John Owen Smith

John Owen Smith

• Father: William Oliver Smith b. 3 April 1838, d. 16 July 1906
• Mother: Penelope Ann Wilson b. 18 March 1848, d. 25 May 1924

• John Owen Smith was born on 20 February 1871 in Grimes County, Texas.
• William Oliver Smith and Penelope Ann Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Owen Smith, William Joseph Smith, Saul Smith, Louisa Myrtle Smith, Mary Florence Smith and Penelope A. Smith.
• He married Lou Chester McCune, daughter of James Perry McCune and Mary Hanna Doak, on 18 January 1891 in Grimes County, Texas.
• John Owen Smith and Lou Chester McCune appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mamie Gladys Smith, Lila Ethel Smith, Thomas Owen Smith, Christina Smith, Gertrude Smith, Izzie Smith, Vera Lucille Smith, William Oliver Smith, Thelma Aline Smith, Mary Lou Smith and John Maxey Smith.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
• John Owen Smith and Lou Chester McCune appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Richards, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Thelma Aline Smith, William Oliver Smith, Mary Lou Smith and John Maxey Smith.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
• John Owen Smith and Lou Chester McCune appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, enumerated next to the household of their son Tom.. Other members of the household included John Maxey Smith.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
• John Owen Smith died on 4 December 1958 at age 87 in Baytown, Harris County, Texas, at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital.
• His wife Lou Chester McCune became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Fairview Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas, near Richards.

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2016