Bertha Louise Niemackl, b. 23 Apr 1895, Herman, Grant, Minnesota, USA d. 13 Oct 1978, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)
Marriage	15 Mar 1933 [1]
Family ID	F37902	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

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	Residence - Justice Precinct 6 - 1900 - Travis County, Texas, USA
	Residence - Ward 4 - 1920 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
	Residence - 1930 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
	Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
	MilitaryDraft - 1942 - Texas, USA
	Burial - 1977 - Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
	Death - 14 Apr 1977 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

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Sources

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Book available on Ancestry.com
Also Available on CD #191
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https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48635/SouthernFamiliesVI-004123-240?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d48635%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
[S3405] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Travis, Texas; Roll: 1673; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1241673.
Record for James E Smith
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[S3907] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Travis; Roll: 1927224.
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[S3667] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: T627_4149; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 227-31.
Record for James E Smith
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Record for James E. Smith
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[S3312] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.
Record for James Edward Smith
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[S2930] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
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[S3393] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.
Record for James Edward Smith
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[S3538] Oakwood Cemetery Austin, (Name: Name: FindaGrave; Location: Austin, Travis, Texas;;), Smith, James Edward Pete (1888-1977) Memorial #36594777 Plot Section 3 Lot 1088 Accessed KRM 11 May 2021 6:43am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36594777/j.-e.-smith.
Oakwood Cemetery
Also known as Beth Israel Cemetery #1 & #2, City Cemetery
1601 Navasota Street
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/5704/oakwood-cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36594777/j.-e.-smith
[S4559] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Austin American; Publication Date: 13 Aug 1930; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/385971760/?article=3dfad72b-31a2-48f5-bc14-698132ae8931&focus=0.61853206,0.23154873,0.73678756,0.2942046&xid=3355.
Record for Felix E. Smith
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[S3294] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
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[S4559] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Austin American-Statesman; Publication Date: 16 Sep 1942; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/356032799/?article=94c42f0b-8a53-46ee-8c76-b4dafa8768cc&focus=0.24823251,0.6079344,0.36937845,0.77522385&xid=3355.
Record for Mary Elizabeth Smith
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=4026284&indiv=try
[S3483] Ancestry.com, Texas, County Marriages, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
Record for Felix Smith
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61383&h=1037198&indiv=try
[S4828] DAR Ancestor A106136, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), William Stark Smith.
[S3453] Ancestry.com, Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas.
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[S3483] Ancestry.com, Texas, County Marriages, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61383&h=901037198&indiv=try
[S3453] Ancestry.com, Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas.
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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8795&h=272301&indiv=try